We have a problem with drainage on the pitch at St Mary’s, Southampton. The pitch is built over a gravel raft/carpet with drains laid every 3m below...
in Football - on 20/1/07
After prolonged rain, the match day referee listens to Dave Roberts, the groundsman at St Mary's and delays the kick off to enable the match to go ahead-details...
in Football - on 4/1/07
Saints Head Groundsman takes time out to visit trade show in Germany, reporting back with his observations-full story inside
in Football - on 3/11/05
It has been a season of upheaval in terms of the managers at the club. First Gordon Strachan left and was replaced by Paul Sturrock, now we have Steve...
in Football - on 15/11/04
Paul Sturrock is the new manager at Southampton, and Head Groundsman, Dave Roberts, is impressed with his awareness of the work required to maintain high...
in Football - on 19/4/04
The St Mary's pitch has been used 31 times already this season. Head Groundsman, Dave Roberts, talks about his maintenance and feeding regime.
in Football - on 12/11/03
Just at the moment we're trying to compensate for the amount of usage that we have already had on the main stadium pitch this season. Our last game was...
in Football - on 29/11/02
For the last few days I have been travelling around the south of the country and even over to Jersey, judging the newly created regional football awards....
in Football - on 17/5/02
The current mood is very good within the club at the moment. There are no worries about relegation as we've had in the past. It's a great weight off everybody's...
in Football - on 19/4/02
With four league games, two reserve matches, a friendly international and a pre-season friendly under our belt, I feel that the new pitch has made a good...
in Football - on 30/10/01
We took over the pitch officially from the 2nd week in August, although we had been maintaining the ground since June. The contractors who have built...
in Football - on 24/9/01
From the time I left school to the time I joined ‘The Saints’ in 1994 I had been to college twice, worked for two borough councils looking...
in Football - on 1/9/01
What can be said about the season 2001/02? Well it was the last season at the Dell where Saints have been playing football for the last 100 years. It was...
in Football - on 1/3/01