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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
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Saracens handed pitch boost
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Harrogate 2012
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Harrogate 2012
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Cottage Industry
14 Feb 2011 -
Football -
James Westwood STRI
- Issue 34 - Dec / Jan 2011
From access route to healthy grass root, James Westwood, STRI Design & Drainage Consultant, details the work undertaken at Fulham Football Club to install a a new fibrelastic pitch with modern undersoil heating
Squaring up in the Blue Square ...
11 Feb 2011 -
Football -
Neville Johnson
- Issue 34 - Dec / Jan 2011 - 1 comment
At a time of cuts, cuts and more cuts, looking after the pitch for non-league clubs is getting to be more cost sensitive than ever. Neville Johnson visited an unusual club in football’s lower reaches, with an unusual income stream and a very unusual groundsman!
Barenbrug previews revolutionary New RPR regenerating ryegrass at conference
10 Feb 2011 -
Football -
Amy Ellingham
Specialist grass seed breeder Barenbrug treated some of its football customers to a sneak preview of a revolutionary new product at a conference held at Manchester City Football Club.
West Ham beat Tottenham to win Olympic stadium backing
9 Feb 2011 -
Football -
Press Release
West Ham have won the backing of Olympic bosses in the battle for the 2012 stadium, BBC London has learned.
Brentford FC pitch survives snow after Speedcut treatment improves conditions
5 Feb 2011 -
Football -
Mike Beardall
Phil Fifield, head groundsman at Brentford FC, saw his pitch at Griffin Park under snow for more than 10 days during the big freeze.
Versatile Iseki Compact Tractor for Newcastle's St James Park Stadium
5 Feb 2011 -
Football -
Peter Driver
Newcastle United Football Club has recently purchased an Iseki TXG237 compact tractor for their St James’ Park stadium close to city centre, from local Ransomes Jacobsen dealer, Rickerby Ltd of Hexham.
February Football Diary 2011
4 Feb 2011 -
Football -
Malcolm Gardner
February Football Diary 2011
Pink and Sky Blues
2 Feb 2011 -
Football -
John Ledwidge
- Issue 34 - Dec / Jan 2011
"After my first day as a naive thirteen year old, coming to help the Head Groundsman at the time, I knew that this was going to be what I wanted to do." John Ledwidge recalls the day he became Head Groundsman at ‘his’ club, Coventry City
A working life: The football groundsman
8 Jan 2011 -
Football -
Press Release
To fans of Crystal Palace football club, Dougie Freedman is a legend. In the 1995-96 season, his goals helped to promote the club to the Premier League, while a single goal at the end of the 2000-01 season prevented Palace from being relegated to the third tier of English football.
Sacking season in full swing
7 Jan 2011 -
Football -
Press Release
Phil Brown walked through the doors at Preston North End on Thursday afternoon delivering the time-honoured line about the honour of taking over at a great club with a long history.
Sepp Blatter expects January switch for 2022 World Cup
7 Jan 2011 -
Football -
Press Release
Fifa president Sepp Blatter expects the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be held in January because of the country's intensely hot summers.
January Football Diary 2011
2 Jan 2011 -
Football -
Malcolm Gardner
January Football Diary 2011
Shipshape and Bristol fashion...
31 Dec 2010 -
Football -
Craig Richardson
- Issue 33 - Oct / Nov 2010
Bristol City Football Club has played at Ashton Gate for over a century. Now, a new stadium is planned, which has led to Bristol being nominated as a host city in England�s 2018 World Cup bid. Head Groundsman, Craig Richardson, talks about the challenges he faces ensuring the pitches at the old stadium and the very exposed training grounds are fit for play, and outlines his wish list for the new stadium
Barlick stunned by sudden death of their club chairman
30 Dec 2010 -
Football -
Press Release
- 2 comments
Players and officials of Barnoldswick Town have been stunned by the sudden death of club chairman Alverley Ashworth on Tuesday.
Pools pitch primed for Oldham clash
30 Dec 2010 -
Football -
Press Release
Hartlepool are confident that their League One home match against Oldham on New Year's Day will go ahead.
Movers and Shakers
29 Dec 2010 -
Football -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 33 - Oct / Nov 2010
Our editor meets Michael Curtis, Head Groundsman at Bury Football Club, to find out how they are saving money by purchasing their own equipment!
Snow problem! Volunteers praised for clearing Abbey pitch
28 Dec 2010 -
Football -
Press Release
Cambridge United groundsman Ian Darler has praised volunteers who helped him shift 200 tons of snow from the R Costings Abbey pitch to stage today's Blue Square Bet Premier match against Mansfield.
Keane Disappointed By Postponement
27 Dec 2010 -
Football -
Press Release
Town boss Roy Keane says everyone at Portman Road is disappointed after the Blues’ home game against Watford was called off due to a frozen pitch.
Weather problems continue for UK sporting schedule
26 Dec 2010 -
Football -
Press Release
The cold weather is continuing to cause major problems for Britain's sporting schedule going into the festive period.
Preston press on!
25 Dec 2010 -
Football -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 33 - Oct / Nov 2010
Preston North End’s Deepdale stadium is the oldest continuously used football pitch in the world. The club have a rich history and are vying to return to the top flight, as their near neighbours, Blackpool, have recently done. Our editor catches up with Head Groundsman, Peter Ashworth, to find out how recent developments at the stadium and the training ground are trying to help the club to achieve their ambitions
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