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by Cleveland_Stag » Sat Dec 19, 2020 4:59 pm
Has Mez been growing his veg for Christmas dinner on this pitch? It’s an absolute plough field.
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by Stoney » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:01 pm
Its the worst I've seen it for years, god knows what's gone so wrong.
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by MTFCMAD » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:02 pm
Cleveland_Stag wrote:Has Mez been growing his veg for Christmas dinner on this pitch? It’s an absolute plough field.
I dont understand what's wrong with the pitch.... The investment the club receives and the fact the pitch shouldn't be getting touched untill a match day now we have 3 x grass pitches at the training ground plus the pitch behind the west stand.
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by bellwhiff » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:03 pm
Are we allowed to criticise the surface ? Is that permissible?
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by Kenwood » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:05 pm
It was not great last season and it’s only got worse this, much like the players
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by BH_Stag » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:06 pm
The weathers not even been that bad has it? Don’t know how it’s in that state
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by broomo » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:08 pm
I'm absolutely certain Nige will demand it's ripped up and a Desso pitch installed during the summer.
He won't stand for that kind of quality playing surface.
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by West Ham 1969 » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:10 pm
Err.., I think it has. Try walking on your own lawns, mine is waterlogged....plus, played golf yesterday and fairways sodden and greens flooding in places, so it’s come from somewhere!
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by kevin kents tasce » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:10 pm
bellwhiff wrote:Are we allowed to criticise the surface ? Is that permissible?
I remember someone criticising Mez on here last year. Typically he was shot down
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by Spiritater » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:11 pm
Pitch is better than the team.
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by MTFCMAD » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:11 pm
Didnt dsomeone who knew a bit about sports turf try saying that there hadn’t been enough certain type of soil layered when the pitch was relayed and that’s why it was looking so bad last season??? He got laughed off this messageboard and Facebook.
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by lifestags » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:12 pm
That pitch is an absolute disgrace.
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by kevin kents tasce » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:12 pm
West Ham 1969 wrote:Err.., I think it has. Try walking on your own lawns, mine is waterlogged....plus, played golf yesterday and fairways sodden and greens flooding in places, so it’s come from somewhere!
Have you just spent tens of thousands on replacing your lawn over the last two years and installing better drainage systems?
Do you employ a full time grounds keeping staff?
I’m mightily impressed it you have/do
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by smulls » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:13 pm
The awful pitch has definitely affected our home form as Mansfield players are not comfortable to play on. Mez is not experienced enough!
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by Sedgwick » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:15 pm
I think Mez was put on furlough.... a pitch needs attention every day, if he's been looking after it part time there's no wonder its rubbish.
also doesn't matter how much you spend on the playing surface if there's not a proper team to maintain it.
Having one single groundsman with a couple helpers isn't enough.
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by MTFCMAD » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:16 pm
smulls wrote:The awful pitch has definitely affected our home form as Mansfield players are not comfortable to play on. Mez is not experienced enough!
Mez is deffo experienced enough...probably just needs some help as I bet he’s pretty much doing all the training ground himself too.
We deffo just need to go the Desso route.
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by arsene wengers coat » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:18 pm
Didn't Evans blag some vast improvement one preseason? It's gone like the rest of our recent investment, slow, sloppy, unplayable and overall terrible.
You've got to go there and come back, to know where you've been.
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by Sedgwick » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:19 pm
broomo wrote:I'm absolutely certain Nige will demand it's ripped up and a Desso pitch installed during the summer.
He won't stand for that kind of quality playing surface.
I doubt JR will be paying half a million plus on the pitch in the summer.
Have said before a desso is the way to go though... best pitches that are available
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by Billy the fish » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:22 pm
Pitch hasn’t been the same since Andy O was dismissed
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by MTFCMAD » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:24 pm
Sedgwick wrote:broomo wrote:I'm absolutely certain Nige will demand it's ripped up and a Desso pitch installed during the summer.
He won't stand for that kind of quality playing surface.
I doubt JR will be paying half a million plus on the pitch in the summer.
Have said before a desso is the way to go though... best pitches that are available
I’d rather waste his millions on facilities than the likes of Butcher, Davies, Anderson & Rawson.
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by Spiritater » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:29 pm
smulls wrote:The awful pitch has definitely affected our home form as Mansfield players are not comfortable to play on. Mez is not experienced enough!
Pitch was fine till mid Nov, and this awful team won how many home games in that time.
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by Gazmoose82 » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:31 pm
Crap pitch... Crap team... Crap season.
Cant wait for it to be over
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by Suttonian » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:37 pm
kevin kents tasce wrote:West Ham 1969 wrote:Err.., I think it has. Try walking on your own lawns, mine is waterlogged....plus, played golf yesterday and fairways sodden and greens flooding in places, so it’s come from somewhere!
Have you just spent tens of thousands on replacing your lawn over the last two years and installing better drainage systems?
Do you employ a full time grounds keeping staff?
I’m mightily impressed it you have/do
He might not do that for his lawn but I'm sure the golf club will do for the fairways and greens
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by kevin kents tasce » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:41 pm
Suttonian wrote:kevin kents tasce wrote:West Ham 1969 wrote:Err.., I think it has. Try walking on your own lawns, mine is waterlogged....plus, played golf yesterday and fairways sodden and greens flooding in places, so it’s come from somewhere!
Have you just spent tens of thousands on replacing your lawn over the last two years and installing better drainage systems?
Do you employ a full time grounds keeping staff?
I’m mightily impressed it you have/do
He might not do that for his lawn but I'm sure the golf club will do for the fairways and greens
Are you comparing looking after a field the size of a football pitch to something the size of a golf course? Really?
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by MTFCMAD » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:46 pm
Suttonian wrote:kevin kents tasce wrote:West Ham 1969 wrote:Err.., I think it has. Try walking on your own lawns, mine is waterlogged....plus, played golf yesterday and fairways sodden and greens flooding in places, so it’s come from somewhere!
Have you just spent tens of thousands on replacing your lawn over the last two years and installing better drainage systems?
Do you employ a full time grounds keeping staff?
I’m mightily impressed it you have/do
He might not do that for his lawn but I'm sure the golf club will do for the fairways and greens
A golf course is a bit different to a football pitch. Better to compare to other teams pitches and not golf, rugby and people back gardens.
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