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Post by maw on Sept 26, 2017 18:29:10 GMT
An interesting video - thanks for posting. What type of machine is used at Sutton?
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Post by brisfitboy on Sept 26, 2017 22:56:44 GMT
It's a pity the EFL and some other uninformed clubs/supporters with their misapprehensions don't see this.
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Post by Carl on Sept 27, 2017 6:19:05 GMT
Tonight’s Champions League game at the Luzhniki Stadium between CSKA Moscow and Manchester United will be played on a FIFA approved artificial surface.
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Post by Carl on Sept 27, 2017 7:29:42 GMT
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Post by davethegrave on Sept 27, 2017 22:37:36 GMT
Pathetic isn't it! If a World Cup can be played on it why can't 3rd and 4th division football be played on it?
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Post by Millsy on Sept 28, 2017 8:30:58 GMT
What would be interesting is to see how many traditional grass pitches would pass this kind of testing
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Post by pinewalker on Sept 28, 2017 9:20:02 GMT
What would be interesting is to see how many traditional grass pitches would pass this kind of testing Wouldn't it? Several teams have already abandoned 100% natural turf, I list them below. I understand it was a condition of League acceptance of the change that each of these hybrid or modified pitches be tested like an artificial pitch. What is odd is how this has been kept quiet and isn't known by many football fans or writers. If you want to see this in a website - enter Desso and Manchester City in your browser. Bournemouth SIS system, Man City Desso. And these pitches by unspecified manufacturers. Villa, Burnley, Huddersfield, Liverpool, Swansea, Old Spurs, Watford, Wembley all hybrid. Stoke listed as artificial grass (?). The changes differ, but include the lattice the Sutton's grass is mounted on without the tufts, with the tufts for 6 yard boxes only, 5% artificial grass evenly spread.
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Post by Stewart on Oct 6, 2017 20:19:55 GMT
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Post by amberchoc on Oct 8, 2017 10:24:27 GMT
National League chief executive Michael Tattersall: “But I think teams will want to get promoted – even if it means digging up their pitch. Their fans won’t allow them to give up a chance to create history. It’s too big a deal for them.” What’s the general feeling on this point? Personally, I’d not be happy for the business model to be given up for what could be one disastrous season in the Football League, especially if, as the article suggests, plastic pitches might well be accepted by 2019. Surely reverting to grass would undermine much of the excellent community spirit that’s been fostered over the last couple of seasons. I suspect that the EFL recognise that there’s the prospect of legal ramifications and that these regional meetings will be a prelude to a softening of the stance, perhaps by scrapping the nonsense regarding automatic relegation.
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3G debate
Oct 8, 2017 10:45:58 GMT
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Post by jonesy on Oct 8, 2017 10:45:58 GMT
Sorry if this has been said a thousand times but, wouldn’t we try and ground share? Particularly if it’s only going to be for the season if it’s passed as early as 2019.
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Post by jencor on Oct 8, 2017 11:45:43 GMT
Apart from my obvious answer...NO! Who do you suggest we share with?
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Oct 8, 2017 12:39:02 GMT
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Post by ryooon1999 on Oct 8, 2017 12:39:02 GMT
Apart from my obvious answer...NO! Who do you suggest we share with? Agreed, I wouldn’t want to groundshare and yeah, who would we groundshare with. Kingsmeadow (AFC Wimbledon/Chelsea Reserves) is probably the nearest but is probably out of the options. Selhurst Park wouldn’t be realistic. Fulham as well wouldn’t be realistic. If we were to groundshare, then we would probably have to get a deal with AFC Wimbledon and Chelsea Reserves.
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Post by Del on Oct 8, 2017 12:56:10 GMT
Barring other alternatives ground sharing would be a sensible idea for one season.Possible grounds would be Woking , Aldershot,Dartford,Ebbsfleet. I would have thought that would be more cost effective than changing the pitch.
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3G debate
Oct 8, 2017 13:23:25 GMT
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Post by ryooon1999 on Oct 8, 2017 13:23:25 GMT
Barring other alternatives ground sharing would be a sensible idea for one season.Possible grounds would be Woking , Aldershot,Dartford,Ebbsfleet. I would have thought that would be more cost effective than changing the pitch. Pretty much if we was to move to any of those 4 ground above, I would find it literally impossible to go to every home game due to train ticket prices. Personally I would want to stay at GGL as it is our one and only home until 3G is allowed and we can go up as we are instead of groundsharing. That’s my opinion and I’m sure others have different opinions.
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Post by timall on Oct 8, 2017 13:36:19 GMT
Let's just play 100 yards away in the rec, was good enough for me.
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