“A NON-LEAGUE club has suffered devastating flood damage following a thunderstorm for the SECOND time. Seventh-tier AFC Telford shared shocking pictures of the pitch and buildings at their SEAH Stadium covered in inches of water. 6 The pitch was left deep in water 6 The gym was among buildings at the stadium also soaked 6 The playing”, — write on: www.thesun.co.uk
Seventh-tier AFC Telford shared shocking pictures of the pitch and buildings at their SEAH Stadium covered in inches of water.
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The pitch was left deep in water
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The gym was among buildings at the stadium also soaked
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The playing surface was completely submerged
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The rain left no corner dry at the SEAH StadiumThe Southern League Premier Central club immediately appealed for fans to turn up on Friday and help begin the huge recovery work needed.
It comes in the week AFC Wimbledon’s Plough Lane was also destroyed by a downpour, meaning the League Two side can’t play at home for at least a few weeks.
Back in 2022, Telford supporters grabbed mops and buckets for a similar rescue mission praised as a “great response”.
The destruction this time looks monumental too.
The part-time club posted a video of their submerged surface on Thursday night – with some of the white touchlines along the hidden grass just about visible underneath.
Perhaps the most astonishing picture was from the side of a stand – showing facilities deep under water.
The club car park also got the sinking feeling.
But the one vehicle in the image was, luckily, perched on a slightly higher section of grass against a fence on the far side.
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Other images showed water still gushing into building.
Telford said on Thursday: “This evening’s thunderstorm over Wellington has deluged the SEAH Stadium.
“If you are available tomorrow (Friday) from 9 am onwards we’d welcome any help you could give to help us get things straightened up and dried out.”
Judging by the club’s pictures, however, that description of the task sounded, unfortunately, like an understatement.
But they can draw plenty of inspiration from their sodden sorrow of 2022.
On that occasion around 15 fans joined in the clear-up – while a Telford company quickly brought in an industrial pump and vacuum to dispose of the water.
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The part-time club again called on the community to help