Date: May 2nd 1998
Competition: Nationwide League Division Two
Weather Conditions: Fine, sunny
Current crop: Rhubarb
Molehills: 0.005 per square yard
Rabbit warrens: 1
Badger droppings: Limited
Landmines: None
Percentage of brown shabby bits: 5%
White line wobbly rating: 3/5
Flatness Rating: 4/5
BSaD Grass Rating: 3/5
Fulham have made a great investment in their team (shame they're not very
good) and they have a pitch that is obviously very well looked after. The mark of three out of
five may
seem a little harsh, but the pitch had been crudely trampled by several hundred
Watford
fans. And Paul Moody.
The grass was a healthy green colour and wasn't as springy as it
looked.
Even the goal areas were fully grassed and had none of the brown shabby bits
(sorry to use technical jargon) which was impressive seeing as this
was the last
game of a long season. The grass was somewhat short, but I'm sure this is on
the
order of Kevin Keegan so they can carry on with their slick passing game.
The pitch
has no perceivable slope, but as it was not possible to view the full length
of
the pitch it was quite hard to gauge.
All in all, a good quality playing surface.