The Withdean Pitch

[Sheebo]

Good article on our Albion in the Community in this months 442...

Interesting quote from the head of the Albion disability group who said it's awful at Withdean as the pitch slopes so once the players get over the half way line you can't see them?!

Surely that isn't right? In ten yrs at Withers i've never noticed a slope in the pitch?

Made us sound very tin pot in my opinion...

 

[JBizzle]

I've watched a match in every stand and played on the pitch and Its always seemed more or less flat to me...

 

[CHAPPERS]

You've played on the pitch haven't you?

 

[8ace]

Most pitches have this - at MK Dons last season the stewards made me and my mates sit in the very front row and we experienced the same thing. I got pissed off with it so we went and stood at the back of the stand on the concourse bit.

EDIT: A camber or crown is probably a more accurate description of this, meant to help drainage apparrently.

 

[The Wizard]

Lords cricket ground is tinpot also then..

 

[Sheebo]

You've played on the pitch haven't you?

I have and that's why I didn't think it wasn't flat. But never watched a game from the wheelchair bit / in a wheelchair. I doubt the players go completely out of view surely not

 

[Sheebo]

Lords cricket ground is tinpot also then..

Cricket and football = two different games. It's far more important to have a flat football pitch than a cricket field

 

[The Wizard]

Cricket and football = two different games. It's far more important to have a flat football pitch than a cricket field

Not really no. If a cricket pitch is sloped it effects the way the ball bounces so I'd say its more important. But whatever.

 

[Sheebo]

Not really no. If a cricket pitch is sloped it effects the way the ball bounces so I'd say its more important. But whatever.

Fact is I was talking about the womans possible mis-leading / over exagerated comments when I said the tin pot thing nothing to do with lords. And yes a slope in football is far worse than the outfield at cricket. If you've ever played on horribly sloped football pitches you'd know...

 

[The Wizard]

Fact is I was talking about the womans possible mis-leading / over exagerated comments when I said the tin pot thing nothing to do with lords. And yes a slope in football is far worse than the outfield at cricket. If you've ever played on horribly sloped football pitches you'd know...

Why does it even matter, the Withers pitch isn't THAT sloped anyway otherwise you would have noticed it when you were playing wouldn't you. It doesn't look sloped to me so if it is it must be extremely marginal.

 

[skipper734]

Back in the Dark Ages, before the pitch was relayed at the Goldstone, Frankie Howard put so much sand down in the goal mouth and out to the penalty spot, that the Goalkeeper had a birds eye view of the game.

 

[Sheebo]

Why does it even matter, the Withers pitch isn't THAT sloped anyway otherwise you would have noticed it when you were playing wouldn't you. It doesn't look sloped to me so if it is it must be extremely marginal.

That's what i'm saying in the first place it's never looked sloped to me. I? was asking peoples opinions before u piped up as usual (6000 posts having only joined in 2009 i see)

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Has never looked like it has a slope to me from the edge of the pitch but you have to assume she isn't making it up. Odd comments though.

 

[jordanseagull]

Utter RUBBISH.

I do athletics at Withdean..I'm always at track level. No slope at all.

 

[Albalbion]

I've watched lots of games from the wheelchair section at withdean. talking utter crap. never noticed a problem there.

 

[Sheebo]

Thought as much...

 

[patcham lad]

it;s easy to have lots of post's if your only sending avatars. wank wank !!!

 

[Washboard Didgets]

must be the curvature of the earth!

surely athletics tracks have to be 100% level? As does the grass in the middle? Otherwise javelin/discuss throws would hit the ground sooner/later depending on if you were throwing up or down the hill!

must be bollocks!

 

[Bigblonde1]

Good article on our Albion in the Community in this months 442...

Interesting quote from the head of the Albion disability group who said it's awful at Withdean as the pitch slopes so once the players get over the half way line you can't see them?!

Surely that isn't right? In ten yrs at Withers i've never noticed a slope in the pitch?

Made us sound very tin pot in my opinion...[/QUO
Talking total shite!! there is no slope on that pitch it's flat as a witches tit.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Don't know if it's the case at Withdean but in the days before clubs invested in expensive drainage systems pitches always used to be made to be higher around the centre circle so that water drained off down to the edge of the pitch.