End is nigh for plastic pitches in Scottish Premiership

It’s time for Scottish Premiership to bin plastic pitches…

This week, artificial surfaces have once again made headlines.

A recent study said that the plastic surfaces may be one step away from being outlawed from Scottish football’s top division

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The Scottish Premiership’s Competitions Working Group is reportedly discussing whether or not to outlaw such synthetic fields,

and they will shortly submit a formal suggestion to the league board to initiate a motion to do away with these abhorrent surfaces.

A resolution proposing their removal is expected before the end of next season and the group are planning a vote between the twelve top flight clubs and believe a 9-3 majority will be enough to rid the top flight of the unpopular surface.

It goes without saying that most football players, coaches,

and fans oppose artificial turf. Of course,

teams like Livingston and Kilmarnock already use these kind of surfaces,

but Ayrshire has stated that they will switch back to grass the next season,

so a majority vote may eliminate the dangerous fields.

It is often disregarded as a telling aspect that Brendan Rodgers claimed he had never watched a decent game on a plastic pitch during his first stint as Celtic manager.

Why would you purchase a season ticket and endure that at Rugby Park or the Livingston stadium if the games are never very good?

The fact that both have trouble filling seats with bums is no surprise,

especially for Livingston,

who now float at the bottom of the table and seem to be headed for the Championship.

As the experiment has failed and artificial surfaces have no place in the highest division of Scottish football,

let’s hope this takes happening.

One could argue that these fields are enough for football played at a semi-professional level,

at most. However,

the Scottish Premiership feels that these plastic surfaces degrade football and pose a risk to players,

thus it’s time to get rid of them permanently.

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