Red Army 75 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 The pitch this season is looking a bit worn in certain areas . Considering the money spent on it I'm quite surprised. I noticed the egg chasers are playing on it Friday night . With the poor weather I'm not expecting a great surface for our important game on Saturday. Don't mind the rugby down the gate but be interested to see the state of it Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 It's not the rugby that's the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portishead Puffin Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 11 minutes ago, Shaun Morgan said: The pitch this season is looking a bit worn in certain areas . Considering the money spent on it I'm quite surprised. I noticed the egg chasers are playing on it Friday night . With the poor weather I'm not expecting a great surface for our important game on Saturday. Don't mind the rugby down the gate but be interested to see the state of it Saturday. Yes I was concerned about this too. 1 minute ago, Tomarse said: It's not the rugby that's the problem Maybe not the reason normally, but it's not going to do it much good this weekend with the way the weather has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, Tomarse said: It's not the rugby that's the problem As far as I know it's partially wear and tear and the natural grass not adhering to the desso as it should - one of the ground staff told me that last year. It looks good but is the surface is not as robust as it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: Yes I was concerned about this too. Maybe not the reason normally, but it's not going to do it much good this weekend with the way the weather has been. If you look at the main areas of the pitch it's fine, even after rugby where they've had scrums etc. I think it's much more apparent they've been fighting a disease that's eating the grass on the edges initially. I also think we're also becoming very expectant of a bowling green all the time when really the majority of the pitch looks fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Army 75 Posted February 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 10 minutes ago, Tomarse said: It's not the rugby that's the problem Personally just can't see it helping the pitch for Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CITYAREREDANDWHITE Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 37 minutes ago, Tomarse said: If you look at the main areas of the pitch it's fine, even after rugby where they've had scrums etc. I think it's much more apparent they've been fighting a disease that's eating the grass on the edges initially. I also think we're also becoming very expectant of a bowling green all the time when really the majority of the pitch looks fine Those sorts of things are very rare for sports pitches. Have you been told that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted February 9, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 8 minutes ago, CITYAREREDANDWHITE said: Those sorts of things are very rare for sports pitches. Have you been told that? It's correct, Desso team have been in attendance to sort this problem. It's hopefully sorted but damage won't be fixed until the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsKev Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I believe the under soil heating that is still to be switched on will also assist the pitches growth and helps stabilise the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeeebles Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I know it's not up to the standard of last year but it's still pretty good. At high elevation you can see bare patches but at ground level it still looks pretty dam smooth in my eyes. West Hams pitch looks worse tonight doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CITYAREREDANDWHITE Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 3 hours ago, phantom said: It's correct, Desso team have been in attendance to sort this problem. It's hopefully sorted but damage won't be fixed until the summer Unless they're relaying the whole pitch during the close season, this is likely to be a problem again next season. This sort of thing is so hard to get rid of, as seen with man utds pitch a couple of seasons ago. The whole pitch had to be relayed, 3 years before scheduled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 They relayed the whole pitch last summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelton’s Love Gravy Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 If a herd of cows ate some desso. What in the name of buggery would happen to the blighters? Would they start behaving funny? Or doing some slightly unusual poos? We may well never know. Alas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngish Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 They re-lay the pitch every summer so don't worry everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Can I just say one thing? Some of the moderating beasty-weisties were going on t'other day about having OTIB awards. IF there is a category for 'Most Imaginative Thread Title', a wish to nominate this thread. ****in inspired. Uncle TFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 12 hours ago, Shaun Morgan said: Personally just can't see it helping the pitch for Saturday. Why would it help? It's never going to HELP playing rugby on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton_fan Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 13 hours ago, EmersonsKev said: I believe the under soil heating that is still to be switched on will also assist the pitches growth and helps stabilise the surface. I think this is the answer. The pitch was OK last year because it got lots of sunlight from where the new stand is now. This season the light has been reduced but the undersoil heating is not in place. Once this is operating it will be switched on to encourage the grass to grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted February 10, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 44 minutes ago, ashton_fan said: I think this is the answer. The pitch was OK last year because it got lots of sunlight from where the new stand is now. This season the light has been reduced but the undersoil heating is not in place. Once this is operating it will be switched on to encourage the grass to grow. No - as above there is a parasite in the desso part of the pitch I admit I am no green fingered expert, but how would warm ground help grass grow? Surely it is all about sunlight etc? -Undersoil heating wont make a bit of difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton_fan Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, phantom said: No - as above there is a parasite in the desso part of the pitch I admit I am no green fingered expert, but how would warm ground help grass grow? Surely it is all about sunlight etc? -Undersoil heating wont make a bit of difference No, raising the temperature does affect grass growth. Undersoil heating is mainly used for this purpose rather than melting snow as in the old days. Modern stadia restrict the amount of sunlight on the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 7 minutes ago, phantom said: No - as above there is a parasite in the desso part of the pitch I admit I am no green fingered expert, but how would warm ground help grass grow? Surely it is all about sunlight etc? -Undersoil heating wont make a bit of difference Why is Tony Dinning in the grass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted February 10, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 3 minutes ago, ashton_fan said: No, raising the temperature does affect grass growth. Undersoil heating is mainly used for this purpose rather than melting snow as in the old days. Modern stadia restrict the amount of sunlight on the pitch As they say, you learn something new everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ealing Robin Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 1 hour ago, ashton_fan said: No, raising the temperature does affect grass growth. Undersoil heating is mainly used for this purpose rather than melting snow as in the old days. Modern stadia restrict the amount of sunlight on the pitch This will hugely be beneficial next year, most prem clubs have theres running pretty much flat out trying to get the grass to 12C. There gas bills are frightening!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Well, I, for one, DO NOT like the way this thread is developing. It sounds to me as if we are blaming the poor old pitch for our woes, when we know who is actually to blame. Do I need to say his name ............ Lee Johnson (actual size) Uncle TFR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsKev Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 8 hours ago, BA1 said: This will hugely be beneficial next year, most prem clubs have theres running pretty much flat out trying to get the grass to 12C. There gas bills are frightening!! Then again being a crap prem side gets you £90m gas bill won't be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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