| Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj 20:46 - Apr 16 with 1321 views | GeoffSentence |
Short but exceptionally wide
https://www.esedirect.co.uk/bl
"You might imagine Wembley Stadium, home to the England squad to be the largest pitch of them all, but that award actually goes to the home of Ipswich Town, Portman Road in Suffolk coming in at a whopping 7650 metres square"
102x75m massively wide, premier league standard is 105 x 68m so it is 7 metres wider than normal. I wonder if this has an impact on home advantage.
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| Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 20:51 - Apr 16 with 1267 views | redrickstuhaart |
Undoubtedly.
Especially if we are playing a passing game from the back.
A smaller pitch with opponents trying to press and make things congested is clearly tougher. |  |
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| Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 20:56 - Apr 16 with 1254 views | PhilTWTD |
I think that's wrong, I have a feeling that was from before the Pioneer Stand was built and has continued to be quoted here and there. According to the plans when the new pitch was put in it was due to be 66m x 106m.
https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich |  | | |
| Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 21:07 - Apr 16 with 1158 views | GeoffSentence |
| Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 20:56 - Apr 16 by PhilTWTD |
I think that's wrong, I have a feeling that was from before the Pioneer Stand was built and has continued to be quoted here and there. According to the plans when the new pitch was put in it was due to be 66m x 106m.
https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich |
Aha, so it is closer to standard premier league pitch size then. not so hooj after all. | |
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| Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 21:19 - Apr 16 with 1083 views | catch74 |
Portman Choad? |  |
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| Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 12:40 - Apr 17 with 561 views | Libero |
| Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 21:19 - Apr 16 by catch74 |
Portman Choad? |
Mark Ashton? |  | | |
| Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 15:36 - Apr 17 with 409 views | BlueSince93 |
Biggest pitch in the country... you'll never sing that! |  | | |
| Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 16:14 - Apr 17 with 366 views | mellowblue |
| Pitch size - Portman Road is hoooj on 20:56 - Apr 16 by PhilTWTD |
I think that's wrong, I have a feeling that was from before the Pioneer Stand was built and has continued to be quoted here and there. According to the plans when the new pitch was put in it was due to be 66m x 106m.
https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich |
Google earth agrees with that. I make it to be 66m x 105m. The maximum possible is 90m x 120m. It would be pretty epic if someone did build a pitch that big. Not sure how our 2 man midfield would cope covering 45 of pitch meteres each.
I am not sure if the Pioneer Stand made that much difference as I believe they used the lower level concrete remnants of the original West Stand near the pitch. [Post edited 17 Apr 16:15]
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