St Marys Pitch

[spyinthesky]

Usual good condition

 

Watching MOTD and FL show over the weekend revealed how bad some playing surfaces are around the country

 

I suppose it helps not having reserve team games, training or rugby games to contend with but this doesnt excuse some Premier clubs.

 

Well done to the groundstaff at SMS

[pangy]

Old Trafford is usually one of the worst this time of year,2nd richest club in the world and a pitch that resembles a sunday league playing surface

[lifeintheslowlane]

One thing I always find very odd...even on a day like Saturday when we had a huge amount of overnight rain and more in the morning...do they find a need to turn on the sprinklers to water the pitch.

[mickn]

One thing I always find very odd...even on a day like Saturday when we had a huge amount of overnight rain and more in the morning...do they find a need to turn on the sprinklers to water the pitch.

 

I made exactly the same point to my mate at 10 to 3 on Saturday when they were still on

[Pilchards]

One thing I always find very odd...even on a day like Saturday when we had a huge amount of overnight rain and more in the morning...do they find a need to turn on the sprinklers to water the pitch.

 

Yes because JRod would get knee burns from his celebration on Saturday.

[tajjuk]

Usual good condition

 

Watching MOTD and FL show over the weekend revealed how bad some playing surfaces are around the country

 

I suppose it helps not having reserve team games, training or rugby games to contend with but this doesnt excuse some Premier clubs.

 

Well done to the groundstaff at SMS

 

Watched the Everton v Man City game earlier in the day and was surprised how crap the pitch was, ours is one of the best in the country by far.

 

One thing I always find very odd...even on a day like Saturday when we had a huge amount of overnight rain and more in the morning...do they find a need to turn on the sprinklers to water the pitch.

 

 

Found that odd as well, there was enough water overnight in the area for loads of amateur games to get called off.

[Matthew Le God]

One thing I always find very odd...even on a day like Saturday when we had a huge amount of overnight rain and more in the morning...do they find a need to turn on the sprinklers to water the pitch.

 

I made exactly the same point to my mate at 10 to 3 on Saturday when they were still on

 

Found that odd as well, there was enough water overnight in the area for loads of amateur games to get called off.

 

I'd imagine it is because the drainage at St Mary's is good and the rainfall before the game would quickly move away from the surface. The sprinklers are used close to kickoff so the surface is slick for quick passing during the game.

[Greenridge]

Yes because JRod would get knee burns from his celebration on Saturday.

 

Quite a few of our players were going A over T especially during the first half. It did seem a tad strange to have it so heavily watered but it seemed to do the trick!

[The Kraken]

From back at the Dell and through to St. Mary's we've consistently had a good pitch. We probably benefit a little from the weather compared to the northern clubs, but hats off to our groundstaff down the years.

 

Nerd fact; the St. Mary's pitch is a slight rarity in the PL as it was designed and built to be level. Most other pitches have a camber in them to allow for drainage, but we have a fairly hi-tech drainage system which negates the need for a camber and allows for a completely flat playing surface.