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What’s not in the shed
Baroness LM 2700 fairway mower Kubota G21 ride-on-mower Hayter Harrier 56 Kubota LM 242 tractor Browns rake
Charterhouse 7316 Verti-Drain Gambetti 400 litre sprayer SISIS Flexi brush Trimax Procut
ICL SR2000 spreader Transfer wheel linemarker Trailer
With the help of the management team, some tough love and some clever movement of the training drills, we managed to keep them on the pitch all season, but it was a struggle
Does Scott have a wish list? “I would love a Dennis G860, the versatility of the different cassette options is great, and it is reliable. If I’m being cheeky, I would also like a Dennis PRO 34R for cleaning up the pitches after training. If I could have one of each it would be like winning the lottery.”
Scott feels groundsmen are majorly undervalued and are taken for granted, especially in the lower leagues where the budgets are a lot tighter. “People see pictures on the television of top clubs, and then look at pitches in the lower leagues and grassroots level and don’t understand why they are not in the same condition, especially in winter when, for example, a League Two game is being played on a mud pitch and the game in the Premier League is being played on beautiful grass.
I think, as an industry, there has to be more transparency on the financial differences between clubs. I also feel clubs and fans can be too quick to blame the groundsman and use them as a scapegoat when, unfortunately, it is not down to the skill of the groundsman but the lack of funds.” “I don’t know how we do it, but it would be nice if people didn’t see us as grasscutters; that is just a small part of the job. What you do between cutting is the vital part. As soon as people realise it’s not just sitting on your jacksie on a ride-on mower, and that it is a profession which involves a lot of thought, planning and skill, we will all be better off. As groundsmen, we all have a passion for the job and are very proud of what we do. We all want to achieve the best standards we possibly can with what we have available to us.”
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PC December/January 2020
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