Sith Happens Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 hour ago, tinman said: THEY DIDN’T RELAY THE PITCH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 13 hours ago, wombatram said: Noticed Watford’s pitch was beautiful, it didn’t even have worn patches where the keepers stand... shame. PP used to be like this... Probably got a job lot with Elton on synthetic coverings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbyram1983 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 I’m on rams tv. The pitch looks better to me or am I imagining it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Contain Nuts Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Derbyram1983 said: I’m on rams tv. The pitch looks better to me or am I imagining it? Much better, holding up well now too. Still a bit of bobble but it didn't do us any harm just now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mckram Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Derbyram1983 said: I’m on rams tv. The pitch looks better to me or am I imagining it? Playing 1 game on there in nearly 4 weeks has probably helped a lot. Also I’d imagine the weather being a little better will see it get better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 I was donating blood at pride park the other day, and saw they had these big light contraptions shining on the pitch. Dunno if that’s a new thing that’s making a difference. Maybe a sign that someone, somewhere is spending money on the club again. maybe the pitch has just been suffering from SAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 The new pitch seems better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, Boycie said: The new pitch seems better. You mean since it was re-laid?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramslaar Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 47 minutes ago, TigerTedd said: I was donating blood at pride park the other day, and saw they had these big light contraptions shining on the pitch. Dunno if that’s a new thing that’s making a difference. Maybe a sign that someone, somewhere is spending money on the club again. maybe the pitch has just been suffering from SAD. Nothing to do with money on the pitch those lights have always been used.the state of the pitch had nothing to do with money at all.was all down to the fact there was no time inbetween seasons to get it back to full health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Thought that the pitch looked much better yesterday. Presumably the international break has done it good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatram Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 I’ve heard that the root cause of the problems was a few non reversible mistakes around late summer. The original investment in the pitch to make it wear better (hybrid) is now completely redundant (due to the mistake) and now the pitch is only as good as any normal purely grass laid. So the bad condition was mainly down to use and poor weather. The pitch will need a complete resurface and more investment to re-install the new technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 4 hours ago, wombatram said: I’ve heard that the root cause of the problems was a few non reversible mistakes around late summer. The original investment in the pitch to make it wear better (hybrid) is now completely redundant (due to the mistake) and now the pitch is only as good as any normal purely grass laid. So the bad condition was mainly down to use and poor weather. The pitch will need a complete resurface and more investment to re-install the new technology. Nope, it's because of the incredibly short time between seasons for the proper maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Oh ! How come everybody else’ pitch was in better condition than ours then ? Even St Andrews, which holds a championship game every week knocked ours into a cocked hat. They had the same time as us for their maintenance. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 5 hours ago, wombatram said: I’ve heard that the root cause of the problems was a few non reversible mistakes around late summer. The original investment in the pitch to make it wear better (hybrid) is now completely redundant (due to the mistake) and now the pitch is only as good as any normal purely grass laid. So the bad condition was mainly down to use and poor weather. The pitch will need a complete resurface and more investment to re-install the new technology. Any idea what the mistakes were ?? Too much weed and feed ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatram Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Just now, hintonsboots said: Any idea what the mistakes were ?? Too much weed and feed ??? Cut too short and ruined the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 I'm on team @wombatram, at least he said it was something he'd heard, rather than stating a certainty with no evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePrisoner Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Maybe other clubs have painted their pitches? Maybe we have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab a dab doo Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Maybe were going 'retro' back to the Baseball Ground days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreveram Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Putting most of the ground staff on furlough didn’t help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostedRam Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 I saw a tweet the other week where they were advertising for new groundsmen so maybe there was a mistake and someone’s paid the price. Edited: the job is being advertised here https://www.fldccareers.com/vacancies/vacancy_senior_groundsperson_408568_35.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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