Mick <mksharp.nospam@no-spam> whilst enjoying the feel of
that sweet, sweet wood moaned:
> Rossy wrote:
>
>> If I need to remind you that you said to rourkester.
>>
>>>>> Is that why they're replacing it soon?
>>>>
>>>> Says who?
>>>>
>>>> There are no plans to replace it in the near future.
>>
>> It appears that replacing 30% is a fair slab of "no plans to
>> replace it in the near future" wouldn't you think? And if
>> reports that they have a contingency with an alternate pitch
>> created on the Sunshine Coast are correct, then that refutes
>> all of your claims a second time. C'mon, accept it, you've
>> been caught this time. No interpretation required, although I
>> wouldn't mind hearing your spin on this one.
>
> For the umpteenth fucking time, they've had that pitch up at
> the Sunshine Coast as a contingency long before a ball was
> kicked at Suncorp last month. It has nothing to do with this
> controversy. Why can't you accept this????
Because he's an idiot.
Daniel.
Jeff <jeff9011spammo@no-spam> whilst enjoying the feel of
that sweet, sweet wood moaned:
> Mick <mksharp.nospam@no-spam> shat the following logs:
>>
>> For the umpteenth fucking time
>
> Pull your head in Mick.
>
> This is a family newsgroup.
Get f**cked
Daniel.
Rossy <pknospam@no-spam> whilst enjoying the feel of
that sweet, sweet wood moaned:
> Just the Roosters whinging, eh?
>
> From the The Courier-Mail
>
> -------------------------------------
>
> Most players have gone out of their way to play down criticism
> of the playing surface.
>
> The exceptions have been Newcastle fullback Robbie O'Davis,
> who missed Origin I after injuring his knee at Suncorp on June 1,
> and Cowboys skipper Paul Bowman, who succumbed to a knee
> injury in Origin I.
> O'Davis described the playing surface as a "beach" while
> Bowman said it was the worst he had played on.
O'Davis said: "I blame the NRL, if they hadn't made be
stop taking the roids my knee would have been up to it
for sure!"
Great source there Rossy!
> Donaghy said stadium ground staff had "worked around the
> clock" to improve the playing surface after finding "a considerable
> amount of sand had been applied to the field" in the late stages of
> the redevelopment.
> "Since then we have removed 20 cubic metres of sand by
> rolling, spiking and coring and most people agreed the look of
> the ground had improved significantly between the Origin match
> and last week's Broncos- Roosters match," he said.
> "DaNRL" <asrltopposter@no-spam> wrote in message
> news:be0snj$10jm9q$1@no-spam
>> Rossy <pknospam@no-spam> whilst enjoying the feel of
>> that sweet, sweet wood moaned:
>>
>>> No problems? No plans to replace anything? Doesn't sound like
>>> it now does it Mr Donaghy?
>>
>> Just because the Roosters are whinging about doesn't make it
>> a problem ...
>>
>>> Suncorp Stadium back under fire
>>> 3 July 2003
>>> From nrl.com
>>>
>>> The furore over Suncorp Stadium resurfaced when Sydney
>>> Roosters coach Ricky Stuart claimed the rash of injuries at
>>> the ground had gone past the unlucky stage.
>>
>> The Roosters whinge
>>
>>> Stuart, who won support from his captain Brad Fittler, also
>>> admitted he was concerned about the welfare of his players
>>> involved in the third State of Origin game.
>>
>> And whinge ...
>>
>>> The Roosters have already lost Craig Fitzgibbon, Justin
>>> Hodges and Peter Cusack with season-ending knee injuries,
>>> all while playing at Suncorp Stadium.
>>
>>> Halfback Brett Finch also suffered a knee injury at the
>>> ground while North Queensland's Paul Bowman and Newcastle's
>>> Robbie O'Davis damaged their knees while playing on Suncorp's
>>> sandy surface.
>>
>>> "I would be very concerned about the third Origin game that's
>>> played there," Stuart said.
>>
>> And whinge ...
>>
>>> "I am not an expert in that area, I have said that all along.
>>
>> No shit.
>>
>>> "What I do know is I think it's gone past the unlucky stage."
>>
>> Really?
>>
>>> When asked what he thought they should do about the ground,
>>> Stuart replied: "I only have one more game there to worry
>>> about, I don't care what they do.
>>
>>> "I have one more game to have my fingers crossed and then the
>>> players involved in Origin won't be involved there again.
>>
>>> "I don't care what they do after the third Origin."
>>
>> Caring fellow
>>
>>> The Roosters have commissioned an investigation into the rash
>>> of knee injuries at the ground, which has received heavy
>>> criticism for the state of its surface.
>>
>>> The ground's sandy surface has led some players to compare it
>>> to a beach.
>>
>>> Roosters football manager Brian Canavan and trainer Craig
>>> Walker used the NRL's digital facilities to review the
>>> tackles on Hodges and Fitzgibbon which ended their seasons.
>>
>> And whinge ..
>>
>>> The information gleaned from that was passed onto club doctor
>>> John Orchard, who is pulling together an internal report on
>>> the ground and the injuries.
>>
>> Very internal this one ... that's why we all know about it
>> ... whinge
>>
>>> "I think it's a problem that has to be addressed," Fittler
>>> said.
>>
>> Whinge
>>
>>> "There's a suspicion there that it mightn't be up to scratch
>>> because we have played three or four games there and three
>>> blokes are out for the season.
>>
>> Well hang em then! Whinge
>>
>>> "Something has to be looked at because there's too much
>>> pointing towards it.
>>
>> Lots of scientific data ... no doubt. How about the fact that
>> the team that's played there the most has had how many
>> injuries?
>>
>>> "It didn't feel too bad, but there's too many blokes getting
>>> serious injuries out of it."
>>
>>> Suncorp Stadium chief executive Geoff Donaghy said there had
>>> been no official complaints made about the surface.
>>
>>> "We haven't had anyone express any concerns to us directly,"
>>> Donaghy said.
>>
>>> "Eleven Brisbane Broncos players have played three games
>>> there and we talk to the Broncos every second day and they've
>>> expressed no concerns to us."
>>
>> No injuries either funnily enough
>>
>>> Fittler said the Brisbane players may have got use to playing
>>> on the ground.
>>
>>> "Maybe they have been training a bit longer and their knees
>>> have adjusted," Fittler said.
>>
>> ROFLMAO ... now the Broncos have magic adjustable
>> knees do they? I may have thought that Fittler was an
>> idiot before but here's the irefutable proof!
>>
>>> Donaghy also revealed this week there were plans to replace
>>> 30 per cent of the playing field at the northern end of the
>>> ground next month.
>>
>> Was always planned ...
>>
>>> And before or during the rugby union World Cup officials
>>> could decide to replace the whole field in four days with
>>> turf being prepared at a secret Sunshine Coast location.
>>
>> Has to be secret otherwise the Roosters would hold their
>> training there and ... whinge
>>
>>> Suncorp hosts its next match on Friday week when the Broncos
>>> play Canterbury - five days before the third Origin game.
>>
>> Excellent
>>
>> Daniel.