With the improvement work continuing to take place out on the Plainmoor pitch this week, club Groundsman Julian Gouldthorpe took time out to provide the Yellow Army with an update. The first stage of the process was removing the top layer of grass, with the bulk of the work done by specialist machinery, however special 

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Another round of work on the Plainmoor pitch has been completed in preparation for the new season. In 2018 primary drainage was installed, and this year secondary drainage channels have been made to further improve the standard of the pitch. The surface of the pitch was removed once again as part of general pitch maintenance. 

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With the end of one of the most memorable seasons in Torquay United’s history comes the start of more significant investment in the Plainmoor pitch. Last season saw the Club add initial primary drainage channels and irrigation (pop-up sprinklers). Work is currently being carried out to complete more drainage work to further help groundsman Julian 

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Significant investment in the Plainmoor pitch & first team training pitch is underway. Despite the Plainmoor holding up very well last season, work has commenced to further raise the standard of both playing surfaces. “It is a massive improvement and reflects a huge investment,” said head groundsman, Chris Ralph. “This work will raise the overall 

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A summer of hard work continues at Plainmoor, with the hallowed turf beginning to make a welcome return to the playing surface. Although there’s plenty of work still to do – and patience to observe – before United’s pitch is back to its usual pristine standards, here’s a few photos to illustrate how things have 

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