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You don’t build pitches like this and get away with it, something I have learned being at the forefront of trying to


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solve these construction problems


the table before it went to court to say ‘this is wrong and here is the evidence’.” “The club then got funding to re-establish the pitch so, in 2007, John Mallinson came in with his team and put in a proper drainage and irrigation system. Since this work has been carried out, we have been on the up. It still needs monitoring and things doing like any other stadium pitch.”


“Coming back to Covid-19, this has put a block on what I wanted to do this year and could easily affect what we do next season.” Mel wanted to mention the man that he


looked up to when he was first starting his career and took a lot of inspiration from. “I was lucky to know a lovely old chap called Arthur Hindley who was an old craftsman, one of the best, who always pointed me in


the right direction. I have a lot to be indebted to him for. Sadly, he is no longer with us.”


With all his years in the industry, and with


his experience as Warrington’s long-serving head groundsman, I thought it was only right to get his thoughts on the industry. “One thing that always concerns me about this industry, and it all started when I was asked


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