Artificial pitches set for return

[Acker79]

That Oldham game was my first away game. Awful.

 

[W.C.]

Maybe a stupid question but how do you drain a 3G pitch?

I have no idea.

However, to echo the comments about pitches these days being very good, last year, I was working with a football school thing and we were in Yokohama, Japan. On the 2nd day, just as we were finishing up about 5-6pm there was a sub tropical storm. Unbelievable amounts of rain. Next morning dry as a bone.

 

[jamie the seagull]

Artificial pitches will not be allowed in Leagues One and Two in 2015-16 after a tied vote by club chairmen.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29919748

 

[Bold Seagull]

Maybe a stupid question but how do you drain a 3G pitch?

It's porous so you can let it drain through to the substrate to a drainage system like you would a normal grass pitch.

 

[strings]

Brighton voted in favour of artificial pitches being allowed in League 1 and League 2.

I'm disappointed. Artificial pitches could bring an additional revenue to a lot of League 1 and League 2 teams.

 

[Napper]

Maidstone romping their league on one and think they will be conference when they get promoted (stand to be corrected)

 

[Munkfish]

Maidstone, would be promoted to Conference South, as of last season, the conference south would not allow them to be promoted with an artifical pitch, I am unsure whether or not they can this season.

Myself and a few others on here had a good descussion on this a few months back i will see if i can bounce it.

 

[Munkfish]

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?295895-Fixture-pile-up-Lower-leagues&highlight=

A bit of chatter on it in this thread, also talking about how it would stop fixture pile ups.