Pitch and Gate

Here are the latest pictures coming out of Ashton gate on our new pitch development. The Eastend will also be coming down very soon. The picture was quoted "One of our last ever #EastEnd pictures"

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It looks like the pitch of NLBR.................

 

Its all weird !

 

Wahoo I can see my seat

 

Pictures are from near enough my seat lol

 

When is the stand being knocked down?

 

More importantly, when will they get some grass there? Less than eight weeks til season starts.

 

I was hoping to at least see a pile of rubble where the East End used to stand.....oh yeah, it is a pile of rubble anyway............

 

Don't they grow the grass somewhere else and bring in the grass in strips from there?

 

That would be turf? I don't know if it will be seeded or turf. I assume that it will be turf because to grow a pitch from seed in only eight weeks, would it be tough enough to withstand eight months of use in winter? Nothing to do with two codes this coming season. I also assume the "Desso" treatment will not be done until the new grass is established. Correct or not? Anyone know?
But it certainly will not be on pallets which can be wheeled in and out like the Millennium pitch.

 

I thought the turf was removed a few weeks back and being treated/implanted with the artificial stuff up near the training ground?

 

Desso treatment is the implantation of 20 cm lengths of polypropylene string, for want of a better word, that is inserted vertically into the ground. There are There are 20 million fibres inserted into the pitch and the grass roots intertwine with the string which stops the roots being kicked out. The grass above ground may be damaged but with roots remaining, it soon shoots again.
This process can only be done when the turf/grass has grown in situ.
http://www.dessosports.com/hybrid-grass/installation

 

I'm surprised to see what looks like relatively little progress.......or is it just me ?

 

all 5 of them?

 

Not just you. I am also concerned. I would have expected it to have almost been completed by now - seven weeks after the season finished.

 

I was expecting the stand to have been nearly demolished by now.

 

Here is the pitch today! Huge difference

This was 10 days ago

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This morning

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What a difference!

 

Still better than NLBR's Pitch.....

 

Thanks Shiny