The Etihad Pitch

BlueMonkey79 said:
I did a tour a few years ago and when we went down to pitch side the guy showed us the pitch closely. It was like a waffle weave material and he said they go up and down it with like a big industrial sewing machine that injects synthetic fibres. Can't remember the actual percentage of what was grass but for some reason this year our pitch has deteriorated worse than others.

It needs sorting as it can't be helping the players and it also gives them an excuse!

Our pitch used to be the pride of the league!
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Bring back Stan Gibson!
 
Bluekiwi said:
If the pitch is a problem we simply need to change tactics - same as those at the swamp. Keep the ball in the air not on the ground.
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The pitch only became a problem when our firm started to revert to that of October November time. There was no mention of it during the great winter winning sequence. That said it does need a serious revamp.
 
OntarioBlue said:
I know I went to every home game from about 1966 to 1974, when I left Manchester. I just don’t remember getting battered by West Ham.
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I remember that match very well. It was a great display by West Ham. It was generally a brilliant season for City. League Cup win including knocking out United. European Cup Winners Cup winners. League double over United. The only other blot on the season was an FA Cup defeat to United.
 
Marklr said:
Yeah...it's one of my screensavers!
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That surprises me ! The grass isnt in great shape looks like it has some keen of fungus disease.
The bottom of the picture to the left of looks diseased because its yellow.
Plus the grass doesnt seem to be verti-cut etc !
The grass looks well trodden and knackered.
The grass looks to thick.
Just doesn't look like a top notch sports pitch. ;)

But I am sure the ground staff now what they are doing.

The problem this season was the pitch live span was over. Was due to be replaced last season but due to only 2 or 3 weeks before the restart they wasnt time.

Sports turf is becoming more and more scientific. Yet everyone thinks they can grow their back garden like a top end sports facility lol. I enjoyed that side of the job.
 
give it to gordon said:
That surprises me ! The grass isnt in great shape looks like it has some keen of fungus disease.
The bottom of the picture to the left of looks diseased because its yellow.
Plus the grass doesnt seem to be verti-cut etc !
The grass looks well trodden and knackered.
The grass looks to thick.
Just doesn't look like a top notch sports pitch. ;)

But I am sure the ground staff now what they are doing.

The problem this season was the pitch live span was over. Was due to be replaced last season but due to only 2 or 3 weeks before the restart they wasnt time.

Sports turf is becoming more and more scientific. Yet everyone thinks they can grow their back garden like a top end sports facility lol. I enjoyed that side of the job.
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I always knew you were ITK. Eat your heart out Tolmie :)
 
give it to gordon said:
That surprises me ! The grass isnt in great shape looks like it has some keen of fungus disease.
The bottom of the picture to the left of looks diseased because its yellow.
Plus the grass doesnt seem to be verti-cut etc !
The grass looks well trodden and knackered.
The grass looks to thick.
Just doesn't look like a top notch sports pitch. ;)

But I am sure the ground staff now what they are doing.

The problem this season was the pitch live span was over. Was due to be replaced last season but due to only 2 or 3 weeks before the restart they wasnt time.

Sports turf is becoming more and more scientific. Yet everyone thinks they can grow their back garden like a top end sports facility lol. I enjoyed that side of the job.
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I got the pic of Google maps...screenshot!! Just zoom in to the centre circle!!
*edit...it was one of those panoramic photos from the centre circle...
 
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JGL07 said:
I remember that match very well. It was a great display by West Ham. It was generally a brilliant season for City. League Cup win including knocking out United. European Cup Winners Cup winners. League double over United. The only other blot on the season was an FA Cup defeat to United.
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The new pitch was completed a few days ago by the looks of things.

@cityreport on Twitter posted a picture of it on July 8 if anyone wants to post it on here. I can't do it as I'm not on there.

Looks brilliant though, Lee Jackson has done a fine job.
 
David El Mago Silva said:
The new pitch was completed a few days ago by the looks of things.

@cityreport on Twitter posted a picture of it on July 8 if anyone wants to post it on here. I can't do it as I'm not on there.

Looks brilliant though, Lee Jackson has done a fine job.
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Needs a few more weeks by the looks....

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for years and years the FA were content to let clubs produce disgraceful playing surfaces. Derby had the worst, Ipswich the best. Arse had the smallest, City biggest, until Allison had it narrowed. We fans just shrugged, believing the mud-heaps were as good as possible. When city played Middlesbury in a cup replay the pitch was almost a lake, even though it had'nt rained for five days. Nowadays, the pitches are f'kin brilliant in comparison.
Some genius at the FA decided that having the Horse of the year Show on the Wembley pitch was fine 3 days before the cup final....Amazingly (NOT) nobody was sacked.
 
bellbuzzer said:
for years and years the FA were content to let clubs produce disgraceful playing surfaces. Derby had the worst, Ipswich the best. Arse had the smallest, City biggest, until Allison had it narrowed. We fans just shrugged, believing the mud-heaps were as good as possible. When city played Middlesbury in a cup replay the pitch was almost a lake, even though it had'nt rained for five days. Nowadays, the pitches are f'kin brilliant in comparison.
Some genius at the FA decided that having the Horse of the year Show on the Wembley pitch was fine 3 days before the cup final....Amazingly (NOT) nobody was sacked.
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True to a degree but the advancement in science into sports turf along with much better machinery and product's. Plus better training for the groundsperson.
This has made huge difference to sports turf management.
 
give it to gordon said:
True to a degree but the advancement in science into sports turf along with much better machinery and product's. Plus better training for the groundsperson.
This has made huge difference to sports turf management.
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Yes and reserve games and others generally not played on the main pitch. We are lucky of course to have the academy pitch.
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