2017 Zone League 1 thread

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Anyone else played at Wallsends field and felt the wrath of the two holes in the field? The i assume sprinkler boxes, the two green ones either side of the centre circle?

How the hell is play allowed on a field with those things?

Do I write to nnsw, or newcastle football, or who do we contact to fix this - whether it be wallsend have to cover them with dirt or relocate home games?

Speaking to the ref at our game, he admitted they were dangerous but didn't want to kick up a stink because "people have been playing on that field for years".

We all go into our football seasons knowing a calculated risk of injury etc. But these holes in the ground at wallsend are not in my, or i assume many others, calculations.

Also the cricket pitch is a disaster. No football ground should be allowed to have one on it in my opinion. Go inspect it for yourself and check out the black gravel on parts of it, with no grass in sight.

Wallsend should be forced by the federation to relocate, no question whatsoever.

Hi pv4,

We at Wallsend are more then happy for you to write to someone about getting the ground fixed, it will join the numerous emails and phone calls we have made to council about getting it sorted. But as cricket is seen as the main sport by the council they are not wanting to do anything. Also with relocating grounds as we are the third level in the club behind NewFM and WPL we get third choice of the gardens so no other grounds are available for us, if you or the federation can or want to find us a ground for the same costs with no cricket pitch that would be great.

However I do agree that the holes are dangerous and we have been trying to get them sorted for a while.