londonblue
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I've always been against plastic pitches because I've always felt football should be played on grass. However, I was watching a bit of the Albion/Rangers game last night and it seemed to me that the new generation of plastic pitches plays as well as grass, and certainly the players seemed to be comfortable with it.
I then started to think that the last couple of seasons we have struggled with appalling weather that has affected the quality of the pitch. Last season it was the freezing temperatures that didn't give the pitch a chance to repair, and this season it was the amount of rain it had to endure.
So, the question I have is, is it time to look seriously into installing a plastic pitch? Not necessarily at Roots Hall, but maybe in a new stadium should it ever get built...
I then started to think that the last couple of seasons we have struggled with appalling weather that has affected the quality of the pitch. Last season it was the freezing temperatures that didn't give the pitch a chance to repair, and this season it was the amount of rain it had to endure.
So, the question I have is, is it time to look seriously into installing a plastic pitch? Not necessarily at Roots Hall, but maybe in a new stadium should it ever get built...