Well_Jaggy Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Your right Steve, the pitch was looking shocking and didn't play very well. the games did go ahead though. My point is though, if our pitch was like that but deemed playable, then what state must Tanadice (or others) be in for them NOT to be playable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazilian Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 The pitch looks terrible and it plays worse. Sometimes the ball bounces on it, sometimes it doesn't. Players are having to take extra touches to compensate and almost second guess what the ball might do and it's painful to watch. Other pitches, but not all, are just as bad though and seem to be immune to criticism. There's a goalkeeping howler, if the goalie doesn't take a touch (and on one occassion on Saturday Randy didnae!) just around the corner for some team. Mystic Milo again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazilian Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Wishaw post reporting that pitch is to be re-seeded on Monday after the Celtic match. should help given its nearly 5 match free weeks before the Aberdeen game. Just hope its a lightweight seeding machine they drive down it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East_Stand_Al Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 http://www.motherwell-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/...022/index.shtml She(Leeann Dempster) responded later to a question about the state of the playing surface. It had fallen foul to an attack from a type of algae. This has resulted in a loss of grass cover and the need for the unsightly sanding now in evidence. There are no games scheduled at Fir Park for four weeks following Sunday’s game with Celtic so the pitch will be seeded and with the help of germination covers it is expected that a recovery will soon take place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 So let me get this right. So far the pitch has been shite because of, and in no particular order: The rain The snow The covers not being on the pitch The covers being on the pitch for too long The "lanarkshire micro climate" The undersoil heating not working properly The undersoil heating working too well Poor drainage Drainage working too well causing leaching The shadow caused by the South Stand Overfeeding Underfeeding The use of heavy machinery Foxes Vandals No base layer The wrong sort of base layer and now..... Rogue algae. How unlucky are we eh! Oh I almost forgot The Groundstaff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augh! Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I'd like to see artificial pitches allowed in the SPL again. I don't know if there has been any significant change in design of those pitches since Dunfermline and Hamilton tried them but they're much more common now on pitches people are playing on recreationally and so I think they'd be accepted much more readily by the fans. I know I play on the week in week out and I can't help finding it funny that a fat lump like me is playing on a better pitch than most of the ones in the SPL. The players seemed fine going to play on the one in Norway in the summer, Craig Brown said the players were used to the surface in the run-up to that game as they trained on plastic pitches all the time. I also remember hearing of Archie Knox verbally abusing some council worker when we weren't allowed to use the plastic pitches at Ravenscraig as a permanent training base. The clubs would surely welcome the chance to be able to rent out the pitch in the stadium during the week, or at least not have to spend so much money on outside training facilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickoza Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I also remember hearing of Archie Knox verbally abusing some council worker when we weren't allowed to use the plastic pitches at Ravenscraig as a permanent training base. Did anything ever come of that, seem to recall NLC were going to get Knox done for the abuse he dished out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special aka Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Sorry MFC, but the pitch has been a joke for years now. Formerly one of the best playing surfaces in Scotland it is a total embarrassment now. All stems from the erection of that monstrosity at the south end of the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stall Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Sorry MFC, but the pitch has been a joke for years now. Formerly one of the best playing surfaces in Scotland it is a total embarrassment now. All stems from the erection of that monstrosity at the south end of the ground I don't think the blame can be entirley squared at the south stand. When you look at any of the large stadiums across the UK, you do not see a small stand built in the southern corner to let the light in. Granted, I don't think it helps, but I don't think it is the route cause if you pardon the pun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special aka Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Know where you are coming from mate, but I reckon the South Stand was the beginning of where we are now. The majority of large stands at the south end of stadiums have roofs which facilitate natural light getting to the grass while ours certainly doesn't. The foundations also appear to inhibit natural drainage. From then on in it's been downhill imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big tache Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Know where you are coming from mate, but I reckon the South Stand was the beginning of where we are now. The majority of large stands at the south end of stadiums have roofs which facilitate natural light getting to the grass while ours certainly doesn't. The foundations also appear to inhibit natural drainage. From then on in it's been downhill imho. Remember we used to have so much turf behind the goals we used to fill in the six yard box halfway through the season. Was shitting myself on Wed. night incase the physio spilt the water and turned it into quicksand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickoza Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Pittodrie looks dire today. Not just our pitch but, desipte looking every bit as bad as ours, Mr Burley aint criticising it much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Pittodrie looks dire today. Not just our pitch but, desipte looking every bit as bad as ours, Mr Burley aint criticising it much. The pittodrie pitch didn't cost us 2pts, the pitch at Fir Park did the other night.We must be into our fourth season now playing on a shit heap and i am getting more pissed off paying my hard earned to watch the games of crazy football that disgrace of a pitch serves up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augh! Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 The pittodrie pitch didn't cost us 2pts, the pitch at Fir Park did the other night.We must be into our fourth season now playing on a shit heap and i am getting more pissed off paying my hard earned to watch the games of crazy football that disgrace of a pitch serves up I agree. It seems that for whatever reason we can't keep a good standard of pitch at Fir Park. If moving to a new stadium in Ravenscraig is still the long-term goal of the club I think it would make sense for us to try and be allowed to put in a plastic pitch to carry us over for as long as we're at FP. We're spending crazy money on that pitch ever year - as well as on other parts of a stadium that is really starting to show its age - and by January it still looks like farm, tractor marks and everything. Get a plastic pitch down to stop hemorrhaging money and then hire whoever the fuck planted the pitch at St Mirren's new stadium for when we move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 http://www.motherwell-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/...022/index.shtml She(Leeann Dempster) responded later to a question about the state of the playing surface. It had fallen foul to an attack from a type of algae. ALGAE ATTACK! Superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazles ring piece Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 ALGAE ATTACK! At least this algae keeps these rare breeded "foxes" away Although, I've never seen a disgruntled, ex employeed fox with a black balaclava and splade before. Watch the groundstaff at halftime. Hilarious, if it wasn't costing The Club £700K? This mob would give The Chuckle Brothers a run for their money. Check out - its scary!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ankles Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Get on the phone to Southampton FC. Their pitch looked amazing on the English highlights show last night.Dont think even wembley today would look any better.Find out how the hell they do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Get on the phone to Southampton FC. Their pitch looked amazing on the English highlights show last night.Dont think even wembley today would look any better.Find out how the hell they do it. I'd guess that climate has an awful lot to do with it. Southampton's location on the south coast gives it a considerable advantage temperature wise over most of Britain. At any point in time you'd expect it to be several degrees warmer than say Carlisle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numpty Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Get on the phone to Southampton FC. Their pitch looked amazing on the English highlights show last night.Dont think even wembley today would look any better.Find out how the hell they do it. By being 400 miles further south, several degrees warmer, and a lot drier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazilian Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 ALGAE ATTACK! Superb. Ra Selliks Asian stars struggle with the surface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazilian Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Pitch doesn't look the £1,000,000+ its cost but it actually seems to be showing signs of improvement, some half decent weather and the fresh seeding and hopefully appropriate maintenance and it's in with half a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finlay Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 I think we will see a big difference in the park come 2nd April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stall Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 I think we will see a big difference in the park come 2nd April. Since grass starts growing with 5degree temperatures, then you would hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcalpin Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Pitch wasn't too bad today. Not great but nowhere near as bad as last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisley Steelman Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Still no really cutting up like it was last season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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