Villarocker Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 You don't need a beautiful flat surface when the ball is hardly on it. It wouldn't surprise me if Bruce hasn't got them doing bobble practise in training. If we have made cuts then it is a shame because I always feel a sense of pride when I walk into Villa Park and the pitch looks so lush and beautiful. Let's face it, for years, the pitch has been the most attractive thing about Villa Park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevo985 Posted January 7, 2018 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 7, 2018 5 hours ago, Grasshopper said: ..........soon to be used as an excuse. “....... ffp......no money......injuries.....Its hard playing possesion football on a pitch like that........the players.......“ Every **** thread. 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 7, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 7, 2018 7 hours ago, DCJonah said: Anyone else think the pitch looked awful yesterday? Worst i've seen it look in a long time. Reading on twitter (could well be rubbish) that we have cut costs on ground keeping. Hope this is rubbish, as did we not used to win awards for this? If it gets a lot worse, a shit pitch isn't going to make playing at home easier in this vital 2nd half of the season Did the stadium tour last season and the guide said we were getting the pitch relaid in the summer (i.e. Summer 2017). So that may have something to do with it if it went ahead? Other people have said the pitch doesn't look great this season. I haven't really noticed it but maybe it comes across more on the TV? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 19 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Other people have said the pitch doesn't look great this season. I haven't really noticed it but maybe it comes across more on the TV? Yep, who needs groundsmen to tell us when we have these Ultra HD TV's show the damage just as good. Perhaps explains what that Hisense box was for then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 8, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2018 14 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: Yep, who needs groundsmen to tell us when we have these Ultra HD TV's show the damage just as good. Perhaps explains what that Hisense box was for then. Eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 23 hours ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Cost cutting makes sense, in the big time we always had an immaculate pitch, however this has an expensive running cost. The club has been made a lot 'leaner' so I'd imagine groundsmen/ some of the equippment (which represents substantial Capex and maintainance costs) have been let go/ sold off. Sorry to be pedantic but wouldn't that be an Opex cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 1 hour ago, bannedfromHandV said: Sorry to be pedantic but wouldn't that be an Opex cost? What, buying equipment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) my understanding last year was they had put out a tender to do some electrical works around and under the pitch, something to do with the advertising boards and the lights, only got a brief description of it and didnt properly understand but i think we've put sockets in the pitch for the heat bulb things and there was an issue that the electric bills at VP were sky high due to inefficiency, meant that it was dug up in the summer and the pitch is slightly lower, i'll admit that i havent actually been to VP this year but they also mentioned double banking the electric advertising boards, from what ive seen on TV that didnt happen if those works went ahead that will probably be part of the reason Edited January 8, 2018 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 18 minutes ago, Dr_Pangloss said: What, buying equipment? Well, ground/pitch maintenance in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 8, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 07/01/2018 at 12:43, DCJonah said: Anyone else think the pitch looked awful yesterday? Worst i've seen it look in a long time. Reading on twitter (could well be rubbish) that we have cut costs on ground keeping. Hope this is rubbish, as did we not used to win awards for this? If it gets a lot worse, a shit pitch isn't going to make playing at home easier in this vital 2nd half of the season Can't believe I saw this thread, I thought exactly that on Saturday, clear lines of dark patches between lines of grass. It's been years since the pitch at Villa Park has looked anything less than perfect. Didn't we lose our head groundsman to Barcelona a couple of years ago? New guy not up to it? Anyone remember the green sand from the last FA Cup semi a few years back? We seem to be less Premier League and more Championship every day now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 PSG about 3/4 years back, we've won best pitch since so the latest guy must be ok still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyjavfc Posted January 8, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2018 34 minutes ago, villa4europe said: PSG about 3/4 years back, we've won best pitch since so the latest guy must be ok still Clearly living on the good work of his predecessor. Now we’ve hit a bad patch it’s all gone to pieces. #GroundsmanOut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 has anyone mentioned that its the one thing bruce cant be blamed for seeing as the ball never touches it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 20 minutes ago, villa4europe said: has anyone mentioned that its the one thing bruce cant be blamed for seeing as the ball never touches it? Oh you'll be suprised... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Alot of pitching in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 25 minutes ago, dounavilla said: Alot of pitching in here. Anymore of that and you'll be turfed out of here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 9, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted January 9, 2018 7 hours ago, dounavilla said: Alot of pitching in here. Oh no, you've sown the seed of a punathon here. How very agricultural of you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Sod this.... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Lifes a pitch being a villa fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I suppose we should have seed the puns starting up. It’s a heavy roller coaster from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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