the pitch

zac naloen · by **zac naloen** » 28 Feb 2007 14:05

Great Knolly Does anyone know how easy it would be to re-lay the pitch, given that it has this expensive nylon fabric woven into it ?

it would take just over a week to relay it and for it to settle. With the rugby there is no break that's really long enough to relay it mid-season.

Great Knolly · by **Great Knolly** » 28 Feb 2007 14:06

And how do they re-incorporate the sythentic fibres ?

zac naloen · by **zac naloen** » 28 Feb 2007 14:08

Great Knolly And how do they re-incorporate the sythentic fibres ?

It doesn't grow at the ground, it's grown elsewhere and is just laid at the ground. IIRC.

But presumably you could encourage regrowth, which appears to have happened to a small extent unless my eyes were decieving me last night

West Stand Man · by **West Stand Man** » 28 Feb 2007 16:14

Chaney Im told that the contract runs for another 3 years!! as far as Im concerned f*ck the contract, its OUR stadium and its OUR pitch, throw the egg chasers out at the end of the year

Hmmmm. Cost of throwing a contractual agreement out? High.

Oh, and it isn't OUR pitch it is JM's and the Holding company's as I understand it. I would love to be a part owner but like you I am not actually one. So in this instance to say it is OURs is totally wrong.

tomrfcurz · by **tomrfcurz** » 28 Feb 2007 16:37

thats the reason for the pitch LONDON IRISH !!!

TFF · by **TFF** » 28 Feb 2007 16:58

tomrfcurz
thats the reason for the pitch LONDON IRISH !!!

Yep - the egg chasers only play in the middle of the pitch and directly under their posts. Or perhaps on the odd occasion the ball goes out of play for a line out or is passed out to the wings there is a timeout for the players to change into flat soled boots.

West Stand Man · by **West Stand Man** » 01 Mar 2007 08:46

I don't suppose that there is any chance that all the damage in the goalmouths is down to football is there?

Rugby pitches tend to have serious wear in the corners as that is where the half backs try to lead play to.

Ian · by **Ian** » 04 Mar 2007 21:52

Need to be aware of a facts about grass. To grow it needs sun light, moisture but that does not mean the floods we have had recently, an air temp of +6degrees c.

Add to that at this time of year airation - sticking a great long fork into the ground and by and large you will have a reasonable playing surface.

That said relaying is probably about due come the end of the season. Use something regularily and it will ware out.

Coppelled Streets · by **Coppelled Streets** » 04 Mar 2007 22:20

Down to rugby or not, I still want rid of the egg chasers! That poor pitch has to put up with our games, reserves and the rugger buggers. It's no good, and it's peanuts for the privilage. (sp)

West Stand Man · by **West Stand Man** » 05 Mar 2007 09:03

Coppelled Streets Down to rugby or not, I still want rid of the egg chasers! That poor pitch has to put up with our games, reserves and the rugger buggers. It's no good, and it's peanuts for the privilage. (sp)

Perhaps the first step should be to get the reserves to play on the top quality pitch at the training ground? There was a plan at the outset to make one of the pitches up to a standard that allowed it to be used for reserve and academy games - and even a possibility of a small stand alongside it. The reserves always used to play elsewhere (Farnborough for a while I seem to remember) and they bring in little or no income when they are at home. LI, however, do contribute to the overall income in a positive way.

(ps it is 'privilege' - just so that you know next time.)

Royal Fleet · by **Royal Fleet** » 05 Mar 2007 09:11

West Stand Man Perhaps the first step should be to get the reserves to play on the top quality pitch at the training ground? ---- and they bring in little or no income when they are at home. LI, however, do contribute to the overall income in a positive way.

Last reserve game had as many people there as many egg chasing games. c6000

TFF · by **TFF** » 05 Mar 2007 09:16

Royal Fleet
West Stand Man Perhaps the first step should be to get the reserves to play on the top quality pitch at the training ground? ---- and they bring in little or no income when they are at home. LI, however, do contribute to the overall income in a positive way.

Last reserve game had as many people there as many egg chasing games. c6000

Most of whom got in for free on the sevens scheme or with vouchers. Even if everyone paid full whack (Â£3) that would only have generated Â£18,000.

Stranded · by **Stranded** » 05 Mar 2007 10:11

Royal Fleet
West Stand Man Perhaps the first step should be to get the reserves to play on the top quality pitch at the training ground? ---- and they bring in little or no income when they are at home. LI, however, do contribute to the overall income in a positive way.

Last reserve game had as many people there as many egg chasing games. c6000

Most LI games have 8/9000 there and at least twice a season there is around Â£20k there. Each paying a minimum of Â£20. Of which we see a decent percentage I believe as well as a slice of all food/drink sold.

Reserve games - we've had one crowd of 6,000 and the rest have been about 1000. Some paying Â£3, a lot getting in free. The club probably makes a loss on these games when all costs are taken in.

If the pitch is a big worry then we need to move the reserves away again. Perhaps one options is throwing a bit of money in Reading Town's direction and improving the quality of the surface/facilities there and host games there. Keeps the reserves in town and near to where Elm Park was.

SWLR · by **SWLR** » 05 Mar 2007 12:35

Pitch issues are due to 'compacting of the surface'. First season this has happened, egg-chasers have been playing here for a while... so not them.

Key suspect - the only thing that is different is the Derby game at the end of last season..... so the excuse for the poor pitch is all the fat folk in the stands walking over the pitch... many of whom are on here - admit your guilt.. I do.

M4 Junction 11 · by **M4 Junction 11** » 25 Apr 2007 12:28

Royals to relay the Stadium pitch this summer.

RG30 · by **RG30** » 25 Apr 2007 12:30

Which effectilvely rules the Madejski out of the running for hosting the next England B game, due to played against Albania towards the end of May

Corky341 · by **Corky341** » 25 Apr 2007 12:53

You beat me to it J11. The one question I have is, will the egg chasers be making any contribution to the Â£750k it costs to relay it? (Or is that kind of expense covered in their 'hire' of the stadium?).

Stranded · by **Stranded** » 25 Apr 2007 12:58

Corky341 You beat me to it J11. The one question I have is, will the egg chasers be making any contribution to the Â£750k it costs to relay it? (Or is that kind of expense covered in their 'hire' of the stadium?).

Tis covered in the rent.

willz_royal · by **willz_royal** » 25 Apr 2007 18:13

Corky341 You beat me to it J11. The one question I have is, will the egg chasers be making any contribution to the Â£750k it costs to relay it? (Or is that kind of expense covered in their 'hire' of the stadium?).

thought it cost 250k to install in the first palce, so shirley a relay should be cheaper than that, not treble it

*note the word treble haroLOLd*

sawyers left arm · by **sawyers left arm** » 25 Apr 2007 18:39

Funnily enough I spoke to Gordon Neate last summer and he said the head groundsman was clueless, so I think the club should look a bit closer to home. As they said it is not the Rugby and I don't see other pitches looking as bad as ours.

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