I play mid week 5 a side on a step 2 club's 3G/4G pitch. Tonight I was really surprised to see that the pitch has some ridges/tears on the pitch, assuming from overuse or badly installed. I have also seen at a local school's facility where the penalty spot has been kicked away, leaving a bare flat spot due to overuse/deliberate damage. (I also saw the result of a disposable bbq being lit on a 3G pitch during one hot summer )
So in this instance, what are you doing as a referee on match day when you come across a pitch that could potentially be dangerous? The obvious answer would be to postpone the game because of the possible danger. But what about the expectation that if both teams have arrived etc. then we should be doing our best to avoid a postponement and the likelihood of an incident happening is minimal.
Say you go ahead and then something like what happened to Phil Jones, happens 25 yards out from goal...
So in this instance, what are you doing as a referee on match day when you come across a pitch that could potentially be dangerous? The obvious answer would be to postpone the game because of the possible danger. But what about the expectation that if both teams have arrived etc. then we should be doing our best to avoid a postponement and the likelihood of an incident happening is minimal.
Say you go ahead and then something like what happened to Phil Jones, happens 25 yards out from goal...