How bad is our pitch

Compared to others in the Championship our pitch is in a poor state. Turning into a mud bath bobbles all over. Bad down the flanks and both goal mouths. I know the weather hasn't been great but other clubs seem to have coped alot better. Was there a lack of investment in the pitch? Way to much spent on those hideous red nets that have now fortunately vanished.

 

It's a new pitch, replaced over the summer - I'm guessing it'll take some time to establish. It looked a bit 'threadbare' for the opening game.

The old pitch was definitely better than this, so I'm hoping that the ground staff knew what they were doing and that they'd have to live with a worse pitch for a season.

 

I’m usually very complimentary and so is a Wednesday fan I know about our pitch, it’s usually in kept in decent condition but yesterday was the worst I’ve seen it in a long time. My Sunday pitch is in a better state.

I don’t know if wednesday’s game has anything to do with it, or it’s purely down to the weather. But I hope it’s in a better condition for Boxing Day. A lot of sand I thought yesterday too in areas of the field, why do they do that?

 

Time to move to a Desso like other clubs.

 

It's been rain upon rain upon rain for ages now. I could almost hear the grounds staff shrieking every time a player slid in for a tackle. They were probably waiting outside to have a word with Diaby after that celebratory slide of his.

On second thoughts, perhaps not...

 

It may be our best ally

 

You beat me to the comment on Diaby's knee slide. Two huge furrows to repair. The goalmouth is staring to look a bit bare. However, those of us old enough to remember the 60s will know that by the end of the season most pitches were more bare patch than grass.

 

Years ago we the grounds men were putting sand on and this damaged it
We had a new pitch laid but our groundsman at the time did not know how to look after it. It was shocking.
Are these groundsmen up to the job. We really have always had a good pitch

 

You’ve only to look at videos from the premier league season how bad it was then

 

It is looking pretty ropey. Sky will make a big issue of it when we play Wayne Rooney in January.

 

Err playing at Derby?

 

I knew that as well, I don't know why I even mentioned Rooney / Sky.

 

I know we have those special lights, wonder if they’re allowed to use them?

 

Could be worse it could have been a day on the beach at the old Baseball ground!

 

There were lighting rigs on the pitch on Sunday. Only two mind.

 

Great comments you must all have a lawn at home that are pristine even though its never walked on.. As an ex groundsman I feel sorry for anyone in the profession now, everybodies an expert agronomist. Wettest autumn in years and cold, not good for grass growth and recovery. Sand is used to help with drainage and level the surface but without strong growth it will be visible on the surface.. No groundsman wants a bad pitch it's there pride and joy...

 

We won on Saturday.

 

Tennis courts and a cricket pitch are two examples of sports that are covered to protect it from rain. Why doesn't the far richer sport of Football do the same? Surely when we see the weather forecast we can totally cover the playing surface.

 

Pitch last season was shocking, but everyone seemed to rave about it. Folk have low standards.

 

Pitch looked good until they came out practicing and their studs ripped into a waterlogged surface especially down near the corner flags. Compared to the winter pitches in the 70s, the pitches today are like bowling greens. Not sure what the groundsman can do when we get a months rain in 2 days.