Narrower pitch (1 Viewer)

skybluejelly

Well-Known Member

• Aug 28, 2012

• #1

Anybody else in the ground think they have made the pitch a yard shorter each side.. It might be because of the tv camera .. But definitely seems a lot more grass at the sides ....... Then again maybe I'm pissed

 

Otis

Well-Known Member

• Aug 28, 2012

• #2

It was narrowed about 2 years ago.

Nice of you to notice though.

 

skybluejelly

Well-Known Member

• Aug 28, 2012

• #3

That's quite quick for me

 

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craigSKYBLUE

New Member

• Aug 28, 2012

• #4

Otis said:

It was narrowed about 2 years ago.

Nice of you to notice though.

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Its even narrower for sure

 

Ccfc1979

Well-Known Member

• Aug 28, 2012

• #5

Was like that Saturday. You could see the lines from Olympic matches. Good foot and half narrower.

 

Otis

Well-Known Member

• Aug 28, 2012

• #6

Because they widened them for the Olympics.

 

Flying Fokker

Well-Known Member

• Aug 28, 2012

• #7

Ccfc1979 said:

Was like that Saturday. You could see the lines from Olympic matches. Good foot and half narrower.

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1 1/2 yards at the touchlines and 2 yards at the goal lines. Assuming the pitch was the same size as the olympic matches. So it is 4 yards shorter and 3 yards narrower.

 

Otis

Well-Known Member

• Aug 28, 2012

• #8

You can see where the lines were for the Olympics. Definitely wider for those games.

think all we have done is widen it for the Olympics and then narrow it back down again for us.

 

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theprince

New Member

• Aug 28, 2012

• #9

I think it was mentioned tonight by Harry Roberts that the pitch had been narrowed.

 

hill83

Well-Known Member

• Aug 28, 2012

• #10

I was definitely taken in a couple of years ago because me and my mate used to relentlessly say "That would still be in on the old pitch" to wind people up. Back when we were in the Telegraph stand.

Could well have been narrowed further still though.

 

Otis

Well-Known Member

• Aug 28, 2012

• #11

Why? That would be daft wouldn't it?

Seems the realistic explanation is that we have the pitch narrow, but the Olympics were coming and I would guess it had to be widened for that. It would then have been narrowed again to back to what it was for us after the Olympics finished.

 

We'll_live_and_die

Super Moderator

• Aug 28, 2012

• #12

Tonight was my first game this season and it is definitely narrower now than last season.

 

speedie87

Well-Known Member

• Aug 28, 2012

• #13

Thorn had it narrowed to help us defend using a diamond midfield.

Should have made the pitch as big as possible to help break teams down who will come and defend in the lge.

 

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skyblue19

New Member

• Aug 29, 2012

• #14

Definately narrower this season. Sit down at the front and the players are alot further away now.

 

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skyblue19

New Member

• Aug 29, 2012

• #15

Well by alot I mean a couple of feet further away

 

SkyBlue_Bear83

Well-Known Member

• Aug 29, 2012

• #16

Otis said:

You can see where the lines were for the Olympics. Definitely wider for those games.

think all we have done is widen it for the Olympics and then narrow it back down again for us.

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It looks to have been narrowed further compared to last season for me.

 

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skyblue19

New Member

• Aug 29, 2012

• #17

Well maybe we will see it widen again in the next few weeks depending on who comes in!

 

Paxman II

Well-Known Member

• Aug 29, 2012

• #18

There are some variances at clubs but they must all keep within the regulation sizes.

Usually 110 - 120 yards x 70 - 80 yards.

Most English clubs in the top two or three divisions use 115 x 74. variations apear depending on the club/stadium.
I would suspect you must lodge the information and can't be changing it around each week!