All systems go www.superleague.co.uk/article/wi ... ance/23797

All systems go www.superleague.co.uk/article/wi ... ance/23797

Quote ="Redchemic"All systems go www.superleague.co.uk/article/wi ... ance/23797'" Haha, I should hope so since we've already tore the old pitch up.

Quote ="Redchemic"All systems go www.superleague.co.uk/article/wi ... ance/23797'" Haha, I should hope so since we've already tore the old pitch up.

"today the Rugby Football League's board of directors gave their backing after receiving a favourable report"

TODAY ????? And you honestly think that Widnes would have gone ahead with the change if the RFL had not already approved it!!

I suspect here is more to it than meets the eye. I don't think we would have gone ahead with such an expense without the prior go ahead of the RFL. But we've probably been given some piece of paper which confirms it is legal and above board and by making a big deal of it we keep ourselves in the news for a bit longer.

And we bring further attention to our ipitch.

My apologies for merely posting the official confirmation - I really must do better next time

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We could always just have relaid it. Clubs do that all the time.

Mmmm yes that's true, especially here in Wigan , the pitch gets laid more than i do

Not your problem mate, merely an indication of the type of reporting that RL gets from the media.

What type of artificial surface are we looking at here? NFL ? or is it still grass that is 'classed' as artificial due to it being a hybrid?

Neither, this is a 'fourth generation' pitch. We are The Future

Quote ="meatpaste"What type of artificial surface are we looking at here? NFL ? or is it still grass that is 'classed' as artificial due to it being a hybrid?'" This should explain it all www.widnesvikings.co.uk/article.php?id=5601 IIRC Sarries have started this RL season on one?

Quote ="meatpaste"What type of artificial surface are we looking at here? NFL ? or is it still grass that is 'classed' as artificial due to it being a hybrid?'" This should explain it all www.widnesvikings.co.uk/article.php?id=5601 IIRC Sarries have started this RL season on one?

Would like to see the stats after a few years of injuries at all grounds to see if there is any correlation. NFL found one between plastic and grass. I've been on 3G piches and would not like to play rugby on it thats for sure (and they aren't good for washing machines!). Will be interesting to see how this "4G" picth will compare. Good luck with it.

Call me cynical but it wouldnt be an attempt at gamesmanship to give you an extra advantage when you play at home now would it?

Thats a silly question given no one could possibly answer it to any degree of accuracy. I would say it's probably more down to Steve O Connor's business sense, you and other cynics will no doubt believe what you will believe and no one will ever be able to prove themselves right.

All visiting teams will be allowed to train on the pitch before they play us, Steve o'connor isn't going to pump half a million in to it for it to fail.


It will be great.

Do all teams have the same gradient? Grass cut? Watering of pitch for games I thought not?

What is the difference between this and a pitch with a slope or undersoil heating or the current ones that are part artificial?

Only on the agreement we can have our "captains run" on their pitch before the away fixture that is