Nope - i'm with you. Egg chasing can do one as far as I'm concerned. I really don't want a load of hairy burly meat heads lobbing an egg in the amex and ruining or wonderful turf.
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Amex IS a Rugby World Cup 2015 venue!
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Nope - i'm with you. Egg chasing can do one as far as I'm concerned. I really don't want a load of hairy burly meat heads lobbing an egg in the amex and ruining or wonderful turf.
gripper stebson
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- Jul 27, 2004
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I am not very excited about this.
The tournament takes place between 18 September 2015 – 31 October 2015 and will (particularly if it's wet) completely f**k up our pitch for weeks after.
I'm sure Gus will be over the moon if he's still here.
Rugby - No thanks.
The tournament takes place between 18 September 2015 – 31 October 2015 and will (particularly if it's wet) completely f**k up our pitch for weeks after.
I'm sure Gus will be over the moon if he's still here.
Rugby - No thanks.
Amex being tipped as a Rugby World Cup venue!
I'm with you. We will have those stupid lines on our pitch for weeks after too. Play rugby at rugby grounds, if they aren't big enough that's their lookout.
I'm with you. We will have those stupid lines on our pitch for weeks after too. Play rugby at rugby grounds, if they aren't big enough that's their lookout.
yxee
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nwgull
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No, but you're in a minority.
A couple of games of rugby played in the autumn isn't going to have a massive affect on the pitch, and the revenue and marketing it brings will be valuable.
Seems a bit of a feeble argument when you consider there are clubs all over the place who share or have shared their grounds with rugby clubs: Reading, Hull, Wigan, Wycombe, Watford - plus Old Trafford gets used for 2 or 3 rugby league matches over the course of a season.
I'm fairly confident the Albion groundstaff can cope with 2 or 3 rugby matches in a single month of a 9 month season.
Pixelated Penguin
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- Jul 5, 2011
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How much do Brighton make out of this?
I'm genuinely not worried about the pitch. If Swansea and Reading can manage multiple rugby games a season and still create a lovely pitch, I'm sure we can.
The terrible pitches tend to be in the older stadia - when Sale were in their last season groundsharing with Stockport, the pitch was diabolical.
The terrible pitches tend to be in the older stadia - when Sale were in their last season groundsharing with Stockport, the pitch was diabolical.
The Large One
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Really? Groundsman says otherwise.
If the AMEX is used for Rugby World Cup, it would be during the international break, so would give the grass some rest bite.
Gullflyinghigh
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- Apr 23, 2012
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Re: Amex being tipped as a Rugby World Cup venue!
We've got a great stadium, a nice city and, to me at least, Rugby is something worth watching.
Good news all round!
We've got a great stadium, a nice city and, to me at least, Rugby is something worth watching.
Good news all round!
Kuipers Supporters Club
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Give us a chance to watch the match with a pint in our hands,
Come on people! It's a great thing for the club to host the Rugby. I'm not a fan but I'll go along and it will bring the ground to an international audience which can only be a good thing.
I understand the concerns about the pitch but we have exceptional groundstaff and this is our chance to prove that the stadium can put on large-scale events. Add this to the U-21's and hopefully we'll get international football there someday too.
I understand the concerns about the pitch but we have exceptional groundstaff and this is our chance to prove that the stadium can put on large-scale events. Add this to the U-21's and hopefully we'll get international football there someday too.
Should be able to. Although at Twickers you are only allowed 4 pints at a time.
Hahaha!! Awesome, cheers!
What the **** is rest bite?