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Wembley to re-lay turf for finals

  • 24-04-2009 4:58pm
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    Soby
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    Wembley Stadium's controversial pitch is to be dug up immediately, the Football Association has confirmed.

    The surface will be ready for the FA Trophy final on 9 May, as well as the Football League play-off finals and the FA Cup final on 30 May.

    The new turf will be of a different composition from the current rye grass surface that was heavily criticised after the FA Cup semi-finals.

    It was initially planned that the pitch would be re-laid in the summer.

    Wembley took seven years to build and cost £750m but the surface appeared to cut up severely throughout both FA Cup semi-final matches last weekend, which were played in dry conditions.

    The grass has been re-laid five times since the stadium re-opened in 2007 and the new surface will be a 'sand-soil' pitch.

    Arsenal manager Wenger called the surface "a disaster" and "laughable" after his side's defeat by Chelsea on Saturday.

    Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said his worries over the pitch were the reason why he fielded a weakened Manchester United team, who were beaten by Everton in a penalty shoot-out on Sunday.
    Good news all round.Then again that is unless they relay it with the same shíté again


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