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Oneofthebigboys

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I don’t want to be critical but it’s not looked in great shape recently, the grass is far from lush, seems to be heavenly watered, almost over watered and a bit heavy?, I may be wrong but when the players are running it almost sounds like they are running on wet soil, not grass?
 
I was out in the car Over Wyre on Thursday night, I'd have been better off getting my boat out.

The fylde coast is a wet micro-climate. Our pitch has been heavy because of it for years. What hasn't happened as in previous years is the pitch cutting up. The only spots with any real damage are where the keepers warm up near the byline.

Good job being done by the groundskeepers if you ask me.
 
Whilst I agree it didn’t look great on what I saw of it via the highlights like others have mentioned it has bucketed it down recently and it has been played on a fair bit over the past two weeks. The pre game goalkeeping sessions……is there a reason they don’t move the area to practice? Like from one side of the goal one game to vice Versa? We have season tickets in black W so directly above it it, that area does cut up a fair bit but then it will do as it’s one of the most used bits of the pitch…..pre game anyway.
 
No idea how they even let us play games on this. More apt for trench warfare than football.
 

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Weve had a few games in a short period on it add to that crazy amount of rain the other day so i guess its a little worn you watch the next home game it will be fine as its got a couple of weeks to recover and be worked on.
 
Cheesyleps said:
I was out in the car Over Wyre on Thursday night, I'd have been better off getting my boat out.

The fylde coast is a wet micro-climate. Our pitch has been heavy because of it for years. What hasn't happened as in previous years is the pitch cutting up. The only spots with any real damage are where the keepers warm up near the byline.

Good job being done by the groundskeepers if you ask me.
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You are correct with your statement: micro-climate but overall, the Fylde coast was labelled a “sunshine belt” by the Victorians. “Fresh air and fun.”
The very fact that the area is low lying is not conducive to the moist air being forced upward, cooling, condensing and forming rain drops. However, this can be counterbalanced by the prevailing winds from the oceanic West: first dibs on rain for us! (PS: global warming raises precipitation levels.)
Muddy soil? If you’ve lived on both the North and South Fylde coast, it’s clay based in the North but sand in the South. Both do drain but the air gaps in clay are fewer and much slower to pass water. I’d put the stadium pretty much on the boundary.
The pitch is designed as a balance of clay and sand. So, expect it to look a bit muddy in wet periods but ‘bouncy’ when dry.
We appear to water the pitch every match day (probably when no-ones there too) and that includes when the juniors are about to play. Put the muddy patches down to wear and tear. Remember the wear and tear on the touchlines?
 
I’d still love to have the official explanation for watering the pitch before the game and at half time, even after periods of torrential rain. Unfortunately I’m not a regular at away games, is this common practice?
 
It looked to be cutting up a little bit, but it was still fine. To be expected really given it was our second home game in four days.
 
Oneofthebigboys said:
I don’t want to be critical but it’s not looked in great shape recently, the grass is far from lush, seems to be heavenly watered, almost over watered and a bit heavy?, I may be wrong but when the players are running it almost sounds like they are running on wet soil, not grass?
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'Seems to be heavenly watered'.
You can say that again, the heavens have opened quite a lot lately.😀
 
johnnyb said:
I’d still love to have the official explanation for watering the pitch before the game and at half time, even after periods of torrential rain. Unfortunately I’m not a regular at away games, is this common practice?
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Different types of water. The rain affects the undersoil more than it does the grass itself.

The sprinklers are designed to spray a fine mist that leaves the surface slick but not overly wet. It allows the ball to move much quicker and smoother across the surface.
 
The make up of the pitch designates that it has to be watered regardless or it would break up.Give the club time to be able to afford the facilities that other clubs take for granted.
 
Alfie Conn said:
The make up of the pitch designates that it has to be watered regardless or it would break up.Give the club time to be able to afford the facilities that other clubs take for granted.
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Thanks for the explanation. Out of interest then, what sort of facility is needed over and above the investment into the pitch which has already been made?
 
johnnyb said:
Thanks for the explanation. Out of interest then, what sort of facility is needed over and above the investment into the pitch which has already been made?
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Im certainly no pitch expert,I've just been told that we currently have a micro fibre playing surface that needs watering constantly or it will crumble and break up. I would imagine the bigger Championship clubs and Bournemouth! with the parachute payments can afford to have their playing surfaces covered in lighting rigs to promote growth,together with undersoil heating and the desso surfaces that have plastic fibres woven into the existing grass making them ultra hard wearing. You're guess is as good as mine as to how much expenditure is needed on top of our existing outlay,but I would imagine it would be considerable.
 
Alfie Conn said:
Im certainly no pitch expert,I've just been told that we currently have a micro fibre playing surface that needs watering constantly or it will crumble and break up. I would imagine the bigger Championship clubs and Bournemouth! with the parachute payments can afford to have their playing surfaces covered in lighting rigs to promote growth,together with undersoil heating and the desso surfaces that have plastic fibres woven into the existing grass making them ultra hard wearing. You're guess is as good as mine as to how much expenditure is needed on top of our existing outlay,but I would imagine it would be considerable.
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We also have lighting rigs over the pitch…
 
Stony Hill said:
You are correct with your statement: micro-climate but overall, the Fylde coast was labelled a “sunshine belt” by the Victorians. “Fresh air and fun.”
The very fact that the area is low lying is not conducive to the moist air being forced upward, cooling, condensing and forming rain drops. However, this can be counterbalanced by the prevailing winds from the oceanic West: first dibs on rain for us! (PS: global warming raises precipitation levels.)
Muddy soil? If you’ve lived on both the North and South Fylde coast, it’s clay based in the North but sand in the South. Both do drain but the air gaps in clay are fewer and much slower to pass water. I’d put the stadium pretty much on the boundary.
The pitch is designed as a balance of clay and sand. So, expect it to look a bit muddy in wet periods but ‘bouncy’ when dry.
We appear to water the pitch every match day (probably when no-ones there too) and that includes when the juniors are about to play. Put the muddy patches down to wear and tear. Remember the wear and tear on the touchlines?
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Blackpool has hundreds of millimetres less rain than our neighbours in Preston in a year. That's why we are a resort and they used to have mills. The damp air stopped the cotton snapping.

883mm per annum vs 1243mm.
 
Wizaard said:
Blackpool has hundreds of millimetres less rain than our neighbours in Preston in a year. That's why we are a resort and they used to have mills. The damp air stopped the cotton snapping.

883mm per annum vs 1243mm.
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You can track the rising of totals as you move East. Poor old Oldham!
However, interesting to notice that Mirfield‘s total (just East of Huddersfield, for the non-YS) is very similar to Blackpool. The ‘rain shadow effect’ of the Pennines.
Strangely, last time I looked, Huddersfield held the UK record of 39 days with thunderstorms (Guinness Book).
 
Wizaard said:
Blackpool has hundreds of millimetres less rain than our neighbours in Preston in a year. That's why we are a resort and they used to have mills. The damp air stopped the cotton snapping.

883mm per annum vs 1243mm.
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Oh, aye Wiz. Delving into my realm. You are the font of all knowledge on football, not climatology.
By the way, the answer is still Heneghan.
 
Stony Hill said:
You are correct with your statement: micro-climate but overall, the Fylde coast was labelled a “sunshine belt” by the Victorians. “Fresh air and fun.”
The very fact that the area is low lying is not conducive to the moist air being forced upward, cooling, condensing and forming rain drops. However, this can be counterbalanced by the prevailing winds from the oceanic West: first dibs on rain for us! (PS: global warming raises precipitation levels.)
Muddy soil? If you’ve lived on both the North and South Fylde coast, it’s clay based in the North but sand in the South. Both do drain but the air gaps in clay are fewer and much slower to pass water. I’d put the stadium pretty much on the boundary.
The pitch is designed as a balance of clay and sand. So, expect it to look a bit muddy in wet periods but ‘bouncy’ when dry.
We appear to water the pitch every match day (probably when no-ones there too) and that includes when the juniors are about to play. Put the muddy patches down to wear and tear. Remember the wear and tear on the touchlines?
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Nice explanation ,but your average pool fan drinks ,sings and puts the team to rights , I don't think too many will be understanding or even interested in this indebt explanation.
 
CAGU said:
Layton Flashings in the 60’s used to suck your boots off!
Collingwood Avenue was our Devi Road school pitch
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Everytime I drive past it now it breaks my heart. There were a couple of Brilliant pitches on the flashings, the one next to the rose gardens being the best.. Now covered with a bloody stupid wood.
 
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