[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

i think if you look at league and fifa legislation for a certain product of artificial pitch you can even get a grant if you let the local community to use it.lancs dave how uptodate is your league legislation you can get your grant through england first eufa gave the go-ahead in 2003 for all competitions except champions league final

A meeting at the FA in May decided the following could be played on artifical pitches of FIFA 1 rating next season;

The following FA Committees have now approved the use of such pitches in their respective competitions for season 2007/08:

• FA Trophy
• FA Vase
• FA Youth Cup (qualifying rounds only)
• FA Women’s Premier League and Cup
• FA Sunday Cup
• FA County Youth Cup

The Premier League and FA Cup are still excluded from the list and as long as the FA Cup in particular remains excluded there is no chance of the football league granting permission otherwise their clubs will have to play all cup matches away from home.

There are I believe 3 teams in next season UEFA Cup who will be playing on artificial pitches so there is some movement but I think it will be quite a few years before they are accepted here again on a wide scale. I think I still have the burns from playing a works match at Deepdale about 20 years ago on the Astroturf