mitre_mouldmaster 21,509 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 First off, great result tonight! Great character shown and fantastic to be sitting top of the group and having qualified. One thing that is a slight concern for me though is that the pitch at Ibrox is looking a bit worse for wear already. I actually thought our massive dip in form last year that was attributed to the winter break was actually more down to our pitch becoming absolutely shite and interrupting our passing game and confidence. I hope that they will be able to maintain it to a decent level over the next few months as we need every advantage we can to make sure we dont drop any silly points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TamCoopz 19,605 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 9 minutes ago, mitre_mouldmaster said: First off, great result tonight! Great character shown and fantastic to be sitting top of the group and having qualified. One thing that is a slight concern for me though is that the pitch at Ibrox is looking a bit worse for wear already. I actually thought our massive dip in form last year that was attributed to the winter break was actually more down to our pitch becoming absolutely shite and interrupting our passing game and confidence. I hope that they will be able to maintain it to a decent level over the next few months as we need every advantage we can to make sure we dont drop any silly points. Be hard now that winter is properly setting in, not sure there’s too many home games coming up in quick succession so as you say can hopefully be well maintained while we’re not using it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewislaudrup 851 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, mitre_mouldmaster said: First off, great result tonight! Great character shown and fantastic to be sitting top of the group and having qualified. One thing that is a slight concern for me though is that the pitch at Ibrox is looking a bit worse for wear already. I actually thought our massive dip in form last year that was attributed to the winter break was actually more down to our pitch becoming absolutely shite and interrupting our passing game and confidence. I hope that they will be able to maintain it to a decent level over the next few months as we need every advantage we can to make sure we dont drop any silly points. Canny really do much when its pishing down day after day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryMc 2,394 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I did actually comment on this to my brother during the match that it was looking patchy and was worried as it wasn't great last year over winter and into February. Hopefully with us having a few away games coming up it helps the pitch but let's be honest we need to be able to win ugly over winter months as most pitches will be shite so no excuses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitre_mouldmaster 21,509 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 I might be wrong, but did we not get like a £1m hybrid turf laid a few years back. Im probably looking back with rose tinted specs, but I dont remember the ibrox turf being that big an issue during winters in past seasons, yet it gave me the absolute fear last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzanova11 59 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I know the groundsmen rotate who’s in charge of the pitch yearly and your man is taking it tight this year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 30,791 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I was surprised tonight how bad it looked, I wonder why a pitch, I think was laid new before the season started is showing so much wear. I know we have a lot of rain but thought it should be holding up better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzanova11 59 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, Gazzanova11 said: I know the groundsmen rotate who’s in charge of the pitch yearly and your man is taking it tight this year So far he’s paying for the Xmas night out this year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetheart 8,458 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 How do the grounds men protect the pitch in winter? Do they use one of these? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbscotty12 3,560 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Shocking state for the second year in a row. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetheart 8,458 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 10 minutes ago, Bears r us said: I was surprised tonight how bad it looked, I wonder why a pitch, I think was laid new before the season started is showing so much wear. I know we have a lot of rain but thought it should be holding up better. They did maintenance just before last football season was called, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glory awaits 284 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Just now, Sweetheart said: How do the grounds men protect the pitch in winter? Do they use one of these? Was thinking they must cover it with something when harsh weather is forecast... was in argyle house just before this current lockdown & noticed they had heaters on the pitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie0202 12,272 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Last year the grass on the pitch had a disease which we could basically do fuck all about. Tonight it was noticably brown in patches but looked just like general and seasonal deterioration. Up close it looked fine and after watching 90 minutes of football on it not once did it cut up. Nobodyn slipped and the ball ran true. To reiterate. Last season was a grass disease. Tonight was just Scotland. A non-issue thankfuly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim1690 4,534 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Think we should get with the times and go with astroturf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetheart 8,458 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Just now, Glory awaits said: Was thinking they must cover it with something when harsh weather is forecast... was in argyle house just before this current lockdown & noticed they had heaters on the pitch Would love RTV to do a story on how Rangers manage the pitch in winter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie0202 12,272 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, jjbscotty12 said: Shocking state for the second year in a row. Last season it had the grass equivellent of covid mate. Tonight is just Scottish weather. Ball ran true enought though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitre_mouldmaster 21,509 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Jamie0202 said: Last year the grass on the pitch had a disease which we could basically do fuck all about. Tonight it was noticably brown in patches but looked just like general and seasonal deterioration. Up close it looked fine and after watching 90 minutes of football on it not once did it cut up. Nobodyn slipped and the ball ran true. To reiterate. Last season was a rass disease. Tonight was just Scotland. A non-issue thankfuly. So your saying our pitch has Covid. What a fucking year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitre_mouldmaster 21,509 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 Just now, Jamie0202 said: Last season it had the grass equivellent of covid mate. Tonight is just Scottish weather. Fuck you beat me to it, now I sound unoriginal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie0202 12,272 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Just now, mitre_mouldmaster said: Fuck you beat me to it, now I sound unoriginal. Haha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glory awaits 284 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Could the height of the stands & the closeness of them to the pitch be the problem, can’t be getting much sunlight in there at this time of year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitre_mouldmaster 21,509 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 Just now, Glory awaits said: Could the height of the stands & the closeness of them to the pitch be the problem, can’t be getting much sunlight in there at this time of year. Its Scotland mate, when would the grass ever get much sunlight? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabbit247 784 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I mind back in the day, late 90s or early 2000s, our groundstaff were so revered in the trade that lads studying greenkeeping were taken to ibrox for tours and talks on how they were doing it. Do we play more games nowadays? Or does the pitch see more traffic in general? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddistonKnight 1,567 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, Glory awaits said: Could the height of the stands & the closeness of them to the pitch be the problem, can’t be getting much sunlight in there at this time of year. They use banks of lamps on it. Seen it years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanTeddy 758 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, Glory awaits said: Could the height of the stands & the closeness of them to the pitch be the problem, can’t be getting much sunlight in there at this time of year. They use lamps that are mounted on a canopy that can be moved up and down the pitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetheart 8,458 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 minute ago, mitre_mouldmaster said: Its Scotland mate, when would the grass ever get much sunlight? How do the Scottish golf courses stay green and lush looking, They have high traffic, bits cut out of them etc? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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