Edinburgh rugby

[CockneyRebel]

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Hull probably do as it's a community stadium, reading do as well, neither of them have issues with their pitch so I assume they've got one of the new type pitches I've seen people speak about.

Wigan will share their pitch and it's a mess so I assume they've just got a normal grass pitch.

Are you a lip reader?

[iwasthere1972]

Well it seemed to work last season for Terry the Butcher.

[The_Horde]

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It works for Hull,Reading & Wigan.

Clubs with more money than us who probably have part synthetic pitches and use technology financially miles away from us.

[LaMotta]

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Clubs with more money than us who probably have part synthetic pitches and use technology financially miles away from us.

If this deal was to go through that Technology wouldn't be miles away from us, as mentioned already by someone the nice rugger chaps would be paying for it.

[Scouse Hibee]

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Clubs with more money than us who probably have part synthetic pitches and use technology financially miles away from us.

Financed in some part by the rental of their stadiums.

[CB_NO3]

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It works for Hull,Reading & Wigan.

Ospreys also share with Swansea.

[Ozyhibby]

I can't see any downside to this if they get the same pitch as Murrayfield. Celtic played on it and they said it was an excellent surface.

[Bishop Hibee]

Happy with this if part of the deal is them paying to keep the pitch in good nick.

[jabis]

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Here is Chris ( pieman ) Robinson's take on the PBS and why it was not fit for purpose 12 years ago.

Sweet baby Jesus......number 5........that was 12years ago!!!!!

[SunshineOnLeith]

Isn't the picture in the OP just some random post from Facebook?

[hibees 7062]

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Isn't the picture in the OP just some random post from Facebook?

Also random headlines in the Times , Scotsman and the Evening News

[macd123]

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It's not no matter what though as there's examples of rugby teams sharing pitches down south abd it not effecting the pitch (hull and reading), it appears there's pitches that can cope with both sports being played.

Its the sru that would be paying for it and I doubt it would be relative to the size of the crowds they currently get.

It would need a desso grassmaster pitch would actually make the surface better than it is now, even with the extra rugby matches. The only downside - it costs 800k!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VNiArKmJ10

[Hibeesmad]

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It would need a desso grassmaster pitch would actually make the surface better than it is now, even with the extra rugby matches. The only downside - it costs 800k!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VNiArKmJ10

If Edinburgh rugby are willing to cover those costs then they are more than welcome!

[Tinribs]

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It would need a desso grassmaster pitch would actually make the surface better than it is now, even with the extra rugby matches. The only downside - it costs 800k!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VNiArKmJ10

And they can't even put a 1080p video on YouTube, aye, lets have their surface...

[cocopops1875]

Will the SRU not have the lamps already for Murrayfield ? So transporting them to ER may not be an issue

[Salisbury Hibby]

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Will the SRU not have the lamps already for Murrayfield ? So transporting them to ER may not be an issue

As long as Mr Petrie reads the leccy meter before and after their use

[Geo_1875]

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Here is Chris ( pieman ) Robinson's take on the PBS and why it was not fit for purpose 12 years ago.

"The McLeod Street Stand is rapidly approaching a position where its Safety Certificate is under threat. Structural Engineers are concerned about the integrity due to corrosion of the internal steel beams.

The Stand itself does not conform with the Green Guide in terms of exit widths and evacuation times. The roof of the Stand, which is asbestos, has become very brittle and breaks and fragments on the rare occasions that balls land on the roof. Netting has been placed underneath this to protect spectators. The main seating deck is timber and therefore a higher risk for fire."

That was when the stand was around 90 years old. It's now over 100 years old.

Has time stood still for the last 12 years or have they secretly been making improvements to this obvious death-trap?

[JimBHibees]

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"The McLeod Street Stand is rapidly approaching a position where its Safety Certificate is under threat. Structural Engineers are concerned about the integrity due to corrosion of the internal steel beams.

The Stand itself does not conform with the Green Guide in terms of exit widths and evacuation times. The roof of the Stand, which is asbestos, has become very brittle and breaks and fragments on the rare occasions that balls land on the roof. Netting has been placed underneath this to protect spectators. The main seating deck is timber and therefore a higher risk for fire."

That was when the stand was around 90 years old. It's now over 100 years old.

Has time stood still for the last 12 years or have they secretly been making improvements to this obvious death-trap?

Quite simply incredible that this particular stand has been able to be full on a regular basis given that this was said 12 years ago.

[martin1875]

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If Edinburgh rugby are willing to cover those costs then they are more than welcome!

I heard somewhere that the SRU are skint. Having to get rid of their 7s sides - something like that. Can't imagine they've got a spare £800k to put a nice shiny new pitch down at Easter Rd.

[LancashireHibby]

Hull and Wigan aren't great examples as rugby league is played during the summer and doesn't have the same wear on the pitch as rugby union because of the lack of mauls, contested scrums etc.

Swansea's pitch seems to cope fine with Ospreys, though Reading's isn't great these days, nor was Watford's when they shared with Saracens.

That said, the SRU will be saving an absolute packet by not having the costs of opening Murrayfield every week (if Hearts move there then they'll cover those costs rather than the SRU) so much of that money can be reinvested in to the ER pitch while we cream in the rent money, bar takings and the like.

If it makes financial sense and brings improvements to the pitch then go for it, I say.

[liamh2202]

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I heard somewhere that the SRU are skint. Having to get rid of their 7s sides - something like that. Can't imagine they've got a spare £800k to put a nice shiny new pitch down at Easter Rd.

Where does sru come into it? Excuse my limited knowledge of club rugby but are Edinburgh not a professional club, same as Glasgow? Would that not be like the sfa paying our bills?

[Jamesie]

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Where does sru come into it? Excuse my limited knowledge of club rugby but are Edinburgh not a professional club, same as Glasgow? Would that not be like the sfa paying our bills?

Both clubs are owned by the SRU though. Edinburgh once went down the road of private ownership for a short while, but thereafter came back into the realm of the SRU.

[liamh2202]

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Both clubs are owned by the SRU though. Edinburgh once went down the road of private ownership for a short while, but thereafter came back into the realm of the SRU.

Ah OK cheers for the info mate,,

[Alfred E Newman]

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No matter what, this will ruin the pitch and the money involved surely isn't great as Edinburgh Rugby don't get big crowds
they should move the rugby to a club ground and forget football stadiums

Exactly. They could play at any of the club grounds in the city or even Meadowbank.

[Galahibby]

Am I missing something? If Hibs and Edinburgh Rugby could both potentially 'share' Easter Road for home games, why couldn't Hearts and Edinburgh Rugby just share Murrayfield?

[MSK]

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Am I missing something? If Hibs and Edinburgh Rugby could both potentially 'share' Easter Road for home games, why couldn't Hearts and Edinburgh Rugby just share Murrayfield?

Because Murrayfield is too big and lacks atmosphere, with crowds around 4000 they feel a smaller venue would work better.

[Galahibby]

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Because Murrayfield is too big and lacks atmosphere, with crowds around 4000 they feel a smaller venue would work better.

Surely one of the rugby grounds in Edinburgh would hold 4000 then? Netherdale holds 4000 so I would've thought at least a 2 or 3 of the Edinburgh teams would have similar sized or bigger?

[MSK]

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Surely one of the rugby grounds in Edinburgh would hold 4000 then? Netherdale holds 4000 so I would've thought at least a 2 or 3 of the Edinburgh teams would have similar sized or bigger?

No idea mate, just remember reading about the crowd/atmosphere issue in the press

[lord bunberry]

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Surely one of the rugby grounds in Edinburgh would hold 4000 then? Netherdale holds 4000 so I would've thought at least a 2 or 3 of the Edinburgh teams would have similar sized or bigger?

They use Myerside for some games, I think the problem is that it lacks proper hospitality facilities.

[JimBHibees]

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Surely one of the rugby grounds in Edinburgh would hold 4000 then? Netherdale holds 4000 so I would've thought at least a 2 or 3 of the Edinburgh teams would have similar sized or bigger?

Think they are mostly around 3k, Boroughmuir and Heriots however completely agree with your point.