Article: FOOTBALL: SON OF A PITCH.(Sport)

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 ...

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