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Topic: Pitch Covers
1. Author:  Gregshawsgranny        
Date: Wed 31st Dec 2025. 07:17

They better have been down or no chance games goes ahead on Saturday



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2. Author:  livipar2        
Date: Wed 31st Dec 2025. 07:55

Can’t see why they wouldn’t have been deployed.

Mon the Pars!!!!!!!!!!!

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3. Author:  Gregshawsgranny        
Date: Wed 31st Dec 2025. 08:07

If it was last season they would have taken a hammer to the undersoil heating system, and put air con units on the pitch to try get the game scrapped , but aye hopefully they have them down



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4. Author:  P        
Date: Wed 31st Dec 2025. 19:49

Did we get new ones? Thought ours were binned / given away years ago?

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5. Author:  P        
Date: Wed 31st Dec 2025. 19:51

Good old AI answered my own question

“New Investment: In November 2025, the club acquired new pitch protection covers as part of ongoing infrastructure improvements at East End Park, supported by the owners.”

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6. Author:  jpg        
Date: Wed 31st Dec 2025. 19:55

Covers have been on since Monday.Hopefully they will have the desired effect.

Post Edited (Wed 31 Dec 19:57)

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7. Author:  Hay Fever        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 12:38

Biggest issue will be the Snow up north on Friday, will County and any fans be able to get down for the game🤷‍♂️



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8. Author:  Aaron Labonte        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 14:23

Are county not based in the central belt?

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9. Author:  jake89        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 14:43

Aaron Labonte, Thu 1 Jan 14:23

Are county not based in the central belt?


The players might be.

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10. Author:  twin par        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 15:14

Dingwall is about 17 miles north of Inverness,A fair hike.

Post Edited (Thu 01 Jan 16:50)

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11. Author:  Athletico        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 15:54

I`m fairly sure that is a bit of a gripe with County fans, fed up with players and managers not moving up, so a fair bulk of the squad will be based South of the warning.

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12. Author:  Fethiyespar        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 16:35

twin par, Thu 1 Jan 15:14

Nairn is about 17 miles north of Inverness,A fair hike.


Dingwall.

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13. Author:  BouncyPar        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 16:40

Athletico, Thu 1 Jan 15:54

I`m fairly sure that is a bit of a gripe with County fans, fed up with players and managers not moving up, so a fair bulk of the squad will be based South of the warning.


Is it not standard practice for players to meet at the home stadium and travel together on the team bus? Or would that be waived for players living closer to the away ground, would they be allowed to travel directly to the away ground and meet the team there?
For example, if a Ross County player lived in Perth, presumably there's no requirements for him to trek 3hrs up the a9, just to jump on the team coach and come all the way back down again?

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14. Author:  Buster_Brown        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 16:45

BouncyPar, Thu 1 Jan 16:40

Athletico, Thu 1 Jan 15:54

I`m fairly sure that is a bit of a gripe with County fans, fed up with players and managers not moving up, so a fair bulk of the squad will be based South of the warning.


Is it not standard practice for players to meet at the home stadium and travel together on the team bus? Or would that be waived for players living closer to the away ground, would they be allowed to travel directly to the away ground and meet the team there?


Not to sure about “common practice” these days but I do know, in years gone by, that we’ve picked players up at service stations or locations on route. I’ve also known players to use their own cars if they live closer. Probably depends on the manager I suppose.

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15. Author:  twin par        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 16:48

Oops ,sorry,stand corrected!😃

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16. Author:  neils        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 16:52

A confusing thread, I thought everyone knew Ross County are a full time club based in Dingwall!

The players train in Dingwall, next to the stadium at the he Highland football academy. They are on record ( this season also) as saying they have difficulty persuading players to move up there, this is one of the reasons they pay top dollar.

Like Inverness, they have a fair bit of club flats, and I think for example senior players stay there, and go home if they have family on time off, just like a job where you work away ( like I do, amongst many)

I understand pretty much all the players live in Inverness, Dingwall isn`t much bigger than Inverkeithing.

Remember the furore when ICT wanted to bin Inverness and train at Kelty?



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17. Author:  BouncyPar        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 17:10

Random pub quiz fact - Ross County stadium is the only ground in Scotland (possibly UK?) where the stadium has a higher capacity than than the population of the town itself

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18. Author:  Westies squint kicks        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 17:24

Teams pick players up en route, Spartans have a pick up in Dunfermline at Fife Leisure Park.

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19. Author:  neils        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 17:34

Aye, and even some full time teams like St Johnstone some players drive themselves to away games, remember a few years ago when there was a bad accident and a couple of players were caught up in it and couldn`t make the game!

I guess it`s up to each club, due to practicality, I know QOS aren`t really based in Dumfries (train in Ayr or Glasgow?) Peterhead used to be based for recruitment and training in Dundee etc. it would make no sense to meet up at the home ground for away games.



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20. Author:  Buster_Brown        
Date: Thu 1st Jan 2026. 18:05

neils, Thu 1 Jan 17:34

Aye, and even some full time teams like St Johnstone some players drive themselves to away games, remember a few years ago when there was a bad accident and a couple of players were caught up in it and couldn`t make the game!


Actually, this reminds me, only a few weeks ago, QOS players were in cars and caught up in an accident before our game was cancelled on the Challenge Cup.

neils, Thu 1 Jan 17:34

I know QOS aren`t really based in Dumfries (train in Ayr or Glasgow?) Peterhead used to be based for recruitment and training in Dundee etc. it would make no sense to meet up at the home ground for away games.


Assuming these are the same as last season and the season before. The ones I know are….QOS train at Broadwood in Cumbernauld, Arbroath train in Denny (Dunipace FC), Stranraer on Glasgow Green, Peterhead in Perth somewhere and Brechin at Stirling Uni.

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