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The Pitch

I thought last night that the pitch was starting to show some improvement. It seemed to play a lot better and there wasn't an occasion when it interfered with the game. Paddy was also looking a bit less stressed. Perhaps we are finally beginning to see the green shoots of recovery!

Comments

  • Ashaddick
    Ashaddick Posts: 158
    No matter what it looks like now it's coming up in the summer and major works are happening !
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,785
    Probably due to not having any rain for a couple of weeks and some good sunshine.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,643
    there is still a muddy wet bit near the East Stand towards the half way line - they must have watered the pitch before the game as you could see standing water & I doubt it was coming up from the water table.
  • Looked half decent and ran alright.
  • bromdog
    bromdog Posts: 131
    Bournemouth manager still said it was a poor surface. Still, we've got to keep on using it to our advantage
  • HardyAddick
    HardyAddick Posts: 1,638
    Cannot attend at present due to my health. Sky man at the match said the pitch still looked poor and had been watered prior to the game.
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,484
    Well all the sun will help, grass only grows when the sun shines.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,879
    It's still not good, clearly controlling the ball and playing a passing game are trickier than they should be.
    It would be interesting to see how Barcelona cope with that surface :-)
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,470
    Sean Dyche in. Says Valley pitch is "worst surface I've seen in many years. And I've played in all the divisions".
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,741
    I think it has played worse since it has dried out. Horrible bobbles today.