synthetic goalmouths

[maddog]

Have any people/clubs on here had any experience of synthetic goalmouths (on an otherwise normal pitch).  Would you recommend them, what sort of cost are you talking about?

[Lecale2]

Ballycastle have installed them at their new pitches. You could contact them.

[the colonel]

I don't know how they look after them (or if they need it) but they aren't bad in Ballycastle. Maybe the bounce is a bit high from a long ball but they seem ok if your club can afford them!!

[supersarsfields]

If i remember right I think Derrytresc in Tyrone have an area of synthetic turf.

[bennydorano]

I know there's something like that in dundalk, anyone know whereabouts?

[robertemmet]

Clonoe (Tyrone) had them a few years ago, but not sure how long they lasted

[orangeman]

Clonoe (Tyrone) had them a few years ago, but not sure how long they lasted

I' nearly sure they still have them.

[Kentucky Blue]

Think it's definitely a good idea to preserve the ground around the goalmouth.

I can recall, allbeit a few years back a club in south derry getting a lorry load of stones into their goalmouth and a few die-hard club men shoveling them out level with long tail shovels before the beginning of a minor game! 

I dare say the golaie didnt strain himself too much to dig, otherwise he would have been cut into ribbons!

[Mike Sheehy]

soft nordies. Afraid of a bit of mud.

[aroundincircles]

WE (clonoe) still have them sore on the knees but so was the old goal mouths full of sand and stones.

[aroundincircles]

Not sure on cost total was £6000 but from memory what this included i cant remember am sure it included other work on field

[AFS]

I know there's something like that in dundalk, anyone know whereabouts?

Oriel Park is a completely synthetic pitch but I think these boys are on about special sections for around the goals

[youngfella]

Ballycastle have installed them at their new pitches. You could contact them.

When did they get that done? what is it made of?

[aroundincircles]

plastic grass just 6 yard box.

[youngfella]

i havent being up that way in a while. suppose it'd save having to drag the metal gate/covers over the square.

who put there names forward to manage the town this year?