DETTY29 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I thought there was a significant improvement at the Killie game. Since then. Pro - no games and a lot of wind Against - pissed down a lot and not that much sunshine. But again, it was intimated by end January everything would be fine again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, graygo said: I reckon that should be way down on your list of priorities tomorrow. It is but unless I’m mistaken this thread is about the hybrid pitch. 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Just now, Cruickshank for Scotland said: It is but unless I’m mistaken this thread is about the hybrid pitch. 🤔 Strange, I thought it was about you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 13 minutes ago, Bull's-eye said: Cut the auld yin some slack, it's Valentine's day. Imagine living with him. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 No complaints from the missus - Cooked her a wonderful meal washed down with a bottle of Moët Chandon. 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Bull's-eye said: Strange, I thought it was about you. No it’s about the pitch although some on here have tried to make it personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: No complaints from the missus - Cooked her a wonderful meal washed down with a bottle of Moët Chandon. 😍 Poor man's Bubbles. Wouldn't be boasting about sookin yoan pish. #prayerformrscrooked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: No it’s about the pitch although some on here have tried to make it personal. Maybe it's just your posting style that gets up folks hooters then. Myself, I like you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Bull's-eye said: Poor man's Bubbles. Wouldn't be boasting about sookin yoan pish. #prayerformrscrooked Shhhhh.......told tell the missus! 🤫 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Bull's-eye said: Maybe it's just your posting style that gets up folks hooters then. Myself, I like you. 😘 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Just now, Cruickshank for Scotland said: Shhhhh.......told tell the missus! 🤫 Who drunk it ? 😃😃😃😃🤣🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 18 minutes ago, Barack said: Some utter sad sacks inhabit our support. Grown men, over 60 years old, actively trolling the forum. Is having a bit of banter now termed “trolling”? Asking for a friend.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: Is having a bit of banter now termed “trolling”? Asking for a friend.... You have a wife and a friend, I'm calling Bullshit on that, or...... Let's not go down that particular pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Bull's-eye said: You have a wife and a friend, I'm calling Bullshit on that, or...... Let's not go down that particular pitch. I’ll have you know I have a wife and at least 3 friends! 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: I’ll have you know I have a wife and at least 3 friends! 😊 4 mate. 4 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Dunphy Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Cruickshank for Scotland was offered a chance to discuss the pitch with a member of the ground staff but decided he wasn’t interested. Just a reminder of how interested he is in the actual pitch itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Bull's-eye said: 4 mate. 4 😉 I counted you 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull's-eye Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: I counted you 👍 If that's the case, I've got baggage. You now have 47 friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Phil Dunphy said: Cruickshank for Scotland was offered a chance to discuss the pitch with a member of the ground staff but decided he wasn’t interested. Just a reminder of how interested he is in the actual pitch itself. Wondered when you would pitch up Phil (no pun)! Some poster on here who I don’t know from Adam first wanted my private mobile number - understandably I don’t give out my private number to a fans forum, and suggested he PM me, but he knocked that back. He then suggested I “give him a shout” at the Aberdeen game - something that I thought was impractical from my seat high up in the Wheatfield amongst a 17,000 crowd! How would I get his attention FFS - jump onto the pitch? Hope that clarifies although no doubt some roasters will want to go with Phil’s twisted version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Bull's-eye said: If that's the case, I've got baggage. You now have 47 friends. Excellent news! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Dunphy Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: Wondered when you would pitch up Phil (no pun)! Some poster on here who I don’t know from Adam first wanted my private mobile number - understandably I don’t give out my private number to a fans forum, and suggested he PM me, but he knocked that back. He then suggested I “give him a shout” at the Aberdeen game - something that I thought was impractical from my seat high up in the Wheatfield amongst a 17,000 crowd! How would I get his attention FFS - jump onto the pitch? Hope that clarifies although no doubt some roasters will want to go with Phil’s twisted version. Pretty sure there’s more than one set of stairs in the Wheatfield that would take you from the top to the bottom. Face it mate, you just want to bitch about things from the safety of your anonymous Kickback account, rather than actually get the answers you demand. Shat it off a Hearts employee who wanted to discuss the pitch with you. What an embarrassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Laff Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: Wondered when you would pitch up Phil (no pun)! Some poster on here who I don’t know from Adam first wanted my private mobile number - understandably I don’t give out my private number to a fans forum, and suggested he PM me, but he knocked that back. He then suggested I “give him a shout” at the Aberdeen game - something that I thought was impractical from my seat high up in the Wheatfield amongst a 17,000 crowd! How would I get his attention FFS - jump onto the pitch? Hope that clarifies although no doubt some roasters will want to go with Phil’s twisted version. Creepy as **** imo. Not you, obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Laff Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 27 minutes ago, Phil Dunphy said: Pretty sure there’s more than one set of stairs in the Wheatfield that would take you from the top to the bottom. Face it mate, you just want to bitch about things from the safety of your anonymous Kickback account, rather than actually get the answers you demand. Shat it off a Hearts employee who wanted to discuss the pitch with you. What an embarrassment. What made Cruicky so special to discuss the pitch with? That’s downright creep mentality and it sounds like the person creeping knows him but not the other way about. That’s the embarrassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Dunphy Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 7 hours ago, Last Laff said: What made Cruicky so special to discuss the pitch with? That’s downright creep mentality and it sounds like the person creeping knows him but not the other way about. That’s the embarrassment. I imagine it comes down to his constant bitching and suggestions that the ground staff be fired. Thinking a genuine offer to address his concerns is creepy says more about you than anyone really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Here's my tuppence worth, Cruickie has found a subject that he knows a little about, not as much as he thinks he does and is all over this thread because nobody can disprove him. It's tiresome and he really needs to let it go. Pretty sure he's a decent guy and one I would probably enjoy having a pint with. First mention of the pitch and I'd be making my excuses and leaving though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 9 hours ago, Phil Dunphy said: Pretty sure there’s more than one set of stairs in the Wheatfield that would take you from the top to the bottom. Face it mate, you just want to bitch about things from the safety of your anonymous Kickback account, rather than actually get the answers you demand. Shat it off a Hearts employee who wanted to discuss the pitch with you. What an embarrassment. And what was I to do when I got to the bottom of the stairs? Shout him over in the middle of 17,000 crowd before the game started for an in-depth discussion on the technical reasons why the pitch was in a dreadful condition? A guy that I had never met before, didn’t know his name or what he looked like? The only embarrassment is your twisted version of events! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Phil Dunphy said: I imagine it comes down to his constant bitching and suggestions that the ground staff be fired. Thinking a genuine offer to address his concerns is creepy says more about you than anyone really. “Genuine offer” my arse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 53 minutes ago, graygo said: Here's my tuppence worth, Cruickie has found a subject that he knows a little about, not as much as he thinks he does and is all over this thread because nobody can disprove him. It's tiresome and he really needs to let it go. Pretty sure he's a decent guy and one I would probably enjoy having a pint with. First mention of the pitch and I'd be making my excuses and leaving though. You are correct - I know “little about“ the real reasons for the dreadful condition of the pitch - none of us on here do as the Club have stonewalled the fans apart from a “nothing to see here” statement at the AGM. Others on here have come up with reasons such as the effect of the concert or failure to carry out proper maintenance - I’m not an expert and never have professed to be, and these suggestions came from others not me. My beef is I think the Club have been less than honest here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Dunphy Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 45 minutes ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: And what was I to do when I got to the bottom of the stairs? Shout him over in the middle of 17,000 crowd before the game started for an in-depth discussion on the technical reasons why the pitch was in a dreadful condition? A guy that I had never met before, didn’t know his name or what he looked like? The only embarrassment is your twisted version of events! You’re getting awfy upset over a statement of the facts. If you were actually serious about finding out the ins and outs behind the state of the pitch, you were offered a chance to speak to someone involved. Except that’s not what you wanted. You just want to sit behind your Kickback account and demand people lose their jobs like a complete scumbag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Phil Dunphy said: You’re getting awfy upset over a statement of the facts. If you were actually serious about finding out the ins and outs behind the state of the pitch, you were offered a chance to speak to someone involved. Except that’s not what you wanted. You just want to sit behind your Kickback account and demand people lose their jobs like a complete scumbag. Going by your language you are the one getting awfy upset Phil as you look to be a pal of the groundsman. With regards to wanting him sacked I did raise concerns some time ago that the regular pitch and now the hybrid pitch were in terrible condition and therefore questioned the quality of our ground staff. Since then others have come up with reasons for the terrible pitch such as the concert and the Club not carrying out proper maintenance because of it. If you care to check back my posts you will see that I gave an unreserved apology to the groundsman if the problem lay with the Club and not the groundsman - your pal did say that it was more than his job was worth if he gave out the real reasons so that was a pretty big pointer. As for this “chance to speak” to the groundsman I have already answered that ad naseum. As for your last “scumbag” comment that says more about you than me. Edited February 15, 2020 by Thomaso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Dunphy Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: Going by your language you are the one getting awfy upset Phil as you look to be a pal of the groundsman. With regards to wanting him sacked I did raise concerns some time ago that the regular pitch and now the hybrid pitch were in terrible condition and therefore questioned the quality of our ground staff. Since then others have come up with reasons for the terrible pitch such as the concert and the Club not carrying out proper maintenance because of it. If you care to check back my posts you will see that I gave an unreserved apology to the groundsman if the problem lay with the Club and not the groundsman - your pal did say that it was more than his job was worth if he gave out the real reasons so that was a pretty big pointer. As for this “chance to speak” to the groundsman I have already answered that ad naseum. As for your last “scumbag” comment that says more about you than me. Yup, you decided it was better to slaughter them from the safety of your own home rather than actually get the answers you demanded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) Bring back Jaz fae Nitten (sp) and his mates with their forks, we had the best pitch in the country then With due apologies if he's sadly no longer with us Edited February 15, 2020 by graygo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Phil Dunphy said: Yup, you decided it was better to slaughter them from the safety of your own home rather than actually get the answers you demanded. Fine are we done now? Keep calm Phil - we have a fraught day ahead of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Laff Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Phil Dunphy said: I imagine it comes down to his constant bitching and suggestions that the ground staff be fired. Thinking a genuine offer to address his concerns is creepy says more about you than anyone really. Point taken. Its still a bit weird though and I don’t think you would expect a random off the internet to walk pitch side and have it out with the grounds man in front of a packed crowd why not discuss it over a pint or something? Time to perhaps put this to bed at the moment with a couple of hours before ko. Edited February 15, 2020 by Last Laff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo92 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 From the social media posts today the pitch is looking very good again for this time of year. I'm sure it won't look at way at 5pm 👀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Magic Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Ours isn’t the only hybrid pitch to have suffered this year. As annoying as it has been and the money spent, we really need to concentrate on more important issues. Staying in the top league for a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Dunphy Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 6 hours ago, Last Laff said: Point taken. Its still a bit weird though and I don’t think you would expect a random off the internet to walk pitch side and have it out with the grounds man in front of a packed crowd why not discuss it over a pint or something? Time to perhaps put this to bed at the moment with a couple of hours before ko. My understanding is that he was offered a chance to discuss it away from a game and he declined. So the offer changed to before the Aberdeen game and he made another excuse. If you’re not fussed about actually finding out the answers you’re demanding, fair enough. Be man enough to say it. Don’t keep banging on and on and on like a dog with a bone. (This isn’t aimed at you, btw). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Laff Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, Phil Dunphy said: My understanding is that he was offered a chance to discuss it away from a game and he declined. So the offer changed to before the Aberdeen game and he made another excuse. If you’re not fussed about actually finding out the answers you’re demanding, fair enough. Be man enough to say it. Don’t keep banging on and on and on like a dog with a bone. (This isn’t aimed at you, btw). Sound mate, makes more sense now. I know it wasn’t 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Pitch looked fine and pitch played fine. From the drama queens on where, was expecting mud heap but like most things on kickback, lies and rumours take over from facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Pitch still lacking grass and really bare in bits, but given the torrential rain it still held up well and drained away. The major work done deep underneath been well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, kila said: Pitch still lacking grass and really bare in bits, but given the torrential rain it still held up well and drained away. The major work done deep underneath been well worth it. I think that is a pretty fair assessment Kila. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 It is looking better all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr ewing Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Soft on top but hard underneath. Not convinced yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramrod Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Cruikshank For Scotland incoming 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgie rd eh11 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 29 minutes ago, kila said: It is looking better all the time Not negative enough, you won't get many replies unless you're whining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris5115 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 31 minutes ago, kila said: It is looking better all the time It's definitely holding up better but still very bare in bits. Better than Ibroke and the piggery that is for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearts00 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Agreed. Improving every week. We should remember the weather has been atrocious and about as bad as it gets for pitches. So after being an embarrassment earlier in the season is very reasonable now and as mentioned better than most teams in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasquale for King Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 1 hour ago, hearts00 said: Agreed. Improving every week. We should remember the weather has been atrocious and about as bad as it gets for pitches. So after being an embarrassment earlier in the season is very reasonable now and as mentioned better than most teams in the league. Absolutely, said that to my great nephew before the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Morgan Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Unbelievably the commentators on Premier Sports mentioned how bare the pitch looked but no mention of Hibs' pitch or anyone else's recently for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Hayden Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Can you imagine what the pitch would look like if we had played in this weather in prior years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTweedy Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 3 hours ago, hearts00 said: Agreed. Improving every week. We should remember the weather has been atrocious and about as bad as it gets for pitches. So after being an embarrassment earlier in the season is very reasonable now and as mentioned better than most teams in the league. Correct. Temperatures in Edinburgh have seldom been above 5 or 6 degrees in the last couple of months. Even so-called winter grass just doesn't grow any significant amount in those temperatures, even with the lighting rigs we've got. Some people see EPL pitches on TV and think ours should be in a similar condition but they don't give any thought to the facts that temperatures are typically something like 4-7 degrees warmer in England and they can afford to cover half or even all of their pitches with lighting rigs at any time. Something clearly went wrong with the pitch earlier in the season to cause the deterioration around October-ish, but the improvement since then is almost certainly about the maximum that would have been possible, and everyone involved deserves huge credit for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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