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Pitch condition. 13:08 - Apr 20 with 579 viewsSuffolkPunchFC

Near the end of the season and the pitch looks almost as good as it did against Liverpool for the opening game. The Groundstaff have done an amazing job.
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Pitch condition. on 13:10 - Apr 20 with 549 viewsurbanpenguin

That and it's half plastic.
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Pitch condition. on 13:14 - Apr 20 with 516 viewsJoey_Joe_Joe_Junior

It’s a good job that project was completed on our promotion to the championship. Imagine trying to do that with everything else going this off season.
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Pitch condition. on 13:14 - Apr 20 with 509 viewsNthQldITFC

Pitch condition. on 13:10 - Apr 20 by urbanpenguin

That and it's half plastic.


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Pitch condition. on 13:21 - Apr 20 with 463 viewsSuffolkPunchFC

Pitch condition. on 13:10 - Apr 20 by urbanpenguin

That and it's half plastic.


LOL, your maths sucks

It’s 3% artificial grass for the drainage.
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Pitch condition. on 13:30 - Apr 20 with 407 viewsEastTownBlue

That’s the expected modern day standard in the higher levels now. Thankfully it got its long overdue investment.
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Pitch condition. on 13:31 - Apr 20 with 403 viewsBloomBlue

Plastic lasts a lifetime
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Pitch condition. on 13:36 - Apr 20 with 370 viewsurbanpenguin

Pitch condition. on 13:21 - Apr 20 by SuffolkPunchFC

LOL, your maths sucks

It’s 3% artificial grass for the drainage.


Not sure that's true. We used the GrassMax System which is around 20million synthetic fibres injected into the pitch, basically faux grass that real grass grows around and amongst, and the company literature suggests it's about 50:50 for fibre grass and grown grass.

(edit: 20 million per pitch, not 20,000)
[Post edited 20 Apr 13:40]
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Pitch condition. on 13:37 - Apr 20 with 366 viewsurbanpenguin

Pitch condition. on 13:31 - Apr 20 by BloomBlue

Plastic lasts a lifetime


It has a ten-year guarantee I think.
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Pitch condition. on 13:42 - Apr 20 with 338 viewsSuffolkPunchFC

Pitch condition. on 13:36 - Apr 20 by urbanpenguin

Not sure that's true. We used the GrassMax System which is around 20million synthetic fibres injected into the pitch, basically faux grass that real grass grows around and amongst, and the company literature suggests it's about 50:50 for fibre grass and grown grass.

(edit: 20 million per pitch, not 20,000)
[Post edited 20 Apr 13:40]


Reported May 2023

Work to improve Ipswich Town's pitch following the team's promotion from League One has been captured in drone footage.
Aerial pictures show the new reinforced hybrid pitch, featuring 3% artificial grass, being laid at Portman Road, which aims to improve drainage.
New undersoil heating is also being installed for the 2023-24 season back in the Championship.
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Pitch condition. on 13:44 - Apr 20 with 330 viewsSuffolkPunchFC

Pitch condition. on 13:30 - Apr 20 by EastTownBlue

That’s the expected modern day standard in the higher levels now. Thankfully it got its long overdue investment.


Yes it’s expected, but not the case for many.
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Pitch condition. on 13:45 - Apr 20 with 326 viewsurbanpenguin

Pitch condition. on 13:42 - Apr 20 by SuffolkPunchFC

Reported May 2023

Work to improve Ipswich Town's pitch following the team's promotion from League One has been captured in drone footage.
Aerial pictures show the new reinforced hybrid pitch, featuring 3% artificial grass, being laid at Portman Road, which aims to improve drainage.
New undersoil heating is also being installed for the 2023-24 season back in the Championship.


OK - I am going based on the company literature and their description of the work at Ipswich.
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Pitch condition. on 13:53 - Apr 20 with 286 viewsSuffolkPunchFC

Pitch condition. on 13:45 - Apr 20 by urbanpenguin

OK - I am going based on the company literature and their description of the work at Ipswich.


Yes, I see the discrepancy. It was reported as 3% by a number of sources at the time. Maybe they were wrong. Or maybe not all pitches have the same ratio?
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