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Post by FullerMagic on Oct 29, 2014 13:37:27 GMT
Telegraph1. Arsenal 105m long x 68m wide
2. Aston Villa 105m x 68m
3. Hull City 105m x 68m
4. Manchester City 105m x 68m
5. Manchester United 105m x 68m
6. Newcastle United 105m x 68m
7. Southampton 105m x 68m
8. Sunderland 105m x 68m
9. Swansea City 105m x 68m
10. West Bromwich Albion 105m x 68m
11. Burnley 105m x 67m
12. Chelsea 103m x 67.5m
13. Crystal Palace 101m x W68m
14. Liverpool 101m x 68m
15. West Ham United 100.58m x 68m
16. Everton 100.48m x 68m
17. Leicester City 100m x 69m
18. Tottenham Hotspur 100m x 67m
19. Stoke City 100m x 66m
20. Queens Park Rangers 100m x 65.85m Surprised to see that in the pieces written up about Pochettino's whinging, it seems we've apparently still got a relatively small playing surface - but we must still think it offers us certain advantages as you'd think there is a bit of room for expansion if we thought it'd suit us better?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Oct 29, 2014 13:41:00 GMT
I reckon that table is wrong. I'm sure our pitch was recorded as being bigger last season and it doesn't seem to have shrunk over the summer. It is nowhere near as small as it was in TP's last few seasons.
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Post by unknown182 on Oct 29, 2014 13:43:12 GMT
I heard it mentioned on talksport this morning but I'm sure it was mentioned on here last season that we were midtable in terms of pitch size.
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Post by nicholasjalcock on Oct 29, 2014 13:43:44 GMT
Size doesn't matter!
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Post by unknown182 on Oct 29, 2014 13:45:51 GMT
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Post by FullerMagic on Oct 29, 2014 13:48:30 GMT
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Post by Billybigbollox on Oct 29, 2014 13:51:06 GMT
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Post by FullerMagic on Oct 29, 2014 13:52:22 GMT
According to the Telegraph, you submit a pitch size to the Premier League at the beginning of the season, and you can't change it during the season. So the stats the Premier League themselves list should be correct?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Oct 29, 2014 13:56:58 GMT
According to the Telegraph, you submit a pitch size to the Premier League at the beginning of the season, and you can't change it during the season. So the stats the Premier League themselves list should be correct? No way did the pitch shrink over the summer by the amount suggested in those two links. |
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Post by Stoke711 on Oct 29, 2014 14:00:03 GMT
You'd think a longer/wider pitch would suit us better with our pace. Why would we have it so small?
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Post by FullerMagic on Oct 29, 2014 14:07:57 GMT
According to the Telegraph, you submit a pitch size to the Premier League at the beginning of the season, and you can't change it during the season. So the stats the Premier League themselves list should be correct? No way did the pitch shrink over the summer by the amount suggested in those two links. In the Premier League Handbook (2013-14) it's listed as the same 100x66 - but in the 2011-12 handbook, it's 100x64 It does seem a bit odd as we do seem to have the space to have the standard pitch size, unlike old, cramped stadiums like QPR/Portsmouth who are hamstrung. Guardian - Does pitch size matter?Two years ago, the Premier League attempted to standardise pitch size. “Unless otherwise permitted by the Board, in league matches the length of the pitch shall be 105 metres and its breadth 68 metres,” read rule K.21. The next rule, however, states that exceptions are allowed “if it is impossible to comply with rule K.21 due to the nature of the construction of the ground.”
Ten Premier League clubs comply perfectly with the 105m x 68m regulations, although there are small differences. White Hart Lane is 100m x 67m, with Stoke’s Britannia Stadium and Queens Park Rangers’ Loftus Road the smallest, at 100m x 66m.
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Post by pinoypotter on Oct 29, 2014 14:33:28 GMT
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Oct 29, 2014 14:44:30 GMT
No way did the pitch shrink over the summer by the amount suggested in those two links. In the Premier League Handbook (2013-14) it's listed as the same 100x66 - but in the 2011-12 handbook, it's 100x64 It does seem a bit odd as we do seem to have the space to have the standard pitch size, unlike old, cramped stadiums like QPR/Portsmouth who are hamstrung. Guardian - Does pitch size matter?Two years ago, the Premier League attempted to standardise pitch size. “Unless otherwise permitted by the Board, in league matches the length of the pitch shall be 105 metres and its breadth 68 metres,” read rule K.21. The next rule, however, states that exceptions are allowed “if it is impossible to comply with rule K.21 due to the nature of the construction of the ground.”
Ten Premier League clubs comply perfectly with the 105m x 68m regulations, although there are small differences. White Hart Lane is 100m x 67m, with Stoke’s Britannia Stadium and Queens Park Rangers’ Loftus Road the smallest, at 100m x 66m.
Looking at the pitch from my seat in block 23, I'd say our pitch is probably 105x68. To my eye it looks to be back to the size it was before TP shrunk it after we got promoted to the Prem. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2014 15:12:59 GMT
It's changed from last season. I commented on the Betis thread during Pre-Season that it looked shorter in length and a tiny bit thinner in width.
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Oct 29, 2014 15:28:47 GMT
Cant understand why pitches are not a standard size.  |
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Post by stokiejoeofalsager on Oct 29, 2014 15:58:05 GMT
Cant understand why pitches are not a standard size. I thought they were? |
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Post by terrorofturfmoor on Oct 29, 2014 16:08:42 GMT
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Post by foxysgloves on Oct 29, 2014 16:31:58 GMT
I blame El Capo.
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Post by nott1 on Oct 29, 2014 18:02:24 GMT
We all know why you say this!  |
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Post by skip on Oct 29, 2014 18:23:35 GMT
Cant understand why pitches are not a standard size. The minimum size was brought in to allow local boroughs to plan out more amateur pitches within a smaller surface area. It was never designed at allow professional clubs to reduce the width or length to stifle the opposition. |
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