Gary Baldi
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Take a look at Blackpool's pitch for a bad one.
Depends if the club could get access to the ground when necessary to use them.
think some of the local 'horticulturists' may pinch them for their greenery business ?
conversely ....could perhaps borrow some growlights from said local horticulturists?
We'd be better off employing a plasterer to smooth it off after every game.They are going to mow the mud?
The loss of tender was nothing to do with any comments made at the meeting, all about a cheaper quote, which is par for the course, problem with pitch is as described.Not the uni ground maintance team...their short contract wasnt renewed by firoka or stadco (?)in nov I think ? .... head of uni team briefly enlightened & warned re pitch condition& that since last relaid the playing surface wasn't to the spec paid for, nor had the pitch been correctly maintained (at oxvox open members meeting at cpf, last nov). .. 3 days later the uni groundstaff were informed their maintenance contract wasnt being renewed
Starting to look sad, sorry n tired (the pitch)
Wasn't it DE who had the pitch relayed? if it wasn't up to spec who do you chase?South stand shadow isn't helpful....fixable by inserting clear perspex panels to allow the sun to get on it....trouble is our slum land Lord won't fund that.....real issue is when the pitchwas relaid it wasnt to the required specifications, and subsequent maintainance wasnt adequate for the relaid pitch. As revealed by the then head groundsman last November
Didn't IL have some work done on the pitch too? .... good question re who pays for maintaining the pitch @LondonRoader ... as given Saturday's access/ lack of access afforded by stadco to OUFC, implications for pitch maintenance team have a question mark hanging. Maybe @OxVox will know either way?Wasn't it DE who had the pitch relayed? if it wasn't up to spec who do you chase?
So who pays for the upkeep of the pitch now, FK or the club?
Just seen the KR interview on ifollow. He says that the pitch is having "hundreds of thousands of pounds" being spent on it. And is having work done on it "to a level that club has not had done before". Has anyone been down to have peek through the gates?
I thought exactly the same (started dreaming of a billiard table pitch and silky passing football), and then realised that the interview would have been done at the training ground! Spending that amount of money on the training ground pitch seems extravagant to me, but then maybe the price of grass seed has rocketed...Just seen the KR interview on ifollow. He says that the pitch is having "hundreds of thousands of pounds" being spent on it. And is having work done on it "to a level that club has not had done before". Has anyone been down to have peek through the gates?
I thought exactly the same (started dreaming of a billiard table pitch and silky passing football), and then realised that the interview would have been done at the training ground! Spending that amount of money on the training ground pitch seems extravagant to me, but then maybe the price of grass seed has rocketed...
I thought exactly the same (started dreaming of a billiard table pitch and silky passing football), and then realised that the interview would have been done at the training ground! Spending that amount of money on the training ground pitch seems extravagant to me, but then maybe the price of grass seed has rocketed...
So will the Kassam pitch too then!Think thats the training ground pitch