The other mob

[J-Maestro 13,897]

7 minutes ago, The Dude said:

You should see some of the pitches he's on in MLS. Make's Killie's look like a bowling green.

Should be easy enough to show a comparison.

[theblueoysterbar 20,194]

5 minutes ago, KeyserSoze said:

A guy on a ride on lawnmower. That’s all Kilmarnock save. They don’t rent it out for anything and training will be at the new facility they are building (1.5m) So there’s no financial benefit.  

So it begs the question - why do they have it?

Nah it must save them more than that. The lawnmower guy will have at least an assistant or two.

Add also the cost of the stuff we do over winter with the LED rigs all over the pitch.

Gaining an unfair financial advantage these cunts. Sporting integrity and all that.

[The Dude 20,027]

1 minute ago, KeyserSoze said:

There’s no requirement for under soil heating now. 

There is when it comes to club licensing. Can’t get gold without under soil heating

[The Dude 20,027]

3 minutes ago, J-Maestro said:

Should be easy enough to show a comparison.

[TBagalag 727]

5 minutes ago, graeme_4 said:

You do get levels of Astroparks btw, and Killie and Livi are up there with the worst, only behind those sandy ones girls play hockey on.  

That’s the major issue, there should have been a minimum (but relatively high) standard set and required for artificial surfaces when the idea was first mooted. Instead, Killie, Livi, and the like were able to lay down stuff that’s no better than your local Soccer World. I have no problem with teams wanting to use an artificial surface, but those currently being used are for the most part a joke.

[superallysbears 8,189]

5 minutes ago, MVRanger said:

Bheggars in full conspiracy mode..😄

First game they've ever lost under Alan Muir, there has been 4 draws in a total of 40 games.

[MurrayWilson 3,683]

11 minutes ago, KeyserSoze said:

A guy on a ride on lawnmower. That’s all Kilmarnock save. They don’t rent it out for anything and training will be at the new facility they are building (1.5m) So there’s no financial benefit.  

So it begs the question - why do they have it?

I think i read that once their training facility is built they are going back to a grass pitch. That might be wrong right enough. The ironic thing is that their old grass pitch was the best in the country, very rarely in a state in the winter.

[esquire8 45,127]

4 minutes ago, The Dude said:

The only team that play on a baseball field occasionally 

The rest play in their own stadiums or state of the art NFL artificial pitches.

[crabbit247 805]

15 minutes ago, KeyserSoze said:

A guy on a ride on lawnmower. That’s all Kilmarnock save. They don’t rent it out for anything and training will be at the new facility they are building (1.5m) So there’s no financial benefit.  

So it begs the question - why do they have it?

Great question actually. I'm going to bet it's to do with home advantage. Look it's a horrible pitch, no doubt, should not be in the top league of any country.  But it is. How many seasons are we gonna complain about it? Find a way to beat them on it.. which it seems we have apart from opening day of season.  Big picture we should all be telling league we want grass. But this season it's there to be won on.... Or as first day of season this year, lost on

[J-Maestro 13,897]

3 minutes ago, esquire8 said:

The only team that play on a baseball field occasionally 

The rest play in their own stadiums or state of the art NFL artificial pitches.

Still looks more flat than that shithole at Rugby Park.

[The Dude 20,027]

1 minute ago, esquire8 said:

The only team that play on a baseball field occasionally 

The rest play in their own stadiums or state of the art NFL artificial pitches.

NYCFC play all their home games there. Cup games are sometimes played at high schools. 
 

The ones who use NFL stadia often put a temporary surface in on top of the gridiron for ‘soccer’. (Seattle, NE Revs, Vancouver)
 

[Rowley Birkin 10,019]

17 minutes ago, KeyserSoze said:

A guy on a ride on lawnmower. That’s all Kilmarnock save. They don’t rent it out for anything and training will be at the new facility they are building (1.5m) So there’s no financial benefit.  

So it begs the question - why do they have it?

last season they only won 8 points away and 32 home 

so.....

[esquire8 45,127]

Just now, The Dude said:

NYCFC play all their home games there. Cup games are sometimes played at high schools. 
 

The ones who use NFL stadia often put a temporary surface in on top of the gridiron for ‘soccer’. (Seattle, NE Revs, Vancouver)
 

That's what I just posted.

[The Dude 20,027]

1 minute ago, esquire8 said:

That's what I just posted.

They don’t use the NFL pitches, they put a temporary fitba pitch on top of the NFL pitch. 

[esquire8 45,127]

3 minutes ago, The Dude said:

They don’t use the NFL pitches, they put a temporary fitba pitch on top of the NFL pitch. 

You know what I meant.

[B1872 21,920]

Anyway back to laughing at tarriers!

 

[Blue Nosed Babe 21,415]

Go fight elsewhere, we want to laugh at the cunts for a bit.

[The Dude 20,027]

5 minutes ago, Blue Nosed Babe said:

Go fight elsewhere, we want to laugh at the cunts for a bit.

Nothing stopping you

[J-Maestro 13,897]

7 minutes ago, Blue Nosed Babe said:

Go fight elsewhere, we want to laugh at the cunts for a bit.

Go post shite for likes in the politics thread, people are having a discussion on a forum here.

[rossco87 796]

39 minutes ago, TBagalag said:

That’s the major issue, there should have been a minimum (but relatively high) standard set and required for artificial surfaces when the idea was first mooted. Instead, Killie, Livi, and the like were able to lay down stuff that’s no better than your local Soccer World. I have no problem with teams wanting to use an artificial surface, but those currently being used are for the most part a joke.

Don’t want to get too far away from laughing at them but for me you have hit the nail on the head. I’d rather we didn’t have them in the top flight at all, but can understand the financial arguments for some teams. However if we are going to accept them there should be a minimum standard that they have to achieve.

 

Not going to pretend to be some expert on the different grades of artificial pitches but just from looking at Kilmarnock & Livingston’s they look cheap shit; and that’s before you watch the spectacle of professional players having to stop and turn back to collect the ball because it has held up on the pitch (happened 3 or 4 times when we played there and noticed it happening to the Kilmarnock CF Vassell (?) a couple of times when he came on today).

 

Obviously it is possible to play good football on an artificial pitch, but would say the quality of pitch is a large factor on this. If we are going to accept them in the top flight, the next time either Kilmarnock or Livingston get relegated the rest need to step up and (as a minimum) change the rules so that there is a minimum standard they must meet.

[Belshaft 348]

Rugby  Park used  to have one of the best surfaces for playing football  in Scotland ⚽️

[Blueshoff 12,785]

1 hour ago, Rowley Birkin said:

i wasnt calling anyone on here obsessed

I know.

But just said that before anyone else jumped in 👍

[The Dude 20,027]

1 hour ago, TBagalag said:

That’s the major issue, there should have been a minimum (but relatively high) standard set and required for artificial surfaces when the idea was first mooted. Instead, Killie, Livi, and the like were able to lay down stuff that’s no better than your local Soccer World. I have no problem with teams wanting to use an artificial surface, but those currently being used are for the most part a joke.

There is - and has been for years. 

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3 minutes ago, The Dude said:

There is - and has been for years. 

What’s the standard and who regulates it?

 

[The Dude 20,027]

9 minutes ago, psb07158 said:

What’s the standard and who regulates it?

 

FIFA standards which need to be met for SFA licensing. 

https://www.fifa.com/technical/football-technology/standards/football-turf/fifa-quality-programme-for-football-turf