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[Russ]

Has anyone been up lately at Ravenhill and seen how the pitch is progressing? It's good growing weather at least.

Not since Bryn and I had the bant 2 weeks back when it looked like a sandy bag of tom kite

[skiboo]

Was on tour of Nevin Spence centre and Stadium on Friday.
Grass growing, pitch looking good although it was a little bare in places while we were there the grass was being cut.
The trip around stadium was very worthwhile and although we all gurn about Ulster Rugby and sometimes with good reason when I came away from the visit I thought we a so lucky to have got so many things right. The Nevin Spence centre was excellent, the tour guide was great with a good balance of humour and facts and we have a stadium and history associated with it and Ulster Rugby which is second to none.
It was also good to see some players at work with Van the Man on the treadmill our SA prop working hard and McCloskey doing a fine impression of a second row-the guy is massive.

[big mervyn]

Was on tour of Nevin Spence centre and Stadium on Friday.
Grass growing, pitch looking good although it was a little bare in places while we were there the grass was being cut.
The trip around stadium was very worthwhile and although we all gurn about Ulster Rugby and sometimes with good reason when I came away from the visit I thought we a so lucky to have got so many things right. The Nevin Spence centre was excellent, the tour guide was great with a good balance of humour and facts and we have a stadium and history associated with it and Ulster Rugby which is second to none.
It was also good to see some players at work with Van the Man on the treadmill our SA prop working hard and McCloskey doing a fine impression of a second row-the guy is massive.

I was on the 10:30 tour on Fri. I thought it was good too. Interesting to get a look at the gym (slight feeling of being in the zoo there ) and the changing rooms. The museum was well worth a visit.

[rorybestsbigbaldnoggin]

Was on tour of Nevin Spence centre and Stadium on Friday.
Grass growing, pitch looking good although it was a little bare in places while we were there the grass was being cut.
The trip around stadium was very worthwhile and although we all gurn about Ulster Rugby and sometimes with good reason when I came away from the visit I thought we a so lucky to have got so many things right. The Nevin Spence centre was excellent, the tour guide was great with a good balance of humour and facts and we have a stadium and history associated with it and Ulster Rugby which is second to none.
It was also good to see some players at work with Van the Man on the treadmill our SA prop working hard and McCloskey doing a fine impression of a second row-the guy is massive.

I was on the 10:30 tour on Fri. I thought it was good too. Interesting to get a look at the gym (slight feeling of being in the zoo there ) and the changing rooms. The museum was well worth a visit.

Can non-ST holders go on the tour?

[Russ]

Was on tour of Nevin Spence centre and Stadium on Friday.
Grass growing, pitch looking good although it was a little bare in places while we were there the grass was being cut.
The trip around stadium was very worthwhile and although we all gurn about Ulster Rugby and sometimes with good reason when I came away from the visit I thought we a so lucky to have got so many things right. The Nevin Spence centre was excellent, the tour guide was great with a good balance of humour and facts and we have a stadium and history associated with it and Ulster Rugby which is second to none.
It was also good to see some players at work with Van the Man on the treadmill our SA prop working hard and McCloskey doing a fine impression of a second row-the guy is massive.

I was on the 10:30 tour on Fri. I thought it was good too. Interesting to get a look at the gym (slight feeling of being in the zoo there ) and the changing rooms. The museum was well worth a visit.

Can non-ST holders go on the tour?

I went to the ground once

Saw Bryn

Left

[BaggyTrousers]

Was on tour of Nevin Spence centre and Stadium on Friday.
Grass growing, pitch looking good although it was a little bare in places while we were there the grass was being cut.
The trip around stadium was very worthwhile and although we all gurn about Ulster Rugby and sometimes with good reason when I came away from the visit I thought we a so lucky to have got so many things right. The Nevin Spence centre was excellent, the tour guide was great with a good balance of humour and facts and we have a stadium and history associated with it and Ulster Rugby which is second to none.
It was also good to see some players at work with Van the Man on the treadmill our SA prop working hard and McCloskey doing a fine impression of a second row-the guy is massive.

I was on the 10:30 tour on Fri. I thought it was good too. Interesting to get a look at the gym (slight feeling of being in the zoo there ) and the changing rooms. The museum was well worth a visit.

Can non-ST holders go on the tour?

More helpfully, I assume so Baldy but expect to pay for the privilege. The free tour was only for ST holders who renewed before the end of March I believe.

[Russ]

Commitment! Your season ticket holder will remind you every game that you're better than everyone else

[damianmcr]

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[Russ]

BS

Have you seen their latest post

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[Snipe Watson]

I was at Ravenhill the day after the pitch was seeded and did express some concern that the pitch could not possibly be ready for the start of September. It will look green and grassy, until the first scrum at which point it will disintegrate into a scene resembling Passchendaele.

I was assured it would be fine.

Almost two months on from my previous report I had reason to be at HQ today and have to report that my pessimism of 7 June looks well founded. The grass is lovely and green, but looks a bit thin in places. I fear for the root zone come scrum time. It could be ready for a seed drill to sow winter barley after the leinster match.