Stamford bridge

[Barbie]

Hmm... you see, Babs, I'm not wrong. I have no idea who your source is but I can guarantee you that mine is better.

But if it makes you feel superior to say that I am wrong, go ahead. I know you really really like to do that. Heaven forbid that someone could actually be more of an insider on something than you are.

I think I will have words with my contacts when I'm in town this week. I'm sure they'll just confirm what they explained to me 2 years ago. In any case, I know they'll have the full information since they'll be making the decisions on when to re-lay the pitch.

Morbyd you really are boring sometimes You're the kind of person that gives Americans a bad name, always thinking they're in the right

I really don't give a funk about why the pitch at Stanford Bridge is so bad, Sil asked so I told her, end of story, we don't need one of your essays

Have a nice day as you Yanks say

 

[Morbyd]

So wait... I give Americans a bad name by knowing I'm right when you're copping exactly the same attitude? How f***king hypocritcal is that?

 

[Morbyd]

Morby i think Babs is right y'know

And the clue is in the name of the ground - Stamford bridge was originally a bridge over the watercourse of the River Fleet.

Close..it referred to a nearby bridge but the ground itself wasn't built on top of that waterway.

 

[Barbie]

 

[Eivissa Lad]

The close proximity of the thames, causes for the water table to be rather high around the area of stamford bridge. This causes saturated soil, with high sand levels.

 

[stuie]

The close proximity of the thames, causes for the water table to be rather high around the area of stamford bridge. This causes saturated soil, with high sand levels.

i heard on the radio last night that it's because of sandy soil conditions and the last pitch was grown in Scunny because of the soil type - i'm suprised Barbara didnt know that!

 

[Morbyd]

They replaced the soil down a couple of meters in the aftermath of the Charlton sand-bowl incident back in the 2002-03 season.

 

[stuie]

OK Morby, you're right...

(changing the soil can't stop the water table rising! - quick google search on the matter shows in 1999 the pitch was covered in 1" of water due to the rising water table! )

 

[silvia]

The pitch looks totally wet with ice stones or whatever you call it and then the green keepr irrigates it again?

 

[Barbie]

The pitch looks totally wet with ice stones or whatever you call it and then the green keepr irrigates it again?

It's been raining (hailing and even snowing) in London since last night so I dread to see what the pitch is like now

 

[silvia]

It's been raining (hailing and even snowing) in London since last night so I dread to see what the pitch is like now

You can say the state of the pitch it's because of the river, the arquitecture or whatever, but there were images of a green keeper watering the pitch after the rain yesterday.


BTW, Babs, do you remember the Barça songs you learned? do you need a bit of training for tonight?

 

[grego]

BTW, Babs, do you remember the Barça songs you learned? do you need a bit of training for tonight?

"tot el camp......................................

.................Barça Barça Barça"


i love blasting out el himne sil

 

[silvia]

"tot el camp......................................

.................Barça Barça Barça"


i love blasting out el himne sil

Blasting out means shout?

I love it too, last saturday there was over 80.000 attendans at Camp Nou and the himne moment was really exciting

 

[silvia]

Sorry but that doesn't look like river problems or arquitecture problems

 

[BBS]

Well the pitch needs a bit of watering as we have had one of the driest winters on record

 

[grego]

teamtalk

 

[BBS]

In all honesty it looks a lot worse than it plays. I sit close to the pitch and we have been talking about its condition for a while now. Its a bit bald in places but it doesn't cut up and it is flat and playable. I can't honestly see a team like Barca struggling with it.

 

[silvia]

In all honesty it looks a lot worse than it plays. I sit close to the pitch and we have been talking about its condition for a while now. Its a bit bald in places but it doesn't cut up and it is flat and playable. I can't honestly see a team like Barca struggling with it.

If you say so, I agree but it looks quite weird that pic above watering the pitch, and no mention to this one

 

[BBS]

That sign is up to stop teams warming up in the goalmouth and making the surface worse. A couple of weeks ago the Everton goalkeeper was warming up in the goalmouth before the game, that sign was up and he ignored it - he also then forget it was there, tripped over it and ended up missing the game

 

[Morbyd]

Not that anyone cares at this point now that the Barca game is over, but I did talk to someone at Chelsea after the game last night about the pitch, out of curiosity mainly. It was Chelsea's deputy CEO for operations (i.e. the man in charge of the stadium, etc.)

The conversation went like this:

Q: I was having a discussion with someone about this recently and I'm curious. What's the real reason behind why the pitch deteriorates so badly?
A: It's the design of the stadium. No sunlight, no air. That simple.
Q: I've heard it might be the proximity to the river. Are you sure it has nothing to do with the water table?
A: No. Why the hell do you think we spent 4 million pounds on a state-of-the-art drainage system 4 years ago?
Q: And the topsoil. Did you replace that to?
A: Of course.

So, that's the word from source.