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The pitch is getting it's refurb starting today I believe, though the groundsman may come on and correct me on that.
Quote from: \"big fat yorkshire pudding\" post=156843The pitch is getting it's refurb starting today I believe, though the groundsman may come on and correct me on that.Can`t see that happening during the Rugby League season
Here's a question - How come Man Utd, Spurs, Man City, West Ham (and many others) all have the exact same pitch type/make as the one at the keepmoat but have not had to endure the same amount of injuries?
Is it necessary to have a different \"soil\" or base with a Desso design?Are Desso pitches harder than normal?Is the Keepmoat pitch any harder than the other Desso pitches in the UK?
Well thanks for that Wild Rover but what is the remedy?There's a contractor over here in Kerry who has introduced a technique of spiking these pitches and injecting rubber plugs. The GAA have been using it at their grounds and I sent a newspaper cutting with the details to Sean many weeks ago.By the way please keep in touch I'd like to meet up with you next season one when I'm over for a game.I hope you enjoy your forthcoming vacation.Would you care to be non-elected president of our Irish supporters group?Good luck!
Quote from: \"Bristol Red Rover\" post=156898Is it necessary to have a different \"soil\" or base with a Desso design?Are Desso pitches harder than normal?Is the Keepmoat pitch any harder than the other Desso pitches in the UK?Let me put all in the picture.............The thing i am getting at is it would not matter which of those was used as a sub strata, it would be a hard platform for pitch, together with the drainage requirement sand is the only viable option.The Sub strata at BV was essentially ash, which in the list would be next in line above.
Quote from: \"Wild Rover\" post=156932Quote from: \"Bristol Red Rover\" post=156898Is it necessary to have a different \"soil\" or base with a Desso design?Are Desso pitches harder than normal?Is the Keepmoat pitch any harder than the other Desso pitches in the UK?Let me put all in the picture.............The thing i am getting at is it would not matter which of those was used as a sub strata, it would be a hard platform for pitch, together with the drainage requirement sand is the only viable option.The Sub strata at BV was essentially ash, which in the list would be next in line above.Thanks for the info WR, all helps in understanding. No offense intended, but it doesn't answer what I asked. I may not be grasping the details, but think it points towards the base not being relevant to hardness as its going to be compacted anyway?So is the issue the turf itself - its consistancy and its thickness?
Quote from: \"Donny Dub\" post=156934Well thanks for that Wild Rover but what is the remedy?There's a contractor over here in Kerry who has introduced a technique of spiking these pitches and injecting rubber plugs. The GAA have been using it at their grounds and I sent a newspaper cutting with the details to Sean many weeks ago.By the way please keep in touch I'd like to meet up with you next season one when I'm over for a game.I hope you enjoy your forthcoming vacation.Would you care to be non-elected president of our Irish supporters group?Good luck!I don't think there needs to be a remedy. Wild rover has said that most things would act like sand when used as substrata (excluding custard I would imagine) and all the other teams that use the exact same type of pitch and substrata - man utd for example - do not have the same injury problems yet, in the case of man utd, they play on their pitch far more than we do. The problem is NOT the pitch, that's all I know! Why don't people listen to facts instead of instantly blaming a pitch?