Quote Originally Posted by Vindec View Post
In the 1970's parks football thrived yet the facilities were abysmal. Llandaff Fields, Heath Park and many other places had many pitches which were either on a slope or badly drained like Trowbridge. The worst was the Marl in Grangetown where the pitch was on a former rubbish tip with broken glass rising to the surface. Very often we had to change in the open air - totally unacceptable these days. Kids these days grow up in an environment of video games and miss out on the need for exercise.
I remember playing there against Grangetown Boys Club who strangely opted to play in the Barry and District U16’s as did Llanrumney. Horrible pitch but Barry Island was far worse. That was truly a mud bath.