BridgeIsBlue 66,606 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Guy I was sitting next to last night brought this up and I've never really thought much about it before. With the style of football we're wanting to play surely it's a must to have the pitch as wide as it can go....Question is can it be done? Me personally I think it's something the powers at be should be looking into. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The pitch was narrowed at the enclosure side last season under McCoist. Not sure if it was ever increased. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtyard Bear 41,357 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 What advantage would it give us, when we play to our potential there is more than enough space. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,781 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 With the attention to detail MW pays I'm pretty sure the pitch is exactly the size it needs to be to be the most beneficial to how he wants the team to play. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumnockbear 2,446 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 It's wide enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchieshearercaldow 22,137 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I remember Souness changing it before a Europeian game to suit his game plan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,606 Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 What advantage would it give us, when we play to our potential there is more than enough space.It's one of the reasons I'm hoping the cup final is at Hampden,be nice to see what the players can do on the bigger pitch there.Having it bigger would be hugely beneficial to us imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,463 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Any wider and teams will play a 9-0-1 formation unlike the 8-1-1 they usually set up with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CF2 WINNIE 1,006 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 It is wide enough for us to play as we need just now. It is wider than it was last season now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The wider the pitch the better, in fact we should spin it around 90° - and play across the halfway line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC Eagle 4,888 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The pitch was narrowed at the enclosure side last season under McCoist. Not sure if it was ever increased.Was the narrowing something to do with the Commonwealth Games? Did the club ever get compensation for having to rip out the concrete they put in to support the rugby posts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I agree that the pitch should be wider, but here lies the problem - the wider the pitch means that the ball should get crossed more. Until we have a player that can get on to those crosses, there is no point in widening it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Was the narrowing something to do with the Commonwealth Games? Did the club ever get compensation for having to rip out the concrete they put in to support the rugby posts?Was the concrete taken out? If it was, then it should have been covered by the mob who pit it there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,878 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The pitch will already be set to what MW wants. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
choochooblue 342 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The pitch was narrowed at the enclosure side last season under McCoist. Not sure if it was ever increased.It couldn't be just the enclosure side , it would have to be both sides as your logic would make one side of the pitch nearer to the goals than the other when taking corners if you think about it and by the looks of the path worn by linesman running the touchline on the Govan side last season it was only a yard from the touchline so in my opinion it wasn't reduced but instead the whole new layer of AstroTurf that was laid right up to the enclosure touchline makes it look shorter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 It couldn't be just the enclosure side , it would have to be both sides as your logic would make one side of the pitch nearer to the goals than the other when taking corners if you think about it and by the looks of the path worn by linesman running the touchline on the Govan side last season it was only a yard from the touchline so in my opinion it wasn't reduced but instead the whole new layer of AstroTurf that was laid right up to the enclosure touchline makes it look shorter.Not if the pitch was resprayed it wouldn't as someone said it might have been to do with the rugby getting played here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lidl 191 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I agree that the pitch should be wider, but here lies the problem - the wider the pitch means that the ball should get crossed more. Until we have a player that can get on to those crosses, there is no point in widening it.Arsenal have one of the biggest pitches in Europe and they don't put crosses in. The way we play with quick passing and movement it would obviously be beneficial to have the pitch widened. Opposition teams would be stretched more giving us more space to play in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Not if the pitch was resprayed it wouldn't as someone said it might have been to do with the rugby getting played here.I'm sure it was to do with the rugby. The pitch was definitely lengthened for it. I'm think it was narrowed slightly and due to the timing to get it back usable to us the narrowed part was never reseeded but replaced with Astro. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterD 7,435 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The pitch looks like it's been taken in a bit this season. You could see the old faded lines down the side earlier in the season.I'd imagine pitch size was thought about before a ball was even kicked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,606 Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 The way we play with quick passing and movement it would obviously be beneficial to have the pitch widened. Opposition teams would be stretched more giving us more space to play in.This is the same frame of mind I'm in Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 The pitch looks like it's been taken in a bit this season. You could see the old faded lines down the side earlier in the season.I'd imagine pitch size was thought about before a ball was even kicked.It's not changed on the Main stand side. The grass ends right at the line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 We play better on smaller tighter pitchesGet it narrowed Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
choochooblue 342 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Not if the pitch was resprayed it wouldn't as someone said it might have been to do with the rugby getting played here.I think your missing my point mate. If you are saying its been shortened on the enclosure side then it has to be shortened on the other side aswell and it didn't look like it to me due to the path worn by the linesman on the Govan side was still noticeable at the start of last season . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmick 6 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I thought the touch line was moved at the main stand side because the club deck could not see the touch line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I think your missing my point mate. If you are saying its been shortened on the enclosure side then it has to be shortened on the other side aswell and it didn't look like it to me due to the path worn by the linesman on the Govan side was still noticeable at the start of last season .No it doesn't. All it would take is for the goals to be moved and the grass resprayed. Which I actually think is what happened after the rugby was finished. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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