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Crawley Groundsman gets P45
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portslade seagull
Well-known member
Tinpot team now starting the decline back from where they started.
dougdeep
New member
Surely they can't get away with making the position redundant. Someone will be doing his job.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Yes, it has been out-sourced to Crawley Borough Council who own the ground. To be fair l feel very sorry for Matt Moss, working on that quagmire of a pitch must have been absolutely terrible. Virtually ever since the Broadfield Stadium was built they have had the same problem, obviously exacerbated in recent weeks with all the heavy rain on it. As l see it, it needs to be dug up at the end of the season and a completely new surface laid.
Crawley are outsourcing pitch maintenance and telling players they need to take a pay cut if they want to stay on next season.
All the time they were rising, all we heard was they are living beyond their means. They sold off a whole load of players for decent money and cut their cloth and now they are tin pot.
Personally I have no antipathy to them. Having a second league club in Sussex has been more help than hindrance to us.
All the time they were rising, all we heard was they are living beyond their means. They sold off a whole load of players for decent money and cut their cloth and now they are tin pot.
Personally I have no antipathy to them. Having a second league club in Sussex has been more help than hindrance to us.
Brighton Mod
Its All Too Beautiful
Unless dismissed or they have come to an agreement I would have thought a TUPE transfer would have applied?
Superphil
Dismember
Makes me wonder why the FA won't allow the use of 3G or 4G pitches in this country for teams Conference and above. They are used elsewhere inthe world, and are used lower down the leagues here. Makse no sense that a club like Maidstone United has a better playing surface than Crawley town, all down to the whim of the FA. More to the point, if Maidstone United get promoted they will either have to dig up a pefectly good 3G playing surface and put down an inferior grass one, or groundshare elswhere. The FA has a lot to answer for, not that they ever will.
its actually Ryman Premier or above. so not even conference south allow 3G/4G pitches. its ludicrous, we had a good chat on this the other day, I cant find the thread now.
Phat Baz 68
Get a ****ing life mate !
- Apr 16, 2011
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But they are now advertising today for matchday staff 
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Superphil
Dismember
3G pitches can be used in Step 7 (Ryman Premier) and below leagues, Maidstone are in the Ryman Premier.
London Irish
Well-known member
Gregory has just got 4 points away at Walsall and Swindon - that's promotion form. Reports of their death are greatly exaggerated, with Gregory they have found a good fit who could keep them at that levels for a few seasons to come
- Jul 7, 2003
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What's the difference between 3G & 4G?
I assume 4G is more expensive, a lot faster, but not available everywhere yet.
Superphil
Dismember
The differences between 3G, 4G and 5G pitches are subtle. 3G pitches have the sand and rubber compound particles, 4G have no particles but a rubber shock pad underlay. 5G pitches have fully rubber particles to provide the correct bounce the artificial surface needs. There is already research and development underway by manufacturers in the sixth generation of surface.
TSB
Captain Hindsight
So, the council own the stadium and will now be responsible for maintaining the pitch?
Anything else the club would like them to do? Supply the players? Make the burgers? Clean the kit?
Anything else the club would like them to do? Supply the players? Make the burgers? Clean the kit?
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Like you I haven't an axe to grind with Crawley. I am interested however, in why you think they've been a help to us.
I remember when Crawley were in the Conference with Eastbourne Borough and Crawley were throwing silly money at playing budgets and Eastbourne were spent their money on their pitch which was built on a swamp. Eastbourne spent £100,000 on undersoil drainage and have a perfect green playing surface.
Crawley have not spent a penny on their playing surface and decide to make their groundsman the scapegoat. TINPOT
Crawley have not spent a penny on their playing surface and decide to make their groundsman the scapegoat. TINPOT
1 Decent pre-season friendly.
2 In our darkest days we had to share radio coverage with Woking and Kingstonian. Thanks to BBC Sussex and expletive deleted.
I never ever want to hear updates from that county of Nigels EVER again.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
Okay fair enough on point one but on point two, do you mean share coverage as in updates or as in full commentary? I can't remember them getting more than updates. They still cover Woking now on the programme unfortunately. Worse still (and I realise it's another county again) but the coverage for Aldershot is ridiculous. Why on earth it's not on a Hampshire station is beyond me.
portslade seagull
Well-known member
But they are now advertising today for matchday staff
Probably on less money