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mekonmcfc said:they dont have a narrow pitch anymore, every premier league pitch is the same sizeRay78 said:Add to it with the narrow pitch and the long grass and you see why they tend to do well at home.
ALMOST true....
Premier League Rules said:PREMIER LEAGUE RULES: SECTION K
SECTION K: GROUND CRITERIA
The Pitch
K.21. Unless otherwise permitted by the Board, in League Matches the length of the pitch shall be 105 metres and its breadth 68 metres.
K.22.
The Board shall only give permission to a Club for the dimensions of its pitch to be other than as set out in Rule K.21if it is impossible for it to comply with Rule K.21 due to the nature of the construction of its ground.
K.23.
For UEFA Club Competitions the pitch must measure 105 metres in length by 68 metres in breadth exactly. If for technical reasons of a construction related nature it is impossible to achieve the required dimensionsa UEFA Club Licence may nevertheless be granted provided that the pitch is minimum 100 metres to maximum 105 metres in length by minimum 64 metres to maximum 68 metres in breadth.
K.24.
A Club shall register the dimensions of its pitch before the commencement of each Season by giving written notice thereof in Form 8 to the Secretary.
K.25.
The Board may at any time require a Club to obtain and submit to the Secretary a report by an independent expert certifying its pitch dimensions.
K.26.
No Club shall alter the dimensions of its pitch during the Season without the prior written consent of the Board.
K.27.
Each Club shall take all reasonable steps to maintain its pitch in good condition throughout the Season and the Board may require a Club to take such steps as the Board shall specify if it is not satisfied that the pitch is being maintained to an adequate standard.
K.28.
Each Club shall provide and maintain at its registered ground an undersoil heating system or some other adequate system of pitch protection to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board which shall be operated to the extent necessary to procure, so far as is reasonably possible, that the pitch is playable on the occasion of each home League Match.