Burnie_man Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 8 hours ago, HawHaw said: Why, because my views differ from yours? "The bounce and hardness prevents flair players from showcasing their skills" That's news to our players and those of the opposition who have played on it. "It is difficult to turn on them" doesn't look like it. "robs from the spectacle of the game." nope, been some cracking games on our surface. You're stating this as fact, it's not. Too much misinformed nonsense out there about 3G pitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lithgierose Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 29 minutes ago, Burnie_man said: "The bounce and hardness prevents flair players from showcasing their skills" That's news to our players and those of the opposition who have played on it. "It is difficult to turn on them" doesn't look like it. "robs from the spectacle of the game." nope, been some cracking games on our surface. You're stating this as fact, it's not. Too much misinformed nonsense out there about 3G pitches. The snow off yours more to the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Nonsense, I’ve got the message, Newbies are no allowed to have an opinion in this community. I will keep my opinions to my self in future. Keep your toys in the pram FFS. Of course you’re allowed an opinion but others will agree or disagree with your opinions. That’s how forums work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, lithgierose said: The snow off yours more to the point I'm told it's melting! looking at the forecast we should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawHaw Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Burnie_man said: "The bounce and hardness prevents flair players from showcasing their skills" That's news to our players and those of the opposition who have played on it. Only 3 wins from 8 at home this season in the league. 2 of them against relegation candidates Downfield and Glenrothes suggests you don’t have any flair players. "It is difficult to turn on them" doesn't look like it. We play football with our feet not our eyes. "robs from the spectacle of the game." nope, been some cracking games on our surface. Been some cracking games played on ash surfaces. You're stating this as fact, it's not. Too much misinformed nonsense out there about 3G pitches. I clearly stated it was a personal opinion but if it’s facts you’re after there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Just now, HawHaw said: I clearly stated it was a personal opinion but if it’s facts you’re after there you go. Ach well, you must be right then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Seems pretty daft to call a surface hard when they play rugby on it. If it was harder than a well-watered grass pitch there'd be broken bones all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShahktarYerMaw Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Are the rumours true that Linlithgow are following Kelty into the EoS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep77 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 9 minutes ago, GordonS said: Seems pretty daft to call a surface hard when they play rugby on it. If it was harder than a well-watered grass pitch there'd be broken bones all over the place. Do they not put another sponge layer underneath so rugby can be played on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, ShahktarYerMaw said: Are the rumours true that Linlithgow are following Kelty into the EoS? Haven't you heard? They've been invited to join La Liga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Just now, Sheep77 said: Do they not put another sponge layer underneath so rugby can be played on them Dunno, but top level rugby is played at Killie and Cumbernauld, and I'm sure a lot of community 3G pitches host rugby too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawHaw Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, Sheep77 said: Do they not put another sponge layer underneath so rugby can be played on them Playing contact rugby union on a 3G pitch is an entirely different matter to playing football. To be passed fit to host a rugby match, an artificial pitch must have an up-to-date certificate that demonstrates compliance with World Rugby rules. World Rugby Regulation 22 is the law that says every pitch must pass tests to ensure there are no problems with energy-sapping, head impact, skin friction or joints damage. RFU guidelines on artificial pitches say: "There is no way to tell if an AGP (artificial grass pitch) is suitable for contact rugby union simply by looking at it." Simply put, there are more hoops to jump through in rugby than football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheep77 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 6 minutes ago, GordonS said: Dunno, but top level rugby is played at Killie and Cumbernauld, and I'm sure a lot of community 3G pitches host rugby too. The Linlithgow community pitch has the sponge layer for playing rugby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Sheep77 said: The Linlithgow community pitch has the sponge layer for playing rugby Glad to hear it. A good grass pitch is better than an artificial surface, but IMO good artificial pitches like at Killie, Falkirk or Accies are better than an average grass pitch. It seems to be a tough winter for pitches this year, I noticed even Parkhead is looking a bit threadbare. At the other end is the dark, bouncy, slow pitches where black pellets get kicked up at every step. The worst I've seen was at Bank's O'Dee, but even then it was better than the puddins at Lugar or Crossgates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawHaw Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 17 minutes ago, GordonS said: Dunno, but top level rugby is played at Killie and Cumbernauld, and I'm sure a lot of community 3G pitches host rugby too. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/full-gruesome-scene-welsh-rugby-12807608 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, HawHaw said: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/full-gruesome-scene-welsh-rugby-12807608 I heard about that one, very odd. The Scotland national team are based on the indoor pitch at Oriam, which is also home to the East of Scotland academy, Champions Cup and full internationals have been played at Killie, age-grade and women's internationals are played at Cumbernauld, and the West of Scotland academy is also based there. Though football isn't played on it, Glasgow Warriors are on an artificial pitch after disastrous problems with the grass. I've never seen or heard of any player getting a friction burn on any of those pitches, everyone seems very happy with them. There's this idea in football that plastic pitches are somehow unsafe for the quick-footed players. Have these people ever seen Stuart Hogg run??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyBear Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 By the way the Rose are playing a friendly at Spartans tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnie_man Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 A number of rugby league clubs down south now have 3g pitches.Snow gone from ours and if this wet weather continues we might be one of the few games on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastyMan Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 13 hours ago, Sheep77 said: Do they not put another sponge layer underneath so rugby can be played on them Not sure if it's the same stuff you're talking about but I saw there was a full layer of blue, shock absorbing, sponge laid under the surface at Blackburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drs Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Stenhousemuir also have the artificial pitch that allows rugby - some people really are still in the dark ages about them. I played on the one at Stirling Albion in the 80s when we played Stirling County on it twice and it was terrible - hard as a rock, covered in sand, liable to take your skin off if you came into contact with the pitch and it right royally screwed your hamstrings but I've been on the modern ones at Benburb and Petershill and they are miles ahead of what I played on back in the day as you would expect with an additional 30 years of technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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