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Pitch alterations

Waddie

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Reminiscent of the John Beck era, there have been whispers of manager Alex Neil resorting to tactics that will frustrate visiting teams at Depdale.

''Anything that gives us an edge must be considered, so I am suggesting that we move to goals to in front of the Invincibles and STF stands as I believe that it will suit our style of play far better than having them at the end of the pitch''
 
Waddie said:
Reminiscent of the John Beck era, there have been whispers of manager Alex Neil resorting to tactics that will frustrate visiting teams at Depdale.

''Anything that gives us an edge must be considered, so I am suggesting that we move to goals to in front of the Invincibles and STF stands as I believe that it will suit our style of play far better than having them at the end of the pitch''
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You stole that one off me!
 
Waddie said:
Reminiscent of the John Beck era, there have been whispers of manager Alex Neil resorting to tactics that will frustrate visiting teams at Depdale.

''Anything that gives us an edge must be considered, so I am suggesting that we move to goals to in front of the Invincibles and STF stands as I believe that it will suit our style of play far better than having them at the end of the pitch''
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Good plan, but I believe you now can't adjust the Pitch sizes until the end of the season as it will be submitted to FA. But I think in the Summer we could go one better, to fit in our style of shooting, we could put the Goals at the back of the Stands.
 
On a more serious note, was the pitch narrowed a couple of seasons ago? Against sides that sit deep, you would imagine a wider pitch would help.
 
edgy said:
Really
Honestly
I think when we get into this utter nonsense then we are clutching at straws
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Really? I think you'll find that apart from John Beck, many other, more successful managers, such as Pulis and Pochettino have concluded that size does matter.
 
Schemer said:
On a more serious note, was the pitch narrowed a couple of seasons ago? Against sides that sit deep, you would imagine a wider pitch would help.
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It was narrowed yes. I can't remember if it was as soon as Neil arrived or after his first season.
 
Schemer said:
Interesting article here:

www.theguardian.com

Does size really matter? Pochettino is not the first to suffer pitch problems | Michael Cox

Michael Cox: Variations in pitch size should not really have an impact, yet attacking sides do thrive on large grounds and more defensive teams favour smaller surfaces
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com

Incidentally, Deepdale is apparently 101m x 69m, so actually one of the widest but also one of the shortest.
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That’s not an issue. Our wingers never get close enough to the byline
 
I seem to remember in 2003 Craig Brown had the pitch narrowed considerably for a 3rd round FA cup game against Rochdale as he for some reason thought it may be and advantage, we lost! I don’t know the size of Rochdale’s pitch but recall that the time the outcry and question was why would you narrow a pitch away from what you are used to and closer to what the opposition are used to?
 
Maybe we can use one of those plastic tee pegs that the rugby lads use. So we have a chance of beating the first defender at free kicks and corners.
 
chuckie100pnefc said:
I seem to remember in 2003 Craig Brown had the pitch narrowed considerably for a 3rd round FA cup game against Rochdale as he for some reason thought it may be and advantage, we lost! I don’t know the size of Rochdale’s pitch but recall that the time the outcry and question was why would you narrow a pitch away from what you are used to and closer to what the opposition are used to?
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I remember that match. Awful performance and Paul Simpson was Rochdale manager.
 
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