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Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 22 Sep 2023, 21:08
by MellowYellow
Playing devils advocate here Dave. The crumb rubber infill made from recycled car tyres is supposed to improve the bounce of the ball and as a shock pad to reduce injuries. Nonetheless, in Europe there is a crackdown on plastic pitches after tests showed the rubber infill contained small amounts of potentially toxic and carcinogenic chemicals including mercury, lead, and arsenic. The Dutch for example are to phase them out completely by 2030. The EU stated that you can remove such hazardous substances "by substituting much safer materials, for example natural grass". Who would have thought!
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 22 Sep 2023, 21:42
by Minneapolisgull
Hemel 1-2 Torquay
Keep the winning run going.
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 22 Sep 2023, 21:52
by Rio Doherty
Hemel Hempstead Town 1-1 Torquay United.
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 22 Sep 2023, 22:16
by Jackom
Can’t see a win here, 0-0
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 22 Sep 2023, 22:38
by notnow
Anyone any idea what GJ meant about having a game in hand in the latest press call?
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 23 Sep 2023, 14:11
by ShropGull
Hemel Hempstead Town 1-2 Torquay United
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 23 Sep 2023, 14:29
by Oil Beef Hooked
Another tough game today, but staying positive.
Hemel 1 : 2 Torquay
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 23 Sep 2023, 14:42
by Cheddargull
Stobbs and Da Silva not in squad. Callum Thomas on the bench.
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 23 Sep 2023, 14:55
by Dave
MellowYellow wrote: ↑22 Sep 2023, 21:08
Playing devils advocate here Dave. The crumb rubber infill made from recycled car tyres is supposed to improve the bounce of the ball and as a shock pad to reduce injuries. Nonetheless, in Europe there is a crackdown on plastic pitches after tests showed the rubber infill contained small amounts of potentially toxic and carcinogenic chemicals including mercury, lead, and arsenic. The Dutch for example are to phase them out completely by 2030. The EU stated that you can remove such hazardous substances "by substituting much safer materials, for example natural grass". Who would have thought!
Yep, agree with sentiments, I spent 10 years in youth development football, coached on these surfaces, there are many studies across the United States and Europe, again there's little agreement, many suggesting low exposure to infill isn't harmful, others showing different results, however think we all agree to use the safest products possible.
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 23 Sep 2023, 15:53
by brucie
Irrespective of whether these pitches are harmful we obviously cant play on them.
Unfortunately being in this god forsaken league we have to play on them every other week. We cant afford to lose this game and have to up it in the second half.
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 23 Sep 2023, 16:08
by culmstockgull
Agree Brucie we just cannot cope with plastic, we are slow, listening to BBC devon we are defensively poor, and a single midfielder of lapslie doing all the work, I do not believe that both stobbs and de silva are injured. Lets hope they improve second 45.
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 23 Sep 2023, 16:20
by Dave
Why can't we play on synthetic pitches? We knew there would be a number of matches on these surfaces, didn't we play a PSF on an artificial pitch, don't we have use of the 3G at PCC to train on.
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 23 Sep 2023, 16:26
by teddiebear
1-1
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 23 Sep 2023, 16:27
by UnitedinDevon
1-1
Not sure why we play lapslie so far forward - hes no creative no.10 style player and is far too small
WJD who has just scored would be far better pushed further forward
Loanees still massively needed
Hemel Hempstead Town v Torquay United, 23rd September 2023
Posted: 23 Sep 2023, 16:39
by toastkid
We need to find the pockets of space. Apparently.