New Pitch

**spike220** · 15-07-2011 07:18 AM

Has anyone got any pictures of the new pitch?

***Viva_Palmeiras*** · 15-07-2011 07:24 AM

A new one? So weve had to relay it again thought we got a new one to go with the completed stadium? Been out for 3 weeks somaybe I missed something...?

**hibsbollah** · 15-07-2011 07:31 AM

It was still bedding in 2 weeks ago...officials were very nervous about letting anyone near it!

**Geo_1875** · 15-07-2011 07:35 AM

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A new one? So weve had to relay it again thought we got a new one to go with the completed stadium? Been out for 3 weeks somaybe I missed something...?

Relay it again? I thought it was a new pitch at the start of last season. Did they relay it since then?

**bighairyfaeleith** · 15-07-2011 07:41 AM

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Relay it again? I thought it was a new pitch at the start of last season. Did they relay it since then?

Yes at the end of last season it was re-laid again.

**Geo_1875** · 15-07-2011 08:53 AM

So they've relaid it twice in 2 months?

***Kojock*** · 15-07-2011 09:02 AM

I managed to get a photo during the heavy rain we had. I was suprised they were allowing the Hibs Under 11's play a game on it.

http://www.theconfidentmom.com/wp-co...10/muddy-4.JPG

***alfie*** · 15-07-2011 09:12 AM

It's looking much better this week. And personally I'm glad they have reinstated the slope. It'll help the drainage.

Easter Road pitch

**persevere1875** · 15-07-2011 09:34 AM

Why are we having so many problems with the pitch, does anyone know ? I cant remember us having any historical problems with the Easter Rd pitch and I know things have moved on a bit, but, this seems to be a fairly recent thing as in the last few seasons, its not as far as I can recall, a problem we've always had.

Are we now buying turf from petries back yard ??? Come on petrie get it sorted

**stubru59** · 15-07-2011 09:49 AM

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Why are we having so many problems with the pitch, does anyone know ? I cant remember us having any historical problems with the Easter Rd pitch and I know things have moved on a bit, but, this seems to be a fairly recent thing as in the last few seasons, its not as far as I can recall, a problem we've always had.

Are we now buying turf from petries back yard ??? Come on petrie get it sorted

Having apparently fined Riordon two weeks wages for complaining about the state of the pitch, we were able to use this income to put things right.

It's called maximising projected (and possibly, unprojected) resources.

***greenlex*** · 15-07-2011 09:53 AM

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So they've relaid it twice in 2 months?

How long is your season?

***cocopops1875*** · 15-07-2011 09:57 AM

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Why are we having so many problems with the pitch, does anyone know ? I cant remember us having any historical problems with the Easter Rd pitch and I know things have moved on a bit, but, this seems to be a fairly recent thing as in the last few seasons, its not as far as I can recall, a problem we've always had.

Are we now buying turf from petries back yard ??? Come on petrie get it sorted

Nah rod does not have much turf in his garden he does however just have to jump the wall and can steal it from the golf course

**ALF TUPPER** · 15-07-2011 10:05 AM

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It's looking much better this week. And personally I'm glad they have reinstated the slope. It'll help the drainage.

Easter Road pitch

**persevere1875** · 15-07-2011 10:05 AM

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Nah rod does not have much turf in his garden he does however just have to jump the wall and can steal it from the golf course

He'll have a man to do that for him surely

**Geo_1875** · 15-07-2011 10:17 AM

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How long is your season?

Same as everyone else. Last season finished in May. Was it relaid then and again since? I thought it was a new pitch installed last year and I wasn't aware that it had been done since. Maybe I'm getting confused as relaid again makes it sound like it's been done on a regular basis.

**persevere1875** · 15-07-2011 10:34 AM

Think I might apply to be the next Easter Rd pitch as it seems to get laid more often than me

***Sean1875*** · 15-07-2011 11:12 AM

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Think I might apply to be the next Easter Rd pitch as it seems to get laid more often than me

***Gettin' Auld*** · 15-07-2011 11:23 AM

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I managed to get a photo during the heavy rain we had. I was suprised they were allowing the Hibs Under 11's play a game on it.

http://www.theconfidentmom.com/wp-co...10/muddy-4.JPG

"Bring on a sub" suddenly has a new meaning.

**madabouthibs** · 15-07-2011 11:30 AM

The problem may be due to having 4 uber stands now, so less sunlight is getting to the pitch.
Saying that, it wouldn't be the first time I've been supplied with bad grass in Leith.

**the happy hibee** · 15-07-2011 11:39 AM

the pitch wasnt re turfed it was topdressed with top soil and then it was reseeded! the reason the new pitch struggled last year was with it being a young pitch it suffered badly with how harsh a winter it was! it should be a lot better this year and should be a good surface for the whole season! fingers crossed

**Curly1875** · 15-07-2011 12:06 PM

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He'll have a man to do that for him surely

Not unless this guy is willing to do it for free he won't!

***greenlex*** · 15-07-2011 12:11 PM

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Same as everyone else. Last season finished in May. Was it relaid then and again since? I thought it was a new pitch installed last year and I wasn't aware that it had been done since. Maybe I'm getting confused as relaid again makes it sound like it's been done on a regular basis.

New pitch the same time as the new east stand. Relaid at the end of the season which was only a couple of months ago hence the agnst about it bedding in. Why would it have been done twice in two months with no games?

**the happy hibee** · 15-07-2011 12:39 PM

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New pitch the same time as the new east stand. Relaid at the end of the season which was only a couple of months ago hence the agnst about it bedding in. Why would it have been done twice in two months with no games?

its not been relaid its just been seeded and top dressed!

***alfie*** · 15-07-2011 12:44 PM

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its not been relaid its just been seeded and top dressed!

The big question is: have they put more 'top dressing' at one end compared to the other?

***surreyhibbie*** · 15-07-2011 12:49 PM

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the pitch wasnt re turfed it was topdressed with top soil and then it was reseeded! the reason the new pitch struggled last year was with it being a young pitch it suffered badly with how harsh a winter it was! it should be a lot better this year and should be a good surface for the whole season! fingers crossed

sounds more like your son than you, Eddie....

**Sodje_18** · 15-07-2011 01:24 PM

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It's looking much better this week. And personally I'm glad they have reinstated the slope. It'll help the drainage.

Easter Road pitch

Jesus that looks like a paddi field

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Think I might apply to be the next Easter Rd pitch as it seems to get laid more often than me

***greenlex*** · 15-07-2011 01:58 PM

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its not been relaid its just been seeded and top dressed!

***speedy_gonzales*** · 15-07-2011 02:15 PM

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The problem may be due to having 4 uber stands now, so less sunlight is getting to the pitch.
Saying that, it wouldn't be the first time I've been supplied with bad grass in Leith.

According to a greenkeeper mate, the bigger issue is lack of wind due to the
shelter from the elements the stands give.
Regardless how well the substrate of the pitch drains water, the grass actually wicks water back to the surface. If there is insufficient ventilation the damp air starts to rot the grass. This is detected by a sulphur based smell just under the surface of the soil.

***lapsedhibee*** · 15-07-2011 05:58 PM

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According to a greenkeeper mate, the bigger issue is lack of wind due to the
shelter from the elements the stands give.
Regardless how well the substrate of the pitch drains water, the grass actually wicks water back to the surface. If there is insufficient ventilation the damp air starts to rot the grass. This is detected by a sulphur based smell just under the surface of the soil.

The stadium won't be complete until we have a retractable roof.