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[Wyken Sky Blue]

Am I right in saying the Birmingham 22 logo was burned off the pitch as a means of removing it? That obviously wouldn't have helped if true!

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[theferret]

I don't know what happened to the pitch after the rugby 7s final as it didn't look as bare as pictures above. Although if you watch the game you can see the grass being torn up with every foot step taken,which I imagine is more the issue than lack of grass in parts.

They put a load of sand on it I think. Probably makes it look worse.

 

[theferret]

There's nothing really they can do though is there? As I've said previously new turf takes weeks to bed in and root and it's equally as pointless putting new seed down as that won't take for up to two weeks and even then it's around a month before you can walk on it, if not longer.

There is a lot you can do. Uneven patches can be levelled out and crucially they can give it a drenching to soften it and ensure there is give. Whether this is enough we will see, but I am guessing it will be.

 

[jordan210]

Ive seen a few comments saying the pitch wasnt great even before the egg chasers got on it. Well I think these two pictures before and after blow that out the window. This lies solely on the door step of the Wasps.

Just because the grass is super green doesn’t mean its Perfect

in the first picture. You can still see divots and how uneven it is.

Something wasn’t right when the pitch was laid.

My guess was the pitch hasn’t has time to bed in. Wasn’t there a concert like 2 weeks before the commonwealth?

2-3 weeks isn’t very long to allow everything to settle and bed in esp if your then going to play 11 games worth of rugby on it.

 

[ceetee]

There's a photo of the pitch in this morning's Daily Telegraph with a comment that the game is in doubt

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

There is a lot you can do. Uneven patches can be levelled out and crucially they can give it a drenching to soften it and ensure there is give. Whether this is enough we will see, but I am guessing it will be.

I'm unsure how that will solve the issue of the sizeable divots that are littered all over the pitch, especially on the side of the dugout.

 

[Torquay Sky Blue]

Love this forum. We were all pandemic experts 2 years ago , now we know everything you need to know about football pitches

 

[theferret]

I'm unsure how that will solve the issue of the sizeable divots that are littered all over the pitch, especially on the side of the dugout.

I'm guessing that is why they have dropped 40 tonnes of sand on it. I'm no expert though obviously, but sense there is a genuine belief they can sort this in time. Fingers crossed they do.

 

[Terry_dactyl]

Ah ffs!
Tickets and hotels sorted for this one. I’ll be well pissed off.
Mrs D was saying last night there’s talk on Facebook that it could be called off..which I dismissed immediately as nonsense.

Is the car museum open on Sundays?

 

[Ashdown]

Are they really going to risk a large number of ticket sales by cancelling and rearranging sometime in mid week ?
It will be the same for both sides.
Looking back at some of the Highfield Rd mud patches it will still be luxurious !

 

[lordy_87]

Ive seen a few comments saying the pitch wasnt great even before the egg chasers got on it. Well I think these two pictures before and after blow that out the window. This lies solely on the door step of the Wasps.

What a shame

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

I really hope it's called off, if only to highlight the rediculous idea of a football club trying to share a pitch and play the beautiful game after a load of fat neanderthals have been pushing and shoving each other around on it.

Fucking pointless game played with a weird shaped ball played by fat cunts who only go backwards!!! (Rugby im on about)

Sounds like our playstyle a bit, sideways backwards

 

[Moff]

If it is off RUFC have not been told yet.
As of 8am this morning they have been told to expect a decision at 6.15pm tonight. They are not happy !

I can understand they are rightfully angry, but I hope they can see this is not our doing and is down to the incompetent greedy bastards that have the lease.

 

[theferret]

Ah ffs!
Tickets and hotels sorted for this one. I’ll be well pissed off.
Mrs D was saying last night there’s talk on Facebook that it could be called off..which I dismissed immediately as nonsense.

Is the car museum open on Sundays?

People casually calling for it to be off because it will give wasps a bloody nose forget about people like you. Genuinely hope it is on and you haven't wasted your money.

 

[Moff]

Love this forum. We were all pandemic experts 2 years ago , now we know everything you need to know about football pitches

To be fair you don’t need to be an expert to know Wasps are incompetent wankers.

 

[kg82]

It’ll be on.

 

[Torquay Sky Blue]

Rugby is played and watched by people who were never any good at sport.
My theory and I'm sticking to it

 

[Londonccfcfan]

If it's canceled I'm a bit bit screwed. Already booked a hotel which we can't change that late. Potentially gonna have a couple of sad kids to entertain that Sunday. Any suggestions for West Midlands attractions I could hit if it is off? Hotel is in Warwick. Did the Castle last time we were up so need something different. Quick Google think Hatton Adventure is close anyone been? Worth a trip? Kids 7 & 10. Might make a thread on the non Football but any suggestions appreciated

There is a lot you can do. Uneven patches can be levelled out and crucially they can give it a drenching to soften it and ensure there is give. Whether this is enough we will see, but I am guessing it will be.

I'm no grounds man but you guess they would be giving the pitch a good soaking to then at be least be able to level it out.

 

[PUSB-We_are_going_up]

If its called off we have to start protesting against Wasps again. If its not called off we have to start protesting against Wasps again

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Shugs asks why we want Wasps to fail? One reason is becuase of this shitstorm at least if they just go or preferably just go bust - with the council as landlords at least we’d have control over the pitch.

the sooner they go the better

 

[Grendel]

SBB’s comments are pretty telling

Despite all the scoffing we can play hard ball it’s obvious we knew we had to sell this window. We have over valued our players and can’t sell. It sounds like both clubs are teetering on the brink

 

[kg82]

SBB’s comments are pretty telling

Despite all the scoffing we can play hard ball it’s obvious we knew we had to sell this window. We have over valued our players and can’t sell. It sounds like both clubs are teetering on the brink

The fuck does that have to do with the pitch?

 

[Grendel]

The fuck does that have to do with the pitch?

because we have no money and will now have two games at least cancelled which makes the situation dire

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

SBB’s comments are pretty telling

Despite all the scoffing we can play hard ball it’s obvious we knew we had to sell this window. We have over valued our players and can’t sell. It sounds like both clubs are teetering on the brink

Well clearly O’Hare was going to depart. What alarms me is the hint that Seppalla can’t draw in any more cash

 

[kg82]

because we have no money and will now have two games at least cancelled which makes the situation dire

Ah, here we go. You know for certain.
To clarify, I’m talking about the pitch and inspection. Because, you know, that’s what this thread’s about.

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Well clearly O’Hare was going to depart. What alarms me is the hint that Seppalla can’t draw in any more cash

Indeed. Which begs the question of what's the club's strategy to bridge the gap in the short term. I assume one of Hamer and Gyokeres is going to have to be sold, and soon. Assuming there's takers.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Indeed. Which begs the question of what's the club's strategy to bridge the gap in the short term. I assume one of Hamer and Gyokeres is going to have to be sold, and soon. Assuming there's takers.

That or another rent strike

 

[Frankly_Mr_Shankly]

It doesn't need to be off, and frankly it affecting our style of play, while true, shouldn't be a factor at all in that decision.

It's fine for me and others, I live a 15 minute walk away, but others go to huge lengths to get to games and fans come first in my opinion.

I don't buy that it is dangerous, the pitch will be in a better condition now than when the last few 7s games were played. Different sport yes, but no suggestion whatsoever that it was dangerous at that point.

Hope the ref puts this all the bed later and we can look forward to the game tomorrow.

Maybe sliding tackles along a rock hard mud/sand pitch could be classed as dangerous!!

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

That or another rent strike

A rent strike doesn't pay the wages/bills...

 

[shmmeee]

If Wasps werent here and we had the stadium we probably would have took the rock concerts and Commonwealth Games for revenue too?

Shhh no place for rationality in a Wasps thread

 

[Grendel]

A rent strike doesn't pay the wages/bills...

Still likely I’d have thought

 

[Moff]

SBB’s comments are pretty telling

Despite all the scoffing we can play hard ball it’s obvious we knew we had to sell this window. We have over valued our players and can’t sell. It sounds like both clubs are teetering on the brink

Sorry G, but are you saying Sisu would let the club go down the pan and lose everything, rather than invest a cash injection to preserve their investment.

Im sorry I don’t buy it, we may be short on cash but I don’t think we are teetering.

 

[pusbccfc]

SBB’s comments are pretty telling

Despite all the scoffing we can play hard ball it’s obvious we knew we had to sell this window. We have over valued our players and can’t sell. It sounds like both clubs are teetering on the brink

I'm sure he knows, but there's something else to do with Wasps/Ricoh that hitting us financially right now. I'll let you guess what it might be.

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Still likely I’d have thought

Perhaps. SISU clearly want to apply further pressure onto Wasps and this gives them an ideal excuse. That being said if they took that route again I could see things getting even more problematic quite quickly - for both parties.

 

[KenilworthSkyBlue]

Sorry G, but are you saying Sisu would let the club go down the pan and lose everything, rather than invest a cash injection to preserve their investment.

Im sorry I don’t buy it, we may be short on cash but I don’t think we are teetering.

The club pretty much operates hand to mouth.

Seemingly a player sale was needed anyway. Without revenue earned from home games on top of that, that's going to cause a pretty sizeable cash flow issue.