Pompey leverte ikke godt nok på banen sesongen 2020/21, men det gjorde banen. Banemannskapet på Fratton Park får nasjonal anerkjennelse for sitt arbeid denne sesongen.
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Nå var det riktignok Doncaster Rovers som vant prisen i League One for «Grounds Team of the Season», men Pompey, Plymouth og Shrewsbury er de tre klubbene som trekkes fram i tillegg.
Pressmeldingen
I en uttalelse fra English Football League (EFL) står det: «The 2020/2021 season has been extremely challenging for all clubs in relation to their pitches but, as ever, ground staff have produced some fantastic work throughout the campaign.
“Carrying out a tremendously important job to prepare their respective pitches for matches and maintain them throughout the calendar, things were made more difficult this season due to the lack of time to carry out pitch maintenance and renovations at the end of the 2019/20 season, along with the intense fixture schedule for this season following the outbreak of Covid-19 in March 2020.
“As the 2020/21 campaign draws to a close, grounds teams up and down the country have been recognised for their continued commitment and efforts.”
Vinnerne
I tillegg til Doncaster (League One) var det Waford og Forest Green som vant i henholdsvis Championship og League Two.
Bournemouth og Stoke var klubbene som ble trukket fram i tillegg til Watford i Championship. I League Two var det Carlisle og Cheltenham.
🌱 #Pompey's grounds team have been 'highly commended' by the EFL
— Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) May 12, 2021