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The Pitch…..what can be done about it?

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Bigrod, Mar 2, 2024.

  1. Stafford Bantam

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    I very very much doubt there will be any penalties. The club surely has Tv evidence of the almost overnight collapse of the surface conditions because of pretty freeky weather and fixtures?

    Maybe a “warning” Rod?
     
  3. Kevin1954

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    Much much longer to recover than last summer.
     
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    Down Tennessee way do you mean ?.
     
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    Not sure I could afford a beer Dave, $18 a can at Nashville soccer club.
     
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    not including a tip?
     
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  7. Bigrod

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    Chicken Feed G!
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    You know where this will be. To think some complain at £4 a pint!

    Russian River is the only thing palatable.
     
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    WTF is DA POKE MAN AHI TUNA POKE?
     
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    That is a long-term issue or hinderence in itself.

    If the club is successful and regularly make playoff appearances then the downside is we have to put up with playing on paddy field the following season because we haven't had time to fix the pitch?

    Surely there has to be a time where the cycle of repair is stopped.

    Let's say we made the play offs on Saturday and had to delay any works that needed doing, can you imagine the state of it December without a proper time scale of recovery and remediation done to it
     
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    To many “ ifs” for me. I’m merely stating we have more time than last close season .
     
  11. Stafford Bantam

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    This from Ryan Sparks, in the Bradford City weekly update email:

    "I am no groundsman, but put simply, we are enhancing not only the surface, but also our drainage system, following an audit and subsequent feedback from STRI.

    In line with advice, we are introducing new gravel bands beneath the surface, which are essentially areas for water to run into, every half metre, as opposed to being more than one metre apart as they currently are.

    We are also using fibre sand and other new materials to provide the best playing surface possible for next season, which will hopefully be more robust, fit for purpose, and able to cope better with ever-changing weather conditions
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    I’m pretty sure that is what we did previously. And that was supposed to have a 10 year warranty with it! Someone at the top doesn’t have any balls to challenge the previous contractors unfortunately
     
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    I'm sure we get an audit and follow the suggestions of STRI every year.
     
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    Apparently it can be purchased using different ingredients …….

    “An insulating product of your choice such as chopped rubber or pvc granules can be added to keep the sand insulated and moist during the long dry periods as well as aiding the sand from freezing during sub zero temperatures. “
     
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    Who or what is STRI?
     
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    Sports Turf Research Institute at St. Ives, Bingley.
     
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    World famous for donkeys years too.
     
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    http://www.dapokeman.com/

    Just another form of…..well an alternative to a pie! ;)
     
  19. Bigrod

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    About two miles down the road from you!!! https://strigroup.com/
     
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    It still isn’t going to stop prolonged downpours overwhelming the drainage, or frost penetrating the surface and pitch.
     

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