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New Pitch


JAZMAN2 said:
I thought they did running repairs and a new one was being laid in close season.
Might have dreamt it
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Sure that was meant to be last summer but it got knocked on the head and didnt happen.

Sure I read the whole thing needs replacing down to the bottom as it hasn't been done since it was built.
 
From the fans meeting in 2022

2. Football Department
Discussion around the quality of pitch and whether it was re-laid at the start of the 21/22 season
The pitch has not been fully re-constructed since stadium opened in 1997. KS said full koro works were done at the beginning of the season (replacing the top 1.5 inches) and the surface has been overseeded on two occasions during the season. There are mitigating factors to its current status – (a) climate, (b) stadium structure (restricts sunlight and air flow) (c) extra games due to delay in Eppleton renovation. The artificial lights have been constantly used except when there has been Saturday – Tuesday home games. Club have invested in a hybrid stitch system which was installed between the Doncaster and MK Dons fixtures. It is a stitch of artificial turf placed into the pitch roughly 250mm with 20mm acting as the grass above the surface. This hybrid system will last for 3 years at which point a half dig reconstruction will be required including new undersoil heating and irrigation. We will require a full summer for this project and as such there will be no concerts in the close season when this work is being undertaken. Responding to a question from PP, KS confirmed many other clubs use the stitch system, including all stadiums in the World Cup, Chelsea, Man City and Southampton.
MB asked how have players reacted to state of the pitch. KS said the state of any pitch can affect balance and the consistency of the ball rolling which affects simple football actions such as passing and
Supporters’ Collective Meeting

turning, but that shouldn't mitigate performances. It is not ideal to make significant changes to the pitch during a season, but it was felt that this was needed.
KS has to make efficient decisions for the long-term future of the club, when asked by PP about the pitches at Eppleton and the Academy of Light having consistent surfaces and SD expressed a desire to have additional sporting events held at the stadium and this was only possible with a stitched pitch.
 
Brett said:
From the fans meeting in 2022

2. Football Department
Discussion around the quality of pitch and whether it was re-laid at the start of the 21/22 season
The pitch has not been fully re-constructed since stadium opened in 1997. KS said full koro works were done at the beginning of the season (replacing the top 1.5 inches) and the surface has been overseeded on two occasions during the season. There are mitigating factors to its current status – (a) climate, (b) stadium structure (restricts sunlight and air flow) (c) extra games due to delay in Eppleton renovation. The artificial lights have been constantly used except when there has been Saturday – Tuesday home games. Club have invested in a hybrid stitch system which was installed between the Doncaster and MK Dons fixtures. It is a stitch of artificial turf placed into the pitch roughly 250mm with 20mm acting as the grass above the surface. This hybrid system will last for 3 years at which point a half dig reconstruction will be required including new undersoil heating and irrigation. We will require a full summer for this project and as such there will be no concerts in the close season when this work is being undertaken. Responding to a question from PP, KS confirmed many other clubs use the stitch system, including all stadiums in the World Cup, Chelsea, Man City and Southampton.
MB asked how have players reacted to state of the pitch. KS said the state of any pitch can affect balance and the consistency of the ball rolling which affects simple football actions such as passing and
Supporters’ Collective Meeting

turning, but that shouldn't mitigate performances. It is not ideal to make significant changes to the pitch during a season, but it was felt that this was needed.
KS has to make efficient decisions for the long-term future of the club, when asked by PP about the pitches at Eppleton and the Academy of Light having consistent surfaces and SD expressed a desire to have additional sporting events held at the stadium and this was only possible with a stitched pitch.
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Sounds like an expensive summer operation for the 2025 summer
 
I believe the pitch is a hybrid mix of plastic and grass. Once the events are out of the way I think grass seeds are sown in between the multiple lines of plastic that already exist. Something like that, anyway.
 
I thought the pitch was relaid in the first summer where KLD was in charge? Wasn't it the same pitch as Tottenham's pitch or something like that?
 
LionL said:
I thought the pitch was relaid in the first summer where KLD was in charge? Wasn't it the same pitch as Tottenham's pitch or something like that?
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They went for the 'hybrid stitch system' mentioned in @Brett's post above. At the time you could see a grid pattern where it had been installed but it's all grown in now.

It was in pretty good nic over the winter mind, looked much better than previous seasons.
 
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