What's a 3G pitch and who can't train on it and why?

[turienzo's lovechild]

i have one quite f***ed up knee from being run over by a motorbike and playing on 3g absolutely DESTROYS it

 

[dac1980]

Gus on the club website:


"We were in a great hotel last night but when it's that good it is very difficult for us to re-book another 20 rooms for tonight.

I've heard there may be rooms available here....Travelodge, how hard can it be?

As mentioned by most the 3G surface can punish niggling injuries as you don't get as much give as a natural surface but has come on massively over the last 5 years or so. I train on 3G, we have a couple of players that can't always train as they have joint issues!!! the bounce and roll are very true, I think that these type of pitches will get better and possibly become the norm in the future. (they also have one at Brighton Uni behind the Amex and Old Varndenians play all year round on it as do Ashurst Wood at the East Grinstead Sports Centre)

 

[cjwoolven]

As said above, 3G is forgiving but not as soft and as easy to turn as on grass. I've got a left knee problem that repeatedly comes up when playing on 3G often.

Exactly the same but with my right knee (left footed), and it is surprising. When playing 3G it feels like im 10x more likely to aggravate it, whilst on grass and indoors, im fine.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I've stopped there and I reckon the bill for 30 odd payers and staff must have been around £4K to £5K for one night - I'm not surprised they hadn't got 20 rooms for a second night. Guess they will have to slum it at the Ramada instead

About half that, I'd suggest.

£5k would be £170 per head, for DB&B. They are sharing twin rooms, and would have got a decent price for taking 15/20 rooms.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The good news is that Vicente is training on it.
Brighton and Hove Albion | News | News Gallery | News Gallery | Training Gallery: Wrexham

 

[JCL - the new kid in town]

The guy in pic 6 looks handy, could do a job?

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Wonder what will happen when smaller clubs such as Wycombe and Aldershot are allowed to use 4G pithces and then drew a home tie in the FA Cup v a big side who hated it due to injuries....

 

[Husty]

The good news is that Vicente is training on it.
Brighton and Hove Albion | News | News Gallery | News Gallery | Training Gallery: Wrexham

I didn't think he'd even travelled. Surely Gus is not going to actually play him?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I didn't think he'd even travelled. Surely Gus is not going to actually play him?

Hover your mouse over picture to read the captions and then look at 7/10.

 

[BensGrandad]

Could he not have contacted a local non league side of Rymans League standard and hired their facilities for the day or gone begging to Sir Alec to use one of their training pitches.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

f*** me, its Vicente.

 

[Husty]

Hover your mouse over picture to read the captions and then look at 7/10.

Yes I can see that, I'm just so shocked to see him actually training.

 

[Nottseagull]

I've stopped there and I reckon the bill for 30 odd payers and staff must have been around £4K to £5K for one night - I'm not surprised they hadn't got 20 rooms for a second night.

Why would we need a party of that size? Don't you mean 20-odd? Don't tell me the WAGS have gone too!

 

[cloud]

Probably to boost morale and team spirit. Just imagine if you had to stay behind in Brighton while everyone else went on a nice jolly to a posh country hotel.

 

[severnside gull]

Why would we need a party of that size? Don't you mean 20-odd? Don't tell me the WAGS have gone too!

The numbers came from Gus but it doesn't seem totally OTT:

20 players (18 to play plus a couple to allow for training injuries) + Gus/Tanno/Charlie+2 fitness/physios+Press Officer + 2 kitmen++2 Directors =30?

 

[Cappers]

I find 02's 3G coverage shit

 

[Phoenix Arrow]

As said above, 3G is forgiving but not as soft and as easy to turn as on grass. I've got a left knee problem that repeatedly comes up when playing on 3G often.

Yeah, when I used to play on 3G, it really messed with my ankle. I don't know why, it was fine on normal astroturf and grass but on that stuff it played up a lot. Something to do with the give in those pellets I imagine.

 

[Screaming J]

Could he not have contacted a local non league side of Rymans League standard and hired their facilities for the day or gone begging to Sir Alec to use one of their training pitches.

I presume that was a joke after what Gus said about Evra!!

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Where are they staying - the Cross Lanes Hotel?

 

[BensGrandad]

I presume that was a joke after what Gus said about Evra!!

Glad somebody caught up. I think 20 rooms is a little exageration as it was on twitter that Hoskins Sparrow and Bridcutt are in 1 room so assuming the rest are at least twinned it wouldnt need that many.