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Thread: Rip it up & start again

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    Rip it up & start again

    Yip , you’ve guessed it I’m taking about that pitch at Palmerston . The fans don’t like it , the management team don’t like it and the players don’t like it . Fully understand why the club went down the all weather option but it’s just not working. Teams including St Mirren on Saturday won’t risk certain players on it due to the impact it has on certain players returning from injuries

    I know that Chairman says it’ll cost a lot of money to rip it up and replace with grass again but it’ll also cost money to replace that pitch in approx 5 years when it needs replaced again

    Back to grass please Billy

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    I fully agree with that.

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    When I seen the headline , I thought you meant the team and was going to agree.

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    The pitch needs to go. Bring back the grass

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    Quote Originally Posted by arrol1919 View Post
    Yip , you’ve guessed it I’m taking about that pitch at Palmerston . The fans don’t like it , the management team don’t like it and the players don’t like it . Fully understand why the club went down the all weather option but it’s just not working. Teams including St Mirren on Saturday won’t risk certain players on it due to the impact it has on certain players returning from injuries

    I know that Chairman says it’ll cost a lot of money to rip it up and replace with grass again but it’ll also cost money to replace that pitch in approx 5 years when it needs replaced again

    Back to grass please Billy
    The standard of Queens 4g pitch seems to be inferior to others elsewhere notably Falkirk. Several rugby clubs in England have the same surface and there have been no complaints. I suspect the contractors who installed Queens surface are to blame and the Chairman shud sort this one out.

    I have enclosed a recent which appeared in the Press which may be useful..

    Given that the game has become blighted by issues scrum reset issues, often caused by soggy pitches chewing up under boots, surely it makes sense to implement pitches that do not suffer from such issues? They obviously cannot compensate for slippy balls, however anything that can be done to help keep the game flowing is surely a bonus?


    You only have to look at the improvement in Newcastle Falcons play at Kingston Park to see how a 4G pitch can be to the benefit of both players and fans. Newcastle are now able to play the kind of rugby they want to, whilst fans are treated to a much more entertaining spectacle as teams feel more comfortable running the ball rather than engaging in a battle of aerial ping pong with the boot.

    You only have to think back to Murrayfield a couple of years ago when the pitch suffered a worm infestation to see just how quickly conditions can become appalling for top class rugby. Whilst there is some appeal in a traditional slog fest up front in the mud, if rugby is to attract new fans into the sport, more emphasis should be placed on encouraging teams to play a more expansive game.

    Given there still seems to be major opposition to the idea of summer rugby in the Northern Hemisphere, artificial pitches could be the next best option to avoid games essentially being washed out as players are unable to find grip underfoot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by aloreburn View Post
    The pitch needs to go. Bring back the grass
    Does anyone know for certain that the Palmy plastic IS 4G ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ftivano1 View Post
    Does anyone know for certain that the Palmy plastic IS 4G ?
    Good question

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    The pitch looked absolutely awful yesterday. Was it watered prematch ??

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    If that carpet is 4G then Queens have been sold a cheap and nasty looking one !

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    Every home game it seems to get worst. As bad as Alloa pitch years ago.

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