Watering the pitch at the start & half time...

[bloodtypered]

....why do they need to do it?..players falling all the time

[Robo10]

Because the pitch is a mix of real and synthetic grass (plastic)

I've played on it, without water its really sticky and slow.

[Rt Hon Reverend Luvpump]

Apr 9, 2023 16:54:10 GMT Robo10 said:

Because the pitch is a mix of real and synthetic grass (plastic)

I've played on it, without water its really sticky and slow.

I’ve also played on it and didn’t slip over once don’t know what boots the players use but I’d chuck em in the bin.

[bloodtypered]

And me, I didnt slip

[thanksjon]

It seemed to me that we slipped a bit more.

[thehartshillbadger]

Pearson needs new boots, he slips all over the place

[JoeinOz]

There's supposed to be slip in the potteries.

[lawrieleslie]

Slightly, but not much, off topic….in Waddos biography Director of a Working man’s ballet, John Leonard writes that Waddo would soak the pitch before games in dry weather in order to slow the game down which suited his style of play. He would call in the local fire brigade before games to do this.

[JoeinOz]

Apr 10, 2023 6:58:32 GMT lawrieleslie said:

Slightly, but not much, off topic….in Waddos biography Director of a Working man’s ballet, John Leonard writes that Waddo would soak the pitch before games in dry weather in order to slow the game down which suited his style of play. He would call in the local fire brigade before games to do this.

He got them in before the Easter Monday title decider v Liverpool in 1975. Largely because Hudson was tentative on harder pitches because he'd broke his ankle a few years before

[1948fitch]

Apr 10, 2023 6:58:32 GMT lawrieleslie said:

Slightly, but not much, off topic….in Waddos biography Director of a Working man’s ballet, John Leonard writes that Waddo would soak the pitch before games in dry weather in order to slow the game down which suited his style of play. He would call in the local fire brigade before games to do this.

thought it was to help Stan ?