Bluetongue Pitch To Get Facelift

[cbowden9000]

The playing surface at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford will undertake a complete re-turf, Central Coast Mariners said.

The re-turf will be the first of its kind at the stadium in nine years and will commence on Sunday.

Central Coast Stadium management and Central Coast Mariners support Gosford City Council's desire to maintain a high-quality facility that will sustain the level of elite competition staged at the venue.

The installation of the new turf will not only provide a premium playing surface but will also assist with the high volume of events conducted at the stadium.

Mayor of Gosford City, Councillor Laurie Maher, welcomes the initiative and anticipates a positive result for those that utilise the Stadium.

"Stadium hirers and patrons alike will benefit from the replacement of the existing turf which will result in an improvement in the long-term integrity of the playing field.”

To coincide with the replacement of the playing surface, stadium management will open the field to all children on Saturday after the Mariners game against North Queensland Fury.

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1024813/Bluetongue-pitch-to-get-facelift

 

[Brighty]

Hahaha, Mariners to let everyone loose on the field after the game so they/we can rip it up in a "who give's a shit" attitude!! Love it.

Will be a great day for the kids if all the Mariners players stay on for a kick about!!

 

[Matt--Simon]

What age is a child at the mariners? Is it 16 and under?

 

[neverwozza]

Does being childish count? I was genuinely looking forward to having a little kickabout with my kids on Sat.

 

[cbowden9000]

Does being childish count? I was genuinely looking forward to having a little kickabout with my kids on Sat.

I'm sure they'll let parents on! What are they gonna do, have a perimeter of parents around the barriers of the pitch screaming "don't run too fast!" while there is a mosh-pit of kids going crazy un-supervised?

 

[offtheball]

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1024813/Bluetongue-pitch-to-get-facelift

" High volume of events" they have got to be kidding.

Couldn't believe at the last game during half time the kids involved in the small sided games had to wear sand shoes

 

[the J Man]

well there be new grass on that there pitch and sprinklers running everywhere.amazing after that bloody wind storm saturday

 

[Bex]

Yeh drove past last Saturday and from what I could see whilst peering over my shoulder whilst heading West over the bridge (don't try this at home) it looked to be fully resurfaced.

 

[Matt--Simon]

http://www.ccmariners.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=36015

 

[Matt--Simon]

The surface is not as good as first thought we have lost another two home games.

 

[cbowden9000]

Simon Hill just said we're playing next Sunday's home game against Gold Coast at Parramatta!

 

[Myzer]

Yeah I heard him say the same thing. If its true I'm pretty pissed off as that game is part of the season ticket for membership.

Also the fact we haven't heard anything from the club about it themselves yet.

 

[Matt--Simon]

Simon Hill just said we're playing next Sunday's home game against Gold Coast at Parramatta!

The pitch probably wont be ready before the Brisbane Roar game either.

 

[kevrenor]

We laid new grass in our yard about the same time and it is lush and green - almost perfect conditions. How could they fark that up?

 

[Myzer]

The interesting thing is about 3 hours ago I got the e-mail newsletter that has the news item "The Mariners finally return home next Sunday!"

http://ccmariners.bpdmail.com.au/newsletter101112.html

Edit: it also mentions rescheduled match on the 28th against Brisbane being at Blue Tongue

 

[Forum Phoenix]

And again...

 

[midfielder]

Stadium management refused to do this during the March to August time zone .. saying they needed to do it over the last few weeks ...

The Jets have it as well... having grounds controlled by people from RL somehow always results in the Football team being shafted and having to take it up the arse...

I hope there is a huge compensation package especially as Fold & the Roar are top of the table clashes and the Roar in particular will put bums on seats given the way they are playing... perfect growing weather and if they have farked it up fark... and also a big BOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooo to our club management for being so quite about it...

 

[dibo]

certain grasses don't grow in winter so they need to be done in summer and it has been really f**king wet. it's difficult growing time, and that risk was always there.

 

[dibo]

i've said it before and i'll say it again: ARTIFICIAL TURF FARKEN!

 

[scottmac]

Stadium management refused to do this during the March to August time zone .. saying they needed to do it over the last few weeks ...

The Jets have it as well... having grounds controlled by people from RL somehow always results in the Football team being shafted and having to take it up the arse...

I hope there is a huge compensation package especially as Fold & the Roar are top of the table clashes and the Roar in particular will put bums on seats given the way they are playing... perfect growing weather and if they have farked it up fark... and also a big BOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooo to our club management for being so quite about it...

Arnold will be fuming. After trying and succeeding at turning around our home fortunes probably the 2 most important games to date have to be played in no mans land. So we have suffered 3 games in 40 odd days for what?

Would like to have heard this from management rather than fu**ing Andy Harper. Another example of weak leadership from the Mariners. They get so much right its astounding that these things are not taken care of.