Sports   (Talk about balls here.)

The condition of the playing surface at the DW has been much better over the last five or so years, probably because they have relaid with a better quality surface.
Any one with any knowledge of sports grounds and playing surfaces would know that spring is the time of the year to do ground preparation and maintenance,and that is why it needs at least six weeks to relay and recover.
My opinion is that the start of the rugby season heralds the deterioration of the playing surface, but not as much as it did in the past, probably because of the quality of the new grasses laid.
The improvement over the last few years would disprove the tip and methane theories, and in my humble opinion better quality of materials and care has been the key.
I form my opinion in being a regular attender at the ground since it was built, and after being quite critical at first, whilst nowhere near perfect, it is much better.
I honestly look forward to the day the griping about the ground and the surface stops, as it divides the sporting community in the town.
Whether that means the rugby club get a ground of their own to solve the animosity, I am not sure ,but I don't see the need for that personally.