Tallaght, Turner's Cross & Showgrounds nominated for playing surface of the year
Announced on the club website today.
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Tallaght Stadium, Turner’s Cross and Sligo Showgrounds shortlisted for Airtricity League Pitch of the Year
Tallaght Stadium, Turner’s Cross and the Showgrounds in Sligo have been shortlisted for the Airtricity League Pitch of the Year award 2011, it was announced today. The pitches at the three venues have been nominated for the award following consultation with referees and players.
The Irish Institute of Sports Surfaces (IISS) will visit the three venues over the coming week before awarding the Airtricity League Pitch of the Year award to the surface deemed to be the highest quality. The Pitch of the Year Award, which is organised by the FAI, IISS and specialist sports turf fertiliser company Whites Amenity, will be presented to the winner at the FAI Ford Cup final at Aviva Stadium on November 6th.
Airtricity League referees and players (through the PFAI) were asked to nominate the pitches they felt achieved the highest standards. Tallaght Stadium, home to Shamrock Rovers, Turner’s Cross, home to Cork City, and the Showgrounds, home to Sligo Rovers received the highest number of votes.
IISS Managing Director Donal Kearney said: “The Airtricity League Pitch of the Year Award has been created to highlight the hard work of ground staff, whose dedication and endeavours has often gone unnoticed. We hope that this award provides due recognition and will encourage others to continue to improve the standards of the playing surface. Our thanks to Whites Amenity for their support for this award.”
