Trueredsupporter Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coach Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Still better than the blue fews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswhitlock Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, Trueredsupporte said: is that the Rec in Hillfields....grew up in them there parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Every time I walk across Ashton Park to the game I think it's really sad how those pitches have been let go. It used to be quite entertaining to stop and watch a game for 10 minutes or so on the way in. Perhaps there is just not the call for it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowshed Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Is that a crop circle being grown in honour of Bristol being the European City of Sport.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowshed Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 14 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: Every time I walk across Ashton Park to the game I think it's really sad how those pitches have been let go. It used to be quite entertaining to stop and watch a game for 10 minutes or so on the way in. Perhaps there is just not the call for it anymore. Plenty of demand for pitches all over Bristol that teams can play on, and are maintained. Ashton boys have two teams at some kids levels. They do not play many games in the Park anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANWRENBCFC4LIFE Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Budget cuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueredsupporter Posted April 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, DANWRENBCFC4LIFE said: Budget cuts if its that hard the council could have saved a thimble of fuel not cutting the grass around the goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 2 hours ago, Cowshed said: Plenty of demand for pitches all over Bristol that teams can play on, and are maintained. Ashton boys have two teams at some kids levels. They do not play many games in the Park anymore. They always played in the park when we played them (among other places) Where do they play now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixtyseconds Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 2 hours ago, DANWRENBCFC4LIFE said: Budget cuts £5 short back and sides around just the posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 3 hours ago, Trueredsupporte said: What are you complaining about? Are the goal posts the wrong way around?? tfj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 They're prepared for goal line technology then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixtyseconds Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 15 minutes ago, Taxi for Johnson said: What are you complaining about? Are the goal posts the wrong way around?? tfj Why would thousands of square metres be uncut, and a small area around (??) the posts mown! Tough call. Running track for dwarves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueredsupporter Posted April 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 51 minutes ago, Taxi for Johnson said: What are you complaining about? Are the goal posts the wrong way around?? tfj in whose world do people cut the grass around the front and BACK of the goals and then leave the rest of the pitch unplayable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Trueredsupporte said: in whose world do people cut the grass around the front and BACK of the goals and then leave the rest of the pitch unplayable? Council work note: "In order to save resouces, please do not cut back the entire field. Cutting the grass between the goalposts will be sufficient". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 2 hours ago, harrys said: They always played in the park when we played them (among other places) Where do they play now? When my son's under 9s team played against them a few months ago it was on a pitch at the cricket club. Used to enjoy seeing the games in Ashton Park on match days. Sometimes they provided more entertainment than what was on offer in AG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowshed Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 3 hours ago, harrys said: They always played in the park when we played them (among other places) Where do they play now? As another pointed out the cricket club, along with other venues including teams training in the two sports centres in Whitchurch. Hardly surprising considering the state of Park pitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 I remember watching them play down the clanage on a cold and frosty sunny Sunday morning, a beautiful setting with Brunel's bridge in the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaspberryRed Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Just in case anyone was after a serious or real answer here goes It's due to the fact that the larger field tractor type grass cutters cannot get close to/between the posts. Therefore a smaller sit on mower will do the above and the rest of the field be fully mown the same or next working day. Not as funny but true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Lions Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 That's the park round the corner from the Langton pub in Briz. Changing rooms have been shut, pitch left in a mess. Its also one of the parks the council wanted to sell off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scare_Man Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 9 minutes ago, Three Lions said: That's the park round the corner from the Langton pub in Briz. Changing rooms have been shut, pitch left in a mess. Its also one of the parks the council wanted to sell off. Yeah, that's the one. Pitches haven't been marked all season I think. No idea why they would've bothered to cut the grass like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Lions Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Couldn't see lines on it last time was over there because it looked farmland with foot high crops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldstandrobin Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 3 hours ago, Three Lions said: That's the park round the corner from the Langton pub in Briz. Changing rooms have been shut, pitch left in a mess. Its also one of the parks the council wanted to sell off. If the council cant put yellow lines, a bus lane on it or dig it up they aint interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Is it a Par 3 or 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 22 minutes ago, BRISTOL86 said: Is it a Par 3 or 4? I honestly thought that at first glance, thought the council were turning the pitches into pitch & put in the close season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Cloud Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Don't believe it, they'd have left at least 6 sets of Traffic Lights and 1 roundabout in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 17 hours ago, DANWRENBCFC4LIFE said: Budget cuts You've missed out an "N" in that last word, @DANWRENBCFC4LIFE Just about sums up our useless council. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 I manage one of the sides who play in Greville Smyth and it's a nightmare. We played away on Monday and played some really nice football on a pitch with short grass. For a year 8 side of limited ability it was excellent. Had a training match in the park last night and they couldn't play at all. As a manager you tell them to play the conditions but they are 13.. They have a right to develop as players but they can't playing on a cowfield. We can't cut the grass ourselves due to public liability insurance.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 18 hours ago, Cowshed said: Plenty of demand for pitches all over Bristol that teams can play on, and are maintained. Ashton boys have two teams at some kids levels. They do not play many games in the Park anymore. Mainly because of the state of the pitches... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 And people wonder why England as a team are so poor. Start at grassroots level - literally!! How can you expect kids to play football if the pitches are left like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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