14.00 hours and the floodlights are on at meadow lane

[feeb]

secret practice match that is expected to go on until after dark?

or electrical fault?

[Big Bob]

Probably maintenance schedule

[Dunce]

Our version of the Vatican white smoke??

[forwardmagpie]

The lights are on but no-one is at home.

[slack_pie]

Due diligence of the, er, light bulbs?

[sidders]

It's the first day of Spring. Have you no celebratory spirit?

[LEPiePie]

They test them a day before a match to make sure they have the required pitch luminosity. If any bulbs were out that would drop below the league standard they would have to be replaced.

I think it takes about an hour to lower one so best to have a look whilst it's light than trying to do it in the dark.

[MagpieTony]

secret practice match that is expected to go on until after dark?

or electrical fault?

Is that to give us a better chance of scoring a goal?

[DelroyFacey22]

We train on the pitch at Meadow Lane fairly often

[Old_pie]

The leccy bill has been paid but they forgot the lights were already in the "on" position when the power was restored.