The Pitch at Ibrox.

[Govanx]

What’s the story? I’ve been trying to think when was the last time I saw the pitch at Ibrox looking that bad, has to be the 70’s or before. Looked online and couldn’t find an answer as to why it looks as messed up as it does. FF is my go-to for all things Rangers. So what’s going on Bears, please enlighten me.

 

[westenclosurebear]

It'll be ok when we go another 10 feet down.

 

[bud_light]

What’s the story? I’ve been trying to think when was the last time I saw the pitch at Ibrox looking that bad, has to be the 70’s or before. Looked online and couldn’t find an answer as to why it looks as messed up as it does. FF is my go-to for all things Rangers. So what’s going on Bears, please enlighten me.

Was worse in the 90s when they covered it with green sand.It is poor though

 

[RFC_Champions]

What is the actual issue with our turf? I know the weather doesn’t help but there’s plenty of other pitches in the UK that are fine.

 

[jimbear]

I went into one of the Antwerp fans forums last night and saw that their supporters were commenting on the state of our pitch.

 

[perthtruebluetwo]

The Inverness pitch is far better looking on TV just now, our pitch is an embarrassment.

 

[Blue Goose]

Main Stand side doesn't get enough sunlight due to the club deck hence the portable lights are on. It needs properly dug up. Not skimmed. The weather doesn't help.

 

[Angrybluebear]

I’m glad someone has brought it up








today



I've seen it worse in the 80s the 90s 00s 10s


it’s not rocket science. Away run about on your back grass when it’s raining try some slide tackles. See what it’s like the next day.

is there a better pitch in Scotland just now ?

 

[Professor Yaffle]

I went into one of the Antwerp fans forums last night and saw that their supporters were commenting on the state of our pitch.

It's not great but when we can score goals like Kents then it proves good football can be played on it.

 

[LegoGer]

It did not affect the game or play at all so it was fine

 

[Smkz23]

What’s the story? I’ve been trying to think when was the last time I saw the pitch at Ibrox looking that bad, has to be the 70’s or before. Looked online and couldn’t find an answer as to why it looks as messed up as it does. FF is my go-to for all things Rangers. So what’s going on Bears, please enlighten me.

I think it was worse last season.

 

[Ünnëcëssärÿ Ümläüts]

It’s cold, it’s wet and the sun is low so the grass doesn’t enough sun to grow. I don’t think grass grows properly until the mean temperature is 10 degrees as well.

Not rocket science, we live in Scotland. Is it worse than other years? Not based on the last few years, it’s been awful until April most years.

 

[CoopBlue]

I’m glad someone has brought it up








today



I've seen it worse in the 80s the 90s 00s 10s


it’s not rocket science. Away run about on your back grass when it’s raining try some slide tackles. See what it’s like the next day.

is there a better pitch in Scotland just now ?

Whilst not immaculate, ICT's on tv now is far better than ours.

As has been well documented, our problem is down to the fact that we have skimped on spending money to improve the structure under the playing surface. Which is why it turns to shit by November and gets steadily more shit.

The structure under the pitch is years past its use by date.

Until the club spend money, we are going to continue to see a shit show each season after a dozen or so games.

 

[Main Stand]

The pitch is 4 years out of date and has been under funded, weather doesn’t help but the above are the root problems.

Need addressed in the summer.

 

[Todd The Prod]

TLDR - It needs ripped up, soil etc and redone. The base that’s there is past it’s use by date basically.

 

[Drumchapel-Bear]

I was considering starting a thread earlier about this.

It's embarrassing and actually detrimental to the team. It's no coincidence we haven't been as fluid and free flowing in the winter months after the pitch has started to cut up. Most of our games have been a slog.

Needs to be fixed as a priority going into next season imo.

 

[Shengus Malengus]

The pitch is 4 years out of date and has been under funded, weather doesn’t help but the above are the root problems.

Need addressed in the summer.

The pitch is upside down?

Nae wonder it’s shite.

 

[Big Joke New]

I’m glad someone has brought it up








today



I've seen it worse in the 80s the 90s 00s 10s


it’s not rocket science. Away run about on your back grass when it’s raining try some slide tackles. See what it’s like the next day.

is there a better pitch in Scotland just now ?

yeah plenty. the pitch is a disgrace. other clubs have the same weather. the pitch is a mess all over it's got nothing to do with slide tackles

 

[dentalbear]

Whilst not immaculate, ICT's on tv now is far better than ours.

As has been well documented, our problem is down to the fact that we have skimped on spending money to improve the structure under the playing surface. Which is why it turns to shit by November and gets steadily more shit.

The structure under the pitch is years past its use by date.

Until the club spend money, we are going to continue to see a shit show esch season after a dozen or do games.

ICT’s pitch isn’t completely surrounded by 4 massive stands which limit the sunlight and airflow to the pitch.
Plus I’m willing to bet that they aren’t passing the ball as well as we did last night.

What it looks like on the telly and how it plays are 2 completely different things.

 

[HagiJunior]

We are digging down another ten feet so it’s not going to get an better . I’m not too bothered I think we will get it sorted

 

[Drumchapel-Bear]

ICT’s pitch isn’t completely surrounded by 4 massive stands which limit the sunlight and airflow to the pitch.
Plus I’m willing to bet that they aren’t passing the ball as well as we did last night.

What it looks like on the telly and how it plays are 2 completely different things.

Watch the EPL games on the tele this weekend and look at the quality of their parks compared to ours. Even the English Championship clubs. It's night and day.

We can't be making excuses for it we need to get it resolved pronto. The players won't be enjoying playing on that park at the moment.

 

[Bannerman]

The left hand corner looks the worst. Those pigeons must shoulder some of the blame.

 

[Javi]

Think it was worse this night

 

[Main Stand]

Think it was worse this night

Was it not literally diseased at that point

 

[senefelder]

Do we really need a thread on this every day?

 

[Big Joke New]

It’s cold, it’s wet and the sun is low so the grass doesn’t enough sun to grow. I don’t think grass grows properly until the mean temperature is 10 degrees as well.

Not rocket science, we live in Scotland. Is it worse than other years? Not based on the last few years, it’s been awful until April most years.

so how do other British clubs get their pitches in a playable state? Is Govan in some sort of micro climate? And has that only happened in the last few years? complete nonsense

 

[LegoGer]

I was considering starting a thread earlier about this.

It's embarrassing and actually detrimental to the team. It's no coincidence we haven't been as fluid and free flowing in the winter months after the pitch has started to cut up. Most of our games have been a slog.

Needs to be fixed as a priority going into next season imo.

Last night we were amazing and we have had such a succesful season so its fine

 

[dentalbear]

so how do other British clubs get their pitches in a playable state? Is Govan in some sort of micro climate? And has that only happened in the last few years? complete nonsense

So playing Devil’s Dick Advocaat, in what way was our pitch unplayable last night?

I agree it looks terrible but we scored a fantastic team goal by passing it through the opposition. The complete opposite of unplayable.

 

[CoopBlue]

I was considering starting a thread earlier about this.

It's embarrassing and actually detrimental to the team. It's no coincidence we haven't been as fluid and free flowing in the winter months after the pitch has started to cut up. Most of our games have been a slog.

Needs to be fixed as a priority going into next season imo.

This, all day long.

 

[CAL]

Whilst not immaculate, ICT's on tv now is far better than ours.

As has been well documented, our problem is down to the fact that we have skimped on spending money to improve the structure under the playing surface. Which is why it turns to shit by November and gets steadily more shit.

The structure under the pitch is years past its use by date.

Until the club spend money, we are going to continue to see a shit show each season after a dozen or so games.

Inverness who’ve had a very much curtailed season and played roughly half the number of home league matches as us?

Factor in our home games in other competitions and the wear and tear conditions aren’t remotely comparable.

 

[Live Forever]

Gerrard wasn’t happy with it last season and said so publicly.

I reckon he’ll be demanding it’s sorted out.

Lack of sunlight and wet weather deffo doesn’t help.

 

[MightyGersLand!]

What’s the story? I’ve been trying to think when was the last time I saw the pitch at Ibrox looking that bad, has to be the 70’s or before. Looked online and couldn’t find an answer as to why it looks as messed up as it does. FF is my go-to for all things Rangers. So what’s going on Bears, please enlighten me.

70s?
Missed Brugge and Marseille?

Incidentally, that wasn't a bad run either.

 

[Big Joke New]

So playing Devil’s Dick Advocaat, in what way was our pitch unplayable last night?

I agree it looks terrible but we scored a fantastic team goal by passing it through the opposition. The complete opposite of unplayable.

ok not unplayable but its not what it's meant to be. we should be playing football on grass not mud

 

[CoopBlue]

Our players are taking an extra touch or two. They are a bit more hesitant in their passing and we are not as fluid or as free flowing as we were earlier in the season.

Yes, we scored good goals last night etc but the condition of the pitch is undoubtedly impacting aspects of our play.

I'm not saying our football has fallen apart. Not at all. But the surface is not helping things. A blind man can see that.

 

[Angrybluebear]

Whilst not immaculate, ICT's on tv now is far better than ours.

As has been well documented, our problem is down to the fact that we have skimped on spending money to improve the structure under the playing surface. Which is why it turns to shit by November and gets steadily more shit.

The structure under the pitch is years past its use by date.

Until the club spend money, we are going to continue to see a shit show each season after a dozen or so games.

Have ICT been playing continually on their pitch sometimes twice a week since the start of August ?

if you aren’t playing on it you aren’t damaging it.

 

[bearsmarsbars]

Worst since the 70s is just utter nonsense. I don't know why the OP bothers posting something so blatantly inaccurate. Throughout the mid 2000s I remember being it a lot worse than it was last night.

The pitch isn't great but it's already improved a lot from even just last month and will continue to get better for the remainder of the season.

 

[Govanx]

I’m glad someone has brought it up








today



I've seen it worse in the 80s the 90s 00s 10s


it’s not rocket science. Away run about on your back grass when it’s raining try some slide tackles. See what it’s like the next day.

is there a better pitch in Scotland just now ?

So it’s never rained in Govan before? And no one’s been sliding about on the pitch up until recently? Away and have a lie doon ffs and stop writing pish!

 

[Disco Deejay]

so how do other British clubs get their pitches in a playable state? Is Govan in some sort of micro climate? And has that only happened in the last few years? complete nonsense

Over a year, there is actually a fair amount of difference between the Glasgow climate and that in England, both in amount of sunshine and temperature. The rainfall in Glasgow is also greater, but more significantly, it is likely to be a constant drizzle, rather than short heavy bursts.

Have a look at the weather report on tv every night and most nights you will see a big band of rain on the screen, running from bottom left to top right, heading for the west coast of Scotland and missing most of England.

I now live in England and had the air con on today, whilst my neighbour had his hot tub on in his garden. Not exactly the Caribbean, but a pleasant sunny 14 degrees that felt warmer in a south facing garden.

It's not just the rain and lack of sun that affects the Ibrox pitch, its the way the stadium is built and the fact that not a lot wind gets in, to dry out the pitch.

That is part of the reason why they have never filled in the corners at either end of the Main Stand. They need the wind blowing through the stadium to dry out the pitch and the lay out of the stadium means that only a wind coming from the east or west will get to the pitch via the 2 gaps. If it's coming from the north or south, the Main stand & Sandy Jardine stand will block it and the pitch can't dry out, which stunts the growth.

 

[Strathblue]

I was considering starting a thread earlier about this.

It's embarrassing and actually detrimental to the team. It's no coincidence we haven't been as fluid and free flowing in the winter months after the pitch has started to cut up. Most of our games have been a slog.

Needs to be fixed as a priority going into next season imo.

Detrimental to the team ? FFS I’ve heard it all now, we gave a very good team a tanking.
Yet you think it’s all a slog ? That’s probably the best performance I’ve seen from middle to front all season - yet you think otherwise.

 

[bluetonic]

Thought it looked very heavy last night, didn’t stop us playing though

 

[Stevie13000]

The Inverness pitch is far better looking on TV just now, our pitch is an embarrassment.

inverness have hardly played a game on their pitch this season.

 

[SouthCoastLoyal]

With all the billions of pounds there are in football you would think some clever people would have found a cost effective way of maintaining a grass pitch for elite football.

Once the league is wrapped up and we are hopefully still in Europe, as there are no crowd perhaps it could be better to try and play our remaining SPL home games at Hampden or Murrayfield and the European games at Ibrox, the SPL would probably never entertain that, they would expect us to have a decent pitch.

 

[yarrumdavid01]

Get a retractable roof installed.

 

[aayjay]

Watching the Euro highlights last night looked like Arsenal were playing on a billiard table. Ours by comparison was dreadful. Sure we played some great football, but think how much better we might be on a pitch like that. Climate might prevent us getting quite to that level at this stage of the season but I hope we can find cash to invest in a much better surface soon. We are soon to be recognised without doubt as Scotland's elite club after all !

 

[Melbbear]

Admin going to put up that nothing to do with the turf or no sun all that stuff. It’s to do with the water table from the Clyde . When excess rain the water table from the Clyde pushes the water back up. I fortunately with being close to Clyde we suffer for it. Not a lot we can do they have been trying for years to come up with something.

 

[ThePieWasNiceAndTender]

The Inverness pitch is far better looking on TV just now, our pitch is an embarrassment.

Inverness have played 8 home games this season, rangers have play 15 in the league and 5 in Europe

 

[ThePieWasNiceAndTender]

We are digging down another ten feet so it’s not going to get an better . I’m not too bothered I think we will get it sorted

Has this been confirmed?

 

[Arminius]

I’ll not be letting Slavia Prague blame our poor lawn for them getting skelped

 

[ThePieWasNiceAndTender]

Watching the Euro highlights last night looked like Arsenal were playing on a billiard table. Ours by comparison was dreadful. Sure we played some great football, but think how much better we might be on a pitch like that. Climate might prevent us getting quite to that level at this stage of the season but I hope we can find cash to invest in a much better surface soon. We are soon to be recognised without doubt as Scotland's elite club after all !

Arsenals stadium isnt that old, im sure when it was built they had all of the state of the art drainage etc custom

 

[ICA_86]

I’m a bit concerned at how it sees out the season.

Nine days until the next game on it, then another 12 after that.

Needs a lot of work.