The pitch at Old Trafford..

Stoned.Rose

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It's cutting up pretty bad now.It could cost us as the season goes on.Unless something is done about it.

I wouldn't be surprised if Chelsea asked for a replay. ;)
 
Originally posted by stoned.rose:
<strong>It's cutting up pretty bad now.It could cost us as the season goes on.Unless something is done about it.

I wouldn't be surprised if Chelsea asked for a replay. ;) </strong><hr></blockquote>

OT pitch seems to need replacing at least once a season. But it's still a whole lot better than Stamford Beach.
:D
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Hehe, but seriously, it's feckin awful. I wonder if it can be relaid within the next month. The goerdies have just done their's by the looks of things.
 
Its getting relaid soon, they said on mutv recently. The previous new pitch didn't settle in because of the weather and the amount of games it had over the christmas period.
 
Originally posted by stoned.rose:
<strong>It's cutting up pretty bad now.It could cost us as the season goes on.Unless something is done about it.

I wouldn't be surprised if Chelsea asked for a replay. ;) </strong><hr></blockquote>

Agree, it's amazing how fast it goes bad. Of course it has to bear much pressure. Anyone know how much exactly?! Do they still have these rugby matches on there?
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Originally posted by DLE:
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Agree, it's amazing how fast it goes bad. Of course it has to bear much pressure. Anyone know how much exactly?! Do they still have these rugby matches on there?</strong><hr></blockquote>

I think they are still under contract to let the pitch out for rugby matches. Hopefully this will end in the next season or so.
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As technology progresses i dont think it will be to long before artificial surfaces become standard.

My own team trains on this indoor surface that is really good, it is actually made from recycled tires and has individual blades of grass, dirt even scuffs up when you kick the ball. As these types of surfaces develope, eventually, they will replace 'real grass' fields.

As long as they are actually close to what a real grass field would be I'm ok with it, i guess the main thing is that you should be able to slide tackle without getting 'carpet burns'.
 
Originally posted by zippy:
<strong>As technology progresses i dont think it will be to long before artificial surfaces become standard.

My own team trains on this indoor surface that is really good, it is actually made from recycled tires and has individual blades of grass, dirt even scuffs up when you kick the ball. As these types of surfaces develope, eventually, they will replace 'real grass' fields.

As long as they are actually close to what a real grass field would be I'm ok with it, i guess the main thing is that you should be able to slide tackle without getting 'carpet burns'.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Their still a long way off, i played on very state of the artificial pitch a yr or so ago. It was lovely and great to play on but perhaps too perfect, it wasnt the same as the real thing.
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Originally posted by Manchesters Finest:
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the pitch sounds like Massimo Taibi
;) </strong><hr></blockquote>

<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
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Originally posted by Conor16:
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What league is your team in Zippy?</strong><hr></blockquote>

Were in the Richmond 2nd div, though it should be 1st div next year as we are currently top with only 6 games remaining...
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Originally posted by zippy:
<strong>As technology progresses i dont think it will be to long before artificial surfaces become standard.

My own team trains on this indoor surface that is really good, it is actually made from recycled tires and has individual blades of grass, dirt even scuffs up when you kick the ball. As these types of surfaces develope, eventually, they will replace 'real grass' fields.

As long as they are actually close to what a real grass field would be I'm ok with it, i guess the main thing is that you should be able to slide tackle without getting 'carpet burns'.</strong><hr></blockquote>


Never going to be the same..ever. <img src="graemlins/nono.gif" border="0" alt="[No No]" />
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Pitch looked pretty wonky on TV, I heard someone somewhere say the OT pitch is relaid four times a year.
 
Originally posted by DLE:
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Never going to be the same..ever. <img src="graemlins/nono.gif" border="0" alt="[No No]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>

I agree, it will never be totally the same, but its going to reach a point where it's fairly close and teams will start pushing for it. There are some advantages;

1/ The obvious long term cost savings, no need for expensive relaying, groundsmen can be reduced.

2/ If all teams use it then it truly will be a 'level playing field' no more home side advantages playing on fields in a certain state.

3/ The game may prove to be more entertaining for fans, when the ball runs truer there are less of the sloppy mistakes players can make tryin to bring the ball under control, there will probably be more goals as a result of this.

Dont get me wrong, as a player i much prefer real grass (i love to slide tackle) but i think it is only a matter of time before these things come in...
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Originally posted by Fergiesarmy:
<strong>read in the paper that its getting relaid after the west ham game</strong><hr></blockquote>

What is the cost of doing this?

I would love to be a groundsman at OT, just relax all day and if it looks bad you just order a new one. :)
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Originally posted by zippy:
<strong>As technology progresses i dont think it will be to long before artificial surfaces become standard.

My own team trains on this indoor surface that is really good, it is actually made from recycled tires and has individual blades of grass, dirt even scuffs up when you kick the ball. As these types of surfaces develope, eventually, they will replace 'real grass' fields.

As long as they are actually close to what a real grass field would be I'm ok with it, i guess the main thing is that you should be able to slide tackle without getting 'carpet burns'.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Well, it'll be used in the Swedish Premier League next season (starting in April), by Örebro (where I happen to live). It's apparently some Italian system used at Juventus training ground. It's ok to use for UEFA matches.
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Originally posted by osterdal:
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Well, it'll be used in the Swedish Premier League next season (starting in April), by Örebro (where I happen to live). It's apparently some Italian system used at Juventus training ground. It's ok to use for UEFA matches.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Swedes lick carpet :D
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There was a piece on Sky Sports News today about artificial pitches, apparently UEFA are pushing for them to be adopted within the next few years, I think they mentioned 2005. UEFA are full of shit ideas aren't they?

As someone mentioned above, OT is due to be relayed again after the West Ham game.
 
Originally posted by kf:
<strong>There was a piece on Sky Sports News today about artificial pitches, apparently UEFA are pushing for them to be adopted within the next few years, I think they mentioned 2005. UEFA are full of shit ideas aren't they?
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Lennart Johansson, UEFA president, has said he believe most major tournaments will be played on artificial grass in a near future.
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Originally posted by zippy:
<strong>As technology progresses i dont think it will be to long before artificial surfaces become standard.

My own team trains on this indoor surface that is really good, it is actually made from recycled tires and has individual blades of grass, dirt even scuffs up when you kick the ball. As these types of surfaces develope, eventually, they will replace 'real grass' fields.

As long as they are actually close to what a real grass field would be I'm ok with it, i guess the main thing is that you should be able to slide tackle without getting 'carpet burns'.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Back in 1994, the US had to resod a few stadia because the World Cup couldn't be played on artificial surfaces. Even then, there was a lively argument about taking the weather (and poor maintenance of the sod) out of the equation and letting the two sides settle the match soley on skill (give me weather factors any time).
Unfortunately, most of the Astro-turf style artificial surfaces were like playing on a thin abrasive surface 1/4 inch thick over an asphalt base.
In American sports such as baseball and gridiron football, there are a variety of injuries--usually to knees and toes, directly attributed to playing too many games on artificial surfaces.

Since then, the technolgy of artificial surfaces has come a long way, with better padding and fewer injuries directly related to playing too many games on artificial surfaces.and I tend to agree that "fake" will be the wave of the future
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