Re: That pitch. : Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:07 pm  

Cruncher wrote:

I think this is the irreversible problem. They can relay the pitch all they want, but until someone drains the Douglas basin it's going to keep turning into a marsh each winter.

Exactly right. It's called Marsh Green for a reason. It was simply built in the wrong place, as lots of people said at the time. A better site would be roughly where Tesco car park is now, but...

Re: That pitch. : Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:24 am  

Not sure if anyone has noticed but we've had rather a lot of rain in these parts this past winter?

There was surface water all over the pitch. It simply isn't draining away.

A little common sense must prevail and the Latics Youth Team/U21s should play elsewhere for now.

Re: That pitch. : Tue Feb 09, 2016 8:32 am  

Pitch was being relaid overnight apparently.

Re: That pitch. : Tue Feb 09, 2016 1:21 pm  

Confirmed on Wigan Athleyics official site. A new pitch will be in place in time for the game against Oldham Saturday.

Much needed!

Re: That pitch. : Tue Feb 09, 2016 2:13 pm  

Well whoever forked out for the pitch to be relaid well done.

Re: That pitch. : Tue Feb 09, 2016 2:23 pm  

shambawangy wrote:

Well whoever forked out for the pitch to be relaid well done.

all down to the pathetics according to the wep

Re: That pitch. : Tue Feb 09, 2016 4:28 pm  

SFW wrote:

Pitch was being relaid overnight apparently.

Will that be an advantage or disadvantage to Wigan for the Brisbane game ?.

Re: That pitch. : Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:10 pm  

Any truth in the rumour you are playing the game against Salford at Widnes?

Re: That pitch. : Sat Feb 13, 2016 7:59 pm  

stillinthepast wrote:

Will that be an advantage or disadvantage to Wigan for the Brisbane game ?.

I'd have thought that Brisbane would benefit more from a dry track than Wigan

Re: That pitch. : Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:31 pm  

I Grope Balls wrote:

I'd have thought that Brisbane would benefit more from a dry track than Wigan

On what evidence?