Plastic pitch : Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:55 pm  

I know this may upset the Widnes fans but my team Hull KR are next up at your place on Sunday.

The R L sanctioned the playing surface at Widnes while I would agree if every elite team in the super league had the same I would say no problem. The point is how can one while the other eleven teams play on grass.
The advantage is obvious to every man and his dog except the RL.

I know we usually get beat at your place and probably the same on Sunday, this is not a go at your club but we play in summer mostly and can you recall the last match postponed on grass ?

Another point for the RL why are we playing on Sunday before Wembley whilst Leeds have 8 days to prepare ????
I seem to recall earlier this year we had to move from Sunday to Friday to accommodate another super league club.

Re: Plastic pitch : Mon Aug 17, 2015 6:23 pm  

Rover105 wrote:

I know this may upset the Widnes fans but my team Hull KR are next up at your place on Sunday.

The R L sanctioned the playing surface at Widnes while I would agree if every elite team in the super league had the same I would say no problem. The point is how can one while the other eleven teams play on grass.
The advantage is obvious to every man and his dog except the RL.

I know we usually get beat at your place and probably the same on Sunday, this is not a go at your club but we play in summer mostly and can you recall the last match postponed on grass ?

Another point for the RL why are we playing on Sunday before Wembley whilst Leeds have 8 days to prepare ????
I seem to recall earlier this year we had to move from Sunday to Friday to accommodate another super league club.

Maybe Widnes are similarly disadvantaged playing away games on grass?

Re: Plastic pitch : Mon Aug 17, 2015 10:07 pm  

I don't think anybody else has one in Super League mainly because of the initial cost, i think it was reported Steve O'connor spent half a million of his own money on it. It doesn't bother me, we play fast entertaining rugby on it and from what I've seen over the past few seasons quite a lot of the other super league players like it. Were also not unbeatable on it, Leeds have beaten us a fair few times on it up until this season as have others.

Should be a good one Sunday.

Re: Plastic pitch : Tue Aug 18, 2015 2:44 pm  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

I don't think anybody else has one in Super League mainly because of the initial cost, i think it was reported Steve O'connor spent half a million of his own money on it. It doesn't bother me, we play fast entertaining rugby on it and from what I've seen over the past few seasons quite a lot of the other super league players like it. Were also not unbeatable on it, Leeds have beaten us a fair few times on it up until this season as have others.

Should be a good one Sunday.

I don't know about that, our game on Sunday was one of the least entertaining RL games I can remember for a long time! Looked like 17 players afraid of being unavailable for two weeks so I can't imagine that even if we do turn on Sunday with a strong team, it will be much of a game. Can't say I blame the players as once we'd gotten past Leigh it was hugely unlikely we would go down and now even less so but their minds are clearly not on the middle 8s at the minute.

Re: Plastic pitch : Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:21 am  

When the iPitch was erected - Widnes written to all clubs inviting them to partake in training sessions on the surface in the lead up to their games on the pitch. I'm not sure if one team has ever taken up on the offer.

Do the infamous hills at Batley (and Fev?) give those sides an unfair advantage?

Widnes are playing by the rules.

Re: Plastic pitch : Sat Aug 22, 2015 5:00 pm  

I find this subject quite interesting. Next season The London Broncos will be playing on this type of pitch.

I assume there may be some benefit to the home team. However if all the teams are given a chance to train on it and do not take advantage, well it is their loss.

I would agree with the Batley and Featherstone analogy.

Anyway the Broncos need all the help they can get.

Re: Plastic pitch : Sat Aug 22, 2015 9:46 pm  

I reckon a lot of clubs train on plastic pitches at some stage during their season, not sure if they still do but Fax trained at Calderdale College and they have one so as an advantage I don't think it's as big as stated.

Re: Plastic pitch : Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:17 am  

You'd have to be a blind idiot to think the plastic pitch isn't a huge advantage to widnes ,having said that widnes do have a pretty good squad who'd probably do well at home anyway

Re: Plastic pitch : Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:53 am  

Cutter76 wrote:

You'd have to be a blind idiot to think the plastic pitch isn't a huge advantage to widnes ,having said that widnes do have a pretty good squad who'd probably do well at home anyway

Did not come over as an advantage last Sunday. Widnes squad did not look particularly good either.

Re: Plastic pitch : Thu Aug 27, 2015 10:57 am  

Just out of curiosity, has anybody from here actually been on it? what does it feel like?

Ive played football on an all weather pitch which was like a very fine gravel, with some like green stuff on top, I wouldnt want to do a slide tackle on it though.