Pitch was utterly brutal.
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16-01-2021 08:51 PM #62
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16-01-2021 08:52 PM #63
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I'd much rather we spent money on a pitch than a giant screen anyway
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16-01-2021 08:56 PM #64
Its Scotland, its winter, the weather has been really crap, grass doesn't grow with the temperatures we've been having, its difficult to fight against mother nature, the pitch is what it is so we roll up our sleeves and get on with it.
Apologies for all the commas.Last edited by Golden Bear; 16-01-2021 at 08:58 PM.
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16-01-2021 08:59 PM #65
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16-01-2021 09:09 PM #66This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I’d like to think it’s something that will be invested in, I just wouldn’t want to be the person that had to tell supporters that we couldn’t bring in players because we spent it on lights for the pitch. Plus we would need a huge space to store them in or around the stadium.
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16-01-2021 09:12 PM #67This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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16-01-2021 09:22 PM #68This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Why wouldn’t playing budget be impacted if we have to spend half a million quid on lights for the pitch, or invest over a million in a hybrid pitch that still has to be maintained like a regular pitch.
The bottom line is that grass doesn’t grow in the winter, it really is that simple, and a hybrid pitch won’t solve that unless we have big pitch lamps to make the stuff grow.
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16-01-2021 09:30 PM #69This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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16-01-2021 09:35 PM #71This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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16-01-2021 09:36 PM #72
Remember the yams pitch being awful - like really bad during a few derbies and games.
This seem very compact but just not much grass.
About 12 days till next game against Rangers to improve.
Not sure rest of fixtures but not sure we will have a gap.
How’s put nearly all staff on furlough last year - think only Leanne and maybe couple others weren’t put on furlough.
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16-01-2021 09:38 PM #73This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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16-01-2021 09:39 PM #74This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
United we stand here....
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16-01-2021 09:43 PM #75This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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16-01-2021 09:43 PM #76
If it doesn't get any better we could play at Ainslie Park. W5 D0 L0 on artificial surfaces this season.
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16-01-2021 10:21 PM #77
Loads of grassy areas in Edinburgh that seem just fine. My back garden. Golf course fairways. Parks.
What do we do to our pitch to make it so bad?
Looks like we cut it and spike it almost everyday. Mental.
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16-01-2021 10:32 PM #78
The weather in the last few weeks has been awful including last night very heavy rain. Hopefully get a number of drier days to improve. Do get the impression the pitch gets much worse when very cold and heating on.
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16-01-2021 10:41 PM #79This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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16-01-2021 10:52 PM #81
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16-01-2021 10:54 PM #82This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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16-01-2021 11:03 PM #83This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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16-01-2021 11:11 PM #84
Just had a close up of the surface at Elland Road on MOTD, We’re not alone, although it looks greener.
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16-01-2021 11:16 PM #85
Given that the pitch wasn't played on from March onward, maybe they thought that the turf would recover enough without being renewed in the summer? This would represent a much needed cash saving with the guys being furloughed anyway.
The pitch was bad but will start to recover in a few weeks.
Given the precarious nature of football and it's finances at the moment, it's pretty good going if a dodgy pitch (and a cheesy presenter) are all we have to moan about.
Our pitch is ordinarily pretty good, with maybe 3-4 matches per season (around this time of year) where it's less than perfect. Maybe we can trust the people who run the club to decide where money needs to be spent?
In case you haven't noticed, they've done a pretty good job of it in recent years.
Of course, there will always be people on here who know better, or are looking for something to be outraged about.
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16-01-2021 11:33 PM #87This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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16-01-2021 11:35 PM #88
If this thread is anything to go by, there’ll be plenty of applicants for the job when the head groundsman gets his P45 on Monday.
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16-01-2021 11:46 PM #89This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
All I'm suggesting is that maybe the people who made the decision not to returf in the summer know their stuff and had good reasons to do so.
People are very quick to criticise without having all the information or even enough knowledge to do so credibly.
And once again, you cover the board with your opinions but I'm not allowed mine?
Aye right!
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16-01-2021 11:52 PM #90This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
There is having your opinion (totally fine) but that line suggests no one else can criticise the state of the pitch or the decisions made because we either don’t know better or were outraged.
Looking at the Nick of the pitch over the last 5 home games, and expecting that it won’t improve dramatically in the next 3 weeks so 7 home games minimum with a bare, bobbly and muddy pitch conducive to battles rather than football games then it’s going to have a negative impact on our results and performances.
If the ground staff were furloughed rather than supplier issues and its resulted in the mess of the pitch then it’s a poor decision and the fans should be able to comment on that.
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