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Article: FOOTBALL: SON OF A PITCH.(Sport)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- February 6, 2003
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Byline: NEIL CAMERON EXCLUSIVE
HAMPDEN'S pitch may have to be ripped up and replaced before next month's CIS Cup Final - less than a year after a pounds 100,000 new surface was laid.
National Stadium boss David Kells revealed to Sports Record the dramatic step would be taken if the much-criticised surface didn't recover over the next couple of weeks.
A new pitch was put in place before last year's Scottish Cup Final in April and it attracted widespread praise.
But a bad winter and heavy use has meant it has deteriorated once more.
Rangers manager Alex ...