Re: Worst pitch you've ever played on?
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Originally Posted by
Tuerto
The marl was an old Ash tip, so the earth was coal black.if you had rough skin on your knees then it was murder to scrub it off!
I'm probably a lot older than you and was talking about the pitch in the 1950's. Perhaps it was covered with ash later but when I played on it there was plenty of glass on the surface. Nobody could afford shin pads in those days so had to stuff our socks with torn newspapers. Those were the days.
Re: Worst pitch you've ever played on?
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Originally Posted by
Vindec
I'm probably a lot older than you and was talking about the pitch in the 1950's. Perhaps it was covered with ash later but when I played on it there was plenty of glass on the surface. Nobody could afford shin pads in those days so had to stuff our socks with torn newspapers. Those were the days.
It was an old Victorian tipping site, same as jubilee park opposite the stadium. Obviously, back then they only had ash and pottery to dump,band it would come to the surface
Re: Worst pitch you've ever played on?
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Lawnmower
Yeah. Not far from the Colliery Museum there- Rhondda Heritage Park.
If the ball went over the fence mind, that was it.
Made me a bit unpopular with my Ben Turner style clearances 😂
Played there a lot. Guess it was no better or worse than most up the valleys.
Re: Worst pitch you've ever played on?
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Former Labour leader
Played there a lot. Guess it was no better or worse than most up the valleys.
Worst pitch I can remember up the valleys was Rassau, more stones than grass
Re: Worst pitch you've ever played on?
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Former Labour leader
Played there a lot. Guess it was no better or worse than most up the valleys.
Lovely level and flat pitch.