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Jesus H Christ. Look up photosynthesis.
The pigeons on the pitch indicated seed has been put down so it’ll need light to grow. Covering it would just give us dryer mud.
Those pesky pigeons eating all the grass seed,get someone to sit on the main stand with a Webley.22 air rifle..or we could put a Neil Lennon scarecrow on the pitch to scare the vermin away!!
Average is 170 days , so anywhere between 150 and 200 days a year- also not all rain days count as volume is also a factor ( I sound so ASD ).
And a wee bit heat. Grass stops growing around 5 degrees and only starts again around 8 degrees. We haven’t had many 8 degree days recently.
I think the difference in height of the stands will probably effect the sunlight quite dramatically which will make growing conditions very different. I’ve no input on the idiot debate.
Surely pitches in the north of England should be just as poor. The Leeds pitch was brutal, but it's a temporary surface. Other teams seem to have good surfaces. There must be a solution.
This.
Motherwell's pitch is some 60 meters above the height of Ibrox, so they won't have the drainage problems and water table problems we do. they did a massive renovation on their pitch recently. Took over 7 years to get where it is now.
Does it rain any less in Manchester?
hunk ...
Aye paying the price. Undefeated and home all season and winning the title.
What is the same system as the EPL interested to learn?
I said recently that I would happily have £20 or so added to the price of my ST if it meant we could properly invest in and maintain a high standard of pitch. That's about £1m a year which could be set aside and would go purely to the upkeep of the pitch. I'd like to think most ST holders wouldn't begrudge £20 a year if it meant we had a proper pitch to watch games on.
Sorry
Ask the experts.
Ffs how long have you been supporting Rangers. It’s knon fact that’s the water table from the Clyde that causes the problem. When excess rain the water gets pushed back from the Clyde. Not a lot they can do ,the experts been trying for years to come up with something , iwould expect it would be a big cost if the did.
I think the board keep their eye on the financial side and leave the football to the football guys. HOWEVER they should bear in mind that our footballers play better on a good pitch, so win more home games, leading to more success and more money. So yes a bit more investment on the pitch makes sense.
Exactly.
I find the above hard to believe?
I am in no way horticulturally motivated, and know not what it would take to improve things, but I remember in the late 60's/early 70's we used to use huge wooden framed blocks, that were see through plastic/polyurethane to cover the pitch, to protect it from snow (I think).
I didn't suggest suffocating/covering the pitch till the grass died. I know what it photosynthesis is, thanks. The pitch could still be covered and allow for water, light and oxygen. Apparently that little trick has still to be invented.
At what point did I suggest covering the pitch and allowing the grass to rot. I didn't literally mean cover it without access to what it would also need to keep it alive. Even intermittently covering whilst allowing for essentials would do something.That would be like locking you in a cupbaord with no food or water for a week then getting you to come out and perform for 90 minutes at your highest level. I'm glad you're not a groundsman
I get that. There must be a system out there that can provide the pitch some protective covering whilst still allowing for lights and oxygen for the grass to remain healthy
I suppose it would need to be like a low greenhouse/growing box style thing that I think they use on cricket pitches. A cover with 1inch spikes to hold it up a bit. Patented!
It would need to allow for drainage, I've seen similar systems used for outdoor hydroponic systems. But I don't know how easy they are to manouvere. Anything to help would be better than nothing.
