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[Christmas Tree]

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The St. James' Park playing surface will undergo a facelift throughout this week as preparations continue for the 2011/12 campaign.

Special machinery called a Koro Field TopMaker was used to take the top 15mm of vegetation off the pitch on Monday night, and the soil underneath will then be cultivated before 100 tonnes of Fibrelastic - a mix of sand and elastic - is added to top it up.

The surface will then get re-cultivated, re-levelled and re-seeded again by a team of around ten workers, and should be completed by Saturday.
Newcastle United facilities manager Eddie Rutherford told nufc.co.uk: "It is only eight weeks until the first game of the season, so you have to get moving pretty quickly. As soon as the Play on the Pitch games were finished on Monday we went in and started work.

"It is a process we go through every year so we can give the players and management the best possible surface - young, strong, healthy plant."
Work has also begun on replacing both the home and away dugouts at St. James' Park.

[peasepud]

well thanks for that

[Tom]

That tractor is what opposition players see when Tiote is running at them.

[LoveTheBobby]

"CT.

Constant Bullshitter : Politically Clueless : Tosser : Housewife & Maid

Call 0800 He's usually right
Because he's covered all the bases"

[Christmas Tree]

peasepud, on Jun 7 2011, 01:47 PM, said:

well thanks for that

Didnt want you to just come across the pictures and start telling everyone that Ashley was demolishing St. James..

[Monkeys Fist]

LoveTheBobby, on Jun 7 2011, 01:55 PM, said:

"CT.

Constant Bullshitter : Politically Clueless : Tosser : Housewife & Maid

Call 0800 He's usually right
Because he's covered all the bases"

  
It was crying out to be done

[The Fish]

Looks like Ashley is turning over a new leaf, the old sod...

[The Fish]

alex, on Jun 7 2011, 02:20 PM, said:

The Fish, on Jun 7 2011, 02:17 PM, said:

Looks like Ashley is turning over a new leaf, the old sod...

You'll get turfed out with gags like that.

I was just trying to sow the seed of discussion.

[Happy Face]

At the last game we were discussing just how lush the pitch looked.  Compared to a few years back when it looked fucked by Halloween it's been superb.

Wonder what  the"play on the pitch" scam pulls in all told.  Is it worthwhile to have the grounsdmen complaining about what a rush job it'll be to get it right for the new season?

[McFaul]

FFS.  How can ye tell it's pre-season

[jamie_gordon]

Tom, on Jun 7 2011, 01:51 PM, said:

That tractor is what opposition players see when Tiote is running at them.

that tractor is there to help Alan smith work on his pace!

[DEADMAN]

heh im suprised ashley is spending money getten the pitch spotless im suprised he hasnt stuck a sports direct logo in the middle of it lol.

[1892]

DEADMAN, on Jun 7 2011, 07:49 PM, said:

heh im suprised ashley is spending money getten the pitch spotless im suprised he hasnt stuck a sports direct logo in the middle of it lol.

Well it's not finished yet...

[Happy Face]

1892, on Jun 8 2011, 07:24 AM, said:

DEADMAN, on Jun 7 2011, 07:49 PM, said:

heh im suprised ashley is spending money getten the pitch spotless im suprised he hasnt stuck a sports direct logo in the middle of it lol.

Well it's not finished yet...

*shudder*

I assume the FA have rules restricting that sort of thing?

[DEADMAN]

hahaha known ashley the new dug out will have sports direct slapped on the seats and walls hahahaha

[Deano]

DEADMAN, on Jun 8 2011, 07:36 PM, said:

hahaha known ashley the new dug out will have sports direct slapped on the seats and walls hahahaha

They already did.

[DEADMAN]

oh yea ya right hahahaha