I refer the right honourable gentleman to my previous response.

Just to set you right then... IT IS BEING SEEN!

Well the club has been well advised on how to keep it in top condition. I remember reading somewhere that the pitch can be re-newed back to its full standard at a price of £10,000, which in five years time as you say would be nothing to the club as it would have already made revenue from the pitch 50 times that.

Not really - we're 3 rounds in and it's suitability as a playing surface is far from proven; when the fabled 'summer rugby' kicks in, we'll be able to see if the injuries that have been attributed to it thus far were caused by the weather, or are a feature of the pitch in all conditions.



As it stands, it's folly to either wholly condemn or wholly endorse it, and you're as guilty of the latter as the people you argue against are of the former; as much as the North Korean style propaganda coming out of Widnes shows admirable loyalty to the club, you'd be better advised keeping your powder dry until the empirical evidence is available.

Good stuff, I'm all in favour of it. The pitch looks fantastic and I'd love to have a kick about on it. I envisage a caveman meets iphone sort of reaction to it. I just can't imagine sliding on it, having only ever played on 20 year old astroturf pitches.

My comments were relating purely to do the business side of it.



Have said previously playing surface can only be judged long term. But ATM it's not considered an issue.

If it proves unsuitable for it's primary purpose, then the business case will look very different, don't you agree?







By whom?

How is it not an issue then? Is that because Widnes say so even though everyone whos played on it so far has had a moan including Widnes players?

By anyone!



Until an official complaint is made or a serious injury is credited directly to the pitch it's a non issue simple as.

That's fine then - everything in the garden is rosy, even if the garden itself is strangely uniform, slightly lacking in verisimilitude and apt to cause friction burns if anyone slides on it in cold weather.

Didnt realise Richard Wrong had moved clubs! You didnt used to live in Iraq did you?

No disrespect what do people want the pitch to do, jump up and down and sing to the crowd?



My statement was based on a business point of view and not a superleague point of view. In the 5 ? Or so weeks the pitch has been here, every night in the week it has brought in large amounts of revenue and continues to do so. So on a superleague point of view it does remain to be seen but as far as a business poin of view goes, it's a treat.



Cheers