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Pitch quality

BringbackKish
BringbackKish Posts: 17
in General Charlton
I'm sure this has been discussed before, but just looking at the state of The Valley pitch today against Sheffield Wednesday, why do we seem to be the only London club that cannot cope with the British weather. I don't seem to remember us ever having this trouble during the Premiership days. What has changed?
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  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,300
    Just trying to emulate the Belgian countryside during the war to keep Roland happy, that's all
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,823
    I've not played on anything that bad on a Sunday morning this season, it's embarrassing
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,284
    BringbackKish said:

    I'm sure this has been discussed before, but just looking at the state of The Valley pitch today against Sheffield Wednesday, why do we seem to be the only London club that cannot cope with the British weather. I don't seem to remember us ever having this trouble during the Premiership days. What has changed?

    We're no longer in the Premiership = By all account Paddy's budget has been cut = the answer to why our pitch is so crap.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,213
    The pitch shouldn't be crap as we don't play football on it. ;0)
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,632
    That pitch is a throwback to 1965. An absolute embarrassment to the club. Not a pop at Paddy either.
  • stonewallpenalty
    stonewallpenalty Posts: 3,842
    edited December 2013
    The pitch is pathetic. AGAIN.
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,359
    Don't worry it will be plastic soon. :)
  • SElondonreds
    SElondonreds Posts: 14
    Apparently the new owner wants to create some vegetables patch round the pitch to grow his carrots
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,854
    The pitch is awful and it undoubtedly effects the quality of football at the Valley even more... People calling out for us to get it on the deck and pass the ball around need to realise thats exactly how you lose it in a mudbath.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,632
    Huskaris said:

    The pitch is awful and it undoubtedly effects the quality of football at the Valley even more... People calling out for us to get it on the deck and pass the ball around need to realise thats exactly how you lose it in a mudbath.

    Wendy tried to play a bit of football ! Passed it about better than we did.


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  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    Ploughed field, a complete embarrassment.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,106
    It looked like a ploughed field, something needs to be done about it.
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,886
    edited December 2013
    Friend Or Defoe said:

    It looked like a ploughed field, something needs to be done about it.

    Plant some potatoes at least we'll get some sort of return from it.
  • leftbehind
    leftbehind Posts: 8,581
    Shocking state
  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    Doesn't stop other teams beating us on it most weeks.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,655
    edited December 2013
    RedChaser said:

    Friend Or Defoe said:

    It looked like a ploughed field, something needs to be done about it.

    Plant some potatoes at least we'll get some sort of return from it.
    I was going to say the same , sort that pitch out Roland , then we can become the real mccoy.

  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,925
    Our team is poor, that's why we lose !
    mistrollingin said:

    Doesn't stop other teams beating us on it most weeks.

  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,893
    Near the East Stand, there seemed to be straight lines in it, as if something had been dragged across it.

    Our pitch was never this bad in L1, something has gone seriously wrong with it
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,056
    Modern day 3G pitches are the way forward.
  • Redskin
    Redskin Posts: 3,117
    edited December 2013
    Oh no, the pitch isn't perfect,there's mud and everything, what are we going to do?

    You're going to do nothing

    The players will simply get on with it.

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  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,412
    It wasn't that bad on Thursday, so no idea what has happened in 3 days....
  • boogica
    boogica Posts: 2,321
    The pitch is up for hire at end of season who would hire it, wot a pile of shit better off playing charlton park.
  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,701
    Ross said:

    It wasn't that bad on Thursday, so no idea what has happened in 3 days....

    Paddy's been planting his sprouts for next Christmas?

  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Paddy's field
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,893
    I saw a comment on Facebook that explains the lines
    The pitch was awful, nearly an inch of mud around the centre circle, but firmed-up as the match went on. Paddy said it was only just passed fit, thanks to some emergency vertical draining that left those marks on the surface. Six days to get it ready for the cup match, with more rain forecast.....
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,577
    Two years of under investment coming home to roost
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,632
    Will be a major expense now. Doubt there is worse in all four divisions and a good many park pitches.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,056
    Kap10 said:

    Two years of under investment coming home to roost

    In many ways today
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,808
    How much does it cost for pitch upkeep though? In the grand scheme of things.
  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,882
    That pitch is a disgrace. It shows the chronic under investment at the club. If this takeover happens, I hope that this is one of the top 3 things that are addressed urgently.

    A better pitch will encourage better passing football.

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