true_rover Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 21 hours ago, gannonball said: I think the stats are slightly skewed by managers not playing players with a history of injuries on the pitches tbh. I can remember Rodgers avoiding playing Simunovic on it and Tommy Wright not playing Stevie McLean on them. Personally having played on them I do think you are more likely to pick up an injury as you feel it in your joints more after than a standard pitch but they are hardly ambulance traps at the same time. Stevie McLean who subsequently signed for Raith playing on an artificial pitch with no change in his fitness. Most of the time, the opinions against them regarding injuries come from footballing dinosaurs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD and associates Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) Why do you all get wound up by plastic pitches? You’re all a bunch of fat middle aged wankers who couldn’t run 50 metres without taking a heart attack. What difference does it make to you what surface matches are played on? If it’s good enough for the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE then it’s good enough for the scots premier division Edited October 31, 2022 by JD and associates 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloPerth Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 30/10/2022 at 08:33, true_rover said: Stevie McLean who subsequently signed for Raith playing on an artificial pitch with no change in his fitness. Most of the time, the opinions against them regarding injuries come from footballing dinosaurs. He played a total of 7 games for Raith. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sortmeout Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 13 hours ago, JD and associates said: Why do you all get wound up by plastic pitches? You’re all a bunch of fat middle aged wankers who couldn’t run 50 metres without taking a heart attack. What difference does it make to you what surface matches are played on? If it’s good enough for the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE then it’s good enough for the scots premier division Don’t cry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford Bridge Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 15 hours ago, JD and associates said: Why do you all get wound up by plastic pitches? You’re all a bunch of fat middle aged wankers who couldn’t run 50 metres without taking a heart attack. What difference does it make to you what surface matches are played on? If it’s good enough for the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE then it’s good enough for the scots premier division I don't, and neither do a significant number of members of the forum. The only person coming across as "wound up" is you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVIFOREVER Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 29/10/2022 at 11:50, gannonball said: I think the stats are slightly skewed by managers not playing players with a history of injuries on the pitches tbh. I can remember Rodgers avoiding playing Simunovic on it and Tommy Wright not playing Stevie McLean on them. Personally having played on them I do think you are more likely to pick up an injury as you feel it in your joints more after than a standard pitch but they are hardly ambulance traps at the same time. That's only opposition managers, erring on the side of caution. Then you see them saying if you aren't playing on them all the time (by that it must be almost every other game because plastic pitch team don't play every game at home and are also playing on grass pitches), it affects you more just occasionally playing on them, even though most teams train on plastic pitches. Again though they then say training on them is fine, it's only when you play on them for real it affects your joints, however you see injuries in training too, so it isn't all light jogging with no intensity. It's almost like managers and players have entrenched preconceived views, and the more they say it, the more they think it's true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Surely anyone who's played football at any level can tell there's a big difference? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 41 minutes ago, Merkland Red said: Surely anyone who's played football at any level can tell there's a big difference? You don't need to have played to know there's a difference. I've never heard anyone say otherwise. It is whether they should be considered acceptable to play professional football on, which they clearly are. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 But then this brings us again to there being significant differences between grass pitches, especially in winter when you can get some pretty cut up ones if the weather is particularly unfavourable. Clubs here don't have the money to keep their pitches in top condition all year round. Top clubs don't need the extra revenue artifical pitches bring. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Christmas has come early for Old Firm da's. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67405608 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Rugby Park always had an excellent pitch, hopefully they can get it right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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