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Post by Gods on Dec 1, 2008 9:47:59 GMT
I keep reading how "narrow" our pitch is, the inference being that we are somehow cheating with this.
Does anyone know what the average width of a Premier league pitch is and what percentage of that average width our pitch is?
Also has our pitch got narrower with the arrival of Tony Pulis and the signing of Rory Delap or is it the width it has always been since we arrived at the Britannia Stadium?
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Post by PONTAFCE on Dec 1, 2008 9:53:30 GMT
116 YARDS X 70 YARDS
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Post by Gods on Dec 1, 2008 10:04:13 GMT
According to a list I found West Ham have the smallest Premier league pitch at 110YDS by 70YDS, so the same width as ours but significantly shorter!
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Post by FullerMagic on Dec 1, 2008 10:05:20 GMT
We've definitely narrowed it considerably to the league minimum this season, 100 x 64. It was in the press in pre-season. And it definitely seems a policy decision to condense the play, negate the opposition's game and get every drop of effect from Delap's throws. soccerlens.com/premier-league-pitch-sizes/3683/ Don't know whether these stats are accuarate with regards to actual playing size, but it does look like ours is Subbuteo-like, in comparison with most. |
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Post by Gods on Dec 1, 2008 10:09:13 GMT
If it's really only 64YDS then TP certainly shouldn't be wasting money buying any wingers in the January sales!
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Post by markscfc72 on Dec 1, 2008 11:15:23 GMT
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Post by FullerMagic on Dec 1, 2008 11:34:32 GMT
According to that Premier League handbook pdf, it doesn't actually look like the disparity is that big, in terms of actual playing size.
Most pitches seem to be a standard 68 yards wide, and ours is just 4 yards narrower at the minimum mark.
Arsenal 105x68
Aston Villa 105x68
Blackburn 105x65.8
Bolton 101x66
Chelsea 103x67
Everton 100.48x68
Fulham 100x65
Hull 100.3x67.5
Liverpool 101x68
Man C 105x68
Man U 105x68
Middlesbrough 105x68
Newcastle 105x68
Portsmouth 100x65
Stoke 100x64
Sunderland 101x68
Tottenham 100x67
WBA 105X68
West Ham 100.58x65.84
Wigan 105x68
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Post by markscfc72 on Dec 1, 2008 11:44:04 GMT
dont forget those numbers are in meters
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