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Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj 20:46 - Apr 16 with 1470 viewsGeoffSentence

Short but exceptionally wide

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"You might imagine Wembley Stadium, home to the England squad to be the largest pitch of them all, but that award actually goes to the home of Ipswich Town, Portman Road in Suffolk coming in at a whopping 7650 metres square"

102x75m massively wide, premier league standard is 105 x 68m so it is 7 metres wider than normal. I wonder if this has an impact on home advantage.


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Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 20:51 - Apr 16 with 1416 viewsredrickstuhaart

Undoubtedly.

Especially if we are playing a passing game from the back.

A smaller pitch with opponents trying to press and make things congested is clearly tougher.

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Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 20:56 - Apr 16 with 1403 viewsPhilTWTD

I think that's wrong, I have a feeling that was from before the Pioneer Stand was built and has continued to be quoted here and there. According to the plans when the new pitch was put in it was due to be 66m x 106m.


Portman Road Plans Reveal Longer Pitch 5th Nov 2022 16:23
The club’s plans for the next phase of Portman Road’s development are now available via Ipswich Borough Council’s Planning Portal and reveal that the new pitch will be a little longer than it is at present and will be raised on one side. 21

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Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 21:07 - Apr 16 with 1307 viewsGeoffSentence

Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 20:56 - Apr 16 by PhilTWTD

I think that's wrong, I have a feeling that was from before the Pioneer Stand was built and has continued to be quoted here and there. According to the plans when the new pitch was put in it was due to be 66m x 106m.


Portman Road Plans Reveal Longer Pitch 5th Nov 2022 16:23
The club’s plans for the next phase of Portman Road’s development are now available via Ipswich Borough Council’s Planning Portal and reveal that the new pitch will be a little longer than it is at present and will be raised on one side. 21



Aha, so it is closer to standard premier league pitch size then. not so hooj after all.

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Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 21:19 - Apr 16 with 1232 viewscatch74

Portman Choad?

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Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 12:40 - Apr 17 with 710 viewsLibero

Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 21:19 - Apr 16 by catch74

Portman Choad?


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Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 15:36 - Apr 17 with 558 viewsBlueSince93

Biggest pitch in the country... you'll never sing that!
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Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 16:14 - Apr 17 with 515 viewsmellowblue

Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 20:56 - Apr 16 by PhilTWTD

I think that's wrong, I have a feeling that was from before the Pioneer Stand was built and has continued to be quoted here and there. According to the plans when the new pitch was put in it was due to be 66m x 106m.


Portman Road Plans Reveal Longer Pitch 5th Nov 2022 16:23
The club’s plans for the next phase of Portman Road’s development are now available via Ipswich Borough Council’s Planning Portal and reveal that the new pitch will be a little longer than it is at present and will be raised on one side. 21



Google earth agrees with that. I make it to be 66m x 105m. The maximum possible is 90m x 120m. It would be pretty epic if someone did build a pitch that big. Not sure how our 2 man midfield would cope covering 45 of pitch meteres each.
I am not sure if the Pioneer Stand made that much difference as I believe they used the lower level concrete remnants of the original West Stand near the pitch.
[Post edited 17 Apr 16:15]
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