Super Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29376418 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsKev Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 If it allows the clubs of league 1/2 to become more financially stable I'm all for it. The artificial pitches of today are far from the pitches of the 80's. It was only a matter of time that they would make it into the domestic game following UEFA's green light to use them in European competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 If its anything like the pitch at Andorra where Wales played then not sure about this It looked like they were playing on a matress full of rabbit droppings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 i'm not surprised FC Lorient in the French top league have one of these new generation artificial pitches for 5 years or so now, i've been there loads of time, it looks real, it seems to react in the same way as grass, sliding tackles are fine and nobody including goalkeepers have need to wear leggings or track bottoms and there have been no postponements despite being on an atlantic coastal region. http://www.polytan.de/index.php?id=165&L=1&tx_polytanreferences_pi1[startReference]=4&tx_polytanreferences_pi1[action]=slider&tx_polytanreferences_pi1[controller]=Reference&cHash=ae19d54305950a6bbbaacdb47f90af65 http://www.polytan.de/en/references/synthetic-turf/football-turf/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin1988 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 If its anything like the pitch at Andorra where Wales played then not sure about this It looked like they were playing on a matress full of rabbit droppings My thoughts entirely. That was FIFA accepted after all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Desso or nowt ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Windes have one. It wasn't that well received. It does let the clubs use the pitch every day of the week, so alot of smaller clubs could use the option to lease it on weeknights to make cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 it makes sense if teams like the gas (I'm not piss taking) have one at the mem as the state of that pitch after december is awful, it has to be of a high standard tho' not like that andora pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandare 1966 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Hope so I clean them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 The modern pitches are much better than the old 1970 / 80s pitches. I remember watching City play away on an artificial pitch (QPR ?) and it was dire. The bounce of the ball was so high and irregular that it was like watching a match played on concrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I went to a Soccer Six (celeb charity) tournament at Greenwich in February. It was in the SoccerDome which I believe is closing soon to make way for housing. There were two full sized pitches, I guess as they were fully undercover they were totally artificial. You stood on 'grass' when you watched, it was very convincing. The players had no problem playing on it and it was excellent. Obviously nothing is better than proper grass, I love our pitch being top quality Desso. I remember seeing City away at Preston back in the 80's. The pitch was an odd colour, looked like it had a heavy frost on it. The players couldn't play on it at all, couldn't make a tackle fearing they would slide along it's surface as the 'burns' were terrible. Made a bit of a face of a game really. Glad the teams ditched them, or were they made to I can't remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 If its anything like the pitch at Andorra where Wales played then not sure about this It looked like they were playing on a matress full of rabbit droppings Hugh Hefner used to do it all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Makes sense .... but I miss the old days of mud and plenty of it, sometimes it was hard to make out which side some players were on after a few sliding tackles.. ... Proper football with proper boots and goalkeepers sinking in quicksand :laugh: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I played on Preston's original artificial pitch a couple of times way back then. It was awful, a sliding tackle just ripped your leg open and the ball just ran away from you and bounced about 100 feet in the air. And I missed a sitter which is on video somewhere, gutted. Obviously I blamed the pitch! If these pitches come back they will have to be so much better quality but I'm sure they will be as technology and development have moved on so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowshed Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Keynsham Town have a 3G pitch. It is an excellent surface to play on. Go to ground ... No burns and the bounce is consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldlandReddies Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Already have ours in place ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Bcfc Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Keynsham Town have a 3G pitch. It is an excellent surface to play on. Go to ground ... No burns and the bounce is consistent. Whilst I agree its a great surface it has cut my knees up when sliding on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Whilst I agree its a great surface it has cut my knees up when sliding on it Are you sure that wasn't on 'blades' of grass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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