The Pitch

[Berkshire Blade]

Seems the club is spending 850 grand on the pitch

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BkOtbIXCIAAeDEl.jpg

 

[blader]

I'd prefer we spent 850 grand on the people that play on it!

 

[kozluk]

As long has we have a decent quality team playing on the thing it all helps I guess.

Personally I would have liked the money spent on transfers though, and then focus on the small things once/if we get success.

 

[Blade56]

Looks like we are getting a Dresso down....


I'll get me coat again

 

[Blade56]

If we are committed to spending £850,000 in 18 months that tells me 2 things:
1. There is money available to spend
2. It's 18 months away so it's not a short term interest in UTD

Good news me thinks

 

[s4-blade]

Knew about this ages ago berkshire. jimm phipps was chatting about funding on twitter to 'some fans'.

UTB

 

[Bladesman]

Long term good news in my view.

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

We wanted it doing this coming season but the company are only able to do a few per summer so we've had to wait

 

[Foxy]

Knew about this ages ago berkshire. jimm phipps was chatting about funding on twitter to 'some fans'.

Some of us have been banging on about Desso pitches for years now

 

[Rusty view]

Will it be flare proof

 

[JohnDenver]

Great news if for no other reason than it tells us how our owners are thinking.

 

[itsinyerblood]

Although I can understand why some posters would prefer money spent on players rather than the pitch, why focus on one or t'other, why not let's have both? I doubt the installation of a new pitch is purely to be admired, Clough will have contributed to this and in doing so this will help in the type of player he wishes to bring to the club.

Good move, forward thinking, and a relief to finally see that the club are taking the on-the-pitch matters literally.

 

[JohnDenver]

Good move, forward thinking, and a relief to finally see that the club are taking the on-the-pitch matters literally.

Might it also improve our FFP situation somehow? (purely speculating)

 

[Liaminho9]

Why not this summer? Anyone know?

 

[JohnDenver]

Why not this summer? Anyone know?

http://www.s24su.com/forum/index.php?threads/the-pitch.34039/#post-590991

 

[Blade56]

Why not this summer? Anyone know?

I understand they can only do 2 per season and this summer is booked up.

This has to be very good news. They are hardly going to bring the ground up to PL standards if they are not fully committed to leaving this league ASAP

 

[Liaminho9]

http://www.s24su.com/forum/index.php?threads/the-pitch.34039/#post-590991

My bad... Didn't see that!

 

[Living In a Fantasy World]

As long has we have a decent quality team playing on the thing it all helps I guess.

Personally I would have liked the money spent on transfers though, and then focus on the small things once/if we get success.

a pitch is not small

 

[kozluk]

a pitch is not small

Thank you for that, I appreciate your feed back on the matter. I was unsure you see

 

[Mancblade1889]

Is there only one company that can lay a bit of grass!!!!

 

[kozluk]

yes, Ground Force was taken off air a few years ago unfortunately.

 

[Blade56]

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Is there only one company that can lay a bit of grass!!!!

Apparently in this case yes! I think they have an army of old ladies who knit it into our existing grass, a bit like those who knit mini shreddies. Thakes feckin ages and if they drop a stitch they have to unravel and start again.

Here's an action shot of them knitting Old Trafford

 

[Mancblade1889]

Apparently in this case yes! I think they have an army of old ladies who knit it into our existing grass, a bit like those who knit mini shred dies. Thakes feckin ages and if they drop a stitch they have to unravel and start again.

I laid the lawn in my back garden it's not that hard

 

[Blade56]

I laid the lawn in my back garden it's not that hard

Green side up?

 

[Living In a Fantasy World]

Thank you for that, I appreciate your feed back on the matter. I was unsure you see

ahh no problem just got to point out these small things

 

[yuley82]

I've always thought we struggle with the south stand side of the pitch, flag to flag!

 

[sitwell]

I'd prefer we spent 850 grand on the people that play on it!

No use looking like George Clooney if you have a 2 inch cock.

 

[boo radley]

Well there's been a lot of shit put on it in the last few years and it has got no better till now so a new surface may be the solution.

 

[itsinyerblood]

No use looking like George Clooney if you have a 2 inch cock.

Sitters, if you were George Clooney I'd imagine you could afford a penile extension.....but this does raise the question, are you suggesting that future signings are possessed of Bratwurst, Frankfurter, or cocktail sausage?

 

[sitwell]

Sitters, if you were George Clooney I'd imagine you could afford a penile extension.....but this does raise the question, are you suggesting that future signings are possessed of Bratwurst, Frankfurter, or cocktail sausage?

My Penile extender.