Noticed on Sunday that the pitch looked very much the same as it did at the end of the Siddal game, where the pitch had stood up pretty well. A memeber of the Fax staff remarked that nowt had been done to it. Of course it did start raining/snowing.hailing from mid morning onwards but up until 10.30 it was not too bad.
At the end of Sundays match it was pretty cut up.
Having just spoken to a friend of mine who is a footy season ticket holder he understands the relations between the groundstaff and the Fax coaching staff are at an all time low with accusations of Fax training on the field again and a major row developing.
In light of one of the reasons the double header was not allowed was so they could work on the ground in between it seems strange no work had been done after the Siddal game (Finished in dry weather at 2.30pm) or first thing Sunday morning.
Just wonder if it is time some better quality groundstaff were employed?
Who employs them, is it a part of full time job (just looking after the pitch could be done well and professionally in 2 days a week plus a few hours after each game)? How many of them are they and how experienced are they, have they more allegiance to football?. The only time we see them is when they wander round at half time with those long handled forks poking the divets.
We have some very experienced and well qualified groundsmen in Calderdale who could sort out the Shay surface.
Perhaps like others at the Shay they are just travelling on the gravy train.
Thought these comments on footy web site might be interesting!!
www.theshaymen.net/phpBB3/viewto ... f=2&t=2551

Noticed on Sunday that the pitch looked very much the same as it did at the end of the Siddal game, where the pitch had stood up pretty well. A memeber of the Fax staff remarked that nowt had been done to it. Of course it did start raining/snowing.hailing from mid morning onwards but up until 10.30 it was not too bad.
At the end of Sundays match it was pretty cut up.
Having just spoken to a friend of mine who is a footy season ticket holder he understands the relations between the groundstaff and the Fax coaching staff are at an all time low with accusations of Fax training on the field again and a major row developing.
In light of one of the reasons the double header was not allowed was so they could work on the ground in between it seems strange no work had been done after the Siddal game (Finished in dry weather at 2.30pm) or first thing Sunday morning.
Just wonder if it is time some better quality groundstaff were employed?
Who employs them, is it a part of full time job (just looking after the pitch could be done well and professionally in 2 days a week plus a few hours after each game)? How many of them are they and how experienced are they, have they more allegiance to football?. The only time we see them is when they wander round at half time with those long handled forks poking the divets.
We have some very experienced and well qualified groundsmen in Calderdale who could sort out the Shay surface.
Perhaps like others at the Shay they are just travelling on the gravy train.
Thought these comments on footy web site might be interesting!!
www.theshaymen.net/phpBB3/viewto ... f=2&t=2551