Artificial pitches could be reintroduced in lower league clubs according to the BBC. A few of the older lads on here may remember the existence of artificial pitches back in the day.
Fortunately, a few years later the governing bodies of football banned them seeing as they caused injuries and the football played on artificial pitches was generally bad. In all honesty it was all for the best, it's very difficult to play on artificial pitches in such an aggressive league.
It's been reported that clubs in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Russia still play on artificial pitches. The FA authorised their use in cups such as the FA Cup. But still hasn't come into effect yet in the PL.
I'd rather watch football played on grass, or whatever it is they play on now.
What's your take on this? Lower league teams are doing this to ruin the game that big boys play
By the way, lower league football bores me
Artificial pitches
posted on 19/11/11
I played on a northern league 3g pitch and it is great to play on. Ball doesn't bobble at all. Sliding cuts you open a bit but i think it'd probably be better than a few of the dodgy pitches. Means less games off as well
posted on 19/11/11
Gav, a Manchester City fan bored by lower leagues? Must have spent too much time in them!
It would help in the winter to stop so many games called off.
Not ideal, but artificial pitches are better than when the likes of Luton used them in the 80s.
posted on 19/11/11
D'Jeezus,
the past is the past for a reason. We are the dominant force in the PL, that's what matters.
posted on 19/11/11
Considering the condition of most of the lower league pitches it probably wouldn't be such a bad idea. I've watched lots of lower league games which result in blasting the ball as high as possible and then it just turns into a game of Rugby wondering where the ball will bounce.
In the long run it will be cheaper so it's probably not a bad idea.
posted on 19/11/11
The modern day artificial pitches are much better quality now so I think it's not a bad idea. Just as long as we dont go back to the days of Luton Town.
posted on 19/11/11
Artificial pitches have come a long way since the days of Luton Town's skin shredder (my local footy club have a patch of Luton's old pitch on a wall plaque, and just brushing your hand against it hurts!).
I first played on 3rd Generation at uni in Sheffield and a few places in Bedford now have it, and it's fantastic stuff. It doesn't hurt to fall on any more than a frozen or dry pitch, the ball bounces perfectly normally, it doesn't ache the joints to run around on it and it easily takes moulded boots. It's not too fast to play on like water or sand-based astroturf, but at the same time you can move the ball around smoothly because it's so flat.
One of the reasons I jacked in Sunday football was because of the shoddy pitches I was having to play on; when you've had a taste of 3rd Generation it's hard to put up with anything less.