Benneythered Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 Anybody know if that large stain in the middle of the pitch was anything to do with the egg chasers? I hope it doesn't happen repeatedly, it looks awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benneythered Posted October 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 Sorry mods please move to the correct location Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 11 minutes ago, Redfest said: Anybody know if that large stain in the middle of the pitch was anything to do with the egg chasers? I hope it doesn't happen repeatedly, it looks awful. Yes, it was the Gallagher Premiership logo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 Maybe this could be shifted to the ‘Pitch and markings’ Sub Forum 1 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey86 Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 I thought it looked fairly churned up Dolman side too. Think I remember Pring slipping a couple of times that side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Rocker Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 Typical of this club expecting the pitch to last playing two football teams and rugby fixtures on one pitch . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahanshahan Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 Hopefully it's sorted out by tomorrow. I'm going to the City Women v Arsenal Women game, which is live on Sky... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted October 21, 2023 Report Share Posted October 21, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 The pitch was a mess from all of the recent rain and rugby and what were they doung 15 minutes before the game? Watering it when it clearly needed drying out. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashtongreight Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said: The pitch was a mess from all of the recent rain and rugby and what were they doung 15 minutes before the game? Watering it when it clearly needed drying out. I thought the same, I assume the ground staff are professional so should know better than me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Rich Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 7 hours ago, Ashtongreight said: I thought the same, I assume the ground staff are professional so should know better than me. My understanding of this based on a conversation with someone ITK (Admitabley about 10 years ago) is that 1. Managers often want a wetter surface so the ball moves faster for passing etc. and 2. (main reason) Drying out has to be slow. If someone slides heavily, and the surface is dry but the roots wet the turf tears the roots and damages them - it's then much harder to repair and get the repair to knit back to the rest of the surface. If everything is moist then the turf comes up as one piece and roots tend to be pulled up but intact and can be placed back in and/or repaired. Not sure I explained that well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted October 22, 2023 Report Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, BCFC Rich said: My understanding of this based on a conversation with someone ITK (Admitabley about 10 years ago) is that 1. Managers often want a wetter surface so the ball moves faster for passing etc. and 2. (main reason) Drying out has to be slow. If someone slides heavily, and the surface is dry but the roots wet the turf tears the roots and damages them - it's then much harder to repair and get the repair to knit back to the rest of the surface. If everything is moist then the turf comes up as one piece and roots tend to be pulled up but intact and can be placed back in and/or repaired. Not sure I explained that well I think you will find as well that dry Desso type pitches increase the risk of injury , increasing twist and muscle injuries The grass is so lush these days it’s like a deep pile carpet Edited October 22, 2023 by Sheltons Army 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinmans Love Child Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 On 21/10/2023 at 21:16, City Rocker said: Why do they need to paint that onto the pitch? Just use a bit of TV magic surely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 4 hours ago, Tinmans Love Child said: Why do they need to paint that onto the pitch? Just use a bit of TV magic surely Also, how do they paint that on the pitch? Is there a special stencil that gets sent to our ground staff along with the correct branding colour paints? or does the RFU send a specialist team along to paint it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desso Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 2 hours ago, beaverface said: Also, how do they paint that on the pitch? Is there a special stencil that gets sent to our ground staff along with the correct branding colour paints? or does the RFU send a specialist team along to paint it? It appeared to be almost gone on TV yesterday. 18 hours ago, BCFC Rich said: My understanding of this based on a conversation with someone ITK (Admitabley about 10 years ago) is that 1. Managers often want a wetter surface so the ball moves faster for passing etc. and 2. (main reason) Drying out has to be slow. If someone slides heavily, and the surface is dry but the roots wet the turf tears the roots and damages them - it's then much harder to repair and get the repair to knit back to the rest of the surface. If everything is moist then the turf comes up as one piece and roots tend to be pulled up but intact and can be placed back in and/or repaired. Not sure I explained that well To my mind, and I'm obviously wrong, that's the wrong way round. I would have thought that there would be water resistance on a soaking wet surface as opposed to being dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cityboy1954 Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 19 hours ago, Sheltons Army said: I think you will find as well that dry Desso type pitches increase the risk of injury , increasing twist and muscle injuries The grass is so lush these days it’s like a deep pile carpet Must be bone dry up the .H.P.C centre then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsofclay Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 I have often thought that the pitch itself could be used to paint on the national flag of the country the ground is in. In our case the flag of St George. The only problem with that is in the Isle of Man where matches will then always be played over three legs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 9 hours ago, Tinmans Love Child said: Why do they need to paint that onto the pitch? Just use a bit of TV magic surely Maybe a hologram sign and rugby game. Pitch not damaged then 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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