Hybrid Pitch

[theflagman]

Tynecastle a football stadium and the pitch should have been tip top condition for the first League game, any other event should have been at the end off the season,who ever agreed to this event should be embarrassed unless a substantial amount of money changed hands,what would have happened say if  the ref had Sayed it was unplayable,brines a few years ago postponed a game v hearts at Ross county a lot better than Tynecastle,I have no problem with the event or events but at the right time.

[Sexton Hardcastle]

2 minutes ago, theflagman said:

Tynecastle a football stadium and the pitch should have been tip top condition for the first League game, any other event should have been at the end off the season,who ever agreed to this event should be embarrassed unless a substantial amount of money changed hands,what would have happened say if  the ref had Sayed it was unplayable,brines a few years ago postponed a game v hearts at Ross county a lot better than Tynecastle,I have no problem with the event or events but at the right time.

Grown men still greeting and wiping snotters over this. Deay me.

[Cruyff Turn]

Hearts obviously did not expect the pitch to be affected in the way it was. There is no way that we would have allowed this to happen if we knew that the pitch would be damaged in the way it was.

 

I suspect we have learnt from this and if we are to hold such events in the future, we will no doubt seek further guidance about how to protect the pitch to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

 

Thankfully, we have a top groundsman, it will be repaired and the grass will grow back.

 

We learn from it and move on.

[hoof.hearted]

I'm nothing like an expert (you should see my grass!) , but our pitch is still 96% grass so they didn't realise covering it for a couple of days wouldn't make it go yellow is beyond me.

[kila]

Trolls playing keepie uppies with this thread

[jamboinglasgow]

34 minutes ago, hoof.hearted said:

I'm nothing like an expert (you should see my grass!) , but our pitch is still 96% grass so they didn't realise covering it for a couple of days wouldn't make it go yellow is beyond me.

 

Or they knew it would have a discolouring effect but were advised that it would have no effect to how the pitch holds up or plays on, so felt one game with discoloured grass is fine. They just didn't expect how some fans would treat it as the sky falling in.

[Getintaethem]

Having had to put up with having a garden for many years...  I can assure everyone, grass grows.

[Victorian]

 

[Dannie Boy]

1 minute ago, Getintaethem said:

Having had to put up with having a garden for many years...  I can assure everyone, grass grows.

 

and if you fertilise it with the shit we’ve been playing lately it will grow even quicker!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[HillmanHearts]

Was there tonight. Grass almost back to normal. Dry your eyes FFS. Embrace new opportunities. 

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

2 hours ago, Cruyff Turn said:

Hearts obviously did not expect the pitch to be affected in the way it was. There is no way that we would have allowed this to happen if we knew that the pitch would be damaged in the way it was.

 

I suspect we have learnt from this and if we are to hold such events in the future, we will no doubt seek further guidance about how to protect the pitch to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

 

Thankfully, we have a top groundsman, it will be repaired and the grass will grow back.

 

We learn from it and move on.

 

 

Do you work for the club?

[Cruyff Turn]

25 minutes ago, Dusk_Till_Dawn said:

 

 

Do you work for the club?

I’m Ann Budge mate, sling yer hook.

 

[Dusk_Till_Dawn]

41 minutes ago, Cruyff Turn said:

I’m Ann Budge mate, sling yer hook.

 

 

 fair play

[oldtart]

Was at "War of Two Halves" today. Pitch almost fully recovered. Various 'sun lamps' in position. 

[Cade]

If we'd won that game, nobody would be saying a fecking thing.

 

Grow up.

[Notts1874]

Unbeaten on the discoloured pitch 😁😁

 

[annushorribilis III]

6 hours ago, Cruyff Turn said:

Hearts obviously did not expect the pitch to be affected in the way it was. There is no way that we would have allowed this to happen if we knew that the pitch would be damaged in the way it was.

 

I suspect we have learnt from this and if we are to hold such events in the future, we will no doubt seek further guidance about how to protect the pitch to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

 

Thankfully, we have a top groundsman, it will be repaired and the grass will grow back.

 

We learn from it and move on.

Mind when Liverpool played a friendly at Murrayfield. In 2019. 

[Disco Dave]

I was on the war of two halves 3.30 showing yesterday and the pitch looked a lot better than Saturday. Took a couple of pictures on my phone but seem to be too big to upload.  

[CavySlaveJambo]

I was at “A War of Two Halves” at 3.30 yesterday. And the pitch is looking much better. 

 

I have a picture I shall post after some sleep. 

[TypoonJambo]

9 hours ago, Cruyff Turn said:

I’m Ann Budge mate, sling yer hook.

 

Gees a shotty on yer wee boat then 

[EH16]

12 hours ago, Sexton Hardcastle said:

Grown men still greeting and wiping snotters over this. Deay me.

Unreal comments from some one here, rather sad tbh.

[EH16]

Double post

Edited August 16 by EH16

[Disco Dave]

From yesterday.

[Jambo83]

No surprise that it's recovered so quickly.  One game, dry them and move on.  Least of our feckin worries... 

[Nobreath]

If it makes sound business sense to have these concerts in terms of longer term higher revenue, increasing the likelihood of more on field success for the team, then I'm happy to suffer a shitty looking pitch at the beginning of each season.

 

[kingantti1874]

Looks good, 15 days till it will be used again and some great grass growing weather inbound.. 

[Poseidon]

Looks good already, should look great when we play on it again

[kingantti1874]

Destroyed 🤪

[Dallas Green]

Look at that!

 

Grass grows shocker!

 

How could that have happened if it was all dug up like a coo field?

[Smith's right boot]

Still say they should have painted it green, would have looked better and the pant wetters and media wouldn't have noticed it. 

 

Be perfect in two weeks when we play again. 

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

2 hours ago, Disco Dave said:

From yesterday.

 

Bare patches still all over the pitch but the experts on here say it will be perfect for the next game - I bow to their greenkeeping expertise.  👍

[Heartsofgold]

1 minute ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

 

Bare patches still all over the pitch but the experts on here say it will be perfect for the next game - I bow to their greenkeeping expertise.  👍

 

Jesus ****ing Christ, give it a rest.  That's the response from the pitch after 5 days, there are a further 14 until our next home game.  It will be back to 100% by then.

[Nobreath]

4 minutes ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

 

Bare patches still all over the pitch but the experts on here say it will be perfect for the next game - I bow to their greenkeeping expertise.  👍

 

 

You're just trolling now. 

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

Just now, Heartsofgold said:

 

Jesus ****ing Christ, give it a rest.  That's the response from the pitch after 5 days, there are a further 14 until our next home game.  It will be back to 100% by then.

 

My opinion is the turf will not thicken into the perfect surface it was prior to the concert in time for the next game.

I’ll be delighted to be proved wrong.

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

1 minute ago, Nobreath said:

 

 

You're just trolling now. 

 

I’m not actually.

[Dallas Green]

Grown adults having to wring their pants about a pitch that is clearly getting better and at a very fast rate

[The Treasurer]

16 hours ago, theflagman said:

Tynecastle a football stadium and the pitch should have been tip top condition for the first League game, any other event should have been at the end off the season,who ever agreed to this event should be embarrassed unless a substantial amount of money changed hands,what would have happened say if  the ref had Sayed it was unplayable,brines a few years ago postponed a game v hearts at Ross county a lot better than Tynecastle,I have no problem with the event or events but at the right time.

The stadium was in good condition (maybe not "tip top") but better than it has been in the recent past

Would be difficult to hold the opening event of the festival at any other time.

We did make a substantial profit

The game was never in danger of being called off.

The game v RC you refer to was playable but Brines decided to be a prick, but I don't see the relevance here

[Lfhearts]

Yip defo bare patches, I for one cannot be misled into believing pitch is back to A1 condition on the basis of that photo, maybe blinkered jig can be mind.

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

Just now, Dallas Green said:

Grown adults having to wring their pants about a pitch that is clearly getting better and at a very fast rate

 

Grown adults? Suggest you should maybe grow up with your infantile comments.

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

2 minutes ago, The Treasurer said:

The stadium was in good condition (maybe not "tip top") but better than it has been in the recent past

Would be difficult to hold the opening event of the festival at any other time.

We did make a substantial profit

 

 

How much did we make exactly - was a figure confirmed?

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

2 minutes ago, Lfhearts said:

Yip defo bare patches, I for one cannot be misled into believing pitch is back to A1 condition on the basis of that photo, maybe blinkered jig can be mind.

 

You’re wringing your pants.....seemingly. 😉

[Dallas Green]

7 minutes ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

 

Grown adults? Suggest you should maybe grow up with your infantile comments.

 

Says the person battering their keyboard in caps about the state of the pitch. The person who would piss and moan on this thread rather than believe what the club are saying and look at pictures showing how much the grass has returned in a short period of time.

 

Our next home game is on the 31st of August. That is 15 days away. The pitch will be perfectly fine by then. Chill out.

[EH11]

2 hours ago, Nobreath said:

If it makes sound business sense to have these concerts in terms of longer term higher revenue, increasing the likelihood of more on field success for the team, then I'm happy to suffer a shitty looking pitch at the beginning of each season.

 

 

👍 Agreed! 

[The Treasurer]

17 minutes ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

 

How much did we make exactly - was a figure confirmed?

Not seen any official figures but it would be a decent amount, well worth the price of a wee bit brown grass

[Smith's right boot]

15 hours ago, hoof.hearted said:

I'm nothing like an expert (you should see my grass!) , but our pitch is still 96% grass so they didn't realise covering it for a couple of days wouldn't make it go yellow is beyond me.

 

 

You'd also know it grows back and goes green, fast. 

 

[capital city]

14 hours ago, Getintaethem said:

Having had to put up with having a garden for many years...  I can assure everyone, grass grows.

I can confirm this is true. ITK. 

[Madjambo21]

Mental crying about the pitch.

Was at the game on Saturday and I didn't think the ball was affected at all 

Looks pish but don't really care to be honest.

 

[kingantti1874]

36 minutes ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

 

Grown adults? Suggest you should maybe grow up with your infantile comments.

 
You don’t think your reaction to a minor and very temporary problem has been hugely over the top? .  
 

As I’ve said before it did look shit, shitter than I’m sure the club anticipated. There is no long term damage. Lesson learned - not sure what’s gained by continually trying to batter the club for an error in judgement.
 

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

55 minutes ago, Dallas Green said:

 

Says the person battering their keyboard in caps about the state of the pitch. The person who would piss and moan on this thread rather than believe what the club are saying and look at pictures showing how much the grass has returned in a short period of time.

 

Our next home game is on the 31st of August. That is 15 days away. The pitch will be perfectly fine by then. Chill out.

 

Show me the post where I was battering my keyboard in “caps”??

My opinion (and I’m entitled to it) is that the pitch will not be back to its perfect state for the next home game as some are suggesting - let’s revisit this then.

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

55 minutes ago, The Treasurer said:

Not seen any official figures but it would be a decent amount, well worth the price of a wee bit brown grass

 

No they don’t seem to have announced how money was made which would have helped deflect the criticism of the state of the pitch.

One other thing it’s not just a “bit of brown grass” it’s bare sandy areas all over the pitch.

Edited August 16 by Cruickshank for Scotland