Winter Sports - Football
We had a sprinkler system put in about two years ago, so we used that opportunity to get drainage work done at the same time. We had to close the pitch down fully for six weeks
anything, they generally get it for me. That’s: sprays, fertilisers and the like.”
“What we do need, though, is to give both the clubs good notice of work we’re undertaking. If we decide we need some real work doing to the turf, we can’t just take it up straight away, because the clubs will have fixtures set and can’t move them.” “This means we have to plan well in advance. We had a sprinkler system put in about two years ago, so we used that opportunity to get drainage work done at the same time. We had to close the pitch down fully for six weeks, and you can’t just spring that upon two clubs at once.” “What we went for were new drains every four metres. That’s: north‐to‐south, plastic lateral pipes. That gave us what I’d call the ‘major arteries’ of a strong drainage system.”
“A year later, we could then try to use a
Koro Top Drain to ‘top‐off’ and re‐sward, which it needs doing roughly every two years to lower the clay content. Then we could get the sprinkler system put in with everything as it should be.”
“We were waiting for a grant to pay for - Treat Your Turf
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that, and one of the guys from the football club won that for us ‐ two weeks before the work was due to start!”
“So, we knew whether we could achieve our renovations two weeks prior to the contract taking place, and we were either going to have a renovation that cost £10,000, or one that cost £95,000. He must have done a good job making the case.” He talked about how useful purchases tend to be, relative to their costs: “People think that when you’ve spent that money, however, that your problems should be solved for the rest of the season.” “Then, they’re surprised when I tell them that £50,000 of that went on the sprinkler system alone, so less than half was spent on drainage and other crucial work.” “The sprinkler system has been a godsend though. I used to have to carry a huge pipe out and go section‐by‐section from three hydrants. It took all day.”
“Now, from this spot, [he showed me the control centre, which is in metal housing like an electricity substation] I can water the whole pitch in an hour.”
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