the west curve Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 On 06/02/2020 at 23:24, Diamonds are Forever said: I've watched us play on a plastic pitch for 10 years and can assure you the bounce is very inconsistent. It depends what way that bit of 'grass' has been combed or what way it has been flattened. When the pitch is dry it is horrendous to watch teams play football on it, the ball constantly bobbles and the pitch is so slow. I'm sure this will be worse on our pitch because it's old and now poor quality. New pitches shouldn't have these issues to the same extent. The plastic v grass debate is a bit pointless, it shouldn't be about what materials the pitch is made of, should just be the end result of how good it is to play on. A good plastic pitch is better than a bad grass one. A good grass pitch is better than any plastic one. If you can't afford to maintain a quality grass pitch (like most clubs in Scotland) a good plastic one is a good option. The 4g pitch that Killie have is sensational. No grass pitch comes close. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the west curve Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 The blue sea of Ibrox is not fit for a game today. The 21st century and a club can’t provide a playable pitch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, the west curve said: The blue sea of Ibrox is not fit for a game today. The 21st century and a club can’t provide a playable pitch. We tried the hybrid experiment and it never worked. Pretty sure arts had problems with their hybrid pitch too, back to grass. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviLion Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 How many of today's SPFL postponements were due to be played on an artificial pitch? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 34 minutes ago, the west curve said: The blue sea of Ibrox is not fit for a game today. The 21st century and a club can’t provide a playable pitch. Ah Make sense now,I’d heard the grass was unplayable today which I thought was fucking obvious given he joined QPR. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, gannonball said: Ah Make sense now,I’d heard the grass was unplayable today which I thought was fucking obvious given he joined QPR. Even Romeo would've cringed at that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the west curve Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Greg Taylor becomes the latest victim on a grass pitch today at Pittodrie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiepiemuncher Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Another shit grass pitch unplayable again. Will they ever learn. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 If clubs aren’t going to bother looking after their pitch properly - and the last two weeks of nonsense bear this out at every level of the national game - then they should be obliged to install artificial pitches instead. This isn’t the 1970s and waiting on some glorified swamp to pass inspection just hours before kickoff is a waste of everyone’s time and effort.Protect it or lose it, it should be that straightforward. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Who's the biggest club in the world that plays home games on a plastic pitch? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Who's the biggest club in the world that plays home games on a plastic pitch?Have a look here. https://www.stadiumguide.com/figures-and-statistics/lists/stadiums-with-artificial-turf/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Who's the biggest club in the world that plays home games on a plastic pitch?BSC Young Boys, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 27 minutes ago, Rob1885 said: Who's the biggest club in the world that plays home games on a plastic pitch? Falkirk, I would think. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JTS98 Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/10/fake-plastic-unease-can-mls-become-a-world-class-league-on-artificial-turf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Astonished to see that even an article whinging about plastic pitches in the MLS is written by a Scottish journalist. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, craigkillie said: Astonished to see that even an article whinging about plastic pitches in the MLS is written by a Scottish journalist. "In fact, there isn’t an artificial pitch at any of England’s 42 senior league venues. " He appears to be getting Scotland and England mixed up as well. Edited April 10, 2020 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiviLion Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Haven't seen a good game on grass for quite a while now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the west curve Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Another benefit is little maintenance during this shutdown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 The primary motivation for installing the pitch was not because it was easier to maintain. It has allowed the club to train in Kilmarnock rather than having to fork out a fortune renting a facility in Glasgow or elsewhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 8 hours ago, ancientnoise said: Our grass pitch lasted well over 100 years and was always considered one of the best grass pitches in the country. And face it, if you can't grow anything in Ayrshire soil, you're a buffoon. We now have an poor emulation of that, and people are right to complain. You'll probably hate this but I'm going to agree with you, it probably was the best pitch in the country for playing football. Obviously for kilmarnock there's obviously quite a few benefits of using an artificial pitch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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