bundesaint Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 There is company's who take soil samples and analyses it and tells if you are over fertilizing,watering ,over cutting and what to do to get it back to t-shirt best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Correct. I thought they'd relayed it two or three times at least to rectify problems from the USH, drainage and it not being relayed properly once. To still have major problems with it shows something just isn't right. Maybe we've been doing it all on the cheap and we got what we paid for of course.I am sure we were told when the pitch was relaid 4/5 years ago(maybe more) that is was a top company that was doing it. Think they have had to patch it up every close season since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Saints Fan Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 This is Dens Park currently after they dug up the pitch to fix broken drainage. That's never lasting the rest of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 This is Dens Park currently after they dug up the pitch to fix broken drainage. That's never lasting the rest of the season. Needs Chris and his leaf blower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 That's no problem. Dundee probably won't last that long. ex-montrosesaintee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPoster Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 4G Pitch would be a solid Investment, I would allow the club to do a number of things1) Train on the pitch (allowing players to get used to every bump, nook and cranny)2) Hold all Youth games on the pitch3) Hold other youth teams games on the pitch (Most highland teams when they play against a Glasgow or Edinburgh team play in Tayside)4) Increase revenue from not having games called off5) Not have players moaning about the pitch'6) Play a better passing gameI know there are certain players who cannot play or train on that surface but that is a very short term problem, Going forward it would be better for the club. If It is good enough for World Cup, Champions League & Europa League them I'm sure it is good enough for us and the SPFL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Saints Fan Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Will never hear a bad word said against the groundsman again. This is Particks pitch tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seannachie Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Will never hear a bad word said against the groundsman again. This is Particks pitch tonight.But was he wearing a 'well shirt when he was busy ploughing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markinch Saint Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Pittodrie pitch doesn't look too good tonight either ex-montrosesaintee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
541ntees Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 Will never hear a bad word said against the groundsman again. This is Particks pitch tonight.the players said it looked worse than what it was and the ball moved and bounced fine. unlike ours the bobble is ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstar101 Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 You can get the same at golf, where a green looks shit but is flat and true. Other times it can look great from afar, but shite to putt on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex-montrosesaintee Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) You've played golf at Crieff too often Ed Edited February 4, 2016 by montrosesaintee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abernethy Saint Posted February 4, 2016 Report Share Posted February 4, 2016 There's feck all else to do in Crieff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Di Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 Maybe the old memory playing tricks of course, but didn't we have fewer problems before the SPL insisted we lose the big blanket and install USH? Sympathy however with the ground staff; the rain's not let up for months - look at the state of the Inches etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 Nobody can fault Saints for not trying, after the money they laid out on the pitch. If I remember correctly the company that seeded the pitch said it was at the "cutting edge" of grass technology.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Saints Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 We live in a cold weather country. We play in the winter, what do folk expect? Bowling greens! Our pitch is bad but so are loads of others, Hampden, Celtic Park, Dens, Firhill....get the picture? Not sure 4g is the answer?Summer football? fazman1977 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 True Wendy.! but they always whine about McDiarmid.! Remember Ronnie Delilah moaning last year when they missed a sitter at the friday night game.! Wendy Saints 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 In November 2004 Saints played Ross County at lunchtime at McDiarmid and Scotland rugby team hammered Japan at 5.30pm on the same pitch on the same day.I blame these rugby feckers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fazman1977 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 We live in a cold weather country. We play in the winter, what do folk expect? Bowling greens! Our pitch is bad but so are loads of others, Hampden, Celtic Park, Dens, Firhill....get the picture? Not sure 4g is the answer?Summer football?I'm an advocate for summer football. Kids will be much more interested in going to (and playing) football matches when it's not howling wind and rain.Our clubs will be a bit "match sharper" for European ties.All the big leagues are winter leagues - where there is better weather - could this mean that Scottish clubs could get top players on loan that were injured during their season and therefore looking to get match-fit?See point three - all other leagues being winter then TV deals could potentially be more fruitful as there would be a league to watch for overseas viewers during the close season. More so if there are top players on loan.See point 1 - with kids being more interested in playing in the summer, grassroots would grow. Money from TV investment should be shared more equally and invested heavily in youth I notice that from next season there's to be a mid-season break in the winter. Ironically, this would have harmed Saints more, as there were so many call offs in the period up until the suggested break that there would have been around a five week block of no games had the break been this season. OldPoster, David123 and rammsteinally 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David123 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 The break is very much a risk, as it could be the best 2 weeks of winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainstand Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I'm an advocate for summer football. Kids will be much more interested in going to (and playing) football matches when it's not howling wind and rain.Our clubs will be a bit "match sharper" for European ties.All the big leagues are winter leagues - where there is better weather - could this mean that Scottish clubs could get top players on loan that were injured during their season and therefore looking to get match-fit?See point three - all other leagues being winter then TV deals could potentially be more fruitful as there would be a league to watch for overseas viewers during the close season. More so if there are top players on loan.See point 1 - with kids being more interested in playing in the summer, grassroots would grow. Money from TV investment should be shared more equally and invested heavily in youth I notice that from next season there's to be a mid-season break in the winter. Ironically, this would have harmed Saints more, as there were so many call offs in the period up until the suggested break that there would have been around a five week block of no games had the break been this season.Kids football at under 13 level is already on a summer football schedule. They start in March play until end of June, start again in August until end of November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Saints Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 True Wendy.! but they always whine about McDiarmid.! Remember Ronnie Delilah moaning last year when they missed a sitter at the friday night game.!I wouldn't mind but 'Sellick Park' has hardly any grass on it!?! croc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibbydoo Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 no thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Saints Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I'm an advocate for summer football. Kids will be much more interested in going to (and playing) football matches when it's not howling wind and rain.Our clubs will be a bit "match sharper" for European ties.All the big leagues are winter leagues - where there is better weather - could this mean that Scottish clubs could get top players on loan that were injured during their season and therefore looking to get match-fit?See point three - all other leagues being winter then TV deals could potentially be more fruitful as there would be a league to watch for overseas viewers during the close season. More so if there are top players on loan.See point 1 - with kids being more interested in playing in the summer, grassroots would grow. Money from TV investment should be shared more equally and invested heavily in youth I notice that from next season there's to be a mid-season break in the winter. Ironically, this would have harmed Saints more, as there were so many call offs in the period up until the suggested break that there would have been around a five week block of no games had the break been this season.I agree, for a country who had snow in July once, when would the winter break be! You could close down January & still risk weather call offs and a back log to play? Has to be summer football... Just think evening games during the week would be less of a thought, the European games recently, very civilised sitting in shirt sleeves instead of anoraks..... No brainer when you think about it!?! ⚽️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest Saints Fan Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Summer football would run from January to December using the current fixture list and Euros this season. It's not workable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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