| Most of the big clubs in English soccer have some | | | | game. |
| under soil heating in place. It is considered an | | | | The installation of these heating systems involves |
| essential requirement by many of the clubs who | | | | laying pipes underneath the surface of the pitch. |
| do not wish to see matches staged at their home | | | | Hot water is then pumped through these pipes |
| stadium fall victim to adverse weather conditions. | | | | which melts snow and ice or prevents it from |
| This would result in the inconvenience of | | | | forming in the first place. The installation of these |
| thousands of supporters and lead to the game | | | | systems can lead to some short term disruption |
| being re-scheduled at a later date. It would also | | | | with the playing surface. This is because the pitch |
| lead to the club suffering a financial loss. | | | | needs to be dug up to enable the pipe work to |
| English football clubs with under soil heating, can | | | | be carried out. |
| look forward to their games going ahead as | | | | The first English soccer club to install one of these |
| planned regardless of how bad the weather | | | | systems was Everton and many others followed |
| conditions are. No sports fan likes to see matches | | | | suit. Most stadiums in the premiership and the |
| postponed and it is a pet hate of the average | | | | championship now have under soil heating. The |
| football supporter. Travelling to the game is | | | | majority of clubs in the lower divisions do not |
| expensive and time consuming. It is not a pleasant | | | | have under soil heating. Clubs have to weigh up |
| experience finding out upon your arrival the match | | | | the cost of installation against the benefits. For |
| has been abandoned. Sometimes games are | | | | the smaller clubs, it is an expense which cannot |
| postponed at a very late stage which does not | | | | always be justified. |
| go down well with the spectators. | | | | English football clubs with under soil heating, enjoy |
| Frozen pitches are not a problem as the heating | | | | a huge advantage over other clubs. They do not |
| system will quickly melt the ice. The same goes | | | | have to worry when temperatures plummet and |
| for a heavy snowfall which can be removed by | | | | the weather is cold and icy. No financial losses are |
| leaving under soil heating running for a few hours. | | | | incurred as a result of postponements. Their |
| This means a pitch which looks unplayable can be | | | | home matches will commence on time as planned |
| transformed into a perfectly safe playing surface | | | | with playing conditions that are safe for the |
| in a very short space of time. This is good news | | | | players and ideal for entertaining football. |
| for those supporters who are en route to the | | | | |