matthefish2002 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Pitch wasn't perfect v Carlisle which was hardly surprising with the weather but played ok. Not really an issue anymore. One of the few things club got right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl4life Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 37 minutes ago, wednesdayok said: To be honest I wasn't there, so I shouldn't comment, picked it up from Radio Sheffield and what they said about it, plus Jos said something too, Taking the word of Radio Sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CadTheOwl Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Said to the bloke next to me on Tuesday, we could have really done some damage to our pitch in the Carlisle match. The undersoil heating melting all the snow could have been counter-productive too. I think we have had a good pitch this season however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 37 minutes ago, casbahowl said: So you weren’t there yet you start a disparaging thread on how the pitch ‘looked’ based on comments you ‘heard’on the radio .......... OT at it’s finest ! And people wonder why this site is hammered by the rest of the fan base, Numpties finding something and anything to moan about Im sure they will be on the Sheffield forum moaning about the roads not being gritted, someone will say they wasn't that bad and they will come back with, well i actually havent been out of my bedroom for 6 months so i dont actually know just what i heard on the radio Tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owls77 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Think it looks in great condition, there was a lot of surface water and due to the weather that was expected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincolnowl Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Chelsea’s pitch looked worse and played worse last night IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdan2003 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 hour ago, wednesdayok said: To be honest I wasn't there, so I shouldn't comment, picked it up from Radio Sheffield and what they said about it, plus Jos said something too, Imagine my surprise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAnotherShez Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 37 minutes ago, CadTheOwl said: Said to the bloke next to me on Tuesday, we could have really done some damage to our pitch in the Carlisle match. The undersoil heating melting all the snow could have been counter-productive too. I think we have had a good pitch this season however. The under soil heating will not have been on during the match, unless things have changed in the last few years. there's a huge boiler under the kop/ north quad, and cannot run during games because of exhaust fumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CadTheOwl Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 minute ago, OhForAnotherShez said: The under soil heating will not have been on during the match, unless things have changed in the last few years. there's a huge boiler under the kop/ north quad, and cannot run during games because of exhaust fumes. That makes sense but didn't know that, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 It played as good as it could considering the several heavy sleet showers during the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Copthorneowl Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Billiard Table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxtongent Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Can I suggest that anyone complaining about the pitch, in fact any Wednesdayite, to buy (Shock horror) a copy of the recently released DVD entitled 'Keep the Ball in the Bag'. It's a history of Owls ' famous journey to Wembley in the 1966 Cup Final. All the games were played AWAY, and the state of some of those pitches, especially in he goal mouth areas was something that has to be seen to be believed. I well remember our visit to Blackburn in the sixth round, when the ate remained closed until approaching half an hour before KO. Among the first in, my face took on a look of horror when I realised the ground looked more like a swimming pool. It had drained away by the start of the game, but I can picture on Springett walking round the goal area, digging his studs in the mud and twisting in order to drain the excess water away. In those days, and not so long ago, it was unusual to see any pitch competely grass covered. at this time of year.There is nothing wrong with the pitch. I have been at games when, on the large screen the grass looks sparse, but this is not so. I well remember, just before the Desso pitch was laid, we had a nigt game where the water was stood on he pitch and the ko was delayed due to the ground (Kop end) being flooded, Yet at 8pm it was perfectly playable. Don't blame the pitch for crap football ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owler66 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 The pitch the new scapegoat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkstar Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 There was a point in the first half during one of the little blizzards when George Boyd slid about 15 feet down in front of the south. The only mark from that was a George Boyd sized gap in the snow on the pitch. 3 years ago it could have been a George Boyd sized chunk of turf missing. You'll be telling us next the big screen is too fuzzy. And the only spectrum 48k thing we had was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl 44 Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Looks OK to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarn owl Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) The new pitch is amazing. It's January. Most pitches at this time of year are terrible. Least we forget not that long ago when our pitch was a beach. THIS WAS 2015! Edited January 18, 2018 by tarn owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Newsome Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 I never noticed it, thought it was fine especially considering the conditions. Those back passes we were playing to Dawson had me on edge though every time with how slow the ball was moving on the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 44 minutes ago, Buxtongent said: Can I suggest that anyone complaining about the pitch, in fact any Wednesdayite, to buy (Shock horror) a copy of the recently released DVD entitled 'Keep the Ball in the Bag'. It's a history of Owls ' famous journey to Wembley in the 1966 Cup Final. All the games were played AWAY, and the state of some of those pitches, especially in he goal mouth areas was something that has to be seen to be believed. I well remember our visit to Blackburn in the sixth round, when the ate remained closed until approaching half an hour before KO. Among the first in, my face took on a look of horror when I realised the ground looked more like a swimming pool. It had drained away by the start of the game, but I can picture on Springett walking round the goal area, digging his studs in the mud and twisting in order to drain the excess water away. In those days, and not so long ago, it was unusual to see any pitch competely grass covered. at this time of year.There is nothing wrong with the pitch. I have been at games when, on the large screen the grass looks sparse, but this is not so. I well remember, just before the Desso pitch was laid, we had a nigt game where the water was stood on he pitch and the ko was delayed due to the ground (Kop end) being flooded, Yet at 8pm it was perfectly playable. Don't blame the pitch for crap football ! Baseball ground Derby springs to mind Even in August it was a quagmire But didn't Clough / Taylor get them playing some lovely football on it ? Famous quote "Bad workman always blames his tools" Hillsborough Has a Bowling green by comparison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BECKS-TO-BUD Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 21 minutes ago, Owl 44 said: Looks OK to me 21 minutes ago, Owl 44 said: Looks OK to me That's like showing an old photo of your house before it burnt down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJH1867OWLS Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 27 minutes ago, BECKS-TO-BUD said: That's like showing an old photo of your house before it burnt down. Surely we'd of shown a pic of that horse plop drenched, rusty, pink cladding covered eye sore of a ground in S2 if we were showing our old home?! can you imagine if your team played at that shít hole and you went around trying to claim its superiority!... absolute madness! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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