Yeah it looked shite. The thing is though it played well, the lads didn't have any bother zipping passes around on it and it seems to have good grip as well, so I'll trust our groundsman (Lee Jackson?) on it as he's given us a quality pitch for years.Looked the worst I have seen it in years tonight. Hope we get it sorted for the last few games. I know it is hard to be critical on a night like tonight but we need it to be bang on if we have a huge quarter or semi final champions league game.
We’ve always had good groundsmen. Stan Gibson was a true pro. His Maine Road pitch, given the confines of the local weather, was always very good.Yeah it looked shite. The thing is though it played well, the lads didn't have any bother zipping passes around on it and it seems to have good grip as well, so I'll trust our groundsman (Lee Jackson?) on it as he's given us a quality pitch for years.
Yeah it was, surprisingly, given how much of a shitshow the rest of the club was during those times (I can only speak for 90s-).We’ve always had good groundsmen. Stan Gibson was a true pro. His Maine Road pitch, given the confines of the local weather, was always very good.
Great footballing teams used to love to come to Maine Road. Big pitch; top playing surface.Yeah it was, surprisingly, given how much of a shitshow the rest of the club was during those times (I can only speak for 90s-).
The weather is a big thing as well tbf, we've had frosts, freezes, heavy rainfall etc recently and underground heating etc don't make up the difference.
Yeah and usually smash us 4-0Great footballing teams used to love to come to Maine Road. Big pitch; top playing surface.