deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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Absolutely awful even if they were a non league Club.
Absolutely awful even if they were a non league Club.
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Blackpool's Pitch
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brightn'ove
cringe
the school football pitch that we use for our sunday football, which has tons of molehills on it, is in better condition than that excuse for a pitch.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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Do the league set any standards? i.e. does there need to be a single visible blade of grass on the pitch? Because I couldn't see one. Awful and is surely as bad for them as visiting teams.
StanmoreSeagull
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Charlton's looked pretty awful as well.
Huddersfield as well.
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
I thought much the same when I saw Huddersfield's pitch on tv last week. At least they've got the egg-chasers as an excuse.
cloud
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They were saying on BBC Sussex per match that ours was looking a bit bare in patches, although it seemed to be fine. One big problem is that grass won't grow in this weather. Fortunately the club spends an absolute fortune on trying to ensure the playing surface is top quality. No doubt one of the reasons we get an England U21 match, whereas Blackpool never will.
Brightonia
New member
Looked ten times worse than that on the FL show!
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
It is a disgrace, I don't even think they play rugby on it. I can see how it hinders a footballing side like Blackpool.
Daffy Duck
Stop bloody moaning!
Watched the football league highlights and just could not believe the state of the pitch at Blackpool.
Surely there must be some sort of monitoring to ensure pitches at this level reach a certain standard. I've seen non-league pitches that put Blackpool's to shame.
Surely there must be some sort of monitoring to ensure pitches at this level reach a certain standard. I've seen non-league pitches that put Blackpool's to shame.
danish seagull
Active member
Don't we use them big heat lamp things to try to encourage the grass to at least grow a little? Bet nothing of the sort is at Bloomfield road though lol
Blackpool's pitch and 'boro's empty stadium were my 2 takeaways while fast forwarding to our highlights.
How much money do Boro lose on a game day?
How much money do Boro lose on a game day?
severnside gull
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there really is no excuse for their pitch to be that bad - it was like a throwback to the seventies 
the technology is so advanced these days but it needs a club to invest a relatively modest amount which clearly they dont/wont. You can see why they have lost two managers this season.
If they did get promoted again I wonder if they would be made to re-lay the pitch starting with the sub-strata?
It's a ground I have never been to but guessing the stands are also pretty poor?
the technology is so advanced these days but it needs a club to invest a relatively modest amount which clearly they dont/wont. You can see why they have lost two managers this season.
If they did get promoted again I wonder if they would be made to re-lay the pitch starting with the sub-strata?
It's a ground I have never been to but guessing the stands are also pretty poor?
grummitts gloves
New member
They'd have been better off waiting for the tide to go out and play it on the beach! Charlton's wasn't much better. Just goes to show how shite the weather has been all season.
grummitts gloves
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BBC said 15,000 at Riverside. Looked more like 1,500. That's disgraceful given their league position and history.
Did notice the Amex pitch had quite a few 'bald patches' down around the half way line in front of the West Stand. Blackpool's is horrendous though, really should be some sort of regulations to try and ensure clubs have to provide a certain standard of pitch at this level. No idea how that'd work but something should be done
The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, England, which has been the home of Middlesbrough F.C. since it opened in 1995. Its current capacity is 34,988
Every other seat filled?
Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
Blackpool may as well play their home games down on the beach. It'd save all the effort & expense of turning their pitch into the same; & the Donkeys could earn a few quid to boot. Job's a good 'un. 