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09-10-2018 07:38 PM #1
Artificial pitches
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09-10-2018 07:51 PM #3
The quicker we get rid of artificial pitches the better.
No team should be disadvantaged by having to adapt and play on an injury-inducing and unpredictable-bounce surface.
We either have artificial pitches in all stadiums or none at all.
For me footie should be played on grass.
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09-10-2018 07:56 PM #4This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteThis is how it feels
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09-10-2018 07:57 PM #5
Artificial pitches are horrible, they should be banned in Professional football
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09-10-2018 07:57 PM #6
Artificial surfaces are essential for the grassroots of the game.
They have no place in the top leagues.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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09-10-2018 08:05 PM #7
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Can't stand them in the top flight.
I think Hibs should ask for an official inspection of the Killie pitch to see if it is actually fit for professional football. Ask for it now during the international break to allow time if, as it should be, deemed unfit.
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Some studies even show a decline in injuries on the newer artificial surfaces (like the ones at Livingston and Kilmarnock): https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jsm/2013/380523/, and although some studies do note a significant increase in injuries immediately after installation, the addition of the rubber pellets everyone hates to see then reduces the injury risk again, as shown here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5544152/
I don't think Livingston made a great decision installing their pitch during the summer months - it cost a lot of money, and they've since canned their youth academies to cut costs. To me, that's a fail. But they did lose a lot of games in the last few seasons due to an inoperable undersoil heating system and flooding. I'm under no illusions postponements don't suddenly go away with these surfaces, but they are more resilient to the conditions, and reduce ticket sale losses by changing a weekend fixture to a midweek evening.
I'm not necessarily a fan of these surfaces, but there's a lot of falsehoods out there about them.
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09-10-2018 09:49 PM #14
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My son played on the Livi pitch at the weekend, he said surprisingly it was fine and his dodgy knee was no worse than any other pitch he plays on. Hes obviously not a professional footballer (I wish!) but had been dreading playing on that surface.
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09-10-2018 10:41 PM #15
Any director of a club in our league who installs a plastic pitch should be paraded round the town square with his genitalia on the end of a pointed stick.
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09-10-2018 11:40 PM #17This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Glad to hear it.
But I wouldn’t want to play on that surface regularly. Who wants a mouthful of shredded car tyre?
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10-10-2018 05:36 AM #20
When artificial pitches are an exact replica of grass pitches, then i would accept them in the top league.
Until such times, we should not have them.
I dont think i have ever watched a decent game of football on one of these pitches, and while i understand why clubs want them, the reason EVERY club play football is to entertain the fans.
I have never been entertained watching a game on that surface.
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10-10-2018 06:07 AM #21
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Not sure if its done anywhere else,but in Chile...they have 2 seasons in one year.
Winner of each...has a grand final to decide Champion.
Not sure how it works if same team wins both however.
Suppose you could have cup winner v league winners.
I like how its done...as you get 2 shots at it,instead of a real bad start...and the rest of the season is pointless.
Im sure theres many good ideas out there...a the split is stupid.
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10-10-2018 06:11 AM #22
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10-10-2018 06:13 AM #23
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10-10-2018 06:47 AM #24
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10-10-2018 07:32 AM #25
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Commons free kick vs Falkirk was also quite entertaining.
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10-10-2018 10:12 AM #26
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10-10-2018 10:19 AM #27
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Was our game in the Faroes on a plastic pitch?
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10-10-2018 10:31 AM #29
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If they are so bad, why do we have one at East Mains?
Is it a fact you can't get injured training on one?
Seems to me, the plastic pitch theories only come to the fore when a player gets injured or the opposing team gets beat?
There is maybe some justification that all teams in the same league should have the same type of pitch, but even that is not the case as not all teams will have the new hybrid pitches which has plastic through it?
What is the correct playing surface, and if your team has the wrong one who should pay to replace it, the SPFL or the Club, remember most clubs would rather use that money on better players!!!
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10-10-2018 11:47 AM #30
Us getting a pitch like Killie or Hamilton would probably result in me not buying a season ticket for the first time in about 25 years. It's simply not the same game on these surfaces.
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