Live WSL from PPS on now

There was a good reason why back when my belly was flat, UK teams relied on scrapping for the ball in midfield, launching it long & quick... and not much else...

...football was played on ploughed fields... improvements in technique & tactics were made possible because of advances to the condition of the playing surface (lightweight boots without 2" studs has also helped).

We could easily lose entire months during a cold spell, but there was still unlikely to be a single blade of grass on it once it had thawed.

Yes the pitch is looking a bit ropey, but it is still vegetated & not that long ago we would have cancelled fixtures during the recent deluge.

What i cannot fathom... is the obsession with turning the sprinklers on during match days regardless of the weather conditions...(?) Particularly as i was told the main factor a few years ago in why the surface was in such poor condition, was a fatal combination of poor drainage & over watering...!

Other countries have the luxury of knowing with a degree of confidence when cold & snow is due & can organise a winter break accordingly. It is a brave person who would try & 2nd guess when our local weather outlook becomes inclement.