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Lose a few matches and it's sack the Manager.
A few matches get postponed and it's sack the Groundsman.
You'd expect nothing different on AVFTT.
So for those that don't know, the current incumbent is Paul Flynn who joined us from Oldham last December.
He replaced Harry Bradley who went off to Qatar to work on the pitches for the World Cup.
Harry was responsible for the first pitch renovation in the Summer of 2019 and he was the one that found the builders rubble under the SW corner which was a previous cause of concern.
I think the pitch was relaid again last summer so Harry is primarily responsible for what we have now.
If you ever watch the EFL highlights it's noticeable, ON THE SURFACE, how good the Bloomfield Rd pitch looks compared to many others. It's flat, there's plenty of grass and a distinct absence of sand.
So firstly to what extent can any blame be apportioned to Paul Flynn bearing in mind he hasn't been given a close season yet to work on it?
I don't know the answer but there was an interesting exchange on Paul's twitter a few weeks back. He didn't blame the drainage but said the problem was with the water movement which is how the water gets through to the drainage quicker. It's on his "to do list" for the summer. He added that the Club's support of the surfaces is fantastic.
So that's the case for the defence what does the prosecution have to say.
I'll leave that to the usual suspects (I do have some thoughts).
A few matches get postponed and it's sack the Groundsman.
You'd expect nothing different on AVFTT.
So for those that don't know, the current incumbent is Paul Flynn who joined us from Oldham last December.
He replaced Harry Bradley who went off to Qatar to work on the pitches for the World Cup.
Harry was responsible for the first pitch renovation in the Summer of 2019 and he was the one that found the builders rubble under the SW corner which was a previous cause of concern.
I think the pitch was relaid again last summer so Harry is primarily responsible for what we have now.
If you ever watch the EFL highlights it's noticeable, ON THE SURFACE, how good the Bloomfield Rd pitch looks compared to many others. It's flat, there's plenty of grass and a distinct absence of sand.
So firstly to what extent can any blame be apportioned to Paul Flynn bearing in mind he hasn't been given a close season yet to work on it?
I don't know the answer but there was an interesting exchange on Paul's twitter a few weeks back. He didn't blame the drainage but said the problem was with the water movement which is how the water gets through to the drainage quicker. It's on his "to do list" for the summer. He added that the Club's support of the surfaces is fantastic.
So that's the case for the defence what does the prosecution have to say.
I'll leave that to the usual suspects (I do have some thoughts).