New Pitch -really necessary ?

[Tin Bath]

I am I a bit mad in thinking there wasnt an awful lot wrong with our pitch at the end of the season, just seemed to have the normal wear and tear around the goalmouths. They did this last year and I remember big chunks of the pitch coming up in the first few games as the grass hadnt bedded in or I think the term is knitted together. Surely we might have the same problem come July with first games due, if we dont get the corrected growing conditions this summer.

What really surprises me is how much is this costing, guessing as much as £50k!! shouldnt that really have been used to strengthen the first team ?

I really would have thought some good general maintainence (reseeding required areas) was all that was needed

 

[EastStandBlue]

What really surprises me is how much is this costing, guessing as much as £50k!! shouldnt that really have been used to strengthen the first team ?

Jesus. ****ing. Christ.

You do realise that pitch maintenance has to be one of the clubs top priorities, right? Pitches get returfed in the close season, that's always been the way... The grass needs to be changed so that it'll last a whole, torturous season next term.

There are now hefty fines levied at clubs who neglect the playing surface and have to postpone games as a result. I think this is getting a bit out of hand now, questioning every club expense as to whether or not it could be used to buy players.

 

[jamesmut2000]

I am I a bit mad in thinking there wasnt an awful lot wrong with our pitch at the end of the season, just seemed to have the normal wear and tear around the goalmouths. They did this last year and I remember big chunks of the pitch coming up in the first few games as the grass hadnt bedded in or I think the term is knitted together. Surely we might have the same problem come July with first games due, if we dont get the corrected growing conditions this summer.

What really surprises me is how much is this costing, guessing as much as £50k!! shouldnt that really have been used to strengthen the first team ?

I really would have thought some good general maintainence (reseeding required areas) was all that was needed

So you've plucked a figure from the air and taken it as fact - good work fella!!
and i would imagine you'd be the first to moan next season if the pitch was bad and we had not relaid it in the summer!

 

[TrueBlue]

Could have had the North Bank for that money - but we know where the clubs prioritys are

 

[Gremlin]

Could have had the North Bank for that money - but we know where the clubs prioritys are

On providing a playing surface conduicive to good football matches, fewer player injuries etc? Fine by me.

 

[TrueBlue]

On providing a playing surface conduicive to good football matches, fewer player injuries etc? Fine by me.

Indeed most people play down the park - don't hurt them!

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

Indeed most people play down the park - don't hurt them!

Scott, my brother badly broke his leg twisting it in a hole in a council pitch (Braintree before anyone slags off Southend council)

 

[Davros]

Could have had the North Bank for that money - but we know where the clubs prioritys are

on providing a playing surface for good football?? oh god no! :whistling:

 

[TrueBlue]

Scott, my brother badly broke his leg twisting it in a hole in a council pitch (Braintree before anyone slags off Southend council)

Yeah but Braintree really he should have known better :p ;)

 

[TrueBlue]

On a serious point though 50k seems quite allot

 

[Gremlin]

On a serious point though 50k seems quite allot

You mean the 50k figure plucked from thin air by the person starting this thread?

 

[TrueBlue]

You mean the 50k figure plucked from thin air by the person starting this thread?

Yeah I cant see the turf costing that much

 

[Gremlin]

Yeah I cant see the turf costing that much

I agree. I suppose there's a bit more to it that just some new turf though.

 

[Smiffy]

They are seeding it, not turfing it. So that will cost much less.

 

[TrueBlue]

They are seeding it, not turfing it. So that will cost much less.

****ing gardner now aswell?

 

[Smiffy]

****ing gardner now aswell?

Man of many trades me.

 

[NZamba Legend]

I'm having the old Roots Hall turf 'installed' in my back garden as we speak. It looks much smaller in real life.

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

I am I a bit mad in thinking there wasnt an awful lot wrong with our pitch at the end of the season, just seemed to have the normal wear and tear around the goalmouths.

Before Southend started mucking around with the pitch the goalmouths at the end of the season had loads more grass than they do now. Infact the wear and tear in the goalmouths starts showing after a few games. But the overall standard of the pitch seems much better than a few years ago.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

am I a bit mad

Yes.......

 

[BoyWonder2]

Before Southend started mucking around with the pitch the goalmouths at the end of the season had loads more grass than they do now. Infact the wear and tear in the goalmouths starts showing after a few games. But the overall standard of the pitch seems much better than a few years ago.

This is what I love about football, how two people can look at the same thing and have completely different opinions about it.

Since I've been coming to Roots Hall our pitch has always looked brilliant in my opinion, and very few games have been called off on it, but this season I didn't think the pitch looked as good. Mainly after the snow/ice period we had around January time, obviously that doesn't help.