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Courtesy of Mr Lee Kempson.

Sutton Coldfield playing their first home game in Nottingham, making it a significantly shorter journey for their opponents Whitby:

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/suttoncol ... 56683.html

The Beerhunter wrote:Courtesy of Mr Lee Kempson.

Sutton Coldfield playing their first home game in Nottingham, making it a significantly shorter journey for their opponents Whitby:

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/suttoncol ... 56683.html

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Aberystwyth may have a new one, but last night's game was postponed when a floodlight pylon was snapped in two by high winds and fell onto the pitch

Cirencester next....

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/headlines ... -town.html

Carmarthen next, with community benefits in mind

http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/hot- ... o-3g-pitch

Buxton

http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/sport ... -1-8428138

Interesting development....

http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/hot- ... tch-policy

Interesting also that FIFA want surfaces replaced every six years (max, presumably) - TNS have relayed theirs once since it was first installed, they moved in there in 2007


I don't suppose that applies to clubs not playing in Europe (or does it?) but these pitches do have a life-span, albeit longer than some grass ones!

Cinderford Town:

Margate:

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/headlines ... ation.html

Lichfield City:

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/headlines ... ssion.html

Sporting Khalsa: (£650k in grants towards a £1m revamp - has to be good!)

http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/midl ... um-revamp/

Similar problems at Worthing to those which beset SCT at the start of last season

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/top-stori ... ction.html

A tad ironic, isn't it, when you have an all-weather-pitch on which you can't play when the weather is as near-perfect for football as you're likely to get...

See last para....

http://www.evostikleague.co.uk/2017-tur ... y-fa-38596

Next... as a money-earner outside the stadium.... (as at Stratford Town...)

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/headlines ... oject.html

Interesting point made by Jeff Stelling on SSN... three teams in the National League (including Sutton who are riding high) have artificial surfaces which are allowed in the NL but not in the EFL. So if they got promoted they'd have to rip up their artificial pitch and replace it with a grass one, at a cost of, say £500k.

For some convoluted reason which I didn't catch as I'm multitasking, he also said that if they weren't allowed entry to the EFL they could in fact be demoted to the "National League North", which would be quite a punishment for any of Sutton, Bromley or Maidstone!

http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/the- ... rip-grass/

Interesting first para

https://mailchi.mp/132192227168/the-hal ... 3e4144ffe6

Numerous clubs haven't yet started this year, we can get a man on the moon but we can't get a football match on in January or February....



Look at the state of this...

http://www.hallmarksecurityleague.com/results.php

Glyn wrote:Interesting point made by Jeff Stelling on SSN... three teams in the National League (including Sutton who are riding high) have artificial surfaces which are allowed in the NL but not in the EFL. So if they got promoted they'd have to rip up their artificial pitch and replace it with a grass one, at a cost of, say £500k.

For some convoluted reason which I didn't catch as I'm multitasking, he also said that if they weren't allowed entry to the EFL they could in fact be demoted to the "National League North", which would be quite a punishment for any of Sutton, Bromley or Maidstone!

http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/the- ... rip-grass/

Clarification:

Artificial surfaces are good enough for FIFA internationals and the Champions League, but not for League Two:


http://nonleaguedaily.com/23rd-team-in- ... -412275893

Glyn wrote:

Glyn wrote:Interesting point made by Jeff Stelling on SSN... three teams in the National League (including Sutton who are riding high) have artificial surfaces which are allowed in the NL but not in the EFL. So if they got promoted they'd have to rip up their artificial pitch and replace it with a grass one, at a cost of, say £500k.

For some convoluted reason which I didn't catch as I'm multitasking, he also said that if they weren't allowed entry to the EFL they could in fact be demoted to the "National League North", which would be quite a punishment for any of Sutton, Bromley or Maidstone!

http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/the- ... rip-grass/

Clarification:

Artificial surfaces are good enough for FIFA internationals and the Champions League, but not for League Two:


http://nonleaguedaily.com/23rd-team-in- ... -412275893

Update on Sutton Utd:

http://nonleaguedaily.com/sutton-united ... -412275893

Dorchester Town (bostin new stadium... well, it was new when I went about 28 years ago! )

http://nonleaguedaily.com/dorchester-to ... tallation/

Glyn wrote:

jackiemaund wrote:Not much point in going if there aren't any plastics in the NPL.

Good point well made... although we may not be in the NPL...

So maybe we'll also have to re-jig our entire PSF programme...

Haven't Basford got a plastic pitch?
What's the state of play with Buxton's?

The Beerhunter wrote:
1). Haven't Basford got a plastic pitch?
2). What's the state of play with Buxton's?

1). Yes http://www.basfordunited.co.uk/news/sta ... 19924.html

2). Nothing found except their proposal announcement for a plastic pitch http://www.buxtonfc.co.uk/3g-pitch

Del wrote:

The Beerhunter wrote:
1). Haven't Basford got a plastic pitch?
2). What's the state of play with Buxton's?

1). Yes http://www.basfordunited.co.uk/news/sta ... 19924.html

2). Nothing found except their proposal announcement for a plastic pitch http://www.buxtonfc.co.uk/3g-pitch

Lee K wrote:

At the speed he's working at the top surface should be cleared by June 2020!!

The Beerhunter wrote:

Glyn wrote:

jackiemaund wrote:Not much point in going if there aren't any plastics in the NPL.

Good point well made... although we may not be in the NPL...

So maybe we'll also have to re-jig our entire PSF programme...

Haven't Basford got a plastic pitch?
What's the state of play with Buxton's?

Thinking about it, Scarborough and Hyde also have plastic pitches although 'someone' is bound to point out that this is on the wrong thread....