Artificial pitch vote

[topcat(The most tip top)]

1 hour ago, Musketeer Gripweed said:

Nah, our pitch pretty much went to shit the season after Dawson left. Probably due to not wanting to spend the money on a qualified replacement.

Could that be because they were planning on getting rid of grass anyway?

 

[Div]

1 hour ago, Disco Duck said:

Are you genuinely this naive?

The SPFL Board recently approved plans for a Premiership-wide project to work with a leading pitch consultancy firm, which is regularly used by UEFA, to improve the standards of grass pitches in the cinch Premiership. The SPFL will be engaging with Premiership clubs on this project ahead of the new season.

 

That certainly reads like a follow on project to me.

[TxRover]

11 hours ago, Todd_is_God said:

Hybrid pitches are, in essence, grass pitches. There seems to be a bit of a misconception about them being part grass / part artificial.

The fun bit is "in essence", as you could say plastic pitches are "in essence" grass pitches because below the underlayment is earth (extreme stupid argument to prove a point)...and yes I know that the current hybrid pitches have about a 5% or less artificial component. 

But the law is all about very specific things. The rules the SPFL promulgates have financial and related impacts and CAN be attacked in the courts. They stipulated "no artificial pitches" and  "grass pitches", not 99%...or 95% or greater...or some other measure. The use of a woven textile material arguably converts a grass pitch to an artificial pitch at any percentage of inclusion. It really doesn't matter how out there the argument is, if the law looks at it, it is pretty much a black and white matter based upon how you stipulated the matter.

It would be hilarious if this was turned on the OF.

[Todd_is_God]

1 hour ago, TxRover said:

The fun bit is "in essence", as you could say plastic pitches are "in essence" grass pitches because below the underlayment is earth (extreme stupid argument to prove a point)...and yes I know that the current hybrid pitches have about a 5% or less artificial component. 

But the law is all about very specific things. The rules the SPFL promulgates have financial and related impacts and CAN be attacked in the courts. They stipulated "no artificial pitches" and  "grass pitches", not 99%...or 95% or greater...or some other measure. The use of a woven textile material arguably converts a grass pitch to an artificial pitch at any percentage of inclusion. It really doesn't matter how out there the argument is, if the law looks at it, it is pretty much a black and white matter based upon how you stipulated the matter.

It would be hilarious if this was turned on the OF.

Has an updated rulebook been published yet?

[TxRover]

Just now, Todd_is_God said:

Has an updated rulebook been published yet?

Fair enough, going on their lovely public statements. You're right, it will be quite amusing to see how they tap dance around this May Pole.

[craigkillie]

4 hours ago, Div said:

The SPFL Board recently approved plans for a Premiership-wide project to work with a leading pitch consultancy firm, which is regularly used by UEFA, to improve the standards of grass pitches in the cinch Premiership. The SPFL will be engaging with Premiership clubs on this project ahead of the new season.

 

That certainly reads like a follow on project to me.

Engaging with clubs = doing nothing.

This is like when they pretended they were interested in reconstruction in the summer of 2020 in the aftermath of the vote to end the season.

[Andy groundhopper]

Solution = the SFA and SPFL pay for the pitches to be improved and /or replaced - then charge the clubs rent for using them. What an ingenious money spinner for the blazers.