Pitch watering

[billy best was god]

Just read in the Evening Echo that our manager has had another moan again this time the suggestion the reason for poor play and being unable to pass is the state of the pitch ie " Its so difficult on that pitch its so bobbly it takes ages to get the ball under control".

Simple solution don't water the pitch before and during half time, this is what's turning the pitch into a bog and turning it up.

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

I noticed at the Halifax game it was being watered just before kick-off and it had been hammering down all week

 

[JAL]

Both Saturday and Tuesday the pitch was being watered, not really sure what for when the sun hasn't exactly been blessing it?

 

[shrimperjon]

Just read in the Evening Echo that our manager has had another moan again this time the suggestion the reason for poor play and being unable to pass is the state of the pitch ie " Its so difficult on that pitch its so bobbly it takes ages to get the ball under control".

Simple solution don't water the pitch before and during half time, this is what's turning the pitch into a bog and turning it up.

The watering of the pitch is on kevs instruction

 

[Supershrimper]

Pitch has taken a bit of a pounding with 3 games in the space of a week. It gets a bit of respite for the next week and a bit, and with warmer weather should assist in the healing of the surface (although it's due to rain a bit)

The pitch drains quite well so a little water before kick off and at half time is akin to trying to fill a bath with a water pistol. It will make the surface slightly damp but it's got the same affect as a 5 minute rain shower.

 

[SouthendSpence]

I’d always assumed the sprinklers beforehand, despite the rain, were to just give a nice slick very top layer and is insignificant compared to rain.

Whereas in summer it actually does need watering.

 

[Gremlin]

It gets a bit of rest bite for the next week

Rest bite!?

 

[SeldomSeenShrimper]

I don't think the groundsman is qualified...

I saw the pitch on Monday and they was watering it then

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

At Espanyol they water the pitch before every game and at HT.mind you in Spain it's often necessary.

 

[henry18]

I don't think the groundsman is qualified...

I saw the pitch on Monday and they was watering it then

Groundsman has only been doing it for 31 years and is more than qualified, the watering of the pitch is what Kev Maher wants …

 

[henry18]

Let’s just put it this way .. People high up are getting fed up with Kev and his whinging antics

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

The pitch is currently awful.

Really hoping a more stable off field situation lets the ground staff (and any contractors like White Horse) do their stuff this summer and do it in a more timely fashion.

 

[Smiffy]

The pitch is currently awful.

Really hoping a more stable off field situation lets the ground staff (and any contractors like White Horse) do their stuff this summer and do it in a more timely fashion.

I've said the same.

There's clubs in the NL with a fraction of our budget, but they have some unreal surfaces to play on. Eastleigh are a good example. We need to do better this summer. COSU need to provide the funds and tools to give Kev the surface he wants. The groundstaff are doing the best they can with what they are given.

 

[RHB]

Let’s just put it this way .. People high up are getting fed up with Kev and his whinging antics

Go on then, I'll bite. What has any of that got to do with the pitch being watered?

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

Go on then, I'll bite. What has any of that got to do with the pitch being watered?

...wouldn't the news be watered down from the high up people ? (that's as close as I could find ! )

 

[Ailsa Road Shrimper]

The poor state of the pitch aligns with all the other deficiencies at Roots Hall such as the dim floodlights, uncomfortable seats, obstructed views, lack of cleanliness etc.

It will take a lot of time and money to repair the 25 years of neglect.

 

[londonblue]

The poor state of the pitch aligns with all the other deficiencies at Roots Hall such as the dim floodlights, uncomfortable seats, obstructed views, lack of cleanliness etc.

It will take a lot of time and money to repair the 25 years of neglect.

In fairness I think the floodlights have improved recently. Either that or I've got used to how crap they are!

 

[Shrimp and two veg]

I've said the same.

There's clubs in the NL with a fraction of our budget, but they have some unreal surfaces to play on. Eastleigh are a good example. We need to do better this summer. COSU need to provide the funds and tools to give Kev the surface he wants. The groundstaff are doing the best they can with what they are given.

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Huh? Eastleigh has a 3g pitch hasnt it?

 

[united we stand]

Huh? Eastleigh has a 3g pitch hasnt it?

Eastleigh Football Club

Sports pitch contractors Inscapes were contracted to remove the existing football pitch, construct a fibre sand pitch and improve the irrigation of the pitch as it was unsuitable for matches in the winter and the irrigation system was unable to cope in the summer.

www.inscapes.org.uk

This suggests no

 

[henry18]

Go on then, I'll bite. What has any of that got to do with the pitch being watered?

People digging out innocent guys that are underpaid for the **** they have to deal with on a day to day basis