Question Why water the pitch????????????

[billy best was god]

Could not believe before the match when the pitch was given a real soaking on what was already a muddy surface. who made this decision the manager or groundstaff? The players could clearly not stand up or run without slipping over.

 

[shallowshrimper]

Agreed, I assume there must be a reason somewhere but to me it just seemed to make the pitch very slippery and as on other occasions our players strugled more than the opposition to keep our feet. Very strange

 

[Onion_Bag_Dave]

Pitch looked hard and bobbly! We tried to moisten it up! That's what she said!

 

[FarmdogSUFC]

Conditions like this mean the pitch would be rock solid and dry.

 

[JD]

Pitch looked hard and bobbly! We tried to moisten it up! That's what she said!

pitch was definitely dry for some reason, we watered it to try and slicken it up, didn't work though the ball seemed to bobble around a fair bit and play was disjointed....

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

Roots Hall pitch has been very poor for a number of seasons now.

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

There is no grass on it, no point in watering mud.

 

[Gremlin]

Why so many question marks when one will do?????????????????????????

 

[Chairman Trigg]

Pitch seems to be a problem ,and is not helping our players passing .Have we given up trying to maintain a good surface like a few years ago

 

[Rob1920]

Alot of clubs do this and I have no idea why. I was at Manure V Everton a month or so back, it rained all through the first half, and then at half time they gave it another thorough soaking with the sprinklers. My hosts (Man U STH's) said they always do it and no one can work out why. Although to be fair, in their case the pitch is still in very good condition so there must be a theory in the madness. Maybe pitches nowadays drain so well they have to keep watering them to keep a certain level of moisture on the surface. Who knows..

 

[Mick]

Alot of clubs do this and I have no idea why. I was at Manure V Everton a month or so back, it rained all through the first half, and then at half time they gave it another thorough soaking with the sprinklers. My hosts (Man U STH's) said they always do it and no one can work out why. Although to be fair, in their case the pitch is still in very good condition so there must be a theory in the madness. Maybe pitches nowadays drain so well they have to keep watering them to keep a certain level of moisture on the surface. Who knows..

When you have a decent turf pitch, a good soaking with the sprinklers enhances the surface. When there is little grass, it just makes it slippery !

 

[fbm]

It only seems to be our players that fall over. Longer studs maybe?

 

[FarmdogSUFC]

It only seems to be our players that fall over. Longer studs maybe?

Most of our players wear them stupid moulds (sp) instead of proper studs.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

It only seems to be our players that fall over. Longer studs maybe?

I've suddenly gone all nostalgic for Anthony Grant.