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RFC

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ccfc92 said:
Because SISU cut back on funds for the pitch. The groundsman is now with ACL keeping the pitch in top condition, with funds available. would be interesting to see if it would hold up any better with a supported groundsman?
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Are you speculating about the groundsman? Strikes me the owners are an easy target for anything & everything that go's wrong with Coventry City Football Club!

By the way, the pitch at Sixfields has so far stood up very well and the football entertainment is fantastic!

Happy New Year - PUSB!
 
ccfc92

ccfc92

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RFC said:
Are you speculating about the groundsman? Strikes me the owners are an easy target for anything & everything that go's wrong with Coventry City Football Club!

By the way, the pitch at Sixfields has so far stood up very well and the football entertainment is fantastic!

Happy New Year - PUSB!
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I was going to include the CET article, but assumed people would remember it. It included details about his lack of funding under SISU, and now has increased funds with ACL? Hardly speculation.
 
skybluetony176

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RFC said:
Are you speculating about the groundsman? Strikes me the owners are an easy target for anything & everything that go's wrong with Coventry City Football Club!

By the way, the pitch at Sixfields has so far stood up very well and the football entertainment is fantastic!

Happy New Year - PUSB!
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i don't suppose you blame Fred West for the murders he committed either?
 
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RFC

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ccfc92 said:
I was going to include the CET article, but assumed people would remember it. It included details about his lack of funding under SISU, and now has increased funds with ACL? Hardly speculation.
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Fair point, don't remember it!
 
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RFC

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ccfc92 said:
Just for you RFC, so you can come down from your high horse after I "targeted our poor, defenseless owners SISU"

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/sky-blues-groundsman-defects-work-4031470
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Not on a high horse just pointing out that the Sixfields pitch has looked good and is standing up well, so far!

Just read the article but couldn't see where it said the owners were to blame?


"But the pitch suffered badly during last winter’s freakish weather, making it extremely difficult for managers Mark Robins and Steven Pressley to develop their pass-and-move philosophies."


To be honest our club has been very badly run for more years than I care to remember, not just the current regime IMHO.

By the way, who forced us out of Highfield Road (they would not allow us to develop it further and wanted the land for housing as they could make more money from that). Yes you've got it, CCC!!!!!!!!!
 
skybluetony176

skybluetony176

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RFC said:
Not on a high horse just pointing out that the Sixfields pitch has looked good and is standing up well, so far!

Just read the article but couldn't see where it said the owners were to blame?


"But the pitch suffered badly during last winter’s freakish weather, making it extremely difficult for managers Mark Robins and Steven Pressley to develop their pass-and-move philosophies."


To be honest our club has been very badly run for more years than I care to remember, not just the current regime IMHO.

By the way, who forced us out of Highfield Road (they would not allow us to develop it further and wanted the land for housing as they could make more money from that). Yes you've got it, CCC!!!!!!!!!
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Strikes me that CCC are an easy target for anything & everything that go's wrong with Coventry City Football Club!
 
chiefdave

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RFC said:
By the way, who forced us out of Highfield Road (they would not allow us to develop it further and wanted the land for housing as they could make more money from that). Yes you've got it, CCC
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You've got a better memory than me, I can't remember any planning applications that were turned down. What stands were we looking to develop? East Stand can probably be ruled out as the newest stand, the other stands would be limited by the close proximity of the housing. Are these plans online anywhere, would be interesting to see what the club had planned before the council blocked the development.

Also wasn't aware that when we sold HR it went to the council. Were the properties built there social housing if it was a council project?
 
ccfc92

ccfc92

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RFC said:
Not on a high horse just pointing out that the Sixfields pitch has looked good and is standing up well, so far!

Just read the article but couldn't see where it said the owners were to blame?


"But the pitch suffered badly during last winter’s freakish weather, making it extremely difficult for managers Mark Robins and Steven Pressley to develop their pass-and-move philosophies."


To be honest our club has been very badly run for more years than I care to remember, not just the current regime IMHO.

By the way, who forced us out of Highfield Road (they would not allow us to develop it further and wanted the land for housing as they could make more money from that). Yes you've got it, CCC!!!!!!!!!
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If you read it, they say they have funds set aside for the pitch. which suggests there was no money last year. and last year, SISU were responsible for the pitch upkeep, soo.....?

also, HR was a highly congested area for 22k, so having 30-40K was going to be a factor for refusing planning permission. But that goes against your CCC hatred, so I guess you forgot that.
 
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RFC said:
Not on a high horse just pointing out that the Sixfields pitch has looked good and is standing up well, so far!

Just read the article but couldn't see where it said the owners were to blame?


"But the pitch suffered badly during last winter’s freakish weather, making it extremely difficult for managers Mark Robins and Steven Pressley to develop their pass-and-move philosophies."


To be honest our club has been very badly run for more years than I care to remember, not just the current regime IMHO.

By the way, who forced us out of Highfield Road (they would not allow us to develop it further and wanted the land for housing as they could make more money from that). Yes you've got it, CCC!!!!!!!!!
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ha ha, that is utter bollocks, it was a private development by Geo Wimpey http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property...opertyId=24415076&contentId=115481249&index=0
 
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Houchens Head

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Games off:
Orient v Brizzle City
Stevenage v Gillingham
Swindon v Crawley
 
Hobo

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Nick said:
Is Northampton the only game off today with this weather? The weather is really bad at the minute,I am surprised there hasn't been any off before now.
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Any mention of Northampton or Sixfields and Nick gets so sensitive.
 
steveo1987

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Just watching fl72 review. Mk Dons pitch v Colchester looked horrific. You've got to remember that AB never had his sides play football so the pitch is unlikely to wear.
 
Covstu

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There were some shocking pitches out there this weekend but this is a major concern for us going into Jan and Feb. We have a decent spread of games and definately can do without fixture pileups.

As for HR - wasnt it Mr Richardson that cashed this in to his own development company and rented it back to the club??
 
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The Gentleman

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steveo1987 said:
Just watching fl72 review. Mk Dons pitch v Colchester looked horrific. You've got to remember that AB never had his sides play football so the pitch is unlikely to wear.
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What, with all those big lumps running up and down the pitch, have you ever seen parks pitches after you have had a team of tubby's running round on them on a Saturday and Sunday.
 
Otis

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Astute said:
It isn't as much as the games already played there as much as the damage that will be caused now it is saturated. And the groundsman won't have time to repair the damage as others would in between games.
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Think this is key. Yep, two teams playing on the same pitch, but more importantly is the recouperation time and repair of damage time between the games. There is always going to be a game every week pretty much, either for Northampton or for us. Any postponement is going to have a domino effect on future games to come.

Let's face it, it's going to get worse rather than better this season. The more games the worse the pitch will get.
 
ccfcway

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cue a "super sunday" in March, where there will be Coventry / Northampton double headers. Pay £9, and get in to see both games

Imagine the amount of revenue from pies if we did this !
 
duffer

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Otis said:
Think this is key. Yep, two teams playing on the same pitch, but more importantly is the recouperation time and repair of damage time between the games. There is always going to be a game every week pretty much, either for Northampton or for us. Any postponement is going to have a domino effect on future games to come.

Let's face it, it's going to get worse rather than better this season. The more games the worse the pitch will get.
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Yep, it doesn't matter how good the groundsman is, playing every week in this weather will wreck the pitch. A mudbath hardly favours our current style of play, and when it does finally dry I suspect it'll be bobbly - not great for passing teams either. Hard to see how it won't impact the team.

Playing at Northampton is hurting us in more ways than one.
 
steveo1987

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duffer said:
Yep, it doesn't matter how good the groundsman is, playing every week in this weather will wreck the pitch. A mudbath hardly favours our current style of play, and when it does finally dry I suspect it'll be bobbly - not great for passing teams either. Hard to see how it won't impact the team.

Playing at Northampton is hurting us in more ways than one.
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I seem to remember the ricoh pitch resembling a beach the other year.Modern stadium design? ?
 
Gint11

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Handbags all round on this thread. People need to get a life.
 
lordsummerisle

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From looking at this thread it is apparently because we groundshare with Northampton that the Yeovil ,Leyton Orient, Stevenage, Swindon,Bristol Rovers, Exeter, Newport, and Northampton games were called off?
 
letsallsingtogether

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No but they are all bottom end grounds so what do you expect ? Non league type grounds are more likely to have their games called off with just one team playing on it but with two it will be inevitable..



lordsummerisle said:
From looking at this thread it is apparently because we groundshare with Northampton that the Yeovil ,Leyton Orient, Stevenage, Swindon,Bristol Rovers, Exeter, Newport, and Northampton games were called off?
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lordsummerisle said:
From looking at this thread it is apparently because we groundshare with Northampton that the Yeovil ,Leyton Orient, Stevenage, Swindon,Bristol Rovers, Exeter, Newport, and Northampton games were called off?
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I think a lot of people are just trying to say that two teams playing on the same pitch on a weekly basis is going to have a more detrimental effect than if it was just one team. Or do you think different or are going to disagree with this comment too ?
 
fernandopartridge

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The Gentleman said:
I think a lot of people are just trying to say that two teams playing on the same pitch on a weekly basis is going to have a more detrimental effect than if it was just one team. Or do you think different or are going to disagree with this comment too ?
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The op tried to link the game being called off with the fact that two teams played on the pitch, rather than the very heavy rainfall.

I don't think anybody disagrees that the pitch will be in a poor state due to two teams playing. Although the Ricoh pitch has been atrocious for the past few years so we should be used to it!
 
lordsummerisle

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The Gentleman said:
I think a lot of people are just trying to say that two teams playing on the same pitch on a weekly basis is going to have a more detrimental effect than if it was just one team. Or do you think different or are going to disagree with this comment too ?
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No, just that some seemed to think that it is the major reason why the Northampton game was called off, which wasn't the case for the other games called off,sometimes it's just bad weather.

It's also not the reason that Boothroyd was sacked, nor the sightings of the Northampton clown.
 
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The Gentleman

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fernandopartridge said:
The op tried to link the game being called off with the fact that two teams played on the pitch, rather than the very heavy rainfall.

I don't think anybody disagrees that the pitch will be in a poor state due to two teams playing. Although the Ricoh pitch has been atrocious for the past few years so we should be used to it!
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I thought the OP was saying this is where the fun begins with two teams playing on the same pitch, with the game being called off due to being unplayable. Wasn't the point he was making that there is a perfectly good pitch in Coventry not being used ?
 
Grendel

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The Gentleman said:
I thought the OP was saying this is where the fun begins with two teams playing on the same pitch, with the game being called off due to being unplayable. Wasn't the point he was making that there is a perfectly good pitch in Coventry not being used ?
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Surprised it isn't - I though Northampton saints were taking it over - or Saracens?
 
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The Gentleman

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lordsummerisle said:
No, just that some seemed to think that it is the major reason why the Northampton game was called off, which wasn't the case for the other games called off,sometimes it's just bad weather.

It's also not the reason that Boothroyd was sacked, nor the sightings of the Northampton clown.
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Childish last sentence so won't respond to it. With regard to the first, have you ever played football at a decent level. I have and have seen the effect that overuse on a pitch, whether it is good or bad can do. Lets see how the pitch holds up for the next couple of months and then see how conducive it is for our style of play.
 
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