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Title: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: Toronto Villa on May 13, 2024, 06:00:46 PM
Congratulations to the outstanding staff of Aston Villa. The team headed by Karl Prescott have been awarded Grounds Team of the Season by the Premier League.
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: Dave on May 13, 2024, 06:01:52 PM
"You'll never sing that. You'll never sing thaaaaat. Premier League Grounds Team of the Season, you'll never..."
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: villadelph on May 13, 2024, 06:05:39 PM
That's fantastic - well deserved!
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: PeterWithesShin on May 13, 2024, 06:07:25 PM
Considering VP used to have an abysmal pitch up until fairly recent times it's a fair old achievement.
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: eamonn on May 13, 2024, 06:09:15 PM
Doug's green-sand in the early 90's seems a far cry from the manicured turf our players take for granted today.
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: Toronto Villa on May 13, 2024, 06:09:42 PM
Considering VP used to have an abysmal pitch up until fairly recent times it's a fair old achievement.

And didn’t we also win something like this in the past and we lost our Head groundsman to PSG (I think)
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: DrGonzo on May 13, 2024, 07:00:22 PM
Maybe some deal could be done in exchange for Mbappe?

'Tis a lovely pitch.  Well done team.  Like I've said elsewhere I'll take winning anything.
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: Bad English on May 13, 2024, 07:25:19 PM
Mbappe is a walking ego and his mom is his manager.
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: Malandro on May 13, 2024, 07:30:25 PM
Mbappe is a walking ego and his mom is his manager.

That’s a pretty shit mom joke.
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: nigel on May 13, 2024, 07:53:02 PM
Considering VP used to have an abysmal pitch up until fairly recent times it's a fair old achievement.

And didn’t we also win something like this in the past and we lost our Head groundsman to PSG (I think)

That’s right.
I think the Head Groundsman now was the other guys number two, so he’s carrying on where the other guy left
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: Sexual Ealing on May 13, 2024, 07:54:45 PM
Percy Thrower, he's one of our own...
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: martin o`who?? on May 14, 2024, 05:13:19 PM
Considering VP used to have an abysmal pitch up until fairly recent times it's a fair old achievement.
it was a fucking billiard table compared to some of them.
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: LeeB on May 14, 2024, 05:14:49 PM
This must be a hard thing to judge as all pitches look like bloody bowling greens these days.
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: Risso on May 14, 2024, 05:18:36 PM
Do you remember that Chelsea v Charlton game about 20 years ago, when the Chelsea pitch was basically one big sand pit.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2720609.stm
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: Gareth on May 14, 2024, 05:32:01 PM
Commented last night that as the players were on parade that Torres made a beeline for the grounds staff at the corner of the Holte/Witton to shake all their hands
Title: Re: PL Grounds Team of the Season
Post by: PeterWithesShin on May 14, 2024, 06:38:50 PM
Villa Park 1996, FAC semi

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