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Despite the battering the pitch has received, there's no need for any concerns at this early stage. I'd expect it to prove it's world class credentials during the games which really count. It'll probably miss out on the Turf of Steel award due to poor performances during the regular season. However, we can count on Martyn Sadler and LPL to award it the Golden Turf or Best Turf in the World award on the basis it stood up to several knocks and batterings but was still highly successful when it really mattered winning several grass of the match awards in the process, as well as being a highly influential and fantastic role model for all young pitches worldwide.
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Whatever financial or other benefit having the Tykes present at Headingley has long since expired. Since Caddick decided to stop ploughing his (and Leeds Rhinos') cash into it, they have no realistic prospect of success. The only saving grace is that they have a juicy amount in the bank right now from their RU share dealing activities; that's supposedly ring fenced for when they return to the RU top flight. Knock off a couple of £m from the total for the money they owe Leeds RL and there's maybe £5m or so, bit less. If they are happy to use that up to keep them going for another decade then maybe they will survive that long. But eventually the pack of cards will fold.
The Rah Rahs have sensed the game is up for a while:
www.rugbynetwork.net/boards/read ... 5,13680223
(you may notice some similarities with the world views of many Wigan fans)
As for the pitch - my guess is that for "operational reasons" we won't be seeing them playing at Headingley again until the Spring. |
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Whatever financial or other benefit having the Tykes present at Headingley has long since expired. Since Caddick decided to stop ploughing his (and Leeds Rhinos') cash into it, they have no realistic prospect of success. The only saving grace is that they have a juicy amount in the bank right now from their RU share dealing activities; that's supposedly ring fenced for when they return to the RU top flight. Knock off a couple of £m from the total for the money they owe Leeds RL and there's maybe £5m or so, bit less. If they are happy to use that up to keep them going for another decade then maybe they will survive that long. But eventually the pack of cards will fold.
The Rah Rahs have sensed the game is up for a while:
www.rugbynetwork.net/boards/read ... 5,13680223
(you may notice some similarities with the world views of many Wigan fans)
As for the pitch - my guess is that for "operational reasons" we won't be seeing them playing at Headingley again until the Spring. | |
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| Quote: Special One "@GingerKev on Twitter wrote
Let me get this straight - that photo is supposed to show a quagmire, a mudbath, and a ruined £1million pitch ?
Really ?
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| Quote: JerryChicken "Let me get this straight - that photo is supposed to show a quagmire, a mudbath, and a ruined £1million pitch ?
Really ?'" Isn't it ironic?
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Mmm delicious irony.
A fantastic troll for so early in the year.
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| Quote: Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino "Mmm delicious irony.
A fantastic troll for so early in the year.'"
All a bit sad really. |
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To be fair, and I was at the game yesterday, they had 3 scrums on the pitch in the first 15 minutes.
Each time the players were taking up large chunks of turf. This was the reason why the referee decided to call for uncontested scrums as the players were losing footing.
Had the game continued with scrums then the pitch would have taken a beating.. but as it was, it escaped relatively unharmed.
So yeh, not really an issue and certainly shouldn't cause any problems for our matches. Might mean Carnegie have to take some more games on the road though....
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where else could host them? South leeds stadium?
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| Quote: The Eagle "where else could host them? South leeds stadium?'"
West Park? They've played at Wharfedale, York and Hull already whilst the pitch was being relaid so there are options. |
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Union will always give the grass a right battering, I imagine once the pitch has had more time to bed down it should be okay. We won't see these issued when we play.
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Looks ok to me, once the groundstaff have got a bit of repair work going on it and as the growing season comes around should be fine.
Much of the "£1m investment" was in the underground stuff such as the new drainage and undersoil heating. None of that will have been "ruined" by yesterday's events. |
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| Quote: Andy Gilder "Looks ok to me, once the groundstaff have got a bit of repair work going on it and as the growing season comes around should be fine.
Much of the "£1m investment" was in the underground stuff such as the new drainage and undersoil heating. None of that will have been "ruined" by yesterday's events.'"
Can't wait for the brouhaha when it's used for parking during the test match.
Mind you it's only the Kiwis this summer so there won't be much call for it this year. |
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| Quote: Old Feller "Can't wait for the brouhaha when it's used for parking during the test match.
Mind you it's only the Kiwis this summer so there won't be much call for it this year.'"
Don't think that happens any more does it?
To summarise what I can see from the thread:
The pitch got muddy while they were playing Union on it.
This inconvenienced the small and inconsequential Union team we ground share with.
It's better now.
Is that about right? |
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| Quote: Old Feller "Can't wait for the brouhaha when it's used for parking during the test match.
Mind you it's only the Kiwis this summer so there won't be much call for it this year.'"
That hasn't happened for three years now. |
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I can offer the services of my big dog to come and fertilize it, works wonders for my lawn and the grass verge down the bottom of the street, and the playing fields at Tinshill, and Horsforth Park, and in fact anywhere where he decides to have a dump.
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