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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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Winning at Luton Town
21 Oct 2004 -
Football -
Laurence Gale MSc
Its not just the Hatter's who are on a winning streak, their Groundsman Richard Bird is winning the war on Poa annua (annual meadow grass). The club have supported his aims of getting rid of the unwanted grass species by finding enough money to have the pitch completely renovated in May of this year.More Inside.
Questions answered on goal post safety
11 Oct 2004 -
Football -
Editor
After receiving a number of requests, here is some brief notes from the FA website on goal safety-details and links inside
Wet and wonderful up north
6 Oct 2004 -
Football -
Steve Patrick
- 3 comments
So far, we have played six games at Ewood Park, the last one against Aston Villa, and the pitch is looking very good. We've got a new manager, Mark Hughes. I knew him when he was here as a player, and he more or less lets me get on with my work-article inside
Pitch management in Serbia
4 Oct 2004 -
Football -
Editor
- 1 comment
I have been working here in the UK for over two years now as a Groundsman at a Premiership Club. It has been an enlightening experience and I felt that it would be good to relate the differences that I have seen between working practices here and back at my previous club Red Star Belgrade in Serbia-full article inside
October Football Diary 2004
4 Oct 2004 -
Football -
Laurence Gale MSc
October Football Diary
Pitch abuse - Jens is the man!
28 Sep 2004 -
Football -
Editor
- 11 comments
Back with avengeance! Goalkeeper damage to pitches and Jens Lehman is leading the way!
Grass Roots Football Groundsmen Honoured
19 Sep 2004 -
Football -
Alex Stone
- 3 comments
Top ground staff from all over the country assembled this week at The FA's prestigious ''Groundsmen of the Year' awards ceremony, in Partnership with Carlsberg, at Windsor racecourse. The national scheme, now in its third year, acknowledges the vital contribution that Groundstaff make to grass roots football in England-details inside
Alan Ferguson scoops top groundsman award
15 Sep 2004 -
Football -
Press Release
- 16 comments
Alan Ferguson, head groundsman of Ipswich Town Football Club, was named IOG Professional Football Groundsman of the Year for the fourth time at IOG SALTEX.
FA goalpost safety campaign gains momentum
15 Sep 2004 -
Football -
Alex Stone
- 2 comments
In the next month The FA hopes to ratify a new £1million funding programme that could support its four-year-old Goalpost Safety campaign, replacing unsafe goalposts that have been responsible for causing the deaths of dozens of children across the world-details inside
Summer renovation in Copenhagen (Part 2)
14 Sep 2004 -
Football -
Chris Hague
- 11 comments
Ideally and with time permitting we will remove the turf this summer and bring the Desso back to the surface. I have stated to the stadium, that to achieve this, I require a minimum 5 weeks from seeding-full update from FC Copenhagen's Head Groundsman
New home, new season,new problems
3 Sep 2004 -
Football -
Lee Jackson
Having seen this field being reconstructed for what was the third time in just three years, we have always expressed concerns after seeing ducks on there in previous summers-full details inside
September Football Diary 2004
2 Sep 2004 -
Football -
Laurence Gale MSc
September Football Diary
No Grass No Match
26 Aug 2004 -
Football -
Laurence Gale MSc
- 6 comments
SPL Football Club Dunfermline were expecting to play their return second leg match against Hafnardfjordur at home at their East End Park pitch this Thursday evening.More Inside.
Rejuvenated pitch for Hartlepool United
25 Aug 2004 -
Football -
David Markham
Hartlepool United’s pitch is in tip top condition for the start of the Coca Cola League season after it was stripped and re-seeded during the summer. More Inside.
AFC Bournemouth beat the blues
16 Aug 2004 -
Football -
Dave Saltman
With a three day concert booked at the end of July and pre-season games starting just ten days later the club followed an ever more popular route of re-turfing, by installing a new surface at Dean Court in time for the League One season-full details inside
The August football diary 2004
5 Aug 2004 -
Football -
Dave Saltman
The football season starts this weekend, with the Football League on Saturday and the Community Shield on Sunday. Groundsmen will be hard at work preparing their pitches, nursing establishing swards in readiness. The recent warm weather will have provided a welcome boost to growth-full plan of works inside
July Football Diary 2004
9 Jul 2004 -
Football -
Laurence Gale MSc
July is usually a very busy month with many activities going on at both training and stadium grounds. More Inside
Latest on synthetics at Groundsman Awards
7 Jul 2004 -
Football -
Dave Saltman
- 3 comments
The Premier League and the Football League held the 2004 seminar yesterday at the impressive City of Manchester Stadium, the Chief Executive of the PFA, Gordon Taylor opened proceedings with speakers from both the synthetic and natural grass sections of the Industry
Annual Renovation at the Reebok
1 Jul 2004 -
Football -
Richard Norton
- 1 comment
Like many groundstaff currently managing football stadium facilities, July is always a very busy month, with never enough hours in the day or week to complete the tasks of end of season renovations.More Inside.
Artificial Grass Pitches
11 Jun 2004 -
Football -
Editor
- 2 comments
The FA have announced the publication of three documents that relate to the design, construction and maintenance of artificial grass playing pitches.More Inside.
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