{"id":39902,"date":"2020-02-07T13:58:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T13:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=39902"},"modified":"2020-02-07T13:58:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T13:58:10","slug":"afc-whitchurch-starts-petition-for-all-weather-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/07\/afc-whitchurch-starts-petition-for-all-weather-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Rained-off AFC Whitchurch starts petition for all-weather pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/AFC-Whitchurch-First-Team-Manager-Matthew-Webster-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/AFC-Whitchurch-First-Team-Manager-Matthew-Webster-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/AFC-Whitchurch-First-Team-Manager-Matthew-Webster-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/AFC-Whitchurch-First-Team-Manager-Matthew-Webster-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/AFC-Whitchurch-First-Team-Manager-Matthew-Webster-2-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/AFC-Whitchurch-First-Team-Manager-Matthew-Webster-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/AFC-Whitchurch-First-Team-Manager-Matthew-Webster-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/AFC-Whitchurch-First-Team-Manager-Matthew-Webster-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/AFC-Whitchurch-First-Team-Manager-Matthew-Webster-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/AFC-Whitchurch-First-Team-Manager-Matthew-Webster-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/AFC-Whitchurch-First-Team-Manager-Matthew-Webster-2-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/AFC-Whitchurch-First-Team-Manager-Matthew-Webster-2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Matthew Webster, First Team Manager. Image: Edd Church<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Last-minute cancellations on waterlogged pitches have harmed the club, says first team manager <\/h4>\n\n\n<p>AFTER months of rained-off games on park pitches, AFC Whitchurch\u2019s players and supporters are campaigning to get an all-weather pitch. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>A petition on change.org asking Cardiff Council and the\nWelsh Government to back the club currently has 1,100 signatures.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Waterlogged council pitches have meant the club\u2019s second\nteam has only played eight times since the start of the season, the junior sides\nhave missed 13 games, and the first team keeps losing out on training sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Matthew Webster, manager of the club\u2019s first team, said it\u2019s\nnot healthy for players to miss so many training sessions and games. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen games are called off last-minute, it kills the team\ncompletely,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur seconds were close to folding a few months ago because\nof it. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd it\u2019s the kids too, there are some who are probably good\nenough to play at a higher standard but are not getting scouted because games\nkeep getting called off.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not necessarily saying we have the next Gareth Bale,\nbut there\u2019s a possibility we have these superstars who are not getting found.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council and the Cardiff Football District League\ndecide if park pitches are usable by visiting several of the parks across the\ncity. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Webster said the club\u2019s reliance on council-owned pitches\nmeans there have been frequent last-minute cancellations and midweek games for\nthe club\u2019s roughly 400 players.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cA few of us work in Bristol, and you can imagine how hard it is to get back through rush-hour traffic straight into a 90-minute game,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaybe if the council took care of their pitches better it\nwould be a different story. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t help it rains nigh-on every day in this country. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Whitchurch-RFC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Whitchurch-RFC.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Whitchurch-RFC-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Whitchurch-RFC-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Whitchurch-RFC-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Whitchurch-RFC-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Whitchurch-RFC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Whitchurch-RFC.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Whitchurch-RFC-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Whitchurch-RFC-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Whitchurch-RFC-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Whitchurch-RFC-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Whitchurch RFC Social Club, which Whitchurch AFC also uses. Image: Edd Church<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cA 3G pitch would be beneficial for every single kid in the\nclub, and for us as seniors too. Not only for AFC Whitchurch &#8211; the areas around\nus who could hire and use it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Marc Palmer, an AFC Whitchurch committee member, said he\nstarted the petition to get Cardiff Council and the Welsh Government to support\nthem.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Palmer said he hopes the club can get backing to win\ngrants for the new pitch, and to renew the lease on their grounds at Whitchurch\nHospital.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had one of the wettest winters in a while, possibly\ndue to climate change, and that\u2019s made the situation worse,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got more wet months and then the season\u2019s over, so we have fears as a result that we\u2019ll miss out on even more games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"597\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Marc-Palmer-Julie-Morgan-Whitchurch-AFC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Marc-Palmer-Julie-Morgan-Whitchurch-AFC.jpg 449w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Marc-Palmer-Julie-Morgan-Whitchurch-AFC-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Marc-Palmer-Julie-Morgan-Whitchurch-AFC-293x390.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Marc-Palmer-Julie-Morgan-Whitchurch-AFC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Marc-Palmer-Julie-Morgan-Whitchurch-AFC.jpg 449w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Marc-Palmer-Julie-Morgan-Whitchurch-AFC-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/Marc-Palmer-Julie-Morgan-Whitchurch-AFC-293x390.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Marc Palmer (left) started the petition. Julie Morgan (right), AM for North Cardiff, helped the club get the original lease for the Whitchurch Hospital pitch. Image: Whitchurch AFC<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A 3G pitch would cost around \u00a3300,000 according to Mr\nPalmer, and the hope is both AFC Whitchurch and others in the local area would\nbe able to use it. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr Palmer added he hopes funding can come from the lottery\nor Sports Wales if the council or government back the petition. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Councillor Peter Bradbury, cabinet member for Culture and\nLeisure, said the council will consider the petition when it\u2019s presented to\nthem. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI share the frustration felt by AFC Whitchurch, the weather\nhas been shocking this year, leading to many matches being called off,\u201d he\nsaid. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, very few fixtures have been played across\nWales for many weeks due to high levels of rainfall and this is the same in\nCardiff, where the ground is at saturation point, extremely soft and unable to\ntake the weight of grass mowers and line-marking machinery.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>He added that playing on the pitches could damage them\nbeyond repair. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u201cWe do have a number of 3G pitches available on both Saturday and Sundays and there are plans to introduce more of these facilities over the coming years.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last-minute cancellations on waterlogged pitches have harmed the club, says first team manager AFTER months of rained-off games on park pitches, AFC Whitchurch\u2019s players and supporters are campaigning to get an all-weather pitch. A petition on change.org asking Cardiff Council and the Welsh Government to back the club currently has 1,100 signatures.&nbsp; Waterlogged council pitches have meant the club\u2019s second team has only played eight times since the start of the season, the junior sides have missed 13 games, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":39908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-39902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rained-off AFC Whitchurch starts petition for all-weather pitch - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/07\/afc-whitchurch-starts-petition-for-all-weather-pitch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rained-off AFC Whitchurch starts petition for all-weather pitch - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Last-minute cancellations on waterlogged pitches have harmed the club, says first team manager AFTER months of rained-off games on park pitches, AFC Whitchurch\u2019s players and supporters are campaigning to get an all-weather pitch. 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