DCJonah Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) Anyone else think the pitch looked awful yesterday? Worst i've seen it look in a long time. Reading on twitter (could well be rubbish) that we have cut costs on ground keeping. Hope this is rubbish, as did we not used to win awards for this? If it gets a lot worse, a shit pitch isn't going to make playing at home easier in this vital 2nd half of the season Edited January 7, 2018 by DCJonah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Thought the same. It didn't look in it's usual pristine condition.... and worrying if true regarding cuts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggy_333 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Looked like a lower league pitch. Only reasons I can think of are the weather we've had recently and the amount of games in a short period of time. I'm hoping after the u23 game on monday that the ground staff get some time to sort it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Adjusting to a life in the Championship? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Looked to me like it had been spiked to aid drainage following the heavy rain we've had recently. I think the pitch looked worse than it played as I didn't notice any uneven bobbles during the 90 and it wasn't playing slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 ..........soon to be used as an excuse. “....... ffp......no money......injuries.....Its hard playing possesion football on a pitch like that........the players.......“ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 We've sold the groundsmen in order to stay within the FFP and free up wages for a player coming in on loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 2 hours ago, DCJonah said: If it gets a lot worse, a shit pitch isn't going to make playing at home easier in this vital 2nd half of the season No wonder 'The Posh' excelled yesterday! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Cost cutting makes sense, in the big time we always had an immaculate pitch, however this has an expensive running cost. The club has been made a lot 'leaner' so I'd imagine groundsmen/ some of the equippment (which represents substantial Capex and maintainance costs) have been let go/ sold off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbauer24 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Funnily me, and those that sit around me, all commented the same yesterday. It looked really bad which is a shame as it used to be one of the top pitches in the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 No point casting pearls before swine and all that? (Not sure it means exactly the same thing in English as in Swedish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Always best to **** up the pitch when you play a superior side and even the playing field Yeah I thought the same, there were brown patches all over and down the touchline it was cutting up everytime there was a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Cost cutting makes sense, in the big time we always had an immaculate pitch, however this has an expensive running cost. The club has been made a lot 'leaner' so I'd imagine groundsmen/ some of the equippment (which represents substantial Capex and maintainance costs) have been let go/ sold off. How much is the club saving, though, I wonder? Surely it’s only in the tens/hundreds of thousands (max). It’s a worrying indication of how bad our finances are (if true). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 The pitch used to be regarded as one of the best in the country right, with the groundsman even being hand picked by PSG? The way we have been playing for the last year we're sadly not really in need of a plain surface though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Moan moan moan. First you lot moan about the performance, and now the pitch. You may aswell just go and support someone else. But i warn you, the grass isnt always greener. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) 36 minutes ago, turvontour said: Moan moan moan. First you lot moan about the performance, and now the pitch. You may aswell just go and support someone else. But i warn you, the grass isnt always greener. Think you mean mown mown mown Edited January 7, 2018 by sne 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted January 7, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2018 it's definitely looked worse to me this season than any before. I've watched 99% of the home games either on ESPN or AVTV. Brown patches were visible about as early as October. I thought that at football grounds these days real grass was woven into artificial grass which prevents the wear and tear "all grass" pitches suffer from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I think against the better teams in the Championship like Wolves and Derby. A shit pitch might actually suit us with the way we play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 42 minutes ago, turvontour said: Moan moan moan. First you lot moan about the performance, and now the pitch. You may aswell just go and support someone else. But i warn you, the grass isnt always greener. Thats the point of the thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 The grass is usually perfect, so I would say it was more of a fluke that the pitch looked bad yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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