sherlyegg Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 5 hours ago, sherlyegg said: How do you maintain grass?...stick a fork in it stax of times, chuck some growmore on it now and again, mow it when it gets long. Next lesson will be how to maintain a lake. S. Egg Horticulturist Level 1. https://www.ggmgroundscare.com/news/post/football-pitch-maintenance.html like i said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Zarhutt Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 There was a bit in The Stir from today where DM said he 'was happy with the pitch & it's sorted'. Really? It looks awful, but as has been said elsewhere it could work in our favour, but I'm not so sure, espeically if we pick up more injuries on it. The bit in front of the South Stand looks like a beach and Liam Palmer hit a couple of bobblers in the second half but got away with it. The only time I can remember the pitch being worse was around 2014/15 I think. We played out a midweek 0-0 with Birmingham & the pitch was absolutely atrocious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Loads of rain Monday and Tuesday We will be back to square one again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Musttryharder Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 18 minutes ago, Pete Zarhutt said: There was a bit in The Stir from today where DM said he 'was happy with the pitch & it's sorted'. Really? It looks awful, but as has been said elsewhere it could work in our favour, but I'm not so sure, espeically if we pick up more injuries on it. The bit in front of the South Stand looks like a beach and Liam Palmer hit a couple of bobblers in the second half but got away with it. The only time I can remember the pitch being worse was around 2014/15 I think. We played out a midweek 0-0 with Birmingham & the pitch was absolutely atrocious. It looked 10 times worse than it actually played. It didn't cut up and it didn't do too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 20 minutes ago, TodwickOwl said: Loads of rain Monday and Tuesday We will be back to square one again Sunny tomorrow, rain on Monday, dry on Tuesday and remainder of next week according to forecasts I've seen. A bit of rain now and again will do pitch good as long as we get plenty of sunshine and temps are not too low. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graz gp Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Do we know why the pitch is in such a mess. I thought all the drainage problems were sorted out when the new pitch was laid. The blunts had the same pitch as the owls and that looks ok. uto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 5 hours ago, ANDY said: A view from the north As seen here sun is getting higher in sky now and getting at more of pitch, it should start to recover soon and should have a good covering of grass on it come start of April unless we get some really cold weather which would slow things down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, graz gp said: Do we know why the pitch is in such a mess. I thought all the drainage problems were sorted out when the new pitch was laid. The blunts had the same pitch as the owls and that looks ok. uto They keep putting on it. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Tom Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 There was one today where a normal side foot ground pass bobbled over Hunt’s foot and straight out for a Charlton throw right on that dodgy bit. Other than that it played alright but it’s a bit of an eyesore, be great to get some proper sun on it ASAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 It is certainly a state but I suppose with my ‘glass half full’ head on at least the stadium didn’t actually flood and we still have a pitch to moan about. As has been said many times by others, god knows what we can do about it from here other than pray for good weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Mr. Tom said: There was one today where a normal side foot ground pass bobbled over Hunt’s foot and straight out for a Charlton throw right on that dodgy bit. Other than that it played alright but it’s a bit of an eyesore, be great to get some proper sun on it ASAP Nothing a ton of green sand can't fix... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrodie2002 Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Apparently we only did a “half-desso” pitch instead of a full desso…. So seems we did it on the cheap yet again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Nick Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 No need for some sort of high-tech football pitch, half real, half plastic...the primary enemy of ANY plastic, no matter how high-tech this plastic may be, is SUNLIGHT, which wrecks plastic. Natural grass thrives in sunlight. Derek Blunkett had no problem maintaining a natural-grass pitch, and the conditions in which he did it, have not changed, it's the same Hillsborough now, as it was in his day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bukta Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 20 hours ago, ANDY said: Near groundsmans cabins under north https://www.agrigem.co.uk/profile-natural-greens-grade So you have two colour choices with this stuff, natural which is the biscuit coloured stuff that we went for or emerald green which is specifically coloured to blend in with natural grass. I’d love to know why we chose natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animis Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 made me laugh when the sprinklers came on at half time - joking apart, seems the drainage is ok at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpowl Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Be nice if the club came out and explained why the pitch is in the condition it is Maybe it’s been over played on recently with home games and a few under 23s or possible training if that has been the case ( and I’m sure the club would of reduced or moved under 23 games and training from it if it was effecting the pitch like that ) adverse weather but every other team faces the same problems so why is our pitch stand out awful there must be more too it Maintenance drainage natural sunlight Like I said it be nice if the club can come out and explain what the issues are and set out a plan to rectify does it need doing again? im sure they will address it in the off season my worries are will they address the problems and fix them or will the get the pitch playable again for the beginning of the season and us be in the same position in the winter again I’m sure there’s an easier enough explanation that can be put out in a statement to reassure the fans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Drop Bannan Luongo and Byers We need Wilson Keppel and Betty in the sand dunes.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notts Owl Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 20 hours ago, graz gp said: Do we know why the pitch is in such a mess. I thought all the drainage problems were sorted out when the new pitch was laid. The blunts had the same pitch as the owls and that looks ok. uto They are not next to the Don with a tide table on par with Morecombe Bay. That said, with what was spent on it should hold up a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrie’s Left Peg Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 18 hours ago, Mr. Tom said: There was one today where a normal side foot ground pass bobbled over Hunt’s foot and straight out for a Charlton throw right on that dodgy bit. Other than that it played alright but it’s a bit of an eyesore, be great to get some proper sun on it ASAP Jeez. First world problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Musttryharder Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 On 26/02/2022 at 20:02, graz gp said: Do we know why the pitch is in such a mess. I thought all the drainage problems were sorted out when the new pitch was laid. The blunts had the same pitch as the owls and that looks ok. uto Can't be draining too bad, Sprinklers were used on Saturday. It can look dire, doesnt mean it plays badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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