Is undersoil heating really needed?
After reading a very interesting FourFourTwo article (a magazine I would definitely recommend to any football fan) about the evolution of scattering straw,to modern-day undersoil heating all to prevent a frozen pitch was especially interesting, triggering me to do some research of my own.
I found an article online that was to do with this straw phenomenon. A frozen St.James' Park pitch was covered with the stuff, it was set alight to try to melt the frost.It then started raining prompting the addition of a layer of sand.Not exactly conducive to good football. In the 1970s, Leicester City came up with the idea of using a giant inflatable balloon,which kept the Filbert Street Pitch free of snow and rain.The balloon used was the biggest in the world at the time,measuring a whopping 720,000 cubic feet.It took 15 men two hours to erect and cost the club 8,000. It was cheaper than 35,000 for a re-laid pitch though and it ensured matches stayed on. In January 1979 alone.Filbert Street attracted over 70,00 fans to three FA Cup replays between Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday, while the rest of the country was snowbound.
Who needs undersoil heating?
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