Blutongue Debacle

[dibo]

Isn't the problem that there is a grass virus? That means that resurfacing may well be the only option (though I know fark all about horticulture). If that is the only option, when do you do it? Do we punt our club's big stage AFC CL matches off to the SFS, Parramatta or worse, Newcastle? Otherwise the place doesn't actually have a really long break until June.

Blaming council is easy, but as has been said it's the stadium managers that have staff employed to keep it in some sort of nick. Whoever has been paid to paint the surface green is presumably the person whose job it is to otherwise look after it. I can't imagine possible universes where the club hasn't made their views known in pretty frank terms to the stadium managers, but this doesn't mean the problem can be fixed instantly, particularly if resurfacing is the only cure.

They resurfaced the strip down the middle of the pitch just before new year I think. They should have done the whole pitch then. They took the cheap option.

Why would council sub contract the ground maintenance? Surely they have the staff to do a better, cheaper job.

as i understand it and as has been said (repeatedly), council don't run the stadium. the stadium managers run it. council have nothing to do with it, they just basically own the joint.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Hmmmmmmmm

We wont/cant spend big $$ on players and a major stakeholder cant/wont invest in keeping the ground at the level of a council oval.

Conspiracy theory or mere coincidence?

 

[midfielder]

Hmmmmmmmm

We wont/cant spend big $$ on players and a major stakeholder cant/wont invest in keeping the ground at the level of a council oval.

Conspiracy theory or mere coincidence?

Interesting question ... any proof of either or gut feel.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Hmmmmmmmm

We wont/cant spend big $$ on players and a major stakeholder cant/wont invest in keeping the ground at the level of a council oval.

Conspiracy theory or mere coincidence?

Interesting question ... any proof of either or gut feel.

2+2 = 7 probably but any half decent tabloid journo would get a story based on less lol Especially if you throw in the 1st love of the knuckledraggers angle.

 

[dibo]

Hmmmmmmmm

We wont/cant spend big $$ on players and a major stakeholder cant/wont invest in keeping the ground at the level of a council oval.

Conspiracy theory or mere coincidence?

Interesting question ... any proof of either or gut feel.

2+2 = 7 probably but any half decent tabloid journo would get a story based on less lol Especially if you throw in the 1st love of the knuckledraggers angle.

it makes for an interesting theory but i don't reckon there'd be a lot in it (not that i think you hold it to be a likely thing).

the turf itself would appear to be beyond the club's control - they're not controlling the stadium yet. the club is being conservative at the moment on signings (possibly to our detriment) but as always we have to wait to see how the side being put together actually performs.

i think they're in a conservative, consolidating phase where they're trying to tie down the loose ends in preparation for the bigger moves - taking over the stadium management, taking over CCF, building the club tuggerah complex.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Agree 100% - I suspect they are considering the clubs viability over 10+ years and not chasing "instant" success at the price of bankrupting the place.

Especially given the business conditions over the rest of 2009.

I expect the pitch is probably down to poor management (by BT) and nothing more

 

[Redline]

Are they definitely taking over running of CCF?

 

[Jesus]

I would like to see more of the face value consolidating you saw in previous seasons with the players.

 

[dibo]

Are they definitely taking over running of CCF?

i've never heard anything official, but i've hard way too much 'man in the pub' stuff for there not to be something in the wind.

 

[Redline]

Are they definitely taking over running of CCF?

i've never heard anything official, but i've hard way too much 'man in the pub' stuff for there not to be something in the wind.

Fair enough.

 

[dougie]

Common sense prevails..... the NRL trial at Bluetongue Stadium has been relocated to Campbelltown

http://express-advocate-gosford.whereilive.com.au/news/story/play-ball-or-lose-bookings/

 

[Wilson]

Also just heard today that Bluetongue has just been re-dressed and that the ACL game is in serious doubt...Straight from LM himself not happy!!!

 

[FFC Mariner]

Watching Spurs v Hull this morning and thought about the pitch.

Ground is shared with RL and the pitch was fantastic even though mid winter in uk.

We have no farken excuse whatsover

 

[marinermick]

Watching Spurs v Hull this morning and thought about the pitch.

Ground is shared with RL and the pitch was fantastic even though mid winter in uk.

We have no farken excuse whatsover

lol, and we have far superior growing conditions

 

[Wilson]

Tommorows local rag!!

 

[ponno]

interesting... at least it sounds like the council have their prioritys right...
would be really bad if the game was moved... it would be a massive blow for football on the coast....

 

[serious14]

From the article - I think it would make, not just us but all NRL teams, wary of dealing with Gosford Council in the future, Fitzgerald said.


Good.  F*ck off then.  We don't want you here.

 

[ponno]

i did wanna watch the parra trial ..i am a fan.... but not on our already fragile pitch... woy woy oval would have been just fine...

 

[offtheball]

From the article - ‘‘I think it would make, not just us but all NRL teams, wary of dealing with Gosford Council in the future,’’ Fitzgerald said.


Good.  F*ck off then.  We don't want you here.

We do if The Mariners take over the rights  and want to make a quid from it. Half a dozen league games a year, in our off season should make no difference to the surface

 

[serious14]

From the article - ‘‘I think it would make, not just us but all NRL teams, wary of dealing with Gosford Council in the future,’’ Fitzgerald said.


Good.  F*ck off then.  We don't want you here.

We do if The Mariners take over the rights  and want to make a quid from it. Half a dozen league games a year, in our off season should make no difference to the surface

If they wanna make a "quid" from it they're in the wrong country.