Synthetic pitch debate ignites

Landick would like to see the facility installed at Springfield – and up and running in time for the Jersey 2015 NatWest Island Games, so the ground could become the hub of the football tournament.

The calls for a top-class artificial surface have been coming loud and often in Jersey – with the Rugby Club’s Ben Harvey extremely keen for a multi-sports facility – and the Island’s footballers won over after triumphing on a 3G (third generation) surface in the Isle of Man last year.

A long list of postponements suffered by grass-based sports in the Channel Islands over the past months have brought the issue to the fore again.

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