You have to feel sorry for those groundsmen working tirelessly up and down the country to preserve the playing surface for their sides - especially those who have to combat the use of their pitches for both rugby and football.
This thought struck me as I watched Sale Sharks go at it with Newcastle Falcons at Edgeley Park today. The groundsman had diligently painted over the white lines used by co-habitants Stockport Country in their latest Coca-Cola League One clash - the colour paint chosen for this task was green which is normally OK but sadly grass is hard to come by at Edgeley Park at the moment.
As a result, instead of disguising the lines the green paint emphasised them against the brown mud - but the thought was there I guess.
POSTSCRIPT: Grass or no grass - what a great game these two sides served up. Seemingly free of the threat of relegation the Falcons are flying with their latest success built on the back of rock-like scrum. Epic.
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