Yeah that one. They need to put in on the schedule now so is can get done. Broadmeadow is the 1st stageOriginally Posted by mic22
Yeah that one. They need to put in on the schedule now so is can get done. Broadmeadow is the 1st stage
Adamstown Plan Newcastle Herald 2 Nov 2023.jpg
This is why there are no Synthetic pitches in the Newcastle Council area they class synthetic multi use fields as a pollutant. Was taken from the Newcastle Herald 2nd Nov 2023.
A single councillor does not represent the whole council. I've been told by council this year that they are still looking to do one as a trial, but need to work out where it is best to do it.
Dont hold your breath.
Traditional grass pitches with good drainage are always an option.
Most fields in the Newy area have shocking drainage.
Also, having dedicated pitches for football would make a difference - and they should be used with the priority of developing players, not to preserve grass: i.e. games are postponed only in the (unlikely) case the pitch is unplayable, not because of a 10 minute storm 2 days before the game.
I know I'm dreaming... but that's what football countries do.
MFC hosted 10 games on the weekend across both Saturday and Sunday at Cooks Square park
What about pitches that are half covered in sand like the new hub at Tarro?
Here's a wild idea....stop paying players and put the money into the facilities
way too logical
high regos and ridiculous players wages doing nothing for the game long term
Clubs drive the wage price. Council & state govt controls facilities and they wont allow improvements.
It varies between Council areas. In Lake Mac a club can definitely improve/invest in the facilities with their own funds. Council approval is needed, but there are guidelines to what you can/cant do with different tiers of facility.
Lights and drainage is the most common things i see in our area which is a good thing. Grandstands occasionally, synthetic pitches never since Spees point.
The better the drainage has become the more likely we are to call off games due to ground "protection".
One reason is the threat of council fines.
Most grounds are embarrassing and decades behind the times.
Councils are useless, Northern and the Zones are gutless to stand up to them.
Have a look at the athletic track it was the worst ground in Newcastle by a long way. Cooks hill have over the years slowly improved the ground and now after a wet season it still looks and plays fantastic. Most probably one of the better grounds in Newcastle ATM.
So yes it can be done.
The issue with fields in Newcastle is the reason the land is free for playing fields is because they are flood management first, playing fields second. That's just life in Newcastle, but it would be good if council recognised that and wasn't so harsh on damage to fields played on in the wet when the reason they're so soft is the council pushing water on to them.
Probably also the reason they haven't gone synthetic, don't want to affect flood management/deal with expensive damage when they spend days with water pooled all over them
Driving through Cessnock the other day, I noticed one of the public schools has recently had a synthetic pitch laid. Could the Uni or a private school, make a financially viable investment in an all weather, floodlit pitch?
I thought of this.
Hunter Sports would be good candidate - add in some kind of deal with the Jets or Jets women to use.
I think there’s plenty of places. The problem will always be who pays for it and what the hierarchy of usage is.
Weston getting a synthetic pitch also I think I read?
Why Cessnock area able to do it but no one else?
Weston have a synthetic pitch as part of their master plan but it’s not funded as yet, or so I was told.
Uni is too busy cutting jobs, seems like it's their core business nowadays
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