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The football game on the Friday night ruined what could have been a great game. You can’t play expansive rugby on a pitch like a bog. Shame really.
Be very surprised if that game is on this TuesdaySince we moved to The JJB/DW how many home games have been called off?
I’m struggling to think of any, despite all the pitch and drainage issues over the years.It wouldn’t bother me if they called off all of the remaining home games! Totally shite season so far for season ticket holders!
Be very surprised if that game is on this Tuesday
Since we moved to The JJB/DW how many home games have been called off?
I’m struggling to think of any, despite all the pitch and drainage issues over the years.[/quote]1 that I remember but it was due to snow around the ground.
Thats what you get? when you put two herd of cattle on football pitch.= farmers field ;) .Both Swansea & Hull share with rugby clubs – Ospreys even play during the football season, yet their pitches looked pretty good on MOTD this weekend.
Thats what you get? when you put two herd of cattle on football pitch.= farmers field ;) .
Both Swansea & Hull share with rugby clubs – Ospreys even play during the football season, yet their pitches looked pretty good on MOTD this weekend.[/quote]
We’ve had this debate before. The DW is built on marsh land next to a river. It has always had a problem after prolonged heavy rain. The water table rises and there’s nowhere for the pitch to drain. That seems to be the general concensus.
Thats what you get? when you put two herd of cattle on football pitch.= farmers field ;) .
Both Swansea & Hull share with rugby clubs – Ospreys even play during the football season, yet their pitches looked pretty good on MOTD this weekend.[/quote]
We’ve had this debate before. The DW is built on marsh land next to a river. It has always had a problem after prolonged heavy rain. The water table rises and there’s nowhere for the pitch to drain. That seems to be the general concensus.[/quote]
I thought the pitch had been raised a few years ago to counter this problem.
Perhaps its just down to location, where the owners of the KC and Liberty stadiums bought a piece of land based on quality rather than price.
Thats what you get? when you put two herd of cattle on football pitch.= farmers field ;) .
Both Swansea & Hull share with rugby clubs – Ospreys even play during the football season, yet their pitches looked pretty good on MOTD this weekend.[/quote]
We’ve had this debate before. The DW is built on marsh land next to a river. It has always had a problem after prolonged heavy rain. The water table rises and there’s nowhere for the pitch to drain. That seems to be the general concensus.[/quote]
I thought the pitch had been raised a few years ago to counter this problem.
Perhaps its just down to location, where the owners of the KC and Liberty stadiums bought a piece of land based on quality rather than price.[/quote]
I’ve not seen any evidence of the pitch being raised unless they raised the entire stadium with it.
As far as I can recall the land on which the stadium was built was given – as in no money was exchanged – to Whelan by Wigan Council.
This refers to the relaying of the pitch in 2010:
https://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/a-triple-edged-sword-for-wigan-athletic.html
“We carried out a major renovation, removing the top few inches and replacing it with fresh materials, using a Blec Sand Master to improve its porosity. The pitch was then returfed and I’ve been pleased with the result ever since. It is probably the best it has been for many years in terms of vigour, less divots and better infiltration rates.”
Getting the land for free is news to me but hardly surprising, knowing the purchaser and his keenness to put price over and above everything else!
To say the land was given to Whelan is perhaps misleading since I believe it is actually owned by Wigan Council.
This refers to the relaying of the pitch in 2010:https://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/a-triple-edged-sword-for-wigan-athletic.html
“We carried out a major renovation, removing the top few inches and replacing it with fresh materials, using a Blec Sand Master to improve its porosity. The pitch was then returfed and I’ve been pleased with the result ever since. It is probably the best it has been for many years in terms of vigour, less divots and better infiltration rates.”
Getting the land for free is news to me but hardly surprising, knowing the purchaser and his keenness to put price over and above everything else!
Price above everything else, you don’t half talk utter shite. When we were paying 250 quid for a season ticket how much were you paying?. The council always wanted that site for any new stadium and that is why unlike Pompey and Brighton who spent years squabbling with their councils, we had no trouble whatsoever. The present site had been earmarked for years for either a football or egg chasing stadium. I’m fairly sure it was mooted before Mr Whelan bought the club.
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