Marko021 said:
Talking of the England game there was an NFL game at Wembley last Sunday and as it was raining and the roof wasn't closed they completely destroyed the pitch.
Groundstaff working round the clock on Wembley
The Wembley groundstaff have pledged to do everything possible to ensure England have a perfect surface for their final Euro 2008 qualifier with Croatia on November 21.
Although England's hopes of reaching next summer's finals hang in the balance after their defeat in Russia earlier this month, should Guus Hiddink's men fail to win in Israel, victory over Croatia will take the Three Lions through.
However, the prospect of the game being played in less than perfect conditions has been raised after the NFL clash between New York Giants and Miami Dolphins at the new stadium on Sunday.
In extremely wet conditions, the surface cut up badly and there are fears the problems which arose immediately after the stadium opened, which Wembley officials claimed was due to their groundstaff being given insufficient time to prepare the surface for the opening under-21 game in March, had not been solved and, according to one expert, never would be.
However, while the FA have refused to comment on the matter, a spokesman for Wembley remained confident head groundsman Steve Welch would have enough time to get the pitch back to a playable state.
'We now have three and a half weeks before our next major event on November 21,' said the spokesman.
'Our grounds team will be working around the clock, as they do in between every event at Wembley, to ensure that the pitch is in the best condition possible for England's game against Croatia.'
