Fans demand non-league groundsman is promoted as hilarious pitch inspection goes viral

FANS have demanded a non-league groundsman is given a promotion by his club.

That’s after his hilarious pitch inspection went viral on the internet.

Volunteer groundsman Paul Robinson was this week tasked with ensuring Mossley AFC’s pitch was ready for Saturday’s game against Nantwich Town.

The Manchester-based non-league Division One side found their 4,500-capacity Seel Park stadium hit by this week’s mega-freeze.

Temperatures have plummeted into the minuses as winter finally hits Britain.

And yesterday, Robinson went to see whether the field was OK for Saturday’s big football clash.

However, the pitch was completely frozen.

Yet Robinson still found a hilarious way to check its condition.

Standing with a spade, he casually let the tool drop to the ground.

Such was the frost, the spade bounced as it hit the floor.

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And that was all Robinson needed to conclude the pitch was not in a playable state.

Mossley’s official Twitter account joked: “In advance of tomorrow’s match, we called in two experts with extensive experience of the dew point, phase change and crystal growth.

“Using cutting edge technology, we’re now able to share the findings of their revolutionary experiment.”

Unfortunately for Mossley, a further pitch inspection on Saturday saw their game against Nantwich postponed.

But fans were loving groundsman Robinson’s experiment, with one demanding: “He needs a promotion.”

Another declared: “Brilliant this.”

One noted: “I hope we have patented this technique.”

Another added: “Have to say, that scientific test is groundbreaking… well ok, maybe not.”