Monty Burns Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Just now, mad4it said: It was reseeded in the summer, not upgraded Yeah l know already, l can remember for myself, what’s your point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Mikey Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, Monty Burns said: Yeah l know already, l can remember for myself, what’s your point? Waits while Mad4it looks for a quote from Back to the Future to try and justify his nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad4it Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, LightDN123 said: Pitch is shite in fairness. But AL probably had more urgent things to use the 500k for. Where do you get your £500k from ? I’m sure Tottenham did pay anything like that when they paid for Rochdale’s new pitch . Edited February 18, 2019 by mad4it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, mad4it said: Where do you get your £500k from ? I’m sure Tottenham did pay anything like that when they paid for Rochdale’s new pitch . Instead of googling ‘quotes to look clever’ or just blind posting, try googling sumat like ‘spurs pay for rochdale pitch.’ Willprobably bring up several stories saying rochdale paid £500K for a new pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarddog73 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, mad4it said: Where do you get your £500k from ? I’m sure Tottenham did pay anything like that when they paid for Rochdale’s new pitch . What did they pay then? Sorry what did the FA pay then? Another point worth noting is they had new turf for a quick fix and not extensive work which we really need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad4it Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, Magic Mikey said: Waits while Mad4it looks for a quote from Back to the Future to try and justify his nonsense. Do need to look for a quote , but any fool could see how badly the pitch deteriorated during the last 3rd of last season and dispite a decent summer and a relatively mild winter, the pitch is as bad if not worse than last year. You however, seem to think the state of the playing surface is not important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad4it Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, Monty Burns said: Instead of googling ‘quotes to look clever’ or just blind posting, try googling sumat like ‘spurs pay for rochdale pitch.’ Willprobably bring up several stories saying rochdale paid £500K for a new pitch. Instead of using the word probably, try giving me the link ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 minute ago, mad4it said: Instead of using the word probably, try giving me the link ? Don’t have any links l just remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, yarddog73 said: What did they pay then? Sorry what did the FA pay then? Another point worth noting is they had new turf for a quick fix and not extensive work which we really need. Aye. Reckon sorting ours out might be getting close to £1M. Cheers simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Magic Mikey said: Big Dog, be very careful about throwing grammar stones about from your glass house. Of instead of have isn't a grammar mistake. If the grammar police turn up they'll just laugh at you. You could try the word choice squad. Morphology innit ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightDN123 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 49 minutes ago, mad4it said: Where do you get your £500k from ? I’m sure Tottenham did pay anything like that when they paid for Rochdale’s new pitch . It was quoted at the time. Either way, 300k-500k AL had other things he needed to spend the money on. Its been like this for years and needed a new pitch when Corney was in charge ? How is this AL,s fault. He’s had one summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardie Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, mad4it said: Do need to look for a quote , but any fool could see how badly the pitch deteriorated during the last 3rd of last season and dispite a decent summer and a relatively mild winter, the pitch is as bad if not worse than last year. You however, seem to think the state of the playing surface is not important. While I agree that the pitch is in need of renewal, it's also worth remembering that both teams have to deal with it during a match. Maybe the squad should train on it and get used to bypassing the midfield and clogging the ball into the box, now and again. It's not what we, as fans, want to see, though, is it? So yes, the playing surface is quite important although I don't see that getting fixed any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kowenicki Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Pitch isn’t great, it’s been worse in previous years to be fair, but it ain’t getting sorted out until closed season at earliest so not much point in banging on about it really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Wardie said: While I agree that the pitch is in need of renewal, it's also worth remembering that both teams have to deal with it during a match. Maybe the squad should train on it and get used to bypassing the midfield and clogging the ball into the box, now and again. It's not what we, as fans, want to see, though, is it? So yes, the playing surface is quite important although I don't see that getting fixed any time soon. Our goal on Saturday was helped by the heavy pitch. The Crewe keeper anticipated that the Iversen punt would bounce through to him and he was left in no man’s land when it sat up nicely for our boy Callum to pop it over the keeper’s head and into the net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, kowenicki said: Pitch isn’t great, it’s been worse in previous years to be fair, but it ain’t getting sorted out until closed season at earliest so not much point in banging on about it really. Agree, it deteriorated rapidly after the snow. Here it was in December This was March 2 years ago. Last Year IIRC Edited February 18, 2019 by singe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whittles left foot Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Really odd as we didn't have a game on it from 12 Jan and it has been one of the driest winters for years. When we played the other night against Yeovil it cut up badly as though it had been over watered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_bro Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, whittles left foot said: Really odd as we didn't have a game on it from 12 Jan and it has been one of the driest winters for years. When we played the other night against Yeovil it cut up badly as though it had been over watered. It's the covers that ruin the pitch which must be left on all the time when it's frosty overnight. If they were taken off during the day I guess it may be a bit better, but it would be quite a bit of work for the grounds staff. It was worse last year because it was colder and he covers were on more. It's not just the main pitch, the training pitches need replacing as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldham82 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Scholes on sky sports saying we need to spend money on the pitch in close season as impossible to play the style he wants on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticsrblue Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 14 minutes ago, al_bro said: It's the covers that ruin the pitch which must be left on all the time when it's frosty overnight. If they were taken off during the day I guess it may be a bit better, but it would be quite a bit of work for the grounds staff. It was worse last year because it was colder and he covers were on more. It's not just the main pitch, the training pitches need replacing as well. Al_Bro, Didn't know that the pitch cane under the Sporting Director remit - get back to finding some good players for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On the back of the MEN about the ptich too. Going to be interesting how AL plays it & if he can afford the pitch repalcement. Of course, lesser managers would have been sacked for such insolence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, al_bro said: It's the covers that ruin the pitch which must be left on all the time when it's frosty overnight. If they were taken off during the day I guess it may be a bit better, but it would be quite a bit of work for the grounds staff. It was worse last year because it was colder and he covers were on more. It's not just the main pitch, the training pitches need replacing as well. It barely got above freezing when the covers were on prior to the original Morecambe game. Someone, I think Chadderton weather, posted on twitter late last week that the air temperature was 7°C warmer than the ground temperature. That seems like a lot. The efforts to get the original Morecambe game on probably didn't help either. Hopefully we don't have another cold March this year. As last year the pitch began to show signs of improvement late in the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitts Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Premier League and Championship clubs use monster heat lamps to ensure grass continues to germinate and grow during winter. Unfortunately, they are the luxury of the richer clubs. Hopefully, the milder weather forecast over the next few weeks will stimulate some early growth and improve the surface. The three games at home in the last week will not have helped. However, whatever the state of the surface, it's a level playing field for both teams on the day..... so to speak. You would hope the home team would adapt easier but the pitch cannot be used for the goal we conceded Saturday which was due to playing deeper and deeper and finally conceding from a high ball into the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Whitts said: Premier League and Championship clubs use monster heat lamps to ensure grass continues to germinate and grow during winter. Unfortunately, they are the luxury of the richer clubs. Hopefully, the milder weather forecast over the next few weeks will stimulate some early growth and improve the surface. The three games at home in the last week will not have helped. However, whatever the state of the surface, it's a level playing field for both teams on the day..... so to speak. You would hope the home team would adapt easier but the pitch cannot be used for the goal we conceded Saturday which was due to playing deeper and deeper and finally conceding from a high ball into the box. Think if we could afford some of those big bastard light things it will help massively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorvik_latic Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, GlossopLatic said: Think if we could afford some of those big bastard light things it will help massively. We used to have some but they got repossessed a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, jorvik_latic said: We used to have some but they got repossessed a couple of years ago. Thanks Simon. Just did a google search They are about £50k a rig or something like that plus I would imagine quite a hike in your leccy bill so alot a cheaper than queensy menig and probably alot more productive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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