Midlands Yellow 3,914 Posted January 31, 2021 Relayed in recent years and quite expensive too. Lots of players on their backsides yesterday and the brown patches seem to be getting greater in numbers. No excuse for a poor performance but it needs maintenance in the summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
birchfest 397 Posted January 31, 2021 11 minutes ago, Midlands Yellow said: Relayed in recent years and quite expensive too. Lots of players on their backsides yesterday and the brown patches seem to be getting greater in numbers. No excuse for a poor performance but it needs maintenance in the summer. Sure I read or heard Micheal Bailey talking about someone inside the club saying the issue steemed from a shorter summer break and not the normal amount of time to re-seed it properly. Ive certainly noticed it getting much more cut up then Ive seen before in recent years.. but then I saw Barnsley's pitch and realised we probably are still up there with the best of them haha! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 6,668 Posted January 31, 2021 Ah so is that why we drew? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,273 Posted January 31, 2021 We need to appoint a turf accountant..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Branston Pickle 3,631 Posted January 31, 2021 I’ve certainly noticed the pitch hasn’t been looking as good as it normally does over recent games. Several sides (Swansea, Brentford, clearly Barnsley) have had issues this year. I put it down to the short/non existent summer break and then the much higher-than-usual rainfall we’ve been having. It is clearly the same for both sides but for our style of play it obviously helps the better the playing surface is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor Hockey's Beard 526 Posted January 31, 2021 The weather has been s**t since the end of July. Loads of rain, not a lot of sunshine and below average temperatures. All really bad for keeping grass growing through the winter. Especially if people then go and run around on it. Spring cannot come soon enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 746 Posted January 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Mello Yello said: We need to appoint a turf accountant..... Too much of a gamble? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greavsy 2,412 Posted January 31, 2021 38 minutes ago, GenerationA47 said: Too much of a gamble? What are the odds ? 😛 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gordon Bennett 780 Posted January 31, 2021 I’ve noticed several pitches not looking at their best in the top two divisions, as others have said the short summer break and crap weather over the last few months can’t make looking after them very easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,331 Posted January 31, 2021 If you got the players from the 60's and 70's back for a run out at Carrow Rd they'd think they were playing on velvet. 🙂 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canary73 150 Posted January 31, 2021 A world away from these pitches often to be found at the Baseball Ground.... f1Jr9od3udWmexiC.mp4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,377 Posted January 31, 2021 Just watch the Big Match Revisited on a Saturday morning on ITV4 at 10.30 as part of your pre-match warm up next time we're at home. Then compare the pitches in that programme to the bowling green the Carra pitch still is! Jesus, some people really are searching for excuses. It's the same for both sides! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Number9 272 Posted January 31, 2021 Wait until you see Millwall's pitch, excuses at the ready. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted January 31, 2021 Has the plastic died? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,717 Posted January 31, 2021 Chelsea v QPR back in 1979 also shows how diabolical Stamford Bridge was back then. Chelsea 1 QPR 3 - YouTube Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faded Jaded Semi Plastic SOB 1,017 Posted January 31, 2021 I am sure the amount of rain we have had since October has not helped matters, it is the wettest Autumn and Winter that I can remember for a while. Out walking today and you can see the amount of water laying on fields, how full streams and rivers are etc. Under those circumstances i though the pitch looked relatively OK.......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1902 1,167 Posted January 31, 2021 Also the sheer number of games in a short space of time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,194 Posted January 31, 2021 That's the trouble when you use B&Q grass seed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
