Swindon Town head groundsman Matt Povey Image: Swindon Town FC
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Four weather warnings, freezing fog and no postponement: How Swindon Town groundsman Matt Povey defied the elements

Over the past two months, Povey has had to prepare the County Ground pitch for five home league matches. Four took place amid weather warnings for rain and wind, the fifth came in sub-zero temperatures and through freezing fog. Yet the playing surface has stood up to the challenge.

16.01.25, 11:22 9 Min Read

by Sam MorsheadEditor

Who’d be a groundsman?

Over the past two months, Swindon Town’s Matt Povey has had to prepare the County Ground pitch for five home league matches.

Four of those fixtures took place amid weather warnings for rain and wind in the south west, the fifth came at the end of a week of sub-zero temperatures and through freezing fog.

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