mellors1874 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Spoke with a few of the squad after the game and they all said that's the worst surface theve played on Looks like a really cheap pitch and the bounce of the ball reminded of Scotland v Cyprus in 89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gershwin Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Hamilton and Kilmarnock to be relegated plz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 How the feck do we allow what's effectively astroturf in the top flight of a league is beyond me. I get it helps the club's bring in additional income through rentals rtf but for me, a top club does not play on a synthetic pitch. I know the advances in technology have been great these past decade or so, however having played and trained teams on synthetic pitches, I don't like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sairyinthat Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Hamilton and Kilmarnock to be relegated plz.Don't Hamilton go to them next week?Do you think you will be saying that after that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 A good astro is better than the tattie fields we'll see in winter. However old or cheap versions are shite and shouldn't be allowed in the top tier. If they are to be allowed they should be one of the latest versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samcdonald22 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Hybrid pitches seem to be the answer, isnt Tynecastle getting one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Hybrid pitches seem to be the answer, isnt Tynecastle getting one?Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gershwin Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Don't Hamilton go to them next week?Do you think you will be saying that after that game. Eh? I hate the plastic pitches and want the teams that have them relegated, pronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robroy1874 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Eh? I hate the plastic pitches and want the teams that have them relegated, pronto. Totally agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romulus Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 How the feck do we allow what's effectively astroturf in the top flight of a league is beyond me. I get it helps the club's bring in additional income through rentals rtf but for me, a top club does not play on a synthetic pitch. I know the advances in technology have been great these past decade or so, however having played and trained teams on synthetic pitches, I don't like them. Spot on. Embarrassing these are allowed in the top flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirlingshirejambo Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Looked like the pitch had been narrowed and shortened to give teams less space to play as they lump it from blogger centre halfs to cloggers strikers Hope they go down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obua Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Hybrid pitches seem to be the answer, isnt Tynecastle getting one?It has been put back a bit I think we announced since we relaid the grass last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amadjambo Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Killie will be going down. Hard to imagine there being a worse team inthe league than them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51john51 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 There was a lot of bounce on that pitch today so I'm not surprised to hear players complain. Truth is however, last season Tynecastle was pretty much like a ploughed field until we replaced it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTBCAL Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Even the Killie players struggled on it. It's is an absolute embarrassment that that pitch is allowed in top flight football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amadjambo Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 There was a lot of bounce on that pitch today so I'm not surprised to hear players complain. Truth is however, last season Tynecastle was pretty much like a ploughed field until we replaced it. And we were better on the ploughed field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skivingatwork Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 These surfaces have no place in top flight football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Looked like the pitch had been narrowed and shortened to give teams less space to play as they lump it from blogger centre halfs to cloggers strikers Hope they go down Noticed that too. I'm not against them as such but there must be minimum quality standards put in place for top flight use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanthejambo Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 The pitch was terrible. Bouncing too high. Sometimes running too fast. Didn't help they only watered the middle bit. Great to train on with our climate. No good for top class matches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 A good astro is better than the tattie fields we'll see in winter. However old or cheap versions are shite and shouldn't be allowed in the top tier. If they are to be allowed they should be one of the latest versions. Though Motherwell, Partick, Dundee and Hearts all have new pitches. Rangers and Celtic always good. Think St Johnstone might have had work on pitch too. Maybe just Hibs, Aberdeen and Ross County? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August Landmesser Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Just watching the highlights on that laddie's vlog, did the ball stick on the pitch a bit causing Lafferty's fresh-air kick? Sent from my FP2 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 I watched my daughter play for the Hearts ladies there back in May and was able to walk on the pitch , it's absolutely shocking , especially as it's used in top flight Scottish football If we have to use plastic pitches it really should be the best available surface and replaced at least once a year to keep up a standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scabber Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 It looks awful with that shinny plastic sheen that it has. players studs stick on it as happened to Randal more than once .you can understand why certain players can't play on it which is an unfair advantage to the two teams that have it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvoys Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 More argument for summer football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Can we play on it every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Looked like the pitch had been narrowed and shortened to give teams less space to play as they lump it from blogger centre halfs to cloggers strikers Hope they go down Lee Clark did that for the play off with Falkirk or earlier in season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferryjambo99 Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Terrible pitch. Artificial pitch at riccarton and the community pitch at spartans are in better nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdy Doody Jambo Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Murrayfield should be interesting isn't it a hybrid think the sru spent big bucks on a new surface think it was last used for Robbie Williams though should be in condition although don't know if it's blade of grass will be kept longer for rugby matches in the autumn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tott Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Murrayfield should be interesting isn't it a hybrid think the sru spent big bucks on a new surface think it was last used for Robbie Williams though should be in condition although don't know if it's blade of grass will be kept longer for rugby matches in the autumn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonbe110 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 More argument for summer footballMaybe the only game one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 How the feck do we allow what's effectively astroturf in the top flight of a league is beyond me. I get it helps the club's bring in additional income through rentals rtf but for me, a top club does not play on a synthetic pitch. I know the advances in technology have been great these past decade or so, however having played and trained teams on synthetic pitches, I don't like them. Exactly how much do they make do you reckon? Can't be more than a few k every year. Have to wonder if it's really the reason they want the plastic crap. GFA/SPFL shouldn't allow it in the top league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gershwin Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 It even had badly blacked out markings of a few wee five aside pitches at our end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingantti1874 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Hamilton and Kilmarnock to be relegated plz. Yep with Utd and Inverness aback up.. would improve the league.. Falkirk also have a shitty plastic pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigC Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Itvelreally doesnaffevt he quality of football on display. As mentioned, they only watered the middle of the pitch so some balls which should have skidded miles out of play actually stayed in if they bounced close to the touch line. I've rarely seen a good game on astro and it really shouldn't be allowed in the top league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Apprentice Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Lee Clark did that for the play off with Falkirk or earlier in season Yeah if I remember right it was just after Aberdeen spanked them at Rugby Park and Clark said the big pitch was a disadvantage as he had such a young side or something so it was narrowed. Just looks really odd now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Though Motherwell, Partick, Dundee and Hearts all have new pitches. Rangers and Celtic always good. Think St Johnstone might have had work on pitch too. Maybe just Hibs, Aberdeen and Ross County? A good grass pitch is best or the new hybrid's no doubt. A poor grass pitch is awful, tho. Anyone using a artificial surface Should need to have one of the latest versions, killie's even looks shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locky Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Football is a grass sport. End of. In certain drastic situations, Astro can be allowed but no team should play on 4G permanently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Murrayfield should be interesting isn't it a hybrid think the sru spent big bucks on a new surface think it was last used for Robbie Williams though should be in condition although don't know if it's blade of grass will be kept longer for rugby matches in the autumn A hybrid is only around 5%-10% plastic tho, if that. It's the science behind it that is the good part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Green Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Looks like a shiny piece of green shite. Infact, looks like it's made of the same material as hibs top. So, a shiny piece of green shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primrose Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 I don't like watching games on them it's like watching a different sport. They should not be allowed in the top flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Berry Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 3G pitches are better than some of the shite grass surfaces we have to endure in winter, however, 3G pitches need to be maintained to be kept in top condition and some clubs simply don't do that, they install them and then leave them without maintenance. Whether that's the case with Rugby Park I don't know. Scotland are about to play Lithuania on a 3G in Vilnius, they're not going to be banned from anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasquale for King Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 They should be allowed in the top league, if they are they should be state of the art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 These surfaces have no place in top flight football. Just horrible!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Falkirks pitch seems ok. Alloa's was terrible,might still be unless Mr Mulraney has coughed up some pennies for a refit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 A good grass pitch is best or the new hybrid's no doubt. A poor grass pitch is awful, tho. Anyone using a artificial surface Should need to have one of the latest versions, killie's even looks shite. Hybrid seems to be a sensible way forward, has the feel of a grass pitch, but more durable. Our pitch was dreadful last season until we properly relaid it and sorted out the undersoil. It has looked great recently, and will benefit from us not playing on it for a couple of months of the new season. However, we're going to have a big run of home games in the second quarter, which could take it's toll, especially as the weather starts to deteriorate. If it manages to hold up well over this season, then we maybe won't need to install the hybrid pitch that we were planning to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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