tringarmy Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 SSML have nominated Hanwell, Bedford & Amersham to go forward to the FA to represent the League in the regional awards for Step 5 & 6. I've not been to Amersham for a few years but it used to be awful - has it got much better? The Hanwell decision seems bizarre given the number of postponements they've had & the pictures I've seen of the surface. AFC Dunstable & Baldock had been excluded as both grounds had been nominated for the Step 4 awards. The best when I was still playing were probably Hanwell, Harefield, Risborough & Broxbourne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Browne Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Given that Ampthill Town, Biggleswade United and Leverstock Green lost very few games due to the awful wet weather surely their ground-staff deserve acknowledging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OD's Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Our groundsman won an award last season (went to St Georges Park) would have been nominated. It seems DTFC got in first and nominated him through the Southern League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tringarmy Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Tring have only had one game unplayable this season which was a reserve game with a small lake on the pitch !! We had another ref for the reserves decide he'd rather go shopping on a Saturday afternoon & call one off dispite the pitch being perfectly playable. Our groundsman & others had put loads of hours in getting it ready & Camberley had travelled all the way up to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutral Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Bedford is always fantastic! I think Biggelswade deserve a shout and the fact that Ampthill have been left out is herecy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Best groundsman not best pitch, have to look at who has done the best at getting games on for this surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoucasX Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I have to give a big shout to the groundsmen at Berko, Ampthill and Biggleswade who all got matches on against us despite terrible weather when most other matches were postponed. I also think the efforts by quite a few fans at Hertford Town FC have been amazing to make the pitch playable again despite it being underwater for all but one week from Christmas Eve to 26th Feb because of river flooding. I think it would be a great idea for the league to arrange an annual awards party for groundsmen that can be sponsored by industry suppliers and gives them a chance to meet each other and share knowledge and perhaps work out how to share equipment as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petethegreek Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Referees are asked to send in their nominations for the best 3 pitches in the League so I'm guessing an award is given for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Referees are asked to send in their nominations for the best 3 pitches in the League so I'm guessing an award is given for this. Well that's different to best groundsman though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballMK Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Winslow Boy makes a decent point about there being a distinction between best groundsman and best pitch, but I think it's difficult to comment on the former unless you're very familiar with the conditions someone's had to contend with, how many teams use a pitch, etc. That said, the fact that New Bradwell St Peter haven't had a single home game postponed this season (one abandoned, but none postponed) is pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savagebee Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The Hanwell Town grounds man also do Wealdstone FC and a few other grounds. Yep have to say Ampthill Town FC and Harefield United FC pitches have impressed me this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshFan Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Can't believe that Craig at Chesham hasn't been mentioned at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutral Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Does he do it for free Savagebee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Can't believe that Craig at Chesham hasn't been mentioned at all Well surely that is classed as step 3 so he wouldn't be for step 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tringarmy Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 Hadn't included Craig because of that plus he cover the Tring pitch if Darrell is away. Our pitch is much better now than when Craig played for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle T Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Our pitch is always decent. Looked after by our ground staff led by Bill with two assistants. We do not lose many games to the weather. He does this on a small budget and takes real pride in presentation of the pitch. For me when our management team tells us how good the pitch is, it means something. Best pitch was Harefield's pitch. There are some really poor pitches out there. No good rewarding the best raise the level of the worst would be a much better really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchkin Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 The bloke that does our pitch is a bloody godsend. It's not the greatest pitch in the world but to be honest no one else will do it. He's down there every week at 8am getting it ready! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
you aint got a castle Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I think all groundsmen deserve praise especially with all the adverse weather of the last 2 seasons, the amount of time they put in over a season is pretty immense considering its for free. Hats off to them all I say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhodes Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Referees are asked to send in their nominations for the best 3 pitches in the League so I'm guessing an award is given for this. I suppose it wouldn't make sense to ask linesman would it, anyway Cockfosters and Hillingdon Borough would be two of your three nominations wouldn't they Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petethegreek Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 All match officials are asked their opinion. Those two were not on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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