dave mc Posted April 3, 2023 Report Share Posted April 3, 2023 3 hours ago, andy rhodes fancy watch said: 131 Dundee Street, Edinburgh. Broad street, Cowdenbeath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy rhodes fancy watch Posted April 3, 2023 Report Share Posted April 3, 2023 7 hours ago, dave mc said: Broad street, Cowdenbeath Let's be honest Dave, apart from that busload the other week, who in their right mind wants to go to Cowdenbeath? dave mc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted April 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 Grass has been growing for the last 2 or 3 weeks and I have even had to cut mine twice yet nothing is growing in the sand at McDiarmid Park. Our " groundsmans "answer is to throw more sand in the potholes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints11 Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 I know it’s the same for both teams playing on it but regarding the extremely poor state of the pitch has there been any sort of explanation from the club as to why it is so bad. I’m assuming the club at the end of last season, or has at some point, paid a company to lay the surface. If that’s the case the club, just like any other customer would, if they found what they had purchased was faulty or damaged, has contacted said company looking for an explanation. Surely if they can answer the why and the how regarding the state of the pitch the next obvious question is what’s going to be done about it to ensure that it doesn’t happened again. Obviously it’s too late for this season but they need to get it right for the next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik2304 Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 21 minutes ago, Saints11 said: I know it’s the same for both teams playing on it but regarding the extremely poor state of the pitch has there been any sort of explanation from the club as to why it is so bad. I’m assuming the club at the end of last season, or has at some point, paid a company to lay the surface. If that’s the case the club, just like any other customer would, if they found what they had purchased was faulty or damaged, has contacted said company looking for an explanation. Surely if they can answer the why and the how regarding the state of the pitch the next obvious question is what’s going to be done about it to ensure that it doesn’t happened again. Obviously it’s too late for this season but they need to get it right for the next The explanation we got was that being in the playoffs meant that the full maintenance plan couldn't go ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSJ.84 Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, rik2304 said: The explanation we got was that being in the playoffs meant that the full maintenance plan couldn't go ahead. And the previous season we were in Europe so it couldn’t be done then either. The biggest load of shite I’ve ever heard… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted April 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 19 minutes ago, PSJ.84 said: And the previous season we were in Europe so it couldn’t be done then either. The biggest load of shite I’ve ever heard… The problem is there will probably be no comeback on the company that installed it as it was not seemingly given enough time to bed in because of play offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezza70 Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 1 hour ago, rik2304 said: The explanation we got was that being in the playoffs meant that the full maintenance plan couldn't go ahead. We had no footy on it during the World Cup shut down which must of helped with the upkeep in a period which is usually busy Havana Saint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 Well this year's play-off second leg isn't until 4th June so I guess that's next season's excuse for the pitch close to being tied up too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy rhodes fancy watch Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 2 hours ago, blueheaven said: Well this year's play-off second leg isn't until 4th June so I guess that's next season's excuse for the pitch close to being tied up too. Play off? You'll be lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 38 minutes ago, andy rhodes fancy watch said: Play off? You'll be lucky. I know, I know. I think I'm just getting carried away with excitement for the moment where we scrape past Queen's Park in the second leg and Davidson gets to parade around the pitch like a hero. Cagey, pezza70 and Radford 72 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pezza70 Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 6 hours ago, blueheaven said: I know, I know. I think I'm just getting carried away with excitement for the moment where we scrape past Queen's Park in the second leg and Davidson gets to parade around the pitch like a hero. He won’t rush up the tunnel quickly then compared to the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintgscot Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 13 hours ago, Cagey said: Grass has been growing for the last 2 or 3 weeks and I have even had to cut mine twice yet nothing is growing in the sand at McDiarmid Park. Our " groundsmans "answer is to throw more sand in the potholes. Not sure with the last international break they didn’t nip over to b and q and get some quick grow patch repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garydavidson Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 Didn't we invest in the growing lamps or were they just on loan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radford 72 Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 6 hours ago, garydavidson said: Didn't we invest in the growing lamps or were they just on loan? There was one maybe? It sat out the back on the training pitch never moving for months though. Not sure it's even there any longer? Folk always quick to make excuses but Motherwell show that you can move from having a dreadful pitch to an excellent one. Their pitch was already very good before it underwent a huge maintainence programme last summer. This was their pitch in mid-May last year, days before a play-off that apparently meant we could only do the bare minimum to ours... That thread from Alan Burrows worth a read. What a club that is serious about the pitch does. And look at what they were unhappy with in the first tweet! We got fed some flannel about the play-offs and just blindly accepted it. The mob that came to do ours, the wheel fell off their bloody tractor on day one. So I'm glad the manager is now condemning the pitch in the strongest terms as this can't continue. blueheaven and garydavidson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted April 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 7 hours ago, garydavidson said: Didn't we invest in the growing lamps or were they just on loan? Heat lamps still in bit where Sky park their OB vehicles. Bits hanging down and haven't moved since last season. Typical of the run down state of affairs at the club. I think they were used in goalmouth areas a couple of seasons ago. Maybe they cost too much to run in this cost of living crisis. Or maybe need a Sparky to fix them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueheaven Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 Let's face it - the club sees the pitch as someone else's problem now, just like the rest of the stadium, changing the manager, sorting out communication etc etc etc. PSJ.84 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double deluxe Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 14 hours ago, garydavidson said: Didn't we invest in the growing lamps or were they just on loan? They were bought second hand and were used only a matter of months before being damaged after toppling a couple of years ago. Haven’t been fixed or replaced since. garydavidson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted May 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 I see a lot of work going on on training pitch. Don't know if a layer has been removed or if it's just been covered in sand or a sandy top soil. Pitch always looked good to me but standing at pay gate was the nearest I have seen it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted May 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 4/12/2023 at 3:27 PM, double deluxe said: They were bought second hand and were used only a matter of months before being damaged after toppling a couple of years ago. Haven’t been fixed or replaced since. Maybe they can't get a Sparky. I wonder if Steve Brown knows any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintJet Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 Any update on the the pitch; Is work underway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSJ.84 Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, SaintJet said: Any update on the the pitch; Is work underway? https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/article/pitch-renovation-update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Col Kojak Slaphead II Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 On 4/12/2023 at 3:27 PM, double deluxe said: They were bought second hand and were used only a matter of months before being damaged after toppling a couple of years ago. Haven’t been fixed or replaced since. This is true. Our illustrious Groundsman hooked them up to his tractor to take them into the stadium to put out on the pitch at some point, unfortunately he took the corner at a bit of speed and couped the lights which as you would imagine smashed into many many pieces. So the remnants just sit there at in the ground beside the training pitches. garydavidson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setting Son Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, Lt. Col Kojak Slaphead II said: This is true. Our illustrious Groundsman hooked them up to his tractor to take them into the stadium to put out on the pitch at some point, unfortunately he took the corner at a bit of speed and couped the lights which as you would imagine smashed into many many pieces. So the remnants just sit there at in the ground beside the training pitches. He must have evidence of frolicking within the main stand over the years . Maybe secret cameras installed. Lt. Col Kojak Slaphead II 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted June 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Setting Son said: He must have evidence of frolicking within the main stand over the years . Maybe secret cameras installed. If he has not been sacked for incompetence yet he never will because for the last few years the place was ran by incompetency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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