LIVIFOREVER Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Highly unlikely i know, but if we beat Celtic on Sunday, the seething mess of a breakdown by Brendan Rodgers* moaning about our pitch, should be enough for every other club in the top flight to be voting to keep them. *and all the Celtic fans having a meltdown on X, radio phone ins etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sortmeout Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 2 minutes ago, LIVIFOREVER said: Highly unlikely i know, but if we beat Celtic on Sunday, the seething mess of a breakdown by Brendan Rodgers* moaning about our pitch, should be enough for every other club in the top flight to be voting to keep them. *and all the Celtic fans having a meltdown on X, radio phone ins etc. Celtic fans will be too busy with their flags on Saturday to worry about the pitch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Stiles Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 When does this stitch up vote take place? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 On 25/03/2024 at 16:31, Charles Stiles said: When does this stitch up vote take place? https://spfl.co.uk/news/spfl-press-release-artificial-pitches 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranaldo Bairn Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Fucking scumbags. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Rather than banning them, they should bring in a set of standards for artificial pitches. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4mmy31 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 FIFA UEFA Lionel Messi The back water that is the SPFL 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgie greatness Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Was glad to see Livi flushed doon the shitter mainly to get that pitch TF. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 26 minutes ago, C4mmy31 said: FIFA UEFA Lionel Messi The SPFL The self-serving clique that is the Scottish Premiership FTFY 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latapythelegend Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 A tiger never changes its stripes as they say. Should be an SPFL wide vote. Hypothetically 33% of the Premiership could be different by the time the changes are to be implemented yet the current 12 clubs have the ultimate say so. The whole thing stinks. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby_Doo Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Again, this has nothing, repeat nothing, to do with artificial surfaces. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) Quite... they should publish the explanations and evidence for this (plus cost implications - this could result in a promoted club having to spend over the odds to get their plastic park replaced ASAP... potentially repaying grants depending how it was originally financed... whilst also losing major income streams, having to obtain a new first-team training facility, and leaving a number of youth and community teams homeless). Btw still don't see why only Premiership clubs are voting - it palpably affects members in other tiers who could be promoted? Edited May 20 by HibeeJibee 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav nan Gael Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Here we go again,not content with the old 10,000 and 6,000 seater regulations,they've found a new stick with which to beat down a certain group of unfortunate clubs who this time have laid a plastic pitch. Remember the farce that prevented Aberdeen from being relegated and Falkirk from being promoted. An absolute shitshow of the highest order.........,I smell the 2 clubs who wish they existed on the other side of the Irish Sea, involvement right thru this......... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theyellowbox Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 6 minutes ago, Dav nan Gael said: Remember the farce that prevented Aberdeen from being relegated and Falkirk from being promoted. Well, as much as seeing Aberdeen rightfully relegated that season, it has to be remembered that Brockville was a total death trap. Someone will surely correct me, but was half of the away terrace behind the goal not deemed unsafe a few years before this? Aye, there should have been workarounds to allow them to come up and ground share, but frankly, there should be some minimum standards for a top flight. Which equally applies to pitches. I'm not anti artificial surfaces, but I am anti piss poor artificial surfaces. Livi having bar far and away, the worst the top flight has seen. A club coming up (say Raith) should be allowed a grace period and/or, funding to allow them to both replace with grass of the rule demands it and also, relay the surface they would have to lift if they go back down. Generalisation, but frankly, the standards of stadiums in Scotland pitch and stands, are miles off where they should be. Cheap early 90's stands are really starting to show their age and some very expensive fixes are looming for many clubs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Diamond For Me Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Absolute riddy allowing Dundee a vote on this btw, to say nothing of the Premier clubs getting to decide this themselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 This is total bollocks. It's not like any of us want to put up with Livingston either, so stop trying to make them our problem to deal with! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 There are 6-7 weeks from playoff ending to LC starting. Even if finance + contractors readied... is that doable? at least to get a good grass park? If not it may drive them from tier 2 too, if nobody aspiring to promotion dare risk using them - or block promotion, if do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzo Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) The sheer amount of material under rugby park would make it an impossibility to remove it all, lay the sub layers, under soil heating, drainage, root zone and seed in what?.........7 weeks. Simply not achievable. You'll then get the inevitable moans about turf slipping etc like hampden and elland road in recent years from the very people currently moaning about the astro. That seems to be the medium term plan but I've doubts about it........even allowing for asking for the last 2 games and first 2 games of the season to be away from home. I took this photo while the work was ongoing........there's a layer of tarmac on top of this too. Edited May 21 by Pizzo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stressball Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 It’s 2-3 weeks for grass to bed in, I imagine with a professional groundsman that should be doable. As for the removal and groundwork, I’m not 100% but I think that would be the killer. 7 weeks should be enough with the perfect weather and caretaking of the grass, but that’s only if you can get get the groundwork done in under a month. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 If you read the statement about the vote it says it will be effective from the start of the 2026-27 season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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