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| We've seen a full season playing on the iPitch now. Have the predictions of people being flayed alive by it come to pass?
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| Quote ="Mr Carl"We've seen a full season playing on the iPitch now. Have the predictions of people being flayed alive by it come to pass?'"
Strangely enough, No. Yes, i know its hard to believe now, what with all and sundry (especially Eddie) banging on about how the world would actually explode because of it.
Only richie mathers has a problem with it, but like dennis betts said at the time, he really does need to man up.
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| Quote ="Snake Plisskin"Only richie mathers has a problem with it, but like dennis betts said at the time, he really does need to man up.'"
Wasn't that because the game was played in conditions below the freezing point of the pitch too?
Loads of Cas & Salford players got cut up that weekend on Salford's pitch too and that's real grass (in fact some of those cuts looked a lot worse than Mathers grazes!). iPitch is the way forward in sports, it's a truer and faster surface.
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I think there has been quite a grumble from players about the pitch but many have kept their opinions to themselves due to the Mathers execution by Mr Betts!
Some HKR players passed comment that they had more grazes than normal and would choose to play on grass over that surface. I also understand even the Widnes physio or a support member of staff suffered an injury on the pitch! So I think there is a cause for investigation.
I would suggest one year is not long enough to get a full idea of whether the pitch is safe for RL to be played on. The high number of injuries over recent years on all surface types tells me that it is not the surface that needs serious questions asking but the level in which the players are pushing themselves.
A finely tuned engine will break much quicker than the trusty old motor and it is the same with players, in years gone by players have not been as physically close to breaking point that they currently are which is IMO the reason we are seeing players getting injuries they wouldn't have had five or six years ago.
www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/25 ... ague-pitch - I'd suggest many other pitches in the game need addressing before the Widnes pitch though.
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I think there has been quite a grumble from players about the pitch but many have kept their opinions to themselves due to the Mathers execution by Mr Betts!
Some HKR players passed comment that they had more grazes than normal and would choose to play on grass over that surface. I also understand even the Widnes physio or a support member of staff suffered an injury on the pitch! So I think there is a cause for investigation.
I would suggest one year is not long enough to get a full idea of whether the pitch is safe for RL to be played on. The high number of injuries over recent years on all surface types tells me that it is not the surface that needs serious questions asking but the level in which the players are pushing themselves.
A finely tuned engine will break much quicker than the trusty old motor and it is the same with players, in years gone by players have not been as physically close to breaking point that they currently are which is IMO the reason we are seeing players getting injuries they wouldn't have had five or six years ago.
www.therfl.co.uk/news/article/25 ... ague-pitch - I'd suggest many other pitches in the game need addressing before the Widnes pitch though.
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| Quote ="Gronk!"Wasn't that because the game was played in conditions below the freezing point of the pitch too?'"
Yes, but that didn't suit the agenda of those who were determined to condemn it so was conveniently ignored by many.
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| There was always going to be questions asked early on and 1 year on, the fact that there has been so little said about the pitch, means that it has worked.
The benefits of the plastic pitch will be noticed more in the off-season when hopefully it will be used for other activities.
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| Various players have commented on it on Twitter over the season, summed up pretty much by Ryan Atkins yesterday: "I honestly didn't mind the pitch but wouldn't want to play on it every week!"
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| I was thinking this the other day has there been anymore injuries on it compared to grass?
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| It doesnt help the home team when defending thats for sure
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| It's ugly, scruffy dirty and industrial and I can't see the point, what's wrong with grass?
Reduces the spectacle of sport, which is actually why we go and spend our hard earned. Not for me.
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| It's a vastly improved technology over the astro-turf pitches I played on 20 years ago and still bear the scars from now. The manufacturers have proven the pitches are not a direct cause of serious injury (Serious injuries will still occur and possibly in differnet scenarios to proper grass) and I think this has been shown over the season.
Give it 20 years and professional 'pitch based' sports will all be on at least partially artificial surfaces.
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| I'd say McShane got injured due to the pitch yesterday.
It also goes some way towards spoiling the game as players do not play the same way as they do on grass eg wingers do not dive for the corners.
From what I hear there are regularly been players suffering from infected "burns" for weeks after playing on teh pitch. Dig it up and condemn it to history.
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| the pitch will ultimately be judged on what type of return on investment it produces, it just makes no financial sense to have the biggest area of a modern stadium only contributing to the up keep for a couple of hours for about 20 weekends
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| I've got a mate whose played on it and he hated it. Apparently its too 'fast' and the bounce of the ball isn't true.
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| Quote ="Goochie"I've got a mate whose played on it and he hated it. Apparently its too 'fast' and the bounce of the ball isn't true.'"
You had me with you until that part !
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| For the first time I'm interested how the proposed i pitch will be at Barnet when the Saracens RU team move there, insomuch as how it copes with competitive scrums, ie can forwards dig in for a push ?
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| Does it have an iPod dock?
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| pitches in the US (predominantly NFL) have been proven to 'give' far less than grass and the result is more injuries due to the more unforgiving nature of the surface/substructure (created by greater forces on impact as well as other lower limb rotation issues). That the NFL players are fully covered from top to toe means they don't have to endure any grazes but clearly this is an issue that needs a proper investigation.
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| Spoke to a couple of pro's on this, they hate in, in fact one of the guys said it's put certain players off signing for Widnes.
I think once Widnes break even on this they could consider returning to grass.
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| Quote ="Saville Row"It's ugly, scruffy dirty and industrial and I can't see the point,'"
enough about Widnes.....we were discussing the pitch
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| Quote ="shinymcshine"For the first time I'm interested how the proposed i pitch will be at Barnet when the Saracens RU team move there, insomuch as how it copes with competitive scrums, ie can forwards dig in for a push ?'"
They'll all have faces like Freddy Krueger by season's end, the amount of time they spend rubbing around on the ground.
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| Quote Give it 20 years and professional 'pitch based' sports will all be on at least partially artificial surfaces.'"
Lots are now. They have plastic weaved into the grass so they are a hybrid type surface.
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| What was funny at the game at weekend was stewards telling people/press etc they couldnt walk across the black rubber strip behind the goals because "its actually part of the pitch".
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| wire had two players that didn't come out in the second half due to knee ligament injuries.
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| Quote ="Fantastic Mr Cat"wire had two players that didn't come out in the second half due to knee ligament injuries.'"
which could or could not be down to pitch, much like most other incidences of this injury.
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