State of pitch.

[billpuntonsghost]

Reminded me of when I use to play at Ashby Ville.

[ironking]

Me too!

Luckily we only use the air above.

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Awaywego, lesgeo

[Rene Artois]

How many ground staff are there these days?

[Ironawe]

Not having been for a while I was disappointed with the pitch on the edges, not really up to standard, whether it was a bad season I don’t know – I’ve seen a few others not quite up to scratch. They probably tried to etch out a sponsors name and mucked it up.

[Iron-awe]

The pitch wasn’t properly laid pre season by a company that made a balls up, it was a sponsorship deal I believe but Butler discussed the pitch not being ready properly or up to the required standard before a ball was kicked on it this season. It’s one thing we can’t blame the management team for but we can blame the board for not addressing the situation in the first place.

[Iron Age]

It reminded me of the pitches at the OSG when, by the season’s end, were basically rolled sand with grass only in the corners.
We haven’t even had bad weather yet.

[Siderite]

Iron-awe wrote:

re season by a company that made a balls up, it was a sponsorship deal I believe but Butler discussed the pitch not being ready properly or up to the required standard before a ball was kicked on it this season. It’s one thing we can’t blame the management team for but we can blame the board for not addressing the situation in the first place.

I think the club made efforts to address it afterwards, but there’s little that can be done after beyond reseeding and winter puts that to pay. I have heard talk of who was responsible for bringing in the useless company that did this and am thankful they’re not currently involved with the club if this was the standard of their recommendations.

[Iron414]

Our manager will be happy with the deterioration of the pitch as it will serve as another excuse as to why we’re persisting with his only style of play; longball. Michelle said during an interview in the summer she’d negotiated a great deal to have the pitch renovated. Perhaps she drove the bargain a little too hard and so corners were cut in order to keep the job profitable.

What’s that saying again… ‘Buy cheap buy twice’.

Same quote can be applied to the management appointments and all of this seasons signings.

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Awaywego

[Siderite]

It wasn’t Michelle who found them and argued for them, so I hear (from months ago). I think they trusted someone on a recommendation and it went awry.

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Iron414

[64]

Iron414 wrote:

Our manager will be happy with the deterioration of the pitch as it will serve as another excuse as to why we’re persisting with his only style of play; longball. M

did Michelle knock you back at school?

[Iron-awe]

The pitch was incorrectly laid in the first place pre season, I doubt Michelle or AB had any part of that, let’s keep the Butler and Board bashing within reasonable boundaries please.

[64]

“Butler and Board bashing within reasonable boundaries please.” why start now?

[Iron-awe]

64 wrote:

“Butler and Board bashing within reasonable boundaries please.” why start now?

…are you ill?

[64]

Iron-awe wrote:

64 wrote:

“Butler and Board bashing within reasonable boundaries please.” why start now?

…are you ill?

why would they keep it boundaries now? they’ve not bothered all season

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