Jcolebristol Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Overheard fans chatting on way out about how Man City will find it harder on a narrow pitch like ours (not to mention the crowd). From the top tier of the Etihad, it certainly looked like it was a much wider pitch, but thought I would have a google and see how much. Seems that actually, our pitch is bigger! See below However the stat for Etihad is from 2014/15 season - do teams change their pitch sizes often? I also remember LJ mentioning he had the pitch narrowed at beginning of the season: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lee-johnson-ashton-gate-pitch-263527 Ultimately, even if our pitch is a little narrower, will that play into our favour? I know Spurs struggled to adapt when they moved to Wembley so pitch size must make some impact, but make enough of a difference to disrupt a teams game? Etihad: Field size 115 by 74 yards (105 by 68 m) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Manchester_Stadium AG: 115 by 75 yards (105 m × 69 m) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashton_Gate_Stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiled Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 I thought their pitch looked significantly wider than AG - and not just because ours has been narrowed for this season. So much space around the players compared to our Championship fixtures. While I was watching the game last night I wondered if this would play into our hands for the return fixture but then Man City haven't been bad on their Premier League and Champions League travels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 I thought their pitch was massive, but may be due to height we were at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonPark Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 That stat would be wrong now, the pitch was narrowed by a bit in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 It was mentioned on telly or radio that the Etihad pitch is bigger, can't remember who by or when Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Do The Dziekanowski Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 It was definitely wider, Frankie could kick it in the lines, heck he played a bit like Xavi on that pitch, 80 yard diagonal pass here, dropping it in the hole for our CM’s to bring down and even keeping it simple playing across the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 We've narrowed our pitch and I expect Pep has probably made the Etihad as wide as possible, there were huge gaps for Bravo when playing the ball out you don't normally see us allow at AG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 We narrowed our pitch but not by much. Only a yard (or may be a metre) either side I believe. In English therefore, our pitch is now 115 x 73 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcolebristol Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 HAha yeh, the fact frankie didn’t boot one ball straight out answers the question! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, Jcolebristol said: HAha yeh, the fact frankie didn’t boot one ball straight out answers the question! Was just about to say the same thing. Why is it that a highly paid professional footballer seems to have so much difficulty kicking a football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcolebristol Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 6 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said: Was just about to say the same thing. Why is it that a highly paid professional footballer seems to have so much difficulty kicking a football? Because LJ narrowed the pitch JOHNSON OUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 27 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said: Was just about to say the same thing. Why is it that a highly paid professional footballer seems to have so much difficulty kicking a football? Because we are all different and mistakes can happen. Why do humans bite their tongue? Why do you drop things? Why do tennis players hit the net? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South stander Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 34 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said: Was just about to say the same thing. Why is it that a highly paid professional footballer seems to have so much difficulty kicking a football? I thought Frankie's distribution was excellent last night, including one driven pass that landed over the defender and into the path of a city player in the opposition half. Looked like he had been practicing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumRed Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 minute ago, South stander said: I thought Frankie's distribution was excellent last night, including one driven pass that landed over the defender and into the path of a city player in the opposition half. Looked like he had been practicing!! I would hope he bloody well had! Was a good ball though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 3 hours ago, AshtonPark said: That stat would be wrong now, the pitch was narrowed by a bit in the summer. Reduced from 75 yds to a bit over 74 yards. Cannot find an exact figure anywhere but definitely not less Tha 74 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reformed_red Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 I think the Ethihad pitch is bigger than that, a quick google search says 78 yards wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, JonDolman said: I'm not sure narrowing our pitch helps us. I thought it did at first. But when you see how teams like millwall, Burton and Preston played against us, maybe a wider pitch would have suited our passing style. 3 teams out of 23 I think the calculations might be alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Our pitch is definitely narrower. Could help us in the return. Mind you, Bravo- for all his other more important flaws- does have very good distribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 20 minutes ago, JonDolman said: Maybe. Hard to guess how we would have done with a wider pitch. Only thing we can compare against was that the pitch was wider the previous season and a few other teams showed us how to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, grifty said: Why do tennis players hit the net? Hip injury apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 One pre match commentator stated "The width of the Etihad pitch will cause problems for Bristol City" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, grifty said: Because we are all different and mistakes can happen. Why do humans bite their tongue? Why do you drop things? Why do tennis players hit the net? According to LJ’s pre-match interview, Frankie’s footballing ability (passing off the deck) was why he got the nod over Steele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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