Dave Fellowes
@DaveFellowes
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Head Groundsman Rotherham United Football Club #rufc
Joined August 2012
Tent has done its job. All the snow and ice melted, pitch defrosted. Soil temperature sitting at a steady 4oc. Lads able to work underneath.
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Long day and tired legs. Pitch dragged brushed, hoovered, cut, divoted and heavy water. Great effort by myself and Mykel. We go again tomorrow. #utm
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Fantastic effort by my grounds team over the last couple of days. So many challenges and lots of hard graft, got the game on in the end. 3rd lucky. #rufc.
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17mm of rain overnight. Currently pitch is perfect playing condition. Storm due to hit around 4pm. See what it brings. No concerns as yet #rufc
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Fantastic effect from my team over the last 4 day, all @RotherhamUnited staff who helped and @SSStadia for the brilliant service. Went to the wire getting the tent off and all went to plan. Makes it worth it for 3 points and a good performance #rufc.
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Another Friday, another frost cover of the stadium and training ground. See what next week throws at us. Beer and radox needed after this weeks effort. 3 points made it worthwhile and helps the pain #rufc
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It starts. full primary drainage, secondary drainage, laser grading, and irrigation upgrade. Day 1: Establish site and remove all vegetation.
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Starting to look like a pitch again. Preparations underway for the start of the @UEFAWomensEURO
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Had over 100mm of rain on Friday but still couldn't get the moisture over 25%
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Amazing effort from all staff involved today, was a crazy day with the weather. Hope I don't experience one like that again soon. Shame about the result, we go again Saturday. #rufc
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@OfficialRUFC Fantastic continued investment by the chairman. High wear areas getting stitched by @SISPitches. @Viktor1898 will be happy 🪡🧵🌱
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Pitch prepared for tomorrow. With the early kick off and possibility of a light frost, no time to do it in the morning. Starting to look tired in places #utm
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48 hours later. Ready to go. 2nd of 4 in 8 days. Pitch has recovered well from Tuesday. @OfficialRUFC v @Coventry_City #utm
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Busy day, cleaning out nys pitch after the crazy run of games. Looking better for it in the 🌞 and a nice drop of 💦 #utm
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@OfficialRUFC Late one tonight. Pitch all covered for Tuesday's game. See what the weather brings #rufc
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They call it the magic of the FA cup, groundsman call it a pain in the backside! 6th game in 3 weeks, 9th in 6 weeks as a solo groundsman. Toss up who's looking more tired. myself or the pitch.
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Up and running. It's time to get some hot air inside 🥶🥶🥶
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Day 9. busy day on and off the field! Levels are starting to take shape. Drainage trenches being cut in, pipe, and gravel back fill. #rufc
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Day 2 at Roundwood: been a slow one due to weather conditions. Loads of heavy rain. Lads have cracked on despite. Continued stripping off vegetation with koro, digger, and turf cutter. Spoil started to be moved
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Thank you everyone for your kind messages and support. I'm off for a beer! #WeAreStayingUp #SombreroForSteve
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Day 6. busy busy busy. Old junction boxes removed, tank pad ready for concrete, old irrigation pipe/control cable removed, laser grading has started. Happy Grounds Manager #rufc
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Day 10. Lads from @CSportsTurf doing a fantastic job. Drainage channels being cut out. Piped and filled.
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Day 8. finally, a dry day! Trenching out main carrier drains, more grading with the lazer grader and a rake to fluff up the surface to aid grading.
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Day 5. sorry for the late update. Meal out with the family and got stuck into the masters with some bevvies. No groundworks today, i let it dry out after yesterday's setback. Level stone for new irrigation tank and started shuttering. Busy day tomorrow, I will post some photos.
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Day 7. heavy rain this morning, made any earth work impossible. So irrigation tank pad concreted and main drainage chamber finished. Hopefully start breaking ground tomorrow and install drain pipe channels.
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Sorry for no updates for a while. I've been very busy, loads happening. Day 11 to day 18. all drains finished cutting out, pipe in/gravel/topped with sand. 300 tonnes of sand applied and some hot tubs dug 🤦♂️(very wet areas, could be a spring). Sand power harrowed in.
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Day 19 to 23. all drainage pipes connected to main carrier pipes, rest of chambers fitted. Irrigation upgrades started (new sprinklers/control wires). Hot tubs drained and filled with stone. Secondary drainage started with koro top drain (slow process as lots of break downs.
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Buzzing to make it through as a finalist in the @the_iog industry awards. What a team I have @OfficialRUFC
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Day 4. not a good day. The weather was great, there was good progress but then there were unknown water pipes, and they went through them. Flooding, stress, nightmare, Stella to unwind 🤦♂️.
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Day 3. nothing major got done today as rain stopped play again. Drainage chamber installed and a little more koroing.
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@OfficialRUFC night shift at NYS. Behind the scenes, the lengths groundsman go to ensure games go ahead #commitment
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Fibre sand spread, seaweed meal applied. Next cultivate new material into top 100mm of existing profile #RUFCwall
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@OfficialRUFC Early start this morning, frost sheets been put down. Great attitude by lads for coming in #Commitment
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Pitch ready @OfficialRUFC v @OfficialBHAFC happy with it considering recent weather and fixtures
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@OfficialRUFC perfect morning for a match day cut #startofseason #UTM #comeonyoureds
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Great effort by @OfficialRUFC ground staff today, stadium cut and frost covers down, training ground cut and covered #rufc #itscoldoutside.
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Great team effort and attitude by @davidburton1986 @alzwill @AndyWillert. Battled the elements got the pitch covered
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Busy busy, pitch stripped, new fibre sand going down and edges being cleaned up #RUFCwall
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Cold, frosty, minus 1 here at NYS but the covers have done the job. Pitch in perfect playing condition. #gameon
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Fantastic opportunity to join our award winning grounds team.
VACANCY | Grounds Person. #rufc | #ForeverTogetherForeverProud.
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@OfficialRUFC heavy rain all day yesterday and overnight, pitch is in perfect playing condiction #gameon
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Time to repair the pitch from this, well worth it though as a great night #wearestayingup
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@AlanBiggs1 Thanks @AlanBiggs1 well worth all the hard work and effort, when we get 3 points.
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@JohnBreckin Thanks John. Really happy with the pitch, up there with the best I've produced pre season. #rufc.
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@OfficialRUFC 12mm of rain over night, pitch in perfect playing condition #rufc #3Points
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In remembrance of Matthew Grimstone RIP @the_iog @OfficialRUFC @OfficialBHAFC
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Another Friday before a match, another frost cover pull! #BringonApril
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