I woulden't panic about the pitch not meeting RL standards, noone at the RFL will be bright enough to measure it properly anyway!

Will these be the final dimensions after the pitch is completed or was it just a quick fix to get last night's game done? TBH I was wondering if the reduced in goal area was a ploy to minimise the effectiveness of a kick for Monaghan.

the new bit surrounding the pitch looked like permanent fully synthetic astroturf to me as it was a completely different green to the 'real' pitch. So looked permanent.

It is.

Correct, it wont be changed due to the fake grass, so dont con yourself with a "but when the work is dont they will put it back"

I see Kosh has kept his head down.

Who will ask the club if the club was consulted on playing on a sub standard size pitch

"Who will ask the club if the club was consulted on playing on a sub standard size pitch"


It appears not many takers so far there then

, perhaps you should ask the club that question yourself, they are certainly accessible and we are all concerned so when you hear from the Club let us know, because its a real worry and I'm sure we'll all await, debate and consider the reply you get!

As if the KC wasn't depressing enough already, they've now ruined the only good thing about it. A tiny in goal area is not suitable for Rugby League. If this is how it is from now on, it's a real blow.

Maybe we're just admitting we'll never sign a half decent kicker, and we're trying to reduce the effectiveness of other teams short kicking game?

I doubt Hull have had any say in the matter, the SMC will have just gone off and bought whatever pitch they felt like, maybe the astroturf areas at the end are more suitable for Squash and Polo competitions

Maybe Bruce thinks a small pitch will keep the Tiggers in the EPL

They stayed in the league last season and reached a major cup final so don't think that would be a factor in it

The ingoal areas the same as far as I can see, I sit east/south corner n didnt strike me or anyone we sit with as small. The artificial stuff at the end replaces what was a tarmac like bit with a small kerb in it. Always struck me as un safe.

some just like to call the SMC for everything, am sure FC were fully consulted with any changes.

That looks better.

At least the state of the pitch takes our minds off the state of the team

aye, but remember "it's not Radfords pitch"!

I wonder where allam got all of that sand from?

Are you saying the pitch hasn't been shortened? Or that we shouldn't be complaining about it?

I am saying I don't know if the pitch has or hasn't been shortened, I don't know, if any changes have been made, whether they were, or were not agreed with FC, what I do no is moaning abut it on here will change bo squat.

And your constant moaning achieves what exactly?

Radford can be gotten rid of, the pitch is fixed physically until the next time it gets re-laid.

Radford is not the only thing you moan about on here though is it?

And you don't seriously believe you constantly moaning on here will force AP's hand to get rid?

This is an FC forum to discuss matters FC related and if fans want to moan about some thing then fair enough.

We don't have to read it.

I do know the state of the KC and the pitch were discussed at the FCVoices meeting on Saturday and views will be made known to AP.

Thought Wilf wasnt bothered about it, and it was my job to raise it with the club?

The KC website, which I doubt has been updated recently, states......

I think you will find that Wilf is not the only member of FC Voices and it was a natural thing that a meeting held on the Saturday morning after the game some-one would raise the issue of the Ground under' Any other business'. As the previous poster has said they decided to raise the issue with the SMC long before it was discussed on here. So the mouthpiece of the club doing the business in a proper manner.