Jack Hunt 'The pitch shouldn't be how it is"

[FreshOwl]

Groundsman need sacking, simple as 

[Sham67]

8 minutes ago, FreshOwl said:

Groundsman need sacking, simple as 

Yet another scapegoat.  How hard is it to see the big picture?

[mannyowl]

33 minutes ago, Tom Sheridan said:

It should be a sports grade silica sand or something similar. Most other types would destabilise the surface.

Probably from Travis Perkins then knowing our judgement or lack of! 

[Harrysgame]

15 hours ago, 0114 said:

Makes a good point about how long we didn’t play on the pitch. 7 weeks between Wycombe & Plymouth should have meant the pitch was in a very good condition. 
 

Would be very interesting to know why the pitch has deteriorated to the level it has. When you see United’s in top condition with literally the same weather as us and supposedly the same Desso pitch, it suggests that the upkeep of the Desso has been neglected. Wether that’s to do with cost or personnel? Who knows.
 

But what a shame that 6 years after spending £1m on a pitch it’s starting to look like it did back in 14/15.

TBH, Plenty of clubs have a new pitch each year.

Probably when it was redone, did we go deep enough re drainage etc.  Not a groundsmen but we always used to have a decent pitch, certainly one of the better onesie the league.

[Guest Musttryharder]

Not casting any blame on on someone particular, but since our last head groundsman left and replacemed by an extremely young and inexperienced one, the pitch as drastically taken a turn for the worse. These pitches take more looking after than your average lawn. I would expect specially formulated dressings / treatments etc to be applied as an ongoing process. Suitable machinery to be used. Do we have the correct type of machinery. Is the new head groundsman proficient in this type of care and treatment to a desso pitch. Something as drastically gone wrong with it that's for sure. Current drainage system could also be a factor. I'm sure if we get a constant abandonment of home games then the EFL will want to know why. 

[westy365owl]

The club do have lamps and have the commando plugs around the pitch (in corners in tunnel and on west and north stand ) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mannyowl]

2 hours ago, Harrysgame said:

TBH, Plenty of clubs have a new pitch each year.

Probably when it was redone, did we go deep enough re drainage etc.  Not a groundsmen but we always used to have a decent pitch, certainly one of the better onesie the league.

I said this on an previous thread - we let the first head groundsman leave to go to Doncaster it seems where he won grounds man of the year twice whilst there, he seemed the best person for the job as there was a big decline after he left and then now there has been a rapid decline. I can see this now costing us promotion!!

[soldierboyblue]

18 hours ago, ANDY said:

Lack of investment innit

 

 

It has to be Andy - no other reason. All the other pitches around the countries are suffering but no where near as bad as ours

[mannyowl]

4 minutes ago, soldierboyblue said:

It has to be Andy - no other reason. All the other pitches around the countries are suffering but no where near as bad as ours

Or skill-set or a combination of then two?

[soldierboyblue]

Just now, mannyowl said:

Or skill-set or a combination of then two?

I don't know enough about the ground staff to be able to remotely comment on their skillset, but something is not right. Even Wigan's pitch which now has Rugby League games being played as does Huddersfield's look in far better nick than ours

[S1Owl]

The San Siro has a similar problem wi pitch. Being isolated & high sided it gets colder & when it's been rained on it messes the grass up. 

[sherlyegg]

9 minutes ago, S1Owl said:

The San Siro has a similar problem wi pitch. Being isolated & high sided it gets colder & when it's been rained on it messes the grass up. 

First time I've seen grow lamps was the San Siro.

Tour guide said they are on 24hrs a day..except match days.

 

Was surprised how crap the pitch looked...was November.

 

Just imagined it would be like a bowling green before seeing it.

[Tom Sheridan]

19 hours ago, mannyowl said:

I said this on an previous thread - we let the first head groundsman leave to go to Doncaster it seems where he won grounds man of the year twice whilst there, he seemed the best person for the job as there was a big decline after he left and then now there has been a rapid decline. I can see this now costing us promotion!!

I think you’ll find he left under a very black cloud and the following groundsman was left to pick the pieces up. He did win the pitch of the year, but comparing our pitch to Doncaster’s is chalk and cheese. 

[mannyowl]

Hopefully with the weather this week the pitch is in better condition for today and Tuesday.