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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 15:34:59 GMT
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Post by polofrance on Sept 8, 2017 15:49:55 GMT
Nothing new there, Lilles stadium has a dividing retractable pitch,and they used the stadium for Davis cup tennis, Basketball and concerts without wrecking the pitch. It even has a roof
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Post by skip on Sept 8, 2017 16:04:53 GMT
I prefer football pitches when they make me think they're just grass planted in the earth, with worms and stones merely a foot beneath the surface. All these fancy part grass part plastic heatable retractable 'playing surfaces' are nonsense and typical of the world we live in. I BLAME KITSON!
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Post by march4 on Sept 8, 2017 16:09:10 GMT
It should be compulsory that for four months of the season, the centre of the pitch and both goalmouths should be a foot deep in foul smelling, sticky mud.
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Post by skip on Sept 8, 2017 16:12:03 GMT
I'm not sure about "foul smelling" just enough mud to ensure that all the footballers playing ending the ninety* minutes with mud on their shorts and shirts. Too many complete a game nowadays and a 30 minute 30 degree spin wash would get the sweat out and they'd be good to go after twenty minutes on the airer.
A spotless kit is a kit that has not been worn.
The game has gone soft.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Sept 8, 2017 16:12:40 GMT
It should be compulsory that for four months of the season, the centre of the pitch and both goalmouths should be a foot deep in foul smelling, sticky mud. Yes, footy pitches went downhill the day Derby left the baseball ground.  |
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Post by boskampsflaps on Sept 8, 2017 16:21:26 GMT
Meh.
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Post by andystokey on Sept 8, 2017 16:31:09 GMT
It should be compulsory that for four months of the season, the centre of the pitch and both goalmouths should be a foot deep in foul smelling, sticky mud. Yes, footy pitches went downhill the day Derby left the baseball ground. Great day out. |
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Post by Boothen on Sept 8, 2017 17:37:58 GMT
Who can forget Regis' goal bound ball getting stuck in the mud that fateful day at Vale Park? Nice ball from Stein, goalie flapping about outside his own 18y box and nowt but a foot of mud between an open goal and an equaliser.
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Post by Pugsley on Sept 8, 2017 17:46:02 GMT
Who can forget Regis' goal bound ball getting stuck in the mud that fateful day at Vale Park? Nice ball from Stein, goalie flapping about outside his own 18y box and nowt but a foot of mud between an open goal and an equaliser. Cheers mate, it's taken me years to forget Neil Aspin and the big grin on his face as he cleared it off the line in front of us Stokies now you've reminded me. |
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Post by riccyfuller93 on Sept 8, 2017 18:10:01 GMT
I'm not sure about "foul smelling" just enough mud to ensure that all the footballers playing ending the ninety* minutes with mud on their shorts and shirts. Too many complete a game nowadays and a 30 minute 30 degree spin wash would get the sweat out and they'd be good to go after twenty minutes on the airer. A spotless kit is a kit that has not been worn. The game has gone soft. So let's just all get a shitty pitch so you can be happy then. It doesn't make you hard playing on a wank football pitch just to let you know. |
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Post by sportsman on Sept 8, 2017 18:35:10 GMT
Yes, footy pitches went downhill the day Derby left the baseball ground. Great day out. Can you imagine Pogba and co's face turning up to that! What's even more amazing is a white ball. Bloody hell, i bet we're even on ab orange ball tomorrow now we're in september. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 18:39:10 GMT
What happens when the ref does the toss up and the coin goes down the gap....You know it will happen^
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Post by chad on Sept 8, 2017 19:15:55 GMT
Yes, footy pitches went downhill the day Derby left the baseball ground. Great day out. Proper football that. The quality of Hudson shines through doesn't it There was something about playing onan absolute biog that always seemed to get the crowd going ( and the Baseball Ground was definitely the biggest bog of all ) |
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Post by TheBra1n on Sept 8, 2017 19:41:39 GMT
it seems like a lesson in over engineering, i was expecting the 3 sections to travel under 3 different stands because of space restrictions outside, the question for me is why does it need to be split if its all going out together ? ?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Sept 8, 2017 20:08:39 GMT
it seems like a lesson in over engineering, i was expecting the 3 sections to travel under 3 different stands because of space restrictions outside, the question for me is why does it need to be split if its all going out together ? ? Are the sections stacked on top of one another to save space? |
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Post by TheBra1n on Sept 8, 2017 20:15:47 GMT
it seems like a lesson in over engineering, i was expecting the 3 sections to travel under 3 different stands because of space restrictions outside, the question for me is why does it need to be split if its all going out together ? ? Are the sections stacked on top of one another to save space? it doesnt mention anything about stacking them, but given the fact that they move apart before sliding it would seem that they take up more space which seems a little bonkers to me, unless its about reducing the cost of the motors which move the trays |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Sept 8, 2017 20:19:40 GMT
Are the sections stacked on top of one another to save space? it doesnt mention anything about stacking them, but given the fact that they move apart before sliding it would seem that they take up more space which seems a little bonkers to me, unless its about reducing the cost of the motors which move the trays How could you stack a whole pitch under one stand without stacking the sections? No stand is 75 yards wide but many stands are 25 yards wide. |
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Post by TheBra1n on Sept 8, 2017 20:29:41 GMT
it doesnt mention anything about stacking them, but given the fact that they move apart before sliding it would seem that they take up more space which seems a little bonkers to me, unless its about reducing the cost of the motors which move the trays How could you stack a whole pitch under one stand without stacking the sections? No stand is 75 yards wide but many stands are 25 yards wide. no idea but the video shows the 3 sections are the full length of the pitch and they head out under a stand behind the goal, if they wanted to stack it would seem that would be the least likely shape of the trays my assumption is that it slides out like the one at the Gelre dome which is why i don't understand the need to separate the pitch into 3 sections the dutch pitch has been working fine for almost 20 years |
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Sept 8, 2017 20:48:38 GMT
Yes, footy pitches went downhill the day Derby left the baseball ground. Great day out. I was there!! Nuff said really. One of my proudest days as a Stoke fan. After that we were definitely going to win the league, no question!! Unfortunately I wasn't banking on multiple leg breaks stuffing us up ☹️☹️☹️ |
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Post by 99problems on Sept 8, 2017 20:55:11 GMT
Yes, footy pitches went downhill the day Derby left the baseball ground. Great day out. It looks like Christmas Day in no mans land |
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Sept 8, 2017 21:10:19 GMT
I was there!! Nuff said really. One of my proudest days as a Stoke fan. After that we were definitely going to win the league, no question!! Unfortunately I wasn't banking on multiple leg breaks stuffing us up ☹️☹️☹️ My first away game in the league , leg breaks already happened by then it was the heads and the bottle ( of either kind )!that killed us as title winners , Ipswich at home , sheff united away the results that did for the best stoke team I think I'll ever see . |
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Post by Waggy on Sept 8, 2017 21:40:57 GMT
Who can forget Regis' goal bound ball getting stuck in the mud that fateful day at Vale Park? Nice ball from Stein, goalie flapping about outside his own 18y box and nowt but a foot of mud between an open goal and an equaliser. Lets not mention that fateful night against those bastards |
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Post by march4 on Sept 8, 2017 21:52:35 GMT
These artificial pitches - for that is what they are have devalued the game.
Football was invented in the British wintertime. Successful teams have to master all of the weather conditions that a British winter can muster.
I would ban all artificial fibres woven into the pitch. I would ban any AstroTurf edges around the pitch. I would introduce a rule that under soil heating only be used to soften a badly frozen pitch. Where possible snow should remain.
These are the conditions football was designed for.
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Post by aldershotstoke on Sept 8, 2017 22:07:13 GMT
All that to allow for an American Football pitch? Seems pointless to me, but then I don't see the point of American Football.
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Post by boskampsflaps on Sept 9, 2017 0:55:18 GMT
All that to allow for an American Football pitch? Seems pointless to me, but then I don't see the point of American Football. They must be making stupid money from the 20 games to make it worth while. |
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Post by rawli on Sept 9, 2017 6:48:11 GMT
These artificial pitches - for that is what they are have devalued the game. Football was invented in the British wintertime. Successful teams have to master all of the weather conditions that a British winter can muster. I would ban all artificial fibres woven into the pitch. I would ban any AstroTurf edges around the pitch. I would introduce a rule that under soil heating only be used to soften a badly frozen pitch. Where possible snow should remain. These are the conditions football was designed for. Yes. Leagues in warmer climes should be forced to water their pitches to make a quagmire and have snow machines at the side of the pitch for 6 games every season. They should all have to sport handlebar moustaches and heavy woollen shirts. Balls should be caseys, boots hobnail and subs outlawed. Only then will they have truly mastered association football. |
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Post by burge2u on Sept 9, 2017 7:43:49 GMT
Why don't they play this American Netball at the Taxpayers Stadium that we've already bought for the dildo twins?
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Post by skip on Sept 11, 2017 10:59:52 GMT
I'm not sure about "foul smelling" just enough mud to ensure that all the footballers playing ending the ninety* minutes with mud on their shorts and shirts. Too many complete a game nowadays and a 30 minute 30 degree spin wash would get the sweat out and they'd be good to go after twenty minutes on the airer. A spotless kit is a kit that has not been worn. The game has gone soft. So let's just all get a shitty pitch so you can be happy then. It doesn't make you hard playing on a wank football pitch just to let you know. Bloody hell mate I was only joshing at a quiet time in the day. I have no desire to appear 'hard'. |
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Post by Gods on Sept 11, 2017 11:10:00 GMT
So let's just all get a shitty pitch so you can be happy then. It doesn't make you hard playing on a wank football pitch just to let you know. Bloody hell mate I was only joshing at a quiet time in the day. I have no desire to appear 'hard'. Ha, you should know by now SRF never strays beyond a strictly literal interpretation of posts! |
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