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Somehow, I get it done.” So, how exactly does he ‘get it done’ week in, week out? “I have a maintenance man, Mick Brown, who has been with me for fourteen years. He helps out with just about everything going, plus a number of volunteers that I am so very lucky to have, as they fill the gap of the full time staff member I lost following administration. They are part of my after match team that stay with me on the pitch until midnight on evening games and 8.00pm on Saturdays. They don’t wear suits though!” “I have entered into a
partnership with Tony Kvedaras of Growing Solutions/ITS. He has been an inspiration to me in recent months, for which I am very grateful. We have to be considerate to local flora and manage anything we use on the pitch as we have a freshwater brook that runs alongside the stadium that continues in to the River Cam. The area is managed by the Environment Agency, who we have a named contact with.”
“When I started at Cambridge
in 1979, the playing surface was simply awful, with no soil structure and solid clay just a few inches below the surface. Over the years, I have added thousands of tonnes of
specialised drainage sand and rootzone (acquired on a contra deal, of course), to the point that we now have a high percentage sand profile surface, but that, in its own way, can cause another problem as moisture control is essential. If the surface is too dry, it simply breaks up.”
“We hollow tine and aerate
as often as possible to keep root growth going and to prevent black layer, which used to be a common problem in the early days due to compaction. It can be difficult to get a period of time long enough to carry out this work; we had three teams playing on the pitch last season, so it was a constant quick turnaround between fixtures. As we don’t have the luxury of a core harvester, it’s a two day job to shovel the cores up.” “We only have a standard 85mm pipe drainage system at 5 metre centres, most of which is now approaching thirty years of age and, although we have the system pipe jetted every close season, it is failing in several areas.” “Until this season, we never
had proper frost covers but, following promotion, we had to purchase covers, as it is a requirement of the Football League. I have to rely on my volunteers to help put them on
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