Originally Posted by
Thomas477
There we go, welcome back to CStein and his Jihad against the Jaffas.
In answer to your question, maybe they asked NCC as the owners of the pitch for improvements to be made and that an artificial pitch could help them keep games on. Or the Jaffas, as the year long leasers, have offered to pay more rent etc. I don't believe Magic could do the same thing as they own their ground, instead of leasing it from the council.
In its most base form, I see it as no different from someone who is renting a house asking for improvements to be made.