Hybrid Pitch

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

With the bad weather forecast and a pitch as bare as a badgers arse, we could have a mud bath to go along with a blood bath against Accies tomorrow! 🙈

[farin]

1 hour ago, gjcc said:

Looks like they’ve done a grand job keeping the grass off the pitch. 

 

Pitch looked heavy today, won’t change much given tonight’s forecast either. 

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

One or two apologists keep telling us the pitch “plays fine” - we’ll find out tomorrow I guess. 🤔

[Francis Albert]

47 minutes ago, SUTOL said:

 

But the pitch was fine a couple of weeks after that, and was in great condition till, I think, about the end of October.  

 

 

I don't remember it being in great condition or even fine. But if the club offered some explanation of why our £1m pitch looks like it does then maybe we could all stop speculating on the reason.

Edited February 14 by Francis Albert

[sassenach]

I know I'm swimming against the tide with this, but I actually like a bit of water and mud in a game of football because to my eyes it provides a better spectacle.

 

I don't subscribe to the view that a poor pitch benefits poorer players. A good player should have the technique to control the ball in a variety of conditions. Players these days don't have that technique because they only play and train on carpets, and because they didn't play on cobbled streets with tennis balls when they were kids like we did.

 

[SUTOL]

17 minutes ago, Francis Albert said:

I don't remember it being in great condition or even fine. But if the club offered some explanation of why our £1m pitch looks like it does then maybe we could all stop speculating on the reason.

 

There are pictures posted earlier in this thread. 

[Francis Albert]

10 minutes ago, sassenach said:

I know I'm swimming against the tide with this, but I actually like a bit of water and mud in a game of football because to my eyes it provides a better spectacle.

 

I don't subscribe to the view that a poor pitch benefits poorer players. A good player should have the technique to control the ball in a variety of conditions. Players these days don't have that technique because they only play and train on carpets, and because they didn't play on cobbled streets with tennis balls when they were kids like we did.

 

So we just have to recruit players who grew up playing in cobbled streets with tennis balls and our pitch will be perfect and worth every penny!

[sassenach]

1 minute ago, Francis Albert said:

So we just have to recruit players who grew up playing in cobbled streets with tennis balls and our pitch will be perfect and worth every penny!

Players who play and practise on a variety of surfaces should develop a better all-round technique. Do you disagree with this?

[Francis Albert]

2 minutes ago, sassenach said:

Players who play and practise on a variety of surfaces should develop a better all-round technique. Do you disagree with this?

My post wasn't serious. Sorry I don't do smilies. I regret the loss of the tanner  ba' trained player and the prevalence of athletic robots in the modern game but it is where we are. 

[sassenach]

4 minutes ago, Francis Albert said:

My post wasn't serious. Sorry I don't do smilies. I regret the loss of the tanner  ba' trained player and the prevalence of athletic robots in the modern game but it is where we are. 

No problem, I didn't really think you were serious.

I completely agree with you.  I actually quite dislike modern football, for many reasons, but it's all I have now

 

[Phil Dunphy]

2 hours ago, Tommy Brown said:

 😉

For the benefit of someone who’s not paid attention to this thread for a while now, what’s your conclusive proof?

[Jambof3tornado]

1 hour ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

One or two apologists keep telling us the pitch “plays fine” - we’ll find out tomorrow I guess. 🤔

In a game against Hamilton in pissing rain and 50mph gusts. Pitch is the least of our worries.

[Rogue Daddy]

1 hour ago, sassenach said:

No problem, I didn't really think you were serious.

I completely agree with you.  I actually quite dislike modern football, for many reasons, but it's all I have now

 

Agree with you both... my pet hate is the amount of footballers that can’t pass/shoot with both feet. I find it more prevalent down south, all these multi-millionaires that can only use one peg! 🤬

[Tommy Brown]

1 hour ago, Phil Dunphy said:

For the benefit of someone who’s not paid attention to this thread for a while now, what’s your conclusive proof?

I was being a bit of a wido, Phil.

No conclusive proofs, but very decent sounding  "in the knows"

Only go back to page 92.

Essential maintenance (skimming) wasn't done.

Some blame the concert, but if they bother to engage their brain, there was plenty time before and even after the concert. DU game was 3 weeks before the concert.

[Phil Dunphy]

14 minutes ago, Tommy Brown said:

No conclusive proofs, but very decent sounding  "in the knows"

 

I'd wager that my "in the know" is more in tune with the goings on than anyone else. tbf.

[maroonsgotop]

3 hours ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

With the bad weather forecast and a pitch as bare as a badgers arse, we could have a mud bath to go along with a blood bath against Accies tomorrow! 🙈

pitch will still be better than Hamilton, Killie or Livingston's

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

2 hours ago, maroonsgotop said:

pitch will still be better than Hamilton, Killie or Livingston's

Oh that’s all right then...

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

4 hours ago, sassenach said:

I know I'm swimming against the tide with this, but I actually like a bit of water and mud in a game of football because to my eyes it provides a better spectacle.

 

I don't subscribe to the view that a poor pitch benefits poorer players. A good player should have the technique to control the ball in a variety of conditions. Players these days don't have that technique because they only play and train on carpets, and because they didn't play on cobbled streets with tennis balls when they were kids like we did.

 

Ah water, mud, 30 yard slide tackles....lovely!

[graygo]

Here we go again, Cruickshank's on the case so round and round we go.

Meanwhile nobody knows for certain.

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

14 minutes ago, graygo said:

Here we go again, Cruickshank's on the case so round and round we go.

Meanwhile nobody knows for certain.

Not much point being “on the case” as the Club will never release the real reason for the shit condition of the pitch.

Meantime we will find out tomorrow if there has been the big improvement to the pitch promised by the Club at the AGM....

[Bull's-eye]

18 minutes ago, graygo said:

Here we go again, Cruickshank's on the case so round and round we go.

Meanwhile nobody knows for certain.

 

Cut the auld yin some slack, it's Valentine's day.

Imagine living with him.

 

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[graygo]

5 minutes ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

Not much point being “on the case” as the Club will never release the real reason for the shit condition of the pitch.

Meantime we will find out tomorrow if there has been the big improvement to the pitch promised by the Club at the AGM....

 

I reckon that should be way down on your list of priorities tomorrow.

[graygo]

4 minutes ago, Bull's-eye said:

 

Cut the auld yin some slack, it's Valentine's day.

Imagine living with him.

 

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

No chance, I'm in Spain and Valentine's Day was yesterday. 😁

[DETTY29]

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.

[Barack]

Some utter sad sacks inhabit our support.

 

Grown men, over 60 years old, actively trolling the forum.

 

 

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

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. 🤔

[Bull's-eye]

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.

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

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. 😍

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

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.

[Bull's-eye]

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

[Bull's-eye]

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.

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

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! 🤫

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

4 minutes ago, Bull's-eye said:

 

Maybe it's just your posting style that gets up folks hooters then. 

 

Myself, I like you.

😘

[Bull's-eye]

Just now, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

Shhhhh.......told tell the missus! 🤫

 

Who drunk it ?

 

😃😃😃😃🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

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....

[Bull's-eye]

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. 

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

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! 😊

[Bull's-eye]

4 minutes ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

I’ll have you know I have a wife and at least 3 friends! 😊

 

4 mate. 4 😉

[Phil Dunphy]

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. 

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

1 minute ago, Bull's-eye said:

 

4 mate. 4 😉

I counted you 👍

[Bull's-eye]

1 minute ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

I counted you 👍

 

If that's the case, I've got baggage.

 

You now have 47 friends. 

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

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.

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

4 minutes ago, Bull's-eye said:

 

If that's the case, I've got baggage.

 

You now have 47 friends. 

Excellent news! 👍

[Phil Dunphy]

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. 

[Last Laff]

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. 

[Last Laff]

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. 

[sassenach]

9 hours ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said:

Ah water, mud, 30 yard slide tackles....lovely!

Indeed.  I miss all of that, and all other variety in life. I don't understand the modern craze for trying to homogenise everything.

[Phil Dunphy]

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. 

[graygo]

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.

[Cruickshank for Scotland]

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!