Spiderpig Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 I must admit I was quite shocked the state of the pitch on Saturday. Considering it looked great on Boxing Day and there hasn't been a game on it since. I arrived at Fir Park club on Saturday just after 1pm during heavy rain and was told that there was a pitch inspection in progress !!! dont know if it was true but the state of the grass seems to indicate it might have been. With Hindsight after sufferring 90 mins of that pish, calling the game off might have been a bonus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Diggle Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 I must admit I was quite shocked the state of the pitch on Saturday. Considering it looked great on Boxing Day and there hasn't been a game on it since. I had erased Boxing Day 2010 from my memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn_Broomfield Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Seeding can be done by hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCC Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Where did all the grass go - it was still there after all the snow and ice, so where is it now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 It's now on the pitch at pittodrie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee jo Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 there was a tweet that said the sand was routine maintenance, and by the way the park stood up it look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCC Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 It's now on the pitch at pittodrie. Class comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosser1886 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Looks bad but at least it isn't as loose under foot or breaking up as bad as it did last season. Nothing that £500k worth of lights wouldn't solve, if anyone has it lying about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Looks bad but at least it isn't as loose under foot or breaking up as bad as it did last season. Nothing that £500k worth of lights wouldn't solve, if anyone has it lying about. how much does it cost not to drive a tractor over the pitch or not pour sand on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosser chris Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Pitch was as a disgrace today,what happend it was a lot better at the end of the last game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils40yarder Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 the pitch looked terible trackside before the match, but on BBC alba at night I didnt think there was actually that much difference between our pitch and that at Hearts. We'll get the shit-end of the stick fae the media though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmcd Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 yes the park does look bad but IMO it doesnt look any worse than some of the other pitches. See derek mcinnes is moaning about the state of the pitch at mcdiarmid park could be interesting to see how it holds up in midweek when we go there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 A lot of the young grass has died off but at least the growing medium is remaining solid. That said its no worse than many other more established pitches - Tannadice comes to mind. Tynecastle looked pretty poor as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stall Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Looks bad but at least it isn't as loose under foot or breaking up as bad as it did last season. Nothing that £500k worth of lights wouldn't solve, if anyone has it lying about. Except when Hutchy crunched someone in the first ten minutes and managed to excavate a sizeable trench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn_Broomfield Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Thanks to pitch, Hibs missed a penalty so it's not all bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteelman Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Except when Hutchy crunched someone in the first ten minutes and managed to excavate a sizeable trench. I seen that, the divot was about 2 feet high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfc 58 Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 The firm that helped build the pitch told us to sand it, all part of process seemingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_tony Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 The pitch looks bad but it doesn't seem to play that badly really. Plenty of players were passing along the deck or running with the ball and not having too much trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcalf Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Thanks to pitch, Hibs missed a penalty so it's not all bad. No excuse, Zemamma's Moroccan, he should be used to playing on sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebsbarmyarmy Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Only 1 home game in the next month, heres hoping that this should give the pitch a chance to heal. Looking at the footage its in better condition than this time last year but has no grass, clear that the U/S heating has killed it. Hopefully after a full summer of not being ripped up and relaid this year if no work is required it will be stronger again next winter. Will see the benefit in a year or two of the money spent hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickoza Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 And instead of the usual getting tore into the club, should the SPL not get the blame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellTiliDie Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 And instead of the usual getting tore into the club, should the SPL not get the blame? Why? That's 3 consecutive seasons now that the pitch has been a disgrace and the groundsman still manages to keep his job. If we weren't having to spend so much money on the beach each year then maybe would have a small transfer budget to work with and be able to offer players better wages or still have Brown/Knox in charge. It was the same last year with the pitch looking fine around christmas time then 2 or 3 weeks later after they go over it on the tractors, for what reason i do not now, it is a shambles. Granted it is not as bad as the previous 2 years, at the moment, it should not be happening and MFC only have themselves to blame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambo97 Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Why? That's 3 consecutive seasons now that the pitch has been a disgrace and the groundsman still manages to keep his job. If we weren't having to spend so much money on the beach each year then maybe would have a small transfer budget to work with and be able to offer players better wages or still have Brown/Knox in charge. It was the same last year with the pitch looking fine around christmas time then 2 or 3 weeks later after they go over it on the tractors, for what reason i do not now, it is a shambles. Granted it is not as bad as the previous 2 years, at the moment, it should not be happening and MFC only have themselves to blame. The pitch is no worse than any other in the spl and by far much worse than it ever was before under soil heating. John Chapman a few years ago predicted exactly the problems USH would cause at Fir Park so why shouldn't we blame the spl (old firm apologists)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Wit? It's no worse than any other? I've heard that statement a few times now and the only explanation I can come up with is I must have been watching different highlights. It was by far the worst pitch played on in the SPL this weekend. Granted none of them look great but ours is bare to the bone. Until we get a few mild winters in succession the grass is just gonna keep dying off because it's not established enough to cope with the stresses of the cold and undersoil heading, and that is a situation of the Clubs on making by penny pinching on pitch repairs when a radical overhaul was required years ago. But as others have said, driving a tractor over a pitch as fragile as ours is just draft. You don't have to be an expert to know that. It's things like that which make folk wonder if those looking after it actually have a clue what they're doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn_Broomfield Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Pay peanuts, you get monkeys. We have done it and ended up with the extras from Jumanji, The Jungle Book and Congo. None of which know how a pitch should be looked after. There are experts of the trade in the stands wincing everytime these butchers are allowed near our pitch. If our team get a good pitch we'll scud teams, unfortunately we'll spend half a season playing on Troon beach each year. Fibre sand is old hat, the vast majrity of the league have used it for at least 6 seasons. Thankfully, they have staff that know their stuff.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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