[Albion] A Pain in the Grass

[Guy Fawkes]

Bring back pitches like this and problem solved

 

[warmleyseagull]

We've got VAR, now we are getting OCD.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Parallax

Johnny has 6 children, as his five sons all have 1 sister.
Do I win?

Is this an Ipswich thing?

 

[AmexRuislip]

Clearly, I have real problems but the way the pitch is cut at the Amex is driving me nuts.

Let me explain.

Look at this picture...

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Working from the byline towards the halfway line, there are three identical cuts of six yards apiece, neatly arranged on the edge of the six yard box, at the penalty spot and then at the edge of the 18-yard area.

So far, so neat and pretty.

But then it gets messy.

Judging by all available evidence, the Amex pitch is 105 yards long, meaning that the remaining six sections are, if equal, just 5.75 yards long.

But looking at the fourth cut, just outside the area, that appears to be the same as the first three, meaning the other five sections must be even shorter.

Can one of the grounds staff please confirm the exact measurements of each section please as I'm not sure I can carry on.

paul.barber@bhafc.co.uk

Good luck withe reply

 

[PeterT]

I think there are a few additional levels to sink to before this becomes critical:

 

[Dick Swiveller]

PL Handbook rules

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

The ground staff use the metric system, that’s why.

 

[nwgull]

PL Handbook rules

View attachment 161294

Killjoys for K.20.

May be wrong, but my first memory of freestyle grass cutting displays was Mexico '86

 

[Bold Seagull]

PL Handbook rules

View attachment 161294

Well, that is 114.8 yards. So each half is 57.4 yards. Less the 18 yard box is 39.4 yards. The OP's pic has the pitch between the halfway line and edge of 18 yard box as 6 stripes and they would therefore be 6.57 yards each if divided equally.

It does look like the stripe outside the box is the same as inside, so this would be 4 equal 6 yard stripes at 24 yards. Therefore the remaining 5 stripes to the halfway line would be 6.68 yards each.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I think they should dig it up and reseed it after the next game, ready for next season.

Oh....

 

[5Ways Gull]

As long as we don't start getting mysterious crop circles I'm not really bothered

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Looks alright to me

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

FYI

https://sqaf.club/premier-league-pitch-sizes/

Palace don't measure up.

 

[schmunk]

I think I went wrong somewhere, I had the answer as 3π

Steak, Chicken and Guest?

 

[Audax]

Willie OUT!

Said the ... ... no, too obvious.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Disappointing that the club have totally ignored No Mow May

 

[BNthree]

Isn't this just some weird trick of the perspective?

 

[Oh_aye]

Clearly, I have real problems but the way the pitch is cut at the Amex is driving me nuts.

Let me explain.

Look at this picture...

View attachment 161288

Working from the byline towards the halfway line, there are three identical cuts of six yards apiece, neatly arranged on the edge of the six yard box, at the penalty spot and then at the edge of the 18-yard area.

So far, so neat and pretty.

But then it gets messy.

Judging by all available evidence, the Amex pitch is 105 yards long, meaning that the remaining six sections are, if equal, just 5.75 yards long.

But looking at the fourth cut, just outside the area, that appears to be the same as the first three, meaning the other five sections must be even shorter.

Can one of the grounds staff please confirm the exact measurements of each section please as I'm not sure I can carry on.

Time to ditch the 'well run club' tag.

#shambles.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

They are not mow lines. They are the VAR lines for Estupinians non goal at palace

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Groundman OUT

<mowers IN>