
Karl Standley
@karl_standley
Head of Grounds and Surface Transitions-Wembley Stadium/The Football Association. UEFA Stadium Construction and Maintenance Panel member. Husband & Dad
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20-12-2010 22:08:24
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Introducing our new Grassroots Football Strategy ๐ค โ ๐ Increase playing choices & opportunitiesโ โฅ Deliver equal opportunities for women & girls โ ๐ฅ Build & improve existing facilities โ ๐ซ Tackle poor behaviour โ ๐ค Develop a network of valued volunteers, coaches & referees

One last dance with the Pitching Mound Mover Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum A lot of ups and downs with these from 1996 to 2019 between Athletics and Las Vegas Raiders a lot of time and work saved!!! #BestGroundsCrewEver


Incredible work by incredible people! Amazing to see the difference made to the pitches at Crawley Green thanks to support from the Football Foundation Grass Pitch Maintenance Fund ๐





Being nominated for the prestigious Sport Industry Group Sustainability award for the recyclable Wembley pitch is an honour. A huge amount of time and effort from the Wembley Grounds Team and our partners Hewitt Sportsturf and Circular11 The Wembley Pitch has a legacy, Inspiring the next

๐ 720 pieces of pitch transported by lorries ๐ค A robot shooting UV light ๐ฆ๏ธ An on-call weather forecaster โป๏ธ Plastic recycled into benches and training cones What goes into making a world-class playing surface? These are the secrets of a Wembley groundsman. ๐ Matt Slater

๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฑ Join us, Northumberland FA and ๐๐๐ฟ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ โฝ๏ธ on 17 June for an evening with the grounds team at Wembley Stadium. Volunteers can learn tips about how to keep pitches in great condition, and about funding opportunities available. Register below ๐ bit.ly/4kuQkdF



