Sunday, June 20, 2010

Motherwell face fine over state of Fir Park pitch

By Ewing Grahame Published: 11:00PM GMT twenty-two Feb 2010

Grounds for concern: Motherwell Motherwell face excellent over state of Fir Park representation Photo: PA

In Feb of last year the Lanarkshire bar managed to equivocate low mark from the ruling physique after a array of postponements caused by their unsound pitch.

"[It] doesnt simulate well on the SPL and the criteria we set for high standards," pronounced SPL cabinet member Ian Blair at the time. "Its not of an excusable customary and the an annoyance to have matches called off there when they should be equates to to be played.

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"They will need to move their personification aspect behind to a high customary and we will send in a formally competent particular to have sure the work has been carried out to the satisfaction."

Motherwell reportedly afterwards outlayed �250,000 in sequence to ascent their undersoil heating complement and instal new drains during the close season.

They additionally inaugurated to fool around their Europa League subordinate matches at beside Airdrie United"s Excelsior Stadium in Jul and Aug in sequence to give their newl- laid territory time to settle.

It meant they didn"t have to compensate the �20,000 dangling excellent the SPL handed down to them last year but right away they could be brought to book.

The awful condition of Fir Park not usually functions opposite teams (like Motherwell) who try to fool around a flitting diversion but additionally increases the probability of damage to players, creation it a intensity health and reserve issue.

"Part of the membership criteria involves clubs carrying to broach a representation of a sure standard," pronounced SPL communications executive Greig Mailer.

"Clearly the stream state of the aspect at Fir Park is a courtesy for us and we have asked the bar to furnish sum of what has been finished and what is being finished in that regard.

"We have additionally in use an eccentric consultant to inspect the representation and give us his perspective on it. I don"t wish to second-guess what the result of that will be since we are going by that routine at the moment.

"The SPL house met last Thursday and won"t encounter again for an additional 3-4 weeks but this make a difference will be motionless prior to afterwards since this is high up on the agenda.

"We need to establish either or not Motherwell have been in crack of the manners and either or not they could have finished some-more to forestall the stream state of affairs.

"There are questions that we need answers to but the main target is to urge that aspect and to safeguard that games can be played on it."

Motherwell"s disaster to compromise the complaint equates to they could be fined or even face a points deduction.

"There is a range of sanctions open for the house to exercise but we"ll wait for until we have all the report we need," pronounced Mailer.

St Johnstone"s late termination of their compare opposite Rangers due to piece of McDiarmid Park being solidified will be discussed at March"s SPL house meeting.

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