Looks shocking!!!!!!!!!!

Plus screen doesn't seem to be working properly, welcome back to the KC!

Who cares as long as win COYH

Its gonna be a right mess by the end of this game with the rain that's now falling

Horrendous and the club should put a complaint in to the council. We have re-arranged several home games for this to get sorted and for the money we pay as tenants should be getting far better than that.

in general the maintenance of the KC seems to have gone completely down the pan, if you look closely the stadium is really looking its age with peeling paint, dirty seating area, flickering big screens (one of which was actually showing City adverts in error before kickoff!)

the speakers in the East stand have been inaudible for years, but despite cash being spent on new screens and 'Tiger/Tigeress' signs for the bogs are never fixed.

Sad to see the ground being allowed to look so shabby, but no doubt its all part of the 'I can't make money from the SMC' claim Allam is making, when even dodgy Paul Duffen and co managed to at least breakeven running it.

Rain coming through the roof in a couple of places too.

A lot in the West stand!

James smales put on twitter that the club were always aware the pitch wasn't going to be ready for this game but were unable to rearrange. But did look shocking. But the astro turf round the edges looked good maybe they should put that all over!

Forget the surface, that will heal..

The disgrace is the shortening of the pitch and the narrowing. Its a joke and whoever ok'd that should be hung, i bet the club was not consulted at all about the removal of 8 meters in length (it let us down on 2 kicks specifically tonight)

Maybe the clubs mouth piece FCVoices can ask the club why the pitch is now sub standard, and shorter than the standard length of pitch

i'm no expert on the matter of pitch sizes, but I didn't think the pitch looked any smaller? just that they've replaced the grass run off areas with astroturf as those areas of the pitch always end up threadbare anyway.

far shorter pitch

The gap between deadball line and the ad boards has grown (the posts are in a different place! (sight lines, before you comment, you know like kickers use)), and look at the gap between the 30 and the 40 compared to the 20 and the 30. (the 30 to 40 looked 70 to 80% shorter than the 20 to 30)

It looked like Cas

Blunderside commented on it as well. The pitch has definitely been shortened and is most likely not the regulation 100 metres any more. More bullshine from Barking Mad Allam.

You see, you make a good point and then let yourself down with your usual narrow-minded, stupid, chip-on-the-shoulder bitchiness.

You need help, sunshine. Professional help.

Well who will ask the question about the pitch eh?

It wont be you will it

Blah, blah, blah. That's all you do, all the time. You are utterly pointless and, frankly, a laughing stock.

Nice from a mod eh

What exactly is wrong with it?

The pitch is a little thread bare in places - Hardly an issue for a game of RL

The pitch has been shortened - Big deal, all pitches are different sizes, turn it into a home advantage (see Bradford, Cas, Widnes)

The ground is looking shabby - Its twice as old as it was when Duffen managed it, its bound to show some wear and tear.

Speakers in the east stand are crap - The P.A system has always been terrible, it was also replaced a few years ago to try and improve it.

If we want control over what happens to the stadium then its about time we have a representative in the SMC and contribute financially to the changes, our current rent doesn't even cover our costs, Hull City actually have to subsidise the catering company...etc.

We get a pretty good deal as it stands, for example that new pitch cost more than we pay a year in rent, we wouldn't have been able to afford it without the SMC.

Some people just like to complain, especially where the SMC/Allam is involved.

Bare in places...it was a bloody disgrace and there was tractor lines all over it......my mate told me it won't be right even for the puffball season as it's in such a bad state...sorry but the mad sand dancer has had our pants down.

He is above everything on here and I agree.....was we consulted about the pitch size

So it didn't look like a green carpet, big deal. It didn't effect our game in the slightest.

The turn around they've had to lay a new pitch was pretty short, to expect it to be flawless is asking too much.

I hate Allam but he's paid for a new pitch, we couldn't have done that.

Very disappointed they shortened the pitch at a modern stadium designed to host rugby league games. Why was that necessary?

The whole experience at the KC is slowly going down for me, and apparently many others. It's not just the rugby.

The shortening of the pitch affected out game. What excuse are you giving for that?

It was pouring through in south east corner - like a tap was turned on

Bet the pitch is spot on for city's 1st home game in the premier league