The pitch

Nitram

Well-known member

Jul 16, 2013

2,178

• Aug 9, 2014

• #1

Seemed narrower and shorter than last year, my imagination or did anyone else notice?

 

clippedgull

Hotdogs, extra onions

Aug 11, 2003

20,789

Near Ducks, Geese, and Seagulls

• Aug 9, 2014

• #2

Your imagination

 

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BensGrandad

New member

Jul 13, 2003

72,015

Haywards Heath

• Aug 9, 2014

• #3

Didnt seem to have the usual zip in it.

 

Bob!

Coffee Buyer

Jul 5, 2003

11,111

• Aug 9, 2014

• #4

Grass seemed to be cut longer

 

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Raleigh Chopper

New member

Sep 1, 2011

12,054

Plymouth

• Aug 9, 2014

• #5

Bob! said:

Grass seemed to be cut longer

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FFP innit only allowed to cut it once a week this season. Its the cost of petrol.
We need to bring in at least 5 new mowers but we had to do with only 2 that we bought from a league 1 club.
My sauce says that we may be bringing in another 2 mowers from a championship or maybe even a premiership club but the blades will probably be blunt and prone to breaking down.

 

Garage_Doors

Originally the Swankers

Jun 28, 2008

11,789

Brighton

• Aug 10, 2014

• #6

Bob! said:

Grass seemed to be cut longer

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Isn't that an oxymoron?

 

Diego Napier

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Mar 27, 2010

4,416

• Aug 10, 2014

• #7

Programme_Seller said:

Isn't that an oxymoron?

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The grass should be maintained between 25 & 30 mm in the playing season and a max of 60 mm in the closed.

The longer length is not referred to as an oxy so I don't think you should be so rude to him.

 

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wigman

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Oct 10, 2006

4,733

East Preston

• Aug 10, 2014

• #8

Bob! said:

Grass seemed to be cut longer

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I was telling you that before the game.

 

Super Steve Earle

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Feb 23, 2009

8,346

North of Brighton

• Aug 10, 2014

• #9

Raleigh Chopper said:

FFP innit only allowed to cut it once a week this season. Its the cost of petrol.
We need to bring in at least 5 new mowers but we had to do with only 2 that we bought from a league 1 club.
My sauce says that we may be bringing in another 2 mowers from a championship or maybe even a premiership club but the blades will probably be blunt and prone to breaking down.

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I wish the Wednesday had also been blunt and prone to breaking down too!

 

Bob!

Coffee Buyer

Jul 5, 2003

11,111

• Aug 10, 2014

• #10

wigman said:

I was telling you that before the game.

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I probably wouldn't have noticed it myself

 

BUTTERBALL

East Stand Brighton Boyz

Jul 31, 2003

10,255

location location

• Aug 10, 2014

• #11

I noticed the AstroTurf around the edge had been extended to the hoardings at both ends which would have given the impression of a narrower pitch.

 

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Crennis

New member

Apr 13, 2011

158

Pompey (send help!)

• Aug 10, 2014

• #12

BUTTERBALL said:

I noticed the AstroTurf around the edge had been extended to the hoardings at both ends which would have given the impression of a narrower pitch.

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Something to do with the Rugby World Cup maybe? Seem to remember Barber saying they were installing the sockets for the goalposts this summer.

 

Garage_Doors

Originally the Swankers

Jun 28, 2008

11,789

Brighton

• Aug 10, 2014

• #13

Diego Napier said:

The grass should be maintained between 25 & 30 mm in the playing season and a max of 60 mm in the closed.

The longer length is not referred to as an oxy so I don't think you should be so rude to him.

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How was a question albeit a humorous on being rude

Edited On holiday, in the sun, and didn't see it before replying,

 

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Husty

Mooderator

Oct 18, 2008

11,990

• Aug 10, 2014

• #14

It was because Agustein was filling so much of it up, perspective sort of thing.

 

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Husty

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Oct 18, 2008

11,990

• Aug 10, 2014

• #15

Crennis said:

Something to do with the Rugby World Cup maybe? Seem to remember Barber saying they were installing the sockets for the goalposts this summer.

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Already done, insanely deep foundations required, 6m I think I remember.