As the 1980s embraced synth pop and synthetic fashion, several clubs in the Football League took it upon themselves to install artificial playing surfaces at their stadiums so as not to be left out of this synthetic revolution. The hip-hop DJs of the time perfected the art of spinning plastic on the decks, but the football stadiums couldn’t quite make a success of installing plastic on the deck. That said – Queens Park Rangers’, Loftus Road; Boundary Park Oldham; Deepdale, home to Preston North End; and Luton Town’s Kenilworth Road; became icons of 80s football culture, and are still recalled whenever a team is seen playing on a plastic pitch. The drawbacks of plastic pitches Read more..
