Deano6 Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 Take a bow son(s and daughters)! After last week's triumph against Everton, where we confused them with the 'diagonal ball'... ...this is what Man U have in store... We are gonna run rings around them! Daily Mail only gone and dun a peese on us innit... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2617782/Southamptons-groundsman-impresses-AGAIN-crazy-St-Marys-pitch-design.html
igsey Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 Gotta feel a liiiittle sorry for the linesmen... as if they weren't bad enough at their jobs at St Mary's already, we go and do this! Top work.
Clapham Saint Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 I hope this doesn't make me look stupid but... .. how do they do this? Is it just to do with which direction the mower goes round or do they gut the grass to marginally different lengths or...???
Dellman Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 I know they do a wonderful job (I remember when goalmouths were a mudbath before December) but why do they always have sprinklers playing before k.o. and at halftime even after months of rain? How many goals have come from splis in the watered areas?
Solid Saint Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 I hope this doesn't make me look stupid but... .. how do they do this? Is it just to do with which direction the mower goes round or do they gut the grass to marginally different lengths or...??? The same way they make crop circles.
Matthew Le God Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 I hope this doesn't make me look stupid but... .. how do they do this? Is it just to do with which direction the mower goes round or do they gut the grass to marginally different lengths or...??? [video=youtube;PU--zduP_IY]
Matthew Le God Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 I hope this doesn't make me look stupid but... .. how do they do this? Is it just to do with which direction the mower goes round or do they gut the grass to marginally different lengths or...???
Dalek2003 Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 The same way they make crop circles. I was gonna say, there is something strange going on at SMS. The Daleks are definitely on a mission.
Goatboy Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 Are those the predicted shockwaves from Big Vic's first 50-50?
Badger Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 I know they do a wonderful job (I remember when goalmouths were a mudbath before December) but why do they always have sprinklers playing before k.o. and at halftime even after months of rain? How many goals have come from splis in the watered areas? I remember in the 70's it was a mudbath from one goalmouth to the other, The Dell was pretty bad but Derby's Baseball Ground and Stamford Bridge were even worse.
krissyboy31 Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 I remember in the 70's it was a mudbath from one goalmouth to the other, The Dell was pretty bad but Derby's Baseball Ground and Stamford Bridge were even worse. The penalty last night, where the ball seemed to settle into a dent on the pitch, reminded me a bit of the Frannie Lee one at the baseball ground where the spot had disappeared all together in a sea of mud and the groundsman had to come out and re-measure and paint it.
skintsaint Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 Daily Mail linking the groundsman with a move to Liverpool is tomorrows headline.
The Kraken Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 I always preferred the 1976 kit one they did a few seasons back. Not a fan of the crop circles. Our groundstaff have been brilliant since the days of the Dell. The climate helps but we've had flawless pitches almost as long as I can remember.
ladysaint Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 Daily Mail linking the groundsman with a move to Liverpool is tomorrows headline. Are they trying for a BOGOF with Lallana.
igsey Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 Are they trying for a BOGOF with Lallana. £10mil for the pair, my sources tell me.
Bloo71 Posted 1 May, 2014 Posted 1 May, 2014 I know they do a wonderful job (I remember when goalmouths were a mudbath before December) but why do they always have sprinklers playing before k.o. and at halftime even after months of rain? How many goals have come from splis in the watered areas? That's what I've been wondering as I've never seen so many players slip as I have this year, both in The Premier and Champions league
Saint_clark Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 Just waiting for the day they mow the club crest into the pitch.
ericofarabia Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 Daily Mail linking the groundsman with a move to Liverpool is tomorrows headline. Ha ha ....very good. How long before they revamp this classic from The Ugly site. ... http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/southampton/news/34449/manchester-united-to-sign-saints-most-experienced-player
goneawol Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/02052014-saints-win-premier-league-ground-team-of-the-season-award-1523030.aspx
SO16_Saint Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 Just waiting for the day they mow the club crest into the pitch. they should do a cutting of Markus' face for a pre-season match
Glasgow_Saint Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 Take a bow son(s and daughters)! After last week's triumph against Everton, where we confused them with the 'diagonal ball'... ...this is what Man U have in store... We are gonna run rings around them! Daily Mail only gone and dun a peese on us innit... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2617782/Southamptons-groundsman-impresses-AGAIN-crazy-St-Marys-pitch-design.html Look absolute class - fair play
washsaint Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 congrats to the team for winning 'pitch of the season'.
VectisSaint Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 I hope this doesn't make me look stupid but... .. how do they do this? Aliens
John Boy Saint Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 Considering the volume of rain we have had this past winter and the fact that we do actually play on floor, clever designs aside I did think the pitch looked pretty impressive just before kick off on Saturday (well apart from the wonky roller line in the Chapel Itchen corner). And congratulations on winning the award.
GAS Posted 2 May, 2014 Posted 2 May, 2014 I hope this doesn't make me look stupid but... .. how do they do this? Is it just to do with which direction the mower goes round or do they gut the grass to marginally different lengths or...???Probably already answered. But it's just the direction the mower goes round, so that the grass is pushed in opposite directions when cut. Looks good.
krissyboy31 Posted 14 May, 2014 Posted 14 May, 2014 Andy Gray has just tweeted s picture of the surface dug up for a new irrigation system and under soil heating installation. When was that announced? Still looks in better nick than the Peterborough pitch did the other night.
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