Winter Sports
What’s in the shed? TYM 431 Tractor Iseki 325 Tractor Wessex Proline 240 Mower Vicon 300 fertiliser spreader John Deere 2653B Triple mower Hardy 400lt sprayer Sisis Quadraplay Sisis 6ft slitter 5ft flail mower 5ft flat roll
Charterhouse 7416 Verti-drain Countax Mower Fastliner buggy Stihl strimmer Flymo
Scrums were Martin’s biggest worry
With the half-time scoreline at 14-5, we went back out on to the pitch to repair areas that had seen scrummage play, treading down the damage and repairing the biggest divots and scars. With both teams back out for the second half, we made our way back to the stand with the hope that Worcester would continue to take the game to Leicester. However, a tense second half saw the visiting pack claim a penalty try, which they repeated in the final seconds of the match to snatch victory and end
the Warriors’ long unbeaten run on home soil.
It had been a great match, and the atmosphere in the ground was fantastic. A vocal and partisan capacity crowd had seen their team play in one of the best matches of the season so far, even if the result did not go their way.
The heavy pitch may have even helped to slow Leicester down, but the praise must go to Martin and Stuart for their hard work and commitment to get the match on in the first place. The decision
GETTING Personal
Stuart Lambert - Short and concise answers, but I guess Rihanna says more than enough!
Who are you? Stuart Lambert, Assistant Groundsman at Warriors Warriors.
Family status? Married to Emma, two children.
Who’s your hero and why? No one.
What would you change about yourself? Nothing. What’s your guilty pleasure? Lager.
What do you drop everything for? My kids.
What’s been the highlight of your career so far? Meeting the Duke of Edinburgh.
Glass half full or half empty? Half full.
Climate change - fact or fiction? Fiction.
What’s your favourite season? Summer.
What are your pet peeves? Players training on the main pitch.
If you could go anywhere right now, where would it be? Back in bed!!
What’s the best part of your job? Working outdoors.
… and the worst? Putting the frost covers down.
Do you have a lifetime ambition? Yes, to shoot as many grey squirrels as possible!
Who wouldn’t you like to be? The Prime Minister.
Favourite record, and why? Push - Strange world, best I’ve heard.
Who would you choose to spend a romantic evening with? Rihanna.
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Get a divorce!!
What’s the best advice you have ever been given? Don’t eat yellow snow!
What’s your favourite smell? Roast beef.
What do you do in your spare time? Fishing, play football, go shooting.
What’s the daftest work related question you have ever been asked? How do you put stripes in grass? Asked by another groundsman!!
What’s your favourite piece of kit? Our tractors.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Outgoing, helpful, jovial.
What talent would you like to have? To be able to draw.
What law/legislation would you like to see introduced? Not to work weekends.
Knapsack sprayer, Rain trains x 2 Spray linemarker Transport box
to use the protection cover was a wise one and certainly helped ensure the match went ahead.
Martin is confident that the club have
taken on board his concerns about the drainage, and reflected on what the consequences would have been had they lost fixtures to the weather. At the time of writing, colder weather was forecast, which will, no doubt, test the resolve of Martin and Stuart even further!
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