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Post by clivie7 on Jul 12, 2015 22:44:28 GMT
After watching Rovers play today on Sutton united's suberb new £500 000 3G pitch is this the way forward for rovers??? A perfect playing surface every week ..... Would it suit the clubs style of play? Tough one .... Thoughts?
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Post by long john silver on Jul 12, 2015 22:53:02 GMT
our pitch has been immaculate since the egg chasers left , if its not broke dont fix it . plus you can grow grass for free.
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Post by Dirt Dogg on Jul 12, 2015 22:55:11 GMT
I'm 99% sure Football Peague clubs aren't allowed them? They've only just been given the go ahead in the conference.
I don't like them, football is supposed to be played on grass, 4G also creates more injuries than grass!
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Post by clivie7 on Jul 12, 2015 22:58:02 GMT
Not one injury in the woman's World Cup .. All games played on 3G ... And all players survived today ... Every rovers supporter I spoke to today said the pitch looked fantastic
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Post by clivie7 on Jul 12, 2015 22:58:54 GMT
These pitches are no where like the old plastic pitches at QPR & Luton
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Post by Dirt Dogg on Jul 12, 2015 23:04:45 GMT
I'm not complaining about the quality, but playing on harder surfaces regularly more often leads to wear and tear damage and injuries.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2015 23:04:58 GMT
How about no.
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Post by gregsy on Jul 12, 2015 23:22:01 GMT
our pitch has been immaculate since the egg chasers left , if its not broke dont fix it . plus you can grow grass for free. i know a few lads in easton who manage it in their cellar.... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2015 23:22:38 GMT
The 3G pitches aren't quite the same as grass ones, certainly some differences when playing on both I think. Illegal in the League and even Conference Prem I believe too.
They work for teams like Sutton because cancelling games during the winter costs £££££ and so 3G is a much more financially suitable option. Good on them, but I don't think I'd want that sort of surface replicated in the FL.
Our pitch improved massively last season, no huge spells of poor weather I guess but a lack of rugby helped too.
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Post by supergas on Jul 13, 2015 0:31:08 GMT
Our pitch improved massively last season, a lack of rugby helped I guess but no huge spells of poor weather too...Fixed that for you, it's clear what the main factor was across the season, from rainy October days to cold December nights to soaking February Saturdays - take 30 man-mountains chasing and churning the pitch out of the equation and suddenly we're left with...well, a pitch... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 0:42:17 GMT
if you look at most grass pitches in the league there fantastic so why bother? god they will be making plastic cameras next??
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Post by stapletongas on Jul 13, 2015 5:18:24 GMT
All this depends on what everyone classifies as 3G.
The surface has to be a FIFA Grade 1 and they have to be inspected by a FIFA rep every so many seasons. There is only one in the GFA area and I've played on it. It's excellent.
It's been used in the Wonens WC, Champions League, Scottish league etc so the FA won't stand in the way of a league 2 club
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Post by mumbles on Jul 13, 2015 6:15:48 GMT
I honestly believe this is the only way forward for clubs like Rovers.
Grass pitches are not cheep and certainly not free as suggested. The maintenance costs are high as are the water bills.
With a 3g pitch you can use it year round for both matches and for training removing the need for a separate training facility. It can also be used to create income by hiring it to other local clubs.
Like it or not I can see in 10 years time the majority of small clubs using these.
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Post by stapletongas on Jul 13, 2015 6:37:15 GMT
If anyone wants to see a state of the art, go to the GFA at Almondsbury
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Post by philbemmygas on Jul 13, 2015 6:50:24 GMT
our pitch has been immaculate since the egg chasers left , if its not broke dont fix it . plus you can grow grass for free. i know a few lads in easton who manage it in their cellar.... Bet their electricity bills are high though  |
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Post by peterparker on Jul 13, 2015 6:53:24 GMT
if you look at most grass pitches in the league there fantastic so why bother? god they will be making plastic cameras next?? a lot of the top Grass pitches in the league now have some sort of plastic used in them |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 7:22:21 GMT
Not one injury in the woman's World Cup .. All games played on 3G ... And all players survived today ... Every rovers supporter I spoke to today said the pitch looked fantastic There was plenty of complaints from the players though. Even I could see how horrible they were to play on with the way the ball would bounce. |
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Post by hargravegas on Jul 13, 2015 7:26:00 GMT
Bit of a futile debate, currently not allowed (& Maidstone United being told they will have to rip there's up & replace with Grass if they get promoted!!)
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