After going to Hamilton on Wednesday and being quite impressed by the synthetic pitch I was wondering what people's thoughts would be if Hibs got one. No brainer in my opinion. The playing surface has been dreadful at ER in recent years. Are they allowed in the Premiership?
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Thread: Hibs on plastic
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24-05-2014 11:31 AM #1
Hibs on plastic
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24-05-2014 11:32 AM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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24-05-2014 12:09 PM #5
Thought the pitch was ok but the way it was watered casused problems.
The sprinklers didn't reach the middle so that part of the park played slower then the wings and penalty boxes. Think that caught a few players out on more than one occasion.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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24-05-2014 12:15 PM #6
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Could we afford the hybrid pitch teams like Arsenal have?
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24-05-2014 12:30 PM #8
Thats my first time seeing one of these 3g pitches in the flesh, no thanks. Its still nowhere near good enough to replace grass in my opinion. I used to think different, but after witnessing that on Wednesday we are years away from getting these pitches as good as grass.
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24-05-2014 12:37 PM #10
Ask "Russianhibs" on this forum. He's a Director of the Company that lays them !!
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24-05-2014 12:44 PM #11
I remember playing on AstroTurf ( back in the day) .Not a big fan.
I know synthetic pitches have changed considerably over the years but don't think it will ever replace grass.
I thought our guys took a while to adjust.
Not convinced
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Only if you're prepared to watch an under-13 team in the SPFL next year.
the very thought of spending that sort of cash would send Petrie into conniptions.
Mind you, I suppose the pitch is part of the "infrastructure", so he might reckon it's OK.
But he'd still take it off the player budget for next season.
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24-05-2014 12:58 PM #14
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24-05-2014 01:21 PM #15
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We need to stop calling them plastic pitches...its not 1980s luton town! Hybrid pitches are the way forward for Prem teams. and 3g for everyone else. I'd stop grass pitches asap. The pitches in this country are a disgrace...(I'm talking about the public parks). Impossible to get kids to play decent football on them.
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24-05-2014 01:30 PM #16
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Said to my wee boy that I thought that was a ploy by Hamilton... To get in behind us!!! There was a guy at the sprinklers controlling the water flow.
But the pitch looked good.
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24-05-2014 01:33 PM #17
It says here we already have it along with The Rangers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desso_GrassMaster
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25-05-2014 06:28 AM #18
I think the technology has a long way to go yet.
My son has played rugby on a 4G rubber crumb pitch, it is always a second choice to grass, but not a great replacement.
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