Brentford are relaying their pitch

[Juan Albion]

So here we are, less than a week into the new season and Brentford have just noticed that their pitch is rubbish. Joke club.


"Brentford’s Championship match against Birmingham City will not take place next Tuesday. The match has been postponed and will now take place on Tuesday 29 September.

"The decision has been taken due to the current condition of the playing surface at Griffin Park. The club believe the best way to ensure it is at a high standard for the rest of the 2015-16 season is to relay it as soon as possible."

 

[Stat Brother]

So here we are, less than a week into the new season and Brentford have just noticed that their pitch is rubbish. Joke club.


"Brentford’s Championship match against Birmingham City will not take place next Tuesday. The match has been postponed and will now take place on Tuesday 29 September, when Brentford fully expect to have a stronger squad..

"The decision has been taken due to the current condition of the playing surface at Griffin Park. The club believe the best way to ensure it is at a high standard for the rest of the 2015-16 season is to relay it as soon as possible."

Or am I just too cynical?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

There were complaints about the pitch during last night's game. Though it's probably easier to complain when you're 4-0 down at home to Oxford United, I suppose.

There were photos doing the rounds on Twitter. Seemed to be cutting up appallingly badly for August.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

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[halbpro]

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Yeah if it looks that bad now it's really not gonna hold up for a season

 

[Munkfish]

I hope they are fined for there actions, terrible that a pitch is cutting up like that in August. Even we managed a decent playing surfice at Withdean!

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

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Isn't that a picture of the wicket at Hove during a Sussex innings?

 

[CP 0 3 BHA]

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Compared to the Blackpool pitch last season it looks like a billiard table!

 

[Medwayseagull]

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Moles are very prevalent in that part of London.

 

[Sweeney Todd]

Some of my Oxford-supporting friends were at the game last night. They told me that all over the pitch there was sand sprayed green.

 

[El Turi]

No excuse for that. Especially as they've been spending millions on their team all summer. They should be severely punished.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Some of my Oxford-supporting friends were at the game last night. They told me that all over the pitch there was sand sprayed green.

Some of my Brentford supporting work colleagues, who went to the game, wished they had not

 

[8ace]

Brentford are offering to reimburse any Birmingham supporters left out of pocket due to travel expenses incurred up £100

 

[HitchinSeagull]

Thank goodness, they lost their star player for the season so I think they have been punished quite severely already, I dont want to see any other players with career threatning cruciate injuries from such a poor playing surface.

 

[Grassman]

I hope they are fined for there actions, terrible that a pitch is cutting up like that in August. Even we managed a decent playing surfice at Withdean!

Apart from when that big hole appeared in the pitch during a game....

 

[Woodchip]

Apart from when that big hole appeared in the pitch during a game....

Or the match against Leicester(?) where it pissed hard all game and Chip(?) managed a sliding tackle and slid out into the dugout.

 

[severnside gull]

Won't being able to fulfil their fixture against Birmingham tonight have to result in a fine even if it's a nominal one?
Great to see that they've acted quickly although how they didn't know some weeks or months ago that it wasn't going to be good enough beggars belief.