Synthetic Pitch - is it time?

[bundesaint 12]

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.

[Cagey 2,384]

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.

[Honest Saints Fan 1,613]

This is Dens Park currently after they dug up the pitch to fix broken drainage. That's never lasting the rest of the season. 

 

 

 

 

[rik2304 4,397]

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.

 

[Abernethy Saint 3,412]

That's no problem. Dundee probably won't last that long.

[TheMarkChristie 144]

4G Pitch would be a solid Investment, I would allow the club to do a number of things

1) Train on the pitch (allowing players to get used to every bump, nook and cranny)

2) Hold all Youth games on the pitch

3) 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 off

5) Not have players moaning about the pitch'

6) Play a better passing game

I 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

 

 

[Honest Saints Fan 1,613]

Will never hear a bad word said against the groundsman again. This is Particks pitch tonight.

[Seannachie 120]

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

[Markinch Saint 112]

Pittodrie pitch doesn't look too good tonight either 

[541ntees 658]

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 

[Edstar101 2,937]

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

[montrosesaintee 3,639]

You've played golf at Crieff too often Ed

Edited February 4, 2016 by montrosesaintee

[Abernethy Saint 3,412]

There's feck all else to do in Crieff.

[Saint Di 4]

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.

[croc 234]

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.!

[Wendy Saints 836]

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?

[croc 234]

True Wendy.! but they always whine about McDiarmid.! Remember Ronnie Delilah moaning last year when they missed a sitter at the friday night game.!

[HOODLUM65 2,713]

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!!

[fazman1977 351]

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.

[David123 190]

The break is very much a risk, as it could be the best 2 weeks of winter

[mainstand 1,259]

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. 

[Wendy Saints 836]

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!?!

[Shibbydoo 354]

no thanks

[Wendy Saints 836]

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!?! ⚽️

[Honest Saints Fan 1,613]

Summer football would run from January to December using the current fixture list and Euros this season. It's not workable.