Lincoln City Uses Heated Dome to Protect Pitch for Weekend Match

In anticipation of freezing weather, Lincoln City FC has employed a heated dome at the LNER Stadium to protect the pitch. The dome, on loan from the English Football League (EFL), delivers warm air beneath its covering to prevent the pitch from freezing. This step has been taken to ensure that the forthcoming televised game against Peterborough United continues as scheduled. The approach remains hopeful about the dome’s effectiveness, despite predictions suggesting temperature levels could drop to -5 °C. As the conventional frost sheets fail to provide enough protection for the imminent icy weather, the dome is set to be maintained until Sunday morning. This is to ensure the finest playing conditions are available for the Sky Bet League One game set to start at 12:00 GMT. The readiness of the EFL to step in underscores the critical nature of this match, particularly considering other games including Boreham Wood vs York City and Scunthorpe United vs Sutton United, have been pushed back as a result of frozen pitches. This postponement comes in the wake of wider amber and yellow weather alerts announced by the Met Office.

Credit: This story has been adapted from original reporting by www.bbc.com by The Lincoln Post.