I think that putting the potential health issues aside (as I’m not sure a secure evidence base yet exists to prove the long term effects) the artificial pitch provides for more entertaining, high quality passing football. The surface is true and obviously the other benefits as Trevor suggests, are additional revenue, less cancellations, etc. I think it should be allowed in Leagues One and Two initially, as I think Tracy Crouch’s review recommended.
There has been an issue with goalkeepers potentially getting lung disease from the fine particles pf rubber kicked up. The keeper gets the closest to the surface more often than other players. I haven’t heard recently of how the research is going in this area.
I think regardless of anything else, if they are appropriate for Champions League football then they are fine for the EFL and it’s nonsense Sutton had to tear theirs up.
Think I would be guided to a large extent by the people who have to play on them, I am aware they used to be a lot harder to play on in the past but aware this may have improved.
I think that putting the potential health issues aside (as I’m not sure a secure evidence base yet exists to prove the long term effects) the artificial pitch provides for more entertaining, high quality passing football. The surface is true and obviously the other benefits as Trevor suggests, are additional revenue, less cancellations, etc. I think it should be allowed in Leagues One and Two initially, as I think Tracy Crouch’s review recommended.
There has been an issue with goalkeepers potentially getting lung disease from the fine particles pf rubber kicked up. The keeper gets the closest to the surface more often than other players. I haven’t heard recently of how the research is going in this area.
I think regardless of anything else, if they are appropriate for Champions League football then they are fine for the EFL and it’s nonsense Sutton had to tear theirs up.
Think I would be guided to a large extent by the people who have to play on them, I am aware they used to be a lot harder to play on in the past but aware this may have improved.