Dundee v Motherwell 4/02/2026

[Andy H]

There is rain and there is rain.  It has not let up since the start of the year.  Drainage can only shift so much

[MJC]

Even our own pitch has been looking worse for wear lately, there’s no question the recent weather has played a part in that.

But this game surely should have been called off earlier? 9am this morning at the latest I would have said. The forecast was well known for the last few days yet it’s left to a 2.30pm inspection the inevitable result of which isn’t confirmed until about ten to four. That’s poor stuff yet again.

[0Neils40yarder]

39 minutes ago, Spiderpig said:

What was the money spent on, new turf on top of existing bad drainage that obviously cant cope with a bit of heavy rain?

We were forced to spend lots of cash to resolve the issues at Fir Park ie rip everything up and start from scratch, new drains, subsoil etc and we now have a good surface. Yes it was looking rough recently but i was told that was due to issues with a boiler in the undersoil heating system.

Top flight games should be on proper well maintained Grass surfaces, not the shitey plastic and ploughed fields we see at some grounds. Oh and yes we should be fined if ever Fir park does not meet the standards if that was ever introduced..

Calm doon...it happens

[weeyin]

The East of the country has had a much higher than average January rain fall, so not too surprising.

 

 

 

[grizzlyg]

In the past we could be critical but that area had a 3 day weather warming for rain last week.  Utd v st mirren was called off.   When a weather system centres on a small area then not much Dundee coukd have done.

Cheers.......Judith Grizzly 🤣🤣

[wellsince75]

This in fairness could be just what's needed . A full week before the cup game.  

[joewarkfanclub]

47 minutes ago, wellsince75 said:

This in fairness could be just what's needed . A full week before the cup game.  

Certainly takes and squad rotation issues out of the equation. We just go with our strongest team and worry about the Rangers game from the safety of the next round!

[ropy]

5 hours ago, johnny71 said:

Slightly off topic but have the Aberdeen cup tickets been sent out yet?

Mine was posted and received last midweek, whereas the ticket for the recent Falkirk game never arrived.  They arranged for a ‘reprint’ to be collected at the stadium.  No suggestion of a refund of the £2.50 postage.

[Orinoco]

Dundee is flooded. The game should have been called off this morning.

Aberdeens pitch looks even worse and there must be doubts about Saturdays game.

I would be a tough ask to play the way we do on those pitches.

Maybe a wee rest will be of help.