Pitch update

Noirpool_FC said:
Always amazes me how quickly it comes on (this was as of 2 mins ago)! Let’s hope Critchley can produce a great passing game, on what no doubt will be another great pitch! ⚽️
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Anyone know how it works with the part artificial stitching?

Is that kept or done every season?

That section at the very front looks greener and they did do in front of the goals, so is it already done?
 
JJpool said:
Anyone know how it works with the part artificial stitching?

Is that kept or done every season?

That section at the very front looks greener and they did do in front of the goals, so is it already done?
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Watch this Wembley video.
Blackpool don't have the synthetic addition. The grounds staff just did local stitching around penalty spots. To do the whole pitch you need alot of cash. I was involved in the full construction of the 1st JJB stadium pitch and 24 years ago it was £750,000. But that included full drains, undersoil heating, irrigation and full profile plus stitching. Stitching alone I would suspect 250-300,000.
 
groundsman said:
Watch this Wembley video.
Blackpool don't have the synthetic addition. The grounds staff just did local stitching around penalty spots. To do the whole pitch you need alot of cash. I was involved in the full construction of the 1st JJB stadium pitch and 24 years ago it was £750,000. But that included full drains, undersoil heating, irrigation and full profile plus stitching. Stitching alone I would suspect 250-300,000.
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The full width of the pitch at both ends up to the 6 yd line was done.

Happy to help 👍🏻
 
BISONS said:
The full width of the pitch at both ends up to the 6 yd line was done.

Happy to help 👍🏻
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Which is what we can see in the picture.

groundsman said:
Watch this Wembley video.
Blackpool don't have the synthetic addition. The grounds staff just did local stitching around penalty spots. To do the whole pitch you need alot of cash. I was involved in the full construction of the 1st JJB stadium pitch and 24 years ago it was £750,000. But that included full drains, undersoil heating, irrigation and full profile plus stitching. Stitching alone I would suspect 250-300,000.
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We can see and know the bits we did, but the question was does that bit have to be done every season? Presume it'll have to be or the grass there won't be renewed like the rest?

It's greener and we can see the line, so must already be done? But how do they work in stitching with a pitch refresh each year?
 
groundsman said:
Watch this Wembley video.
Blackpool don't have the synthetic addition. The grounds staff just did local stitching around penalty spots. To do the whole pitch you need alot of cash. I was involved in the full construction of the 1st JJB stadium pitch and 24 years ago it was £750,000. But that included full drains, undersoil heating, irrigation and full profile plus stitching. Stitching alone I would suspect 250-300,000.
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Maybe we could get a gang of mums to pitch in and do some voluntary stitching. If they did one square metre each that would be 7000 mums required. It seems a lot but maybe we have some dads who could help out too. The mums could train some dads.

I've not had much sleep. Due to alcohol. 👍

When i was a kid the Bloomfield Rd pitch was always great and it was never relaid in the summer. We lacked technology, there was no stitching, and we had snow and ice in winter. And the reserve matches were played on it. Maybe we had better ground staff or something?!

Or perhaps my memory is a bit Horlicks.
 
voyeur said:
Maybe we could get a gang of mums to pitch in and do some voluntary stitching. If they did one square metre each that would be 7000 mums required. It seems a lot but maybe we have some dads who could help out too. The mums could train some dads.

I've not had much sleep. Due to alcohol. 👍

When i was a kid the Bloomfield Rd pitch was always great and it was never relaid in the summer. We lacked technology, there was no stitching, and we had snow and ice in winter. And the reserve matches were played on it. Maybe we had better ground staff or something?!

Or perhaps my memory is a bit Horlicks.
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The pitch was higher than now, so possibly drained better.
 
Wizaard said:
The pitch was higher than now, so possibly drained better.
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Our excellent pitch was allegedly down to the drainage, thanks to the ground being built on sand. And it definitely suffered when the pitch was moved, when the North and West stands were built. That was the time to spend money on it but Karl.was the gaffer. There's probably chunks of the old west and kop just below the surface.
 
voyeur said:
Maybe we could get a gang of mums to pitch in and do some voluntary stitching. If they did one square metre each that would be 7000 mums required. It seems a lot but maybe we have some dads who could help out too. The mums could train some dads.

I've not had much sleep. Due to alcohol. 👍

When i was a kid the Bloomfield Rd pitch was always great and it was never relaid in the summer. We lacked technology, there was no stitching, and we had snow and ice in winter. And the reserve matches were played on it. Maybe we had better ground staff or something?!

Or perhaps my memory is a bit Horlicks.
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I always remembered our pitch in the 70s, was like a bowling green......

then I saw the Granada Match reruns, & saw it was actually no better than a ploughed field
 
groundsman said:
Watch this Wembley video.
Blackpool don't have the synthetic addition. The grounds staff just did local stitching around penalty spots. To do the whole pitch you need alot of cash. I was involved in the full construction of the 1st JJB stadium pitch and 24 years ago it was £750,000. But that included full drains, undersoil heating, irrigation and full profile plus stitching. Stitching alone I would suspect 250-300,000.
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There's something not right about a perfectly natural grass surface having plastic put into it. What happens to the plastic in the longer term? Is it taken up with the top surface and thrown in landfill?
 
Some have tangerine tinted glasses on . I remember the pitch in the 60s and 70s barely having a blade of grass down the middle come the turn if the year. Never held water though .
 
voyeur said:
Maybe we could get a gang of mums to pitch in and do some voluntary stitching. If they did one square metre each that would be 7000 mums required. It seems a lot but maybe we have some dads who could help out too. The mums could train some dads.

I've not had much sleep. Due to alcohol. 👍

When i was a kid the Bloomfield Rd pitch was always great and it was never relaid in the summer. We lacked technology, there was no stitching, and we had snow and ice in winter. And the reserve matches were played on it. Maybe we had better ground staff or something?!

Or perhaps my memory is a bit Horlicks.
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I was a apprentice groundsman at Blackpool FC in the late80s early90s.
From what I can remember pre season consisted of fresh top soil and level up of the goalmouths and touchlines and re-seeded. The rest of the pitch seemed to take care of itself and we had a pre historic irrigation system when it didn't rain for a while.
The goalposts were taken down and given a fresh coat of paint along with the corner flags,always looked smart though for the first game.
Pitch maintenance was only part of the job spec in those days there was also the stadium and Squires Gate to look after.
 
voyeur said:
Our excellent pitch was allegedly down to the drainage, thanks to the ground being built on sand. And it definitely suffered when the pitch was moved, when the North and West stands were built. That was the time to spend money on it but Karl.was the gaffer. There's probably chunks of the old west and kop just below the surface.
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Didn’t that get confirmed? Koko saved a couple of bob re moving it off site I recall? I am sure SS has said they’d have to spend a King’s ransom digging all the shite up.
 
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