Post by Macmoish on Apr 26, 2011 12:15:31 GMT
Congratulations to the winners
Football League
League Groundsman of the Year AwardsExtreme weather pushed pitches to their limits, the efforts of ground staff across the country have been recognised with the Groundsman of the Year Awards 2011.
Ewan Hunter of promotion-chasing Nottingham Forest has been named winner of the npower Championship accolade with Burnley's Paul Bradshaw and Gary Kemp of Norwich City high commended.
Carlisle United's David Mitchell scooped the award for npower League 1 whilst Joe Aylett of Milton Keynes Dons and Southampton's Andrew Gray - last year's winner - received commendation for the surfaces at stadium:mk and St Mary's.
In npower League 2 Anthony Haywood brought more success to promotion winners Chesterfield with the divisional award for best groundsman. Bradford City's Michael Doyle and Shrewsbury Town's Richard Barnett were highly commended.
Championship
Winner: Ewan Hunter (Nottingham Forest)
Highly Commended: Paul Bradshaw (Burnley) and Gary Kemp (Norwich City)
League 1
Winner: David Mitchell (Carlisle United)
Highly Commended: Joe Aylett (MK Dons) and Andrew Gray (Southampton)
League 2
Winner: Anthony Haywood (Chesterfield)
Highly Commended: Michael Doyle (Bradford City) and Richard Barnett (Shrewsbury Town)
Handed out by the Playing Surfaces Committee, the Groundsman of the Year awards is designed to recognise the importance of the quality of pitches and to acknowledge Head Groundsmen and their staff.
The awards are determined initially using marks from Referees and away Managers for each game, and are then followed by detailed pitch inspections and a review of management operations. These visits were carried out in late March and early April.
www.football-league.co.uk/latestnews/20110426/league-groundsman-of-the-year-awards_2293301_2346994
Football League
League Groundsman of the Year AwardsExtreme weather pushed pitches to their limits, the efforts of ground staff across the country have been recognised with the Groundsman of the Year Awards 2011.
Ewan Hunter of promotion-chasing Nottingham Forest has been named winner of the npower Championship accolade with Burnley's Paul Bradshaw and Gary Kemp of Norwich City high commended.
Carlisle United's David Mitchell scooped the award for npower League 1 whilst Joe Aylett of Milton Keynes Dons and Southampton's Andrew Gray - last year's winner - received commendation for the surfaces at stadium:mk and St Mary's.
In npower League 2 Anthony Haywood brought more success to promotion winners Chesterfield with the divisional award for best groundsman. Bradford City's Michael Doyle and Shrewsbury Town's Richard Barnett were highly commended.
Championship
Winner: Ewan Hunter (Nottingham Forest)
Highly Commended: Paul Bradshaw (Burnley) and Gary Kemp (Norwich City)
League 1
Winner: David Mitchell (Carlisle United)
Highly Commended: Joe Aylett (MK Dons) and Andrew Gray (Southampton)
League 2
Winner: Anthony Haywood (Chesterfield)
Highly Commended: Michael Doyle (Bradford City) and Richard Barnett (Shrewsbury Town)
Handed out by the Playing Surfaces Committee, the Groundsman of the Year awards is designed to recognise the importance of the quality of pitches and to acknowledge Head Groundsmen and their staff.
The awards are determined initially using marks from Referees and away Managers for each game, and are then followed by detailed pitch inspections and a review of management operations. These visits were carried out in late March and early April.
www.football-league.co.uk/latestnews/20110426/league-groundsman-of-the-year-awards_2293301_2346994