Quality of pitch at Northampton (3 Viewers)

[wozey]

They say the club gets the keys in the morning and hand them back at the end of the day so I'm assuming that means we play no part in maintaining the pitch. so are our ground staff to be sacked?

And can northampton deliver anywhere near the standard we require with 2 teams playing every week?

And has anyone got any idea of the numbers of postponements due to bad weather at 6 ways recently?

 

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[Deleted member 5849]

And can northampton deliver anywhere near the standard we require with 2 teams playing every week?

The centre of the pitch will be pristine after Northampton have played a game.

 

[NTFC]

Our pitch was dreadful last year and they are in cloud cuckoo land if they think it will sustain two teams

 

[Snozz_is_god]

They say the club gets the keys in the morning and hand them back at the end of the day so I'm assuming that means we play no part in maintaining the pitch. so are our ground staff to be sacked?

Our head groundsman left a few weeks ago & the ACL promptly took him on to maintain the Ricoh pitch, I guess we stall have people maintaining the Ryton pitches or maybe Timmy get on the mower once a week.

 

[wozey]

Our pitch was dreadful last year and they are in cloud cuckoo land if they think it will sustain two teams

Player safety is all I'm saying

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

They say the club gets the keys in the morning and hand them back at the end of the day so I'm assuming that means we play no part in maintaining the pitch. so are our ground staff to be sacked?

And can northampton deliver anywhere near the standard we require with 2 teams playing every week?

And has anyone got any idea of the numbers of postponements due to bad weather at 6 ways recently?

Northampton finish their game - City play the next day (guess what the pitch is going to be like through the winter months, with naff all time for it to recover and with 24 hours to work on it - most of which, the groundstaff (assuming they have more than one), will be fast asleep) - plus, if they're Northampton groundstaff - where's the motivation to have it ready for us?:facepalm:

 

[hill83]

Joke about Boothroyd playing long ball and the pitch being ok.

Laughs had by all.

 

[ccfcway]

the second that NTFC hand the keys to the club / SISU, thats the last they will see of them.

What otrher "landlord" would take a tennent who hasnt paid their rent all year

 

[Cobblers36]

The reason the pitch was a mess last year was due to the ground staff getting a couple of games on that they had no right to.

They are very, very good but it will all come down to the wonderful weather.

 

[DazzleTommyDazzle]

The reason the pitch was a mess last year was due to the ground staff getting a couple of games on that they had no right to.

They are very, very good but it will all come down to the wonderful weather.

Often the way - and of course in the coming season they'll be under much more pressure to get games on, with twice as many to fit in.

 

[wozey]

The reason the pitch was a mess last year was due to the ground staff getting a couple of games on that they had no right to.

They are very, very good but it will all come down to the wonderful weather.

As good as they are double the number of games gives them an impossible task in my eyes and I simply can't see them keeping up with the damage caused

 

[Astute]

Both clubs could always rent the Ricoh when the ground gets too bad.

 

[ccfc4ever]

Boothroyd said in an interview in the week that they had no matches postponed last season & he has no problem with 2 teams playing there & extra money would be spent on the pitch if needed

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Boothroyd said in an interview in the week that they had no matches postponed last season & he has no problem with 2 teams playing there & extra money would be spent on the pitch if needed

Of course he has a problem with it, but he wants the extra ££££ more. As for spending extra money on the pitch - what can they spend it on between Saturday tea-time and Sunday afternoon that will make a difference (mind you Homebase sometimes does 15% discounts over a week-end (other suppliers also available):facepalm: