Highbury - The Final Salute (No spoliers)

Gooner14 said:
It does indeed, I expect the grass will be there soon, it's only just over 2 months till the first game there.

Got your cheque too :)
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i not sure on how they do it, but my guessing is that the seed is probably going to be down on that mesh within the next week or so, probably even a few days after those photos was taken.

its "top secret" layers but it looked like it was corse sand, then a good mix of soil, then the mesh/fine web, then seed, followed by some more soil? Ie so the roots hold onto that mesh?


edit: by the looks on arsenal main site, the turf is already down?

http://www.liverpoolpictorial.co.uk/emirates6/image016.html

shows a slight hint of green under that mesh? :confused:

2nd edit, the pictures above in this thread also show the turf down? :confused:
 
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Nah, it's not turf, thats a plastic weave that the grass will grow into to hold it togehter. They will be seeding the pitch, no turf here :)

http://www.awimb.com/cgi-bin/emAlbum.cgi?c=show_thumbs;p=Ashburton Grove

See very green

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yes its true. Its new technology to help the real grass grow. What happens apparently is a layer of plastic roots (what we have seen being laid recently) will be beneath the playing surface. The grass roots will attach to the plastic which will promote good balance growth. This technology will make up for the different growing conditions at our new Stadium compared to what we had at Highbury ( Isn't it strange to be talking of Highbury in past tense??)
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Gooner14 said:
Nah, it's not turf, thats a plastic weave that the grass will grow into to hold it togehter. They will be seeding the pitch, no turf here :)
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my 2nd edit went in after you're post..... but...

#Chri5# said:
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=3493
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=3496

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hmmm im supprised there not advertising it if its already down, but from those pictures it looks down?


i know what the mesh is for but some pictures show turf others show sand/soil and others show the mesh..... lol



edit: so the green stuff is the plastic roots? lol...
 
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Glad i got to go to the stadium :cool:
Was only a carling cup game vs Everton but it was brilliant none the less !!!
I shall never forget that night - our B team won 3-1 or so i think - still have the matchday guide/ticket on my wall at home :o :D
Will definately try to make it to the new stadium a few times if not more - especially if we win the CL !
 
Gooner14 said:
Yes thats right Arsenal Stadium, not Highbury ;).
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Hoobloodyray.
One of my biggest bugbears all over the years is hearing commentators calling the ground Highbury.
However, even the club ended up calling it Highbury because of the media.

The last time I went to the Arsenal Stadium was around 76 and the away end was all open.

And for the pedantic amongst us its The Boleyn Ground - not Upton Park.
 
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