The pitches (fields) in 2010 were very poor; only one field was moderately acceptable to play on. In addition, the allocation of the school teams to the fields should be completed by lottery, to prevent any possible bias.
As I was paying my entrance fee in March 2010, I mentioned the terrible state of fields to anyone who would listen; one person said it up to the local school district. Someone else said volunteers had been out working on them, presumably they were emptying loads of sand in the potholes.
It would take a brave referee to say they were unplayable at the actual time of the cup, but some sort of inspection should be completed in time to make alternative arrangements, if the fields are in the same state in 2011.
This was a well-attended event; surely, some money could be allocated from the takings to make the fields better and therefore improve the standard of the games and the enjoyment of the spectators and to prevent injury.
