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New State-of-the-art Pitch at The Valley

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  • up_the_valley
    up_the_valley Posts: 4,186
    Amos on the wing said:
    Was at the Valley today for a meeting. Pitch looks excellent 
    I feel sorry for the poor bloke with the mower. He must be knackered. 
  • Lordflashheart
    Lordflashheart Posts: 5,622
    Amos on the wing said:
    Was at the Valley today for a meeting. Pitch looks excellent 
    Have to say it looks lovely - loving watching cricket at the moment, but that green pitch with the red seated stadium, I’m yearning for The Valley 
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    Maybe with the new pitch we can get a cricket square on it for next year. 
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    Pretty sure that's Scott Fraser with the mower covering more yards cutting the pitch than in the while of last season 😂
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    Amos on the wing said:
    Was at the Valley today for a meeting. Pitch looks excellent 
    Looks like someone in the Lower Covered End left their flag there over the summer!
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    Somehow they created a thing of beauty in the Valley which other teams just can't emulate.
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    Somehow they created a thing of beauty in the Valley which other teams just can't emulate.
    Its all the manure played on the pitch when we play each game.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,812
    definitely looks like it's been narrowed, that's a far wider black strip in front of the dugouts, also looked similar in front of the AC stand
  • mattinfinland
    mattinfinland Posts: 1,096
    First thing I also thought when I saw it.
    Deffo more narrow
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,041
    Guess narrow suits Jones style of play, less ground to cover when pressing etc
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  • CoveredEndAndy
    CoveredEndAndy Posts: 102
    It’s now back to its original size, bob peters wanted it wider when roland relayed it. 
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,855
    Surely if he wanted a narrower pitch they'd just make the markings narrower rather than build a narrower infrastructure that restricts future changes.  More likely that the images are deceptive.

    If it were my club, they'd be a redgra pitch surround. 

     
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
    5 July

  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
    Shop and Valley Central having a makeover

  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,041
    Is that seats being cleaned or repainted @Henry Irving?
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,827
    Henry Irving said:
    5 July


    Wondered where I'd left my jockstrap.
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
    fenaddick said:
    Is that seats being cleaned or repainted @Henry Irving?
    Cleaned
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,812
    Whole pitch looks a fair bit smaller. AstroTurf surrounds definitely a lot bigger than before both down the sides and behind the goal 

    guessing that’s intentional and probably at NJ’s request 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,266

    I don't think it's that much bigger than before actually, especially if they paint the line right along the edge like before 
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    Henry Irving said:
    5 July

    Always a thing of beauty.
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  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,856
    I’m hoping they won’t put the badge back in the astroturf. Don’t like the opposition, or anyone, walking all over it. Put it anywhere but on the ground.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,230
    Similar to the memorial bricks outside the west stand, you have a brick to remember someone and it's walked over, why not have it on a wall.
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    Isn't it just that the advertising boards aren't there, making the astroturf look wider?
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,041
    cafcfan said:
    Isn't it just that the advertising boards aren't there, making the astroturf look wider?
    That's a good shout actually
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    fenaddick said:
    cafcfan said:
    Isn't it just that the advertising boards aren't there, making the astroturf look wider?
    That's a good shout actually
    And I think they moved the stands back about 5 ft.
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,620
    Henry Irving said:
    5 July

    Must say, that white sealant work around the pitch makes my one time pathetic attempt to seal the gap between the bath and the tiling look pretty professional in comparison.
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,521
    edited July 2024
    Must say that with the first match being played on 3rd August against Portsmouth, the pitch don't look all that impressive in some of those shots, hopefully it is quick growing...🤞 
    However, The Valley always looks great...
  • Pavoren007
    Pavoren007 Posts: 2,525
    All in all looks like we have been given a proper glow up. Many thanks to the owners for the investment, it is easy to take for granted, but when you travel the country and see water pouring through our oppo club’s stands’ roofs etc and despite looking great from the outside needing repair inside, appears to prove that the current owners do want to get things right on every front 👏👏👏👏 Thank you for the photos @Henry Irving
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    edited July 2024
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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    eastterrace6168 said:
    Must say that with the first match being played on 3rd August against Portsmouth, the pitch don't look all that impressive in some of those shots, hopefully it is quick growing...🤞 
    However, The Valley always looks great...
    Grass grows very quickly this time a year. Having to cut my lawn twice a week at present. With the attention and equipment lavished on The Valley pitch I’m convinced it’ll look stunning.

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