FOOTBALL


During the game, while I’m busy flipping burgers for the fans, I have a


volunteer - Gary Trenby - who will divot the pitch for me at half time


league football clubs around the country. “I do have a good relationship with the chairman, who does his best to support me when I need fertiliser or a machine needs to be fixed. I appreciate the money constraints the club has to work with, and I do my best to provide the best pitch possible with what we have available.”


The club has no agronomists or consultants to offer advice on the pitch; Jason relies on Martyn Parish at Agrovista Amenity to provide him with information and advice when he has needed it. “Martyn has been very good to me since I met him. I respect his sound knowledge of sportsturf management, and I trust him to recommend the right products that work within my limited budget.”


“Since working with Martyn, I have seen a marked improvement in the quality of the pitch. It has also helped that the first team are not training on the pitch as much this season. I would say the pitch has been the best it’s ever been.”


The pitch is a mixture of clay, sand and soil with partial drainage. “From the eighteen- yard line to the opposite goal line, we have no drainage, and the drainage we do have doesn’t go all the way across the pitch!” So, with all the rain this winter, how has the pitch coped? “It’s been a tough one, but we haven’t had any games called off in the league, just a trophy game a few weeks ago. The pitch does drain well considering the lack of drainage; it seems to soak away naturally.”


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