Always wondered what the purpose was, now I know.
Slopes at Old Trafford
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For Di Maria's descent
Something to do with the underpitch heating isn't it?
Always will be this.
Drainage too
Posts that feel racist but aren't
Always thought they were a bit mad, does any other stadium have slopes this steep?
Our corner kicks would be better without them.
So would the oppositions.
They need comfy buffers at the bottom.
I swear there's a few incidents a season directly relating to these slopes.
Injuries and scuffles.
It's about time they did something to stop the inevitable smash into the hoardings they cause,
Injuries and scuffles.
It's about time they did something to stop the inevitable smash into the hoardings they cause,
Drainage, lot of clay in the ground if memory serves, so the water wouldn’t drain
Not sure I should be laughing at this but I did actually laugh out loud
Always thought it's bad. Surprised we haven't seen injuries because of it. The slope to curb is asking for a broken ankle.
Didn't stop Beckham
Ffs.
I see everyone is laughing but I don't get the joke
Slope is a synonym for slant which had racist connotationsI see everyone is laughing but I don't get the joke
ffsO it must be a British thing as I haven't heard of that in USA for 20 years I have been living here.
We all loved to see Di Maria fly down there.
Clarkson would be proud.
I always thought that mid-week it was used for crown green bowls.
There's absolutely no reason for it. If it's related to cleaning/heating/drying after rain then there are another technologies and ways to do that.
The only use I can see is to put lions in there that sometimes comes out when a player gets nearby it. So they have to fight the lion, control the ball and beat the opponent all at the same time.
The only use I can see is to put lions in there that sometimes comes out when a player gets nearby it. So they have to fight the lion, control the ball and beat the opponent all at the same time.
This story immediately made me think of the brick surface at the bottoms of those slopes. Absolutely mad, when you think about it.
This still makes me laugh
Rory delap making a comeback
You would think we could at least make the surface at the bottom some kind of spongy tarmac like you get in kids play areas. We just seem to have rock solid concrete as if we’re determined to pick up a few long term injuries just for a laugh.
In today's technology, the raised pitch is not necessarily at all. The design of raised pitch cause lots of risks and safety hazard to the players. The injury could be very serious and it's a ticking time bomb something really bad may happen.
Time to revamp Old Trafford when new owners take over?
Time to revamp Old Trafford when new owners take over?
Well played sir.
I believe it was popularised (if not created) around the time of the Vietnam war by US troops and also spread to Australia due to their involvement in the Vietnam war.
I dub thee "director of groundskeeping."