One of the clubs campaigning hard for artificial pitches is Maidstone, aren't they in the Isthmian League? for some clubs it is being able to play mostly when fixtures are planned, rather than a midweek rearrangement! It allows all the club's lower team games to be played there as well, but as I said 50 lower league clubs want these pitches.

Yes they did, and will do next year as well I think.

The FA won't allow these, the 50 teams you believe want them (as a Football fan of a lower league team, I have heard nothing about what you say) have no power unless the FA change their mind but I have seen nothing to suggest they will.

I know they're allowed in Scotland but that hasn't stopped games being postponed as ice freezes on these surfaces in big, thick sheets making it unsafe to play on.

The main reason smaller clubs want these pitches is that they can rent them out left, right and centre unlike a traditional pitch. Not only do you get pitch hire fees but your bar take goes up. Having watched a game at Maidstone I have no real objection to them in terms of quality.

I expect the FA will back down at some point, not just yet though. They are a game changer for lower level sports teams if run properly.

Yes and so is women's super league football.

In any ensuing confusion we might even scrape the odd win or two.

Quote: Moe Lester "The FA won't allow these, the 50 teams you believe want them (as a Football fan of a lower league team, I have heard nothing about what you say) have no power unless the FA change their mind but I have seen nothing to suggest they will.'" You say Moe you have never heard of the campaign, well I have and I support a Premiership team, 50 clubs are a lot to start a campaign, which may grow. As Halfdan of t'wide embrace states, lower league clubs need to maximise every income flow they can find, use of it regular and bar takings mean a lot when you may struggle. The FA may be wary at first, but I would never say they won't allow it. https://twitter.com/3G4US

Quote: Moe Lester "The FA won't allow these, the 50 teams you believe want them (as a Football fan of a lower league team, I have heard nothing about what you say) have no power unless the FA change their mind but I have seen nothing to suggest they will.'" You say Moe you have never heard of the campaign, well I have and I support a Premiership team, 50 clubs are a lot to start a campaign, which may grow. As Halfdan of t'wide embrace states, lower league clubs need to maximise every income flow they can find, use of it regular and bar takings mean a lot when you may struggle. The FA may be wary at first, but I would never say they won't allow it. https://twitter.com/3G4US

Moe you are wrong about Man Utd at Barton they have played all their under 21 champions league games at Barton and are scheduled to play under 18 games in fact the only games not played are those that clash with Salford/Sale fixtures or those the FA say have to be at O T
Ps on the amount of games in the pitch Salford also
play all their academy gsmes at Barton.

Quote: Moe Lester "Let's be honest, you're lying. You're not telling anything that is the truth but clutching at straws in the blind hope that something will come off for your benefit. There is no such campaign that involves 50 Football League sides as a quick Google search will tell you. As for that Twitter page, it's laughable that you'd use that to back your lies up. If there was such a campaign they'd have more followers than that.'" Oh dear Moe, is that not a little strong or over the top accusing me of "your'e lying" and "You're not telling anything that is the truth" I have a friend who works with Maidstone United, who first told me. www.maidstoneunited.co.uk/3g4us/

Quote: Moe Lester "Let's be honest, you're lying. You're not telling anything that is the truth but clutching at straws in the blind hope that something will come off for your benefit. There is no such campaign that involves 50 Football League sides as a quick Google search will tell you. As for that Twitter page, it's laughable that you'd use that to back your lies up. If there was such a campaign they'd have more followers than that.'" Oh dear Moe, is that not a little strong or over the top accusing me of "your'e lying" and "You're not telling anything that is the truth" I have a friend who works with Maidstone United, who first told me. www.maidstoneunited.co.uk/3g4us/

First time I've seen the Hive on tv as Barnet FC being shown, the facilities look fantastic.

Surely, the issue of how much use is made of the main pitch is up to the stadium owners. Three teams one, ( the hosts) a soccer team a pro Rugby league team and a ladies football team is not terribly excessive. Salford, wigan, Hull FC seem to cope to name a few clubs. And why this attack on JAYBS? A bigger issue for Barnet surely is to strike a deal with the RFL over concessions because running a pro Rugby League Club is incredibly expensive. Especially one with a tiny fan base and almost zero players and no sensible backers and a useless CEO!!!!! To call the poster a liar MOE is imo out of order. Does this forum self moderate? Whoosh!!!!!!!!!

Maidstone United fan here.

@ you.