Noticed on Sunday that the pitch looked very much the same as it did at the end of the Siddal game, where the pitch had stood up pretty well. A memeber of the Fax staff remarked that nowt had been done to it. Of course it did start raining/snowing.hailing from mid morning onwards but up until 10.30 it was not too bad.
At the end of Sundays match it was pretty cut up.
Having just spoken to a friend of mine who is a footy season ticket holder he understands the relations between the groundstaff and the Fax coaching staff are at an all time low with accusations of Fax training on the field again and a major row developing.
In light of one of the reasons the double header was not allowed was so they could work on the ground in between it seems strange no work had been done after the Siddal game (Finished in dry weather at 2.30pm) or first thing Sunday morning.
Just wonder if it is time some better quality groundstaff were employed?
Who employs them, is it a part of full time job (just looking after the pitch could be done well and professionally in 2 days a week plus a few hours after each game)? How many of them are they and how experienced are they, have they more allegiance to football?. The only time we see them is when they wander round at half time with those long handled forks poking the divets.
We have some very experienced and well qualified groundsmen in Calderdale who could sort out the Shay surface.
Perhaps like others at the Shay they are just travelling on the gravy train.
Thought these comments on footy web site might be interesting!!
http://www.theshaymen.net/phpBB3/viewto ... f=2&t=2551

Noticed on Sunday that the pitch looked very much the same as it did at the end of the Siddal game, where the pitch had stood up pretty well. A memeber of the Fax staff remarked that nowt had been done to it. Of course it did start raining/snowing.hailing from mid morning onwards but up until 10.30 it was not too bad.
At the end of Sundays match it was pretty cut up.
Having just spoken to a friend of mine who is a footy season ticket holder he understands the relations between the groundstaff and the Fax coaching staff are at an all time low with accusations of Fax training on the field again and a major row developing.
In light of one of the reasons the double header was not allowed was so they could work on the ground in between it seems strange no work had been done after the Siddal game (Finished in dry weather at 2.30pm) or first thing Sunday morning.
Just wonder if it is time some better quality groundstaff were employed?
Who employs them, is it a part of full time job (just looking after the pitch could be done well and professionally in 2 days a week plus a few hours after each game)? How many of them are they and how experienced are they, have they more allegiance to football?. The only time we see them is when they wander round at half time with those long handled forks poking the divets.
We have some very experienced and well qualified groundsmen in Calderdale who could sort out the Shay surface.
Perhaps like others at the Shay they are just travelling on the gravy train.
Thought these comments on footy web site might be interesting!!
http://www.theshaymen.net/phpBB3/viewto ... f=2&t=2551

Oh eck you have started something now.
My view is the lads at the Shay are good lads and good groundsmen BUT they have been allowed to become TOO IMPORTANT, almost God like by not being managed.
Why do I sat that?
Well take a look at the barriers in the South Stand, why have they not been painted for years and years and are now rusting???
This should be part of the groundmens job and there are TWO of them plus a Stadium Manager.
If some people come on here having a go at us for discussing this on here well tough, we pay thses guys wages now as Council taxpayers so we have a right to comment.

I must add though that Fax should respect the pitch yes, if the training is outside the 'quota' of hours the club has then its not on, if it is part of the hours we have now not having a U21s or Reserves then tough, you do not dictate to a client who is paying you in my book.

Oh eck you have started something now.
My view is the lads at the Shay are good lads and good groundsmen BUT they have been allowed to become TOO IMPORTANT, almost God like by not being managed.
Why do I sat that?
Well take a look at the barriers in the South Stand, why have they not been painted for years and years and are now rusting???
This should be part of the groundmens job and there are TWO of them plus a Stadium Manager.
If some people come on here having a go at us for discussing this on here well tough, we pay thses guys wages now as Council taxpayers so we have a right to comment.

I must add though that Fax should respect the pitch yes, if the training is outside the 'quota' of hours the club has then its not on, if it is part of the hours we have now not having a U21s or Reserves then tough, you do not dictate to a client who is paying you in my book.

Donkeys years ago when the groundsmen were employed by the council as they are now I knew the head groundsman and during certain times of the week you would see him cutting grass elsewhere ,Savile Park and on grass verges up and down.He later went on to be groundsman at Headingly,I wonder what what they have to do during the summer when they don`t have to cut the grass every other day for the puffball.The place looks unkempt do they ever do anything other than cut grass ?

Donkeys years ago when the groundsmen were employed by the council as they are now I knew the head groundsman and during certain times of the week you would see him cutting grass elsewhere ,Savile Park and on grass verges up and down.He later went on to be groundsman at Headingly,I wonder what what they have to do during the summer when they don`t have to cut the grass every other day for the puffball.The place looks unkempt do they ever do anything other than cut grass ?