Re: 4G Pitch. : Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:58 am  

I seem to remember nothing but complaints about the pitch at Widnes and players receiving quite a lot of injuries.
Don't think you can beat a well kept grass pitch.

Re: 4G Pitch. : Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:31 am  

lampyboy wrote:

I seem to remember nothing but complaints about the pitch at Widnes and players receiving quite a lot of injuries.
Don't think you can beat a well kept grass pitch.

The Widnes pitch is a number of years old and things have improved dramatically in that time

Re: 4G Pitch. : Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:50 am  

lampyboy wrote:

I seem to remember nothing but complaints about the pitch at Widnes and players receiving quite a lot of injuries.
Don't think you can beat a well kept grass pitch.

That was a 3G pitch, this is a 4G pitch, completely different. Out of interest have you ever played on a 4G pitch? If not how do you know a grass pitch is better?

Re: 4G Pitch. : Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:00 pm  

Fishermanscap wrote:

That was a 3G pitch, this is a 4G pitch, completely different. Out of interest have you ever played on a 4G pitch? If not how do you know a grass pitch is better?

True, I think the main difference is the filler, 3g pitches have these little rubber pellets that are hard on the old knees, I have played on a 4G pitch and they are world apart.

Re: 4G Pitch. : Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:27 pm  

Never played on 3g or 4g it was always grass in my day. Progress or not I stand by my injury comment at Widnes, TURNED ANCLES AS I REMEMBER.

Re: 4G Pitch. : Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:34 pm  

Isn't 4G out-dated now....I thought we were now on 5G ???

Re: 4G Pitch. : Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:49 pm  

lampyboy wrote:

Never played on 3g or 4g it was always grass in my day. Progress or not I stand by my injury comment at Widnes, TURNED ANCLES AS I REMEMBER.

Again that was because it's a 3G pitch, not a 4G, although it's a long time since I've heard any complaints about their pitch. It caused a bit of a storm at the time but Widnes don't appear to have any more injuries than anyone else so I suspect it was overblown at the time. BV a great pitch but it does cut up in the wet snd csn be rock hard in summer regardless of how green it appears. It's a shame but its loss is a worthwhile sacrifice imho.

Re: 4G Pitch. : Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:12 pm  

Fishermanscap wrote:

Again that was because it's a 3G pitch, not a 4G, although it's a long time since I've heard any complaints about their pitch. It caused a bit of a storm at the time but Widnes don't appear to have any more injuries than anyone else so I suspect it was overblown at the time. BV a great pitch but it does cut up in the wet snd csn be rock hard in summer regardless of how green it appears. It's a shame but its loss is a worthwhile sacrifice imho.

Going back a number of years our playing surface was best in the league bar none, I think our grounds man went elsewhere (for some reason I want to say he went to work for Wigan Athletic & Warriors but not too sure). Still, our pitch is probably about Average now, I think in 10 years time every playing surface in pro sport will be artificial which in a way is a shame but I guess we have to move with the times!

Re: 4G Pitch. : Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:13 pm  

It allows the club to generate extra income for use of the pitch and it would be wonderful to see ourselves as a club with a decent income for a change. For me, that is reason enough to put up with the presence of different lines for different sports, as per Toronto.

Re: 4G Pitch. : Tue Nov 24, 2020 3:51 pm  

My only reservation is that the two teams that used them in super league both got relegated so didnt do their playing style any good