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*** Tottenham vs Rochdale OMT ***

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milo said:
Money is tight in the lower leagues. The ground keeping and irrigation required to meet modern standards is expensive.
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It's a question of bad management, the pitch is fundamental to the business, they have had to postpone at least 3 matches this year, there will be lost of earnings and costs involved. We are continually brain washed that this is a business and any good business looks after its assets.
 
K.D.D.D.D.Soc said:
It's a question of bad management, the pitch is fundamental to the business, they have had to postpone at least 3 matches this year, there will be lost of earnings and costs involved. We are continually brain washed that this is a business and any good business looks after its assets.
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The Football League should allow 3G pitches, then this would not be a problem.
 
jaysea67 said:
Rochdale training on the newly relaid pitch yesterday:

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And some video footage...

https://twitter.com/x/status/964225702592737280
 
milo said:
Money is tight in the lower leagues. The ground keeping and irrigation required to meet modern standards is expensive.
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Indeed, there should be some kind of eligibility clause for the domestic cups though, they don't let conference winners in the league if their stadium isn't up to scratch, which is kinda the same thing.

Also, did I dream it, or have lower league teams flipped games to the better ground before?
 
galeforce said:
Indeed, there should be some kind of eligibility clause for the domestic cups though, they don't let conference winners in the league if their stadium isn't up to scratch, which is kinda the same thing.

Also, did I dream it, or have lower league teams flipped games to the better ground before?
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That's why I support allowing artificial pitches in the Football League again. They have come on leaps and bounds. Clubs can train on them and rent them out and you don't get many abandoned games. They are allowed in the CL, so it seems stupid that they are banned from English league football.
 
milo said:
That's why I support allowing artificial pitches in the Football League again. They have come on leaps and bounds. Clubs can train on them and rent them out and you don't get many abandoned games. They are allowed in the CL, so it seems stupid that they are banned from English league football.
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Theres the semi artificial as well. When we started winning awards for our pitch it was the turf with plastic grass woven into the turf around the regular grass - it added to the pitches ability to take the wear and tear.

Though i do wonder what lower league teams would have the finances to invest in such...
 
nayimfromthehalfwayline said:
Theres the semi artificial as well. When we started winning awards for our pitch it was the turf with plastic grass woven into the turf around the regular grass - it added to the pitches ability to take the wear and tear.

Though i do wonder what lower league teams would have the finances to invest in such...
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I think that Wembley has that too.

I used to go and watch Maidstone Utd a lot. They have a 3G pitch and it was a really good surface. The club could train on during the week. All of their academy games were played on it and they rented it out. It is a no brainer for the lower leagues.
 
Qtr final draw:

Sheff Wed/Swansea vs Rochdale/Spurs

Man Utd vs Brighton

Leicester vs Chelsea

Wigan/Emirates Marketing Project vs Southampton


Could have been a lot worse

Weekend of 16-19th march
 
Good enough draw. Crap draw for Cheatski - given the two Manchester teams have got a bye, best we can hope for in a semi-final is Leicester
 
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