Just saw an article on the pitch revamp at Murrayfield. It's 97% real grass and 3% synthetic. The synthetic grass is obviously set st a specific height and the real stuff mown at that height. It was revamped at a cost if £1M. My question is now this. As football is played on shorter grass does this now render Myrrayfield unfit for football?
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11-11-2015 05:30 PM #1
Murrayfield?
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11-11-2015 05:50 PM #3
Not sure to be honest but here is a considerable difference. I'm only interested from a yam stadium upgrade using Murrayfield or using ER point of view.
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11-11-2015 05:50 PM #4
No, Celtic played on it and raved about how good it was.
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11-11-2015 05:55 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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11-11-2015 06:00 PM #7
Is this a similar surface to what Arsenal have at the Emirates?
I always wondered why more clubs didn't go down this route in a country with minimal grass growth for 4 or 5 months of the season but I believe the installation and maintenance costs are huge.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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11-11-2015 06:05 PM #8This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Yes, Old Trafford and Anfield too.
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11-11-2015 06:05 PM #9
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I stand to be corrected, but I think Villa Park was one of the first to use this synthetic grass.
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11-11-2015 06:53 PM #11
If it is deemed unfit for football, would that dissuade or encourage Hearts to play there?
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11-11-2015 07:05 PM #12This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Looks like a footballer's haircut.
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11-11-2015 07:26 PM #15
How good was Tickenham's pitch during the Rugby WC? I remember watching Rugby in the old days and there was no grass left come some matches. Twickenham was like a bowling green, even on the day of the final.
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11-11-2015 07:27 PM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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11-11-2015 07:46 PM #17
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The game is only worth what broadcasters are prepared to pay - and none of the broadcasters care one jot about the Scottish leagues.
That's not the fault of SKY.
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11-11-2015 08:06 PM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Which it does.
But having re read I don't think that is the case.
Regardless sky shafts the punter and sends it all to the BPL.
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11-11-2015 08:15 PM #20
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The TV broadcasting rights are open for anyone to bid on. The fact that SKY don't want to pay over the odds for a league that is Mickey Mouse in the broad scheme of things isn't the fault of SKY. They simply pay what they think the product is worth.
Ask Setanta if the Scottish game is worth investing in
Why don't STV put in a credible bid for live rights?
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11-11-2015 08:27 PM #21
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It's your choice whether you have Sky or not.
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11-11-2015 09:00 PM #22
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It's threads like this when those who have spewed forth complete bollocks simply disappear into the ether, only to then resurrect themselves on another thread as being knowledgeable and forthcoming.
That is until their viewpoint is flawed - then they repeat the process verbatim.
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11-11-2015 09:14 PM #24
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Indirectly - Impossible to quantify as the £££ goes to the authorities who filter it down the various league structures. I'll find out though as it's a decent question and I'm also intrigued to know an approximation of the amount (which will probably be 4 figures at most is my guess).
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11-11-2015 09:25 PM #26This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desso_GrassMaster
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12-11-2015 12:59 AM #28This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Understand rugby is now played on much shorter grass now and not much different to football hence why there is rugby (union and League) team sharing with football teams down south. That's why they can do both sports at Wembley and the Millennium Stadium. A groundsman mate bored me to death one night in the different types of pitches. His view was Desso was great but very expensive to install and maintain so probably the reason why there was no team in Scotland with one.
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12-11-2015 01:02 AM #29
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We definitely don't use it. It's the best surface but we haven't been able to afford the 1 million quid up front plus significant annual maintenance.
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