I know it's a lower league side without much money but that pitch is just flat embarrassing. There is no excuse for that. The FA need to step in and do their jobs for a change. We shouldn't be forced to play in that swamp.Not looking forward to playing on this
They really need to sort it out or the game will have to be moved
10 days to sort out
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He's the most wooden and monotonously uninteresting presenter around.I despise Jim White.. I watch transfer deadline day up until he comes on.
A soft sandy pitch is just as bad as a rock hard one.Talk of forfeiting game is most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. This could well be our best ever chance to win an FA cup with a possible home semi and final. I’m know sports science expert but I’d rather player on a soft sandy pitch than an artificial rock hard one. Just like playing on the bench. Will be awful football but actually doubt the injury risk is that high.
Agree, not worth the injury risk to first team players just to go through to the next round. We all want to win the FA Cup, but at what cost? Injuries to Kane, Eriksen, Dele, Toby? No thanks.Seriously though if we have to play on that pitch I'd send out the kids.
Genuinely not worth playing on that sort of nonsense and I don't care if that makes us sound up our own arses etc. I wouldn't let my cats play on that pitch let alone £500m+ worth of playing assets.
Gigg Lane in Bury i'd have thought. Not sure why this hasn't been mentioned.Wouldn't it make the most sense to move it to Bolton or Burnley? Maybe Huddersfield?
1975 White Hart Lane.
Pitch is a shocker but we are sounding like proper punanis in here, forfeiting the game would be the biggest over reaction on football.
Talk of forfeiting game is most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. This could well be our best ever chance to win an FA cup with a possible home semi and final. I’m know sports science expert but I’d rather player on a soft sandy pitch than an artificial rock hard one. Just like playing on the bench. Will be awful football but actually doubt the injury risk is that high.
Not really the point though is it? There were plenty of things that were just part of life/football in the 70s that are unacceptable nowadays.
Plus there were far less physical demands placed on players then.
So how many ankle injuries were there the other night when they played Millwall?
Seems like people are panicking over nothing personally.