Interesting read

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Well that's 4 minutes of my life I'm never going to get back.
Thanks Tony

I enjoyed it. I must be an anorak.

After I moved into my house I discovered a Rainbird system buried under years of desert sand in the back yard. Always wondered if it was worth trying to renovate it.

There. That's my exciting addition to this thread.

They should develop a mobile system --- I heard that Jurgen Klopp would be interested when he takes Liverpool away from home sometimes.

Bloody irrigants. We need to get a grip on them, about time too.

Nice to see them referring to it as the "GAWTHORPE Training Facility"!

Thanks Tony, enjoyed the fact that the clarets have got this as much as anything else.

I wonder if groundsman Barry O'Brien is as hard as his brother Chris.

I was told a story about the Spurs groundsman, Colin White and his irrigation system at White Hart Lane in the 1970-80s.

Steve Archibald was set to sign for Spurs and it seems he and his wife were being shown round White Hart Lane when somehow the irrigation system came on and gave a blast of cold water around Mrs Archibald's nether regions. White was the obvious perpetrator but he of course denied all knowledge!

Walton wrote:I wonder if groundsman Barry O'Brien is as hard as his brother Chris.

No However he is a very good lad

ClaretTony wrote:Interesting read

https://www.pitchcare.com/news-media/ir ... rnley.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In years gone by, the last thing Gawthorpe needed was irrigating !

Bit confusing referring to in Turf, when it's at Gawthorpe!

evapotranspiration........thats a new word to add to my vocabulary...bet even Spades has not heard that word before.