Football's Golden Years: Think the pitch...

Anybody remember the 'green sand' that was put on Villa Park the one year ?

It's amazing the things you builders merchants come up with, Steve.

That's where we're going wrong. Our pitch is too good, encouraging good, passing football.
We should water it to a soggy morasse and drag the opposition down to our level.

Nothing was like Derby - a bog from one end to the other.

Quite right wolfgang the Baseball Ground at Derby was a disgrace but the home team learned how to play on it and it gave them a massive home advantage so they used to over water the pitch regularly so it was always a mudbath.

Crikey, do you remember when Derby were playing in Europe - Juventus I think - and Cloughie had the pitch, already a mudbath, watered !!!

comment by Cyp (U16330)
posted 4 hours, 11 minutes ago
That's where we're going wrong. Our pitch is too good, encouraging good, passing football.
We should water it to a soggy morasse and drag the opposition down to our level.
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Your wish is our command, Cyp. Here's the Albion ground staff putting the finishing touches to your new pitch
http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/albion-invest-in-new-training-pitch-724227.aspx

Football like cricket rewards home advantage. Something we no longer take advantage of

Hmm, ok, you might see through that

Thanks aries.

I see you've got Darren Moore back to do the heavy lifting.