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Just wanted to clear something up as I have received a lot of messages on the subject of other teams pitches as well as having seen a lot of other tweets on the same subject
Covid struck last year and plunged football into uncertainty. It just stopped and we had no idea when it would return. Do we renovate pitches? Do we wait and see what happens then risk not renovating at all?
Some did, some didn’t! Either way we then played through the summer which doesn’t happen in England. It’s our window to prepare our pitches for the long season ahead and more importantly winter weather
As a result of covid, fixture lists are condensed. Pitches need recovery time that they are not getting.
Budgets play a part in quality of pitches of course, but would you plough money into a pitch not knowing when your next income is likely to be?
Budgets play a part in quality of pitches of course, but would you plough money into a pitch not knowing when your next income is likely to be?
Money aside.... rest assured, the Groundsmanship industry is full of incredibly dedicated and passionate people that work in all weathers, unsociable hours, generally underpaid (across the board) and to precise deadlines regardless of weather
That 3pm kick off time doesn’t move just because you’ve had 6 inches of snow and minus 6 degrees all week. You still have to be ready!
As football fans we need to appreciate the dedication and hours spent manicuring (or just making good from the last game) by groundsmen up and down the country is all for our enjoyment. To watch our teams battle it out every week
Bringing joy to people in very difficult times. So yes some of the pitches look shit but believe me the staff at those venues are doing everything in their power to make sure the pitches are safe for players and ensure you have something to watch every Saturday at 3pm
