Plastic Pitches - Neighbours Don't See Eye to Eye

lancsdave · 18-11-2011, 15:09

Article on plastic pitches on BBC website

BBC Sport - Could artificial pitches be set for a return to Football League?

Outback Ozzy · 18-11-2011, 16:12

Nay any and thrice nay - yes I can understand what Rob is saying but at the end of the day, football is traditionally played on grass not plastic and what about the groundstaff?

Revived Red · 18-11-2011, 16:52

Where would the £500,000 initial outlay come from?

Would this surface be laid at the Crown Ground or the new stadium that is so often mentioned?

lancsdave · 18-11-2011, 16:56

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Originally Posted by Outback Ozzy

and what about the groundstaff?

You're not thinking outside the box. 7 days a week utilisation. Buzzer will be trained in plastic surgery, mark the pitch out one day a week and do boob jobs for the other 6. Income generation

jaysay · 18-11-2011, 19:09

Reminds me of the footballer who finished his career in the States, on arriving home he was asked by a reporter do you prefer Plastic or Grass, he replied don't know never smoked plastic

cashman · 18-11-2011, 19:14

The day one comes,is the day i stop going,hate em simple as.

shakermaker · 18-11-2011, 22:26

"There is an income to be gained from hiring the pitch out and money to be saved in maintenance costs and the fact that you can train on it".

"The community benefit is that you can get people down to the ground seven days a week rather than just 23 times a season for home fixtures."

Agree with Rob. There are lots of benefits to a club like ours. This isn't the 80s and it isn't Deepdale. Technology has moved on. We have to be forward thinking to survive.

SamF · 18-11-2011, 22:27

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Originally Posted by cashman

The day one comes,is the day i stop going,hate em simple as.

Have you seen an artificial pitch lately?

It aint like the 80's green plastic carpet the latest 3g pitches are better to play on than grass - the only issue is the impact when going to ground but that is dealt with by shock absorbers that I believe they would put in on a professional pitch.

I ran a team when I was at Uni last year and we played our games on good grass football pitches(we were playing on better pitches than the Stanley had at the time

) but everyone preferred the surface on the artificial pitches we trained on - it's like playing on a bowling green.

cashman · 18-11-2011, 22:43

Well aware plastic pitches are much improved, i don't like em,is that a bit difficult to understand?

they could have a plastic training pitch n hire that out, ive been watching football too long, i aint gonna change me views.

Revived Red · 19-11-2011, 00:05

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

"There is an income to be gained from hiring the pitch out and money to be saved in maintenance costs and the fact that you can train on it".

"The community benefit is that you can get people down to the ground seven days a week rather than just 23 times a season for home fixtures."

Agree with Rob. There are lots of benefits to a club like ours. This isn't the 80s and it isn't Deepdale. Technology has moved on. We have to be forward thinking to survive.

I partly agree. But where is that initial outlay of half a million pounds going to come from? And let's not forget that having people at the ground seven days a week incurs its own costs. Security, extra secretarial and financial work etc. The money saved in maintenance costs may well have to be spent on other costs.

teach · 21-11-2011, 18:02

I'm lucky enough to teach at a school which has one of the latest 3G all weather pitches. They are nothing like the old sort of plastic pitches but the games I've seen on them still remind me of 5 a side to be honest. Plus, what would happen when the league or FA changed its mind again and banned them?

ossy kid · 21-11-2011, 19:39

Totally agree Cashy, we have both and give me grass anytime. It,s O.K. to train on but no good for matches.

maccawozzagod · 21-11-2011, 21:25

i'm not particularly bothered one or t'other, if it's good enough for the Champions League and World Cup matches it's good enough for Accy

However the bit about it having no maintance costs doesn't ring true to me. How long does one of those pitches last for? I know it isn't a like for like comparison but the Sports Centre all weather pitch has been knackered for many a year now and has stuck to the "no maintance" mantra, but it hasn't been good enough for a proper match for many a year. Can the new 3g pitches be maintained or do they need a complete re-lay (at 500k) every few years? 20 years use from one at £25k per year is expensive enough ....

Like Teach said, good for training on

cashman · 21-11-2011, 21:32

Summat else that bugs me a little, if the Master Plan is to be a New Ground, Why is Rob Hayes talking about possibly spending that kinda money on the Crown?

football19 · 21-11-2011, 21:47

The way football is going,it will happen.
Most kids are being brought up on these surfaces,and slide tackling will be banned in the next five years,with tackling from behind being outlawed(even if you win the ball),the games changing.
As sam said,technology has given pitches an even bounce,and they even take a stud.
They will get underground heating ,and postponements will be a thing of the past.
I know people dont like change,but its the future