Pitch at Widnes : Sat May 07, 2011 7:23 pm  

Was it just me, or was the pitch at Widnes bloody awful today? There was a big patch of mud in the centre, and strips of mud going towards the uprights. It looked poorly cared for.

Given that most of our injuries appear to occur at Widnes, and bearing in mind the nature of the injuries (specialising in ankle injuries this season) might the standard of pitch be a factor?

Re: Pitch at Widnes : Sat May 07, 2011 8:18 pm  

No

Re: Pitch at Widnes : Sat May 07, 2011 8:58 pm  

snowdog wrote:

No

Why not?

Re: Pitch at Widnes : Sat May 07, 2011 9:08 pm  

thats the problem with ground sharing BUT the pitch looked fine to us, but I suppose thats the difference between SL and Championship?

Don't they play soccer on that pitch as well as Vikings, you lot as visiting tennants and academy /reserve rugby?


Don't you remember the good old days of pitches which made sure that both teams came out the same colour at the end? Didn't matter what c olour your team started in ...mud colour was the end product

Bring those days back and we'd have a level playing field....

Re: Pitch at Widnes : Sat May 07, 2011 9:09 pm  

What do you want at all, a pitch like what footballers play on? You wont get one at a RUGBY stadium all the time.

Re: Pitch at Widnes : Sat May 07, 2011 9:14 pm  

Firstly,the pitch is the same for both teams.I may be wrong but i've not seen many other teams,includding Widnes and their opponents leaving The Stobart with a shed full of injuries.
Secondly,if the pitch is too hard its up to the players to be more carefull with their stud selection.

Re: Pitch at Widnes : Sat May 07, 2011 9:28 pm  

snowdog wrote:

Firstly,the pitch is the same for both teams.I may be wrong but i've not seen many other teams,includding Widnes and their opponents leaving The Stobart with a shed full of injuries.

Actually, I think Widnes have had a lot of injuries this season.

Secondly,if the pitch is too hard its up to the players to be more carefull with their stud selection.

There is that. For whatever reason though, we seem to have suffered the majority of our injuries at Widnes.

Re: Pitch at Widnes : Sat May 07, 2011 9:31 pm  

SHORTEAGLE wrote:

thats the problem with ground sharing BUT the pitch looked fine to us, but I suppose thats the difference between SL and Championship?

No, not really. Leeds had a terrible pitch at one point, and they aren't a championship side.

Don't they play soccer on that pitch as well as Vikings, you lot as visiting tennants and academy /reserve rugby?

Yes, the Everton reserves play there as well as the Vikings and us. That means special care has to be taken to look after the pitch, and it looked terrible today. But we've been spoiled, I guess. We had Knowsley Road, which was generally gorgeous, except when St Helens Town played on it (and even then, it was not as scuffed up as the Widnes pitch was today, just a bit bare around the centre bit and near the goal areas).

It was just a thought, is all.

Re: Pitch at Widnes : Sat May 07, 2011 9:54 pm  

The pitch down the centre does seem a bit muddy only natural ATM with you & Everton reserves / Ladies there too... It looks great otherwise though but middle always been the first bit to go... If you fancy paying for a relaying sure you won't have many complaints

Re: Pitch at Widnes : Sun May 08, 2011 8:03 am  

If players get injured because the "pitch is hard" then why dont we go back to playing during the winter when the ground will generally be "soft" and muddy and wet !!!!