Comments on: A Tale of Two Turfs http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/12/a-tale-of-two-turfs/ It's always football season somewhere. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:41:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Frank http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/12/a-tale-of-two-turfs/comment-page-1/#comment-69835 Frank Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:23:05 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/12/a-tale-of-two-turfs/#comment-69835 The syntheic grass is good and safe for sportsman .It is a very nice Post !! The syntheic grass is good and safe for sportsman .It is a very nice Post !!

]]> By: joejoejoe http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/12/a-tale-of-two-turfs/comment-page-1/#comment-68460 joejoejoe Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:01:04 +0000 http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2008/02/12/a-tale-of-two-turfs/#comment-68460 Hah. My first thought when I heard this was "Blatter must have a stake in the artificial turf business". I really don't have a problem with synthetic turf at the elite fields in Africa if it's got lower long term maintenance costs but a well maintained dirt or clay field is always going to be cheaper for grassroots soccer. Note: the Ghana pitch wasn't THAT bad. IMHO it's just whining from spoiled players. The pitch is the same for both teams. You hear the same complaints from golfers complaining about the length of greens and the rough. Just play and shut up. It's the same for everyone. Hah. My first thought when I heard this was “Blatter must have a stake in the artificial turf business”.

I really don’t have a problem with synthetic turf at the elite fields in Africa if it’s got lower long term maintenance costs but a well maintained dirt or clay field is always going to be cheaper for grassroots soccer.

Note: the Ghana pitch wasn’t THAT bad. IMHO it’s just whining from spoiled players. The pitch is the same for both teams. You hear the same complaints from golfers complaining about the length of greens and the rough. Just play and shut up. It’s the same for everyone.

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