We Finally Purchase Lamps Whoooooo

Cardiff City held the AGM today and confirmed that the board have now approved the purchase of the fluorescent lamps needed to maintain the pitch at CCS.

As a dual sport venue, there has been considerable strain on the playing surface at CCS with the Bluebirds and Cardiff Blues RFC playing home games there. The stadium was orininally designed to utilise specialist fluorescent lamps which optimise recovery and stimulate growth.

Due to the precarious financial position over the past few years, the lamps (which cost upwards of £300k) were not a priority and the pitch suffered. At times last season, it was particularly poor and cut up badly at the merest touch.

Thankfully, the purchase has been approved and an order will be placed. Hopefully, the new lamps will be operational before the end of the summer so that the change in weather will not cause such a worrying deterioration this coming campaign.

what they used for

growing the grass

what they used for

To make the grass grow

Someone mentioned on here that there is a three month wait for these lamps.

Hope we can get them before the winter sets in.

Last edited by SA17 Bluebird on Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:52 am, edited 1 time in total.

what they used for

"The stadium was orininally designed to utilise specialist fluorescent lamps which optimise recovery and stimulate growth."

Bit of a clue there...

thanxs

Great news - about time too but Malasians sorting everthing out

This is as good as a new signing imo, especially considering how Malky wants to play

This is as good as a new signing imo, especially considering how Malky wants to play

Totally agree -

Agreed can't wait to see a complete (as in all transfers done) Cardiff squad play sexy football !

Agreed can't wait to see a complete (as in all transfers done) Cardiff squad play sexy football !

And Green Green Grass of home lol

Not sure if its here or if they are ordering it , can always borrow the JB`s lol

For some absurd reason I thought you meant Frank Lampard !

For some absurd reason I thought you meant Frank Lampard !

Same here!

If you had no idea about the need to buy lights for the field, the thread title is very misleading!

For some absurd reason I thought you meant Frank Lampard !

Same here!

If you had no idea about the need to buy lights for the field, the thread title is very misleading!

Well it was either Frank or the Lights - The lights won !!

For some absurd reason I thought you meant Frank Lampard !

Same here!

If you had no idea about the need to buy lights for the field, the thread title is very misleading!

Well it was either Frank or the Lights - The lights won !!

It gave me a much needed laugh though. Just to think back to that micro-second of clicking on the thread and thinking "Lampard at the City!"

I'm a dozy sod sometimes.

its a ploy so the malasians can grow skunk lol

Great!!!!!!

LOL

I believe there were some cheap grass growing lights going cheap following a recent police raid on some Vietnamese gentlemen in a disused Aberdare warehouse. Growing grass is just growing grass, after all!

eye for a bargain then

Cardiff City held the AGM today and confirmed that the board have now approved the purchase of the fluorescent lamps needed to maintain the pitch at CCS.

As a dual sport venue, there has been considerable strain on the playing surface at CCS with the Bluebirds and Cardiff Blues RFC playing home games there. The stadium was orininally designed to utilise specialist fluorescent lamps which optimise recovery and stimulate growth.

Due to the precarious financial position over the past few years, the lamps (which cost upwards of £300k) were not a priority and the pitch suffered. At times last season, it was particularly poor and cut up badly at the merest touch.

Thankfully, the purchase has been approved and an order will be placed. Hopefully, the new lamps will be operational before the end of the summer so that the change in weather will not cause such a worrying deterioration this coming campaign.

Great news!! This could be one of the most important signings in recent years!! (I joke not!!)

Agree - its enuff playing tough teams without the grass as well !!

f**k i thought you meant Lampard

f**k i thought you meant Lampard

me too! lol

In all seriousness though this is great stuff, just before christmas last season we suffered big time and it was obvious the pitch was the problem! good news this!

f**k i thought you meant Lampard

me too! lol

In all seriousness though this is great stuff, just before christmas last season we suffered big time and it was obvious the pitch was the problem! good news this!

Ive taken over the teasing lol

Actually does anyone know how long it takes once we get these for the grass to repair and grow ? any percy throwers ??

i thought we bought lampard then?

6 months waiting list now !