So first meaningful game of the season and claiming the honour of starting the thread. Far too early too discuss potential starting line up BUT who else is joining me in person in being at the match ?

Will be back closer to the game day with predictions but in the meantime COYR 👍

 

Surely must be time for Tom Widdows to start the predictor thread 😉

I remember when plastic pitches were first brought in, every away team in that first season was offered the chance to go train on the pitch the day before.

I think that rule should still be in place. Aberdeen should have been allowed down there on the Friday to give the new signings a run out on it.

Now maybe Livi - like Rico says - add more pellets that evening after we're finished, but would imagine an hour on the pitch is still beneficial and removes some of the advantages of having a plastic pitch.

57 minutes ago, Panda said:

I remember when plastic pitches were first brought in, every away team in that first season was offered the chance to go train on the pitch the day before.

I think that rule should still be in place. Aberdeen should have been allowed down there on the Friday to give the new signings a run out on it.

Now maybe Livi - like Rico says - add more pellets that evening after we're finished, but would imagine an hour on the pitch is still beneficial and removes some of the advantages of having a plastic pitch.

The purpose of plastic pitches should be to have as close to homogeneity as possible. They should be predictable, and training at Cormack park should be as near to the same as playing at Livingston. Instead, we're now at a point where grass pitches are becoming more and more predictable to a point where plastic is redundant other than for the fact that the local council can play their fives game on it on a Friday night.

3 hours ago, RicoS321 said:

I suppose it's no less unsporting than us having three times Livingston's budget.

Difference is, we have historically gone out of our way to be fair and level the playing field by wasting that money.

On 04/08/2023 at 11:10, BigAl said:

Glory hunter 😉

I can't accept his, Al. I never made it to the game after all! Dodged that bullet.