(12 Apr 2015, 8:18 pm)Andreos1 wrote Have you been lucky enough to play at one of the cricket pitches?
Bournmoor has been used for RFYL and Gateshead Fell for GYL.
Smooth and lovely flat surfaces, but not a football pitch and ultimately, more money filtering out of the system in the form of rental costs.
We haven't nope!
The worst pitch we've played on was probably a one up Sacriston way. The pitch must have been on a 15% gradient, and the team kicking down hill had a clear advantage. There was a one through Shields we played at last season, and the goals were the width of an 11 a side goal, but between the height of a 5 a side and 9 a side goal. Not to mention one of the boxes being like a golf bunker...
The best pitches we've played on (away from the RFYL centres) are probably Easington Welfare, Leam Rangers, and Seaham Red Star.