Bounce the ball during the Connacht football final in Tuam and that was it, you had surrendered possession. It was pretty much an automatic turnover.
The pitch maintenance fuel budget must have run out well in advance of today's game, because long grass combined with some soft ground to produce sub-optimal conditions for football.
Despite that, Castlebar and Corofin still produced an absorbing game. The Mayo champions defeating last year's All-Ireland winners by five points.
The reaction online from those watching the game was not positive.
Pitch absolutely disgraceful in Tuam for Connaught club final on @GAA_BEO final hard to believe this day & age #total-disrespect to plyrs
— Shane Curran (@shanetcurran) November 22, 2015
Jaysus they'd want to get the sheep in to graze the field in tuam. #TheToughest #catlooking
— Nicky Cleere (@NCleere88) November 22, 2015
Tuam stadium in a better state for grazing than a Connaught final #getthemowerout
— James Kelly (@JAMESKELLY9) November 22, 2015
Not much chance of bouncing the ball on that pitch at Tuam today #TG4
— GAA Scores Podcast (@GAAscores) November 22, 2015
Ball is bouncing like a cavity block on the Tuam pitch #GAA #TG4
— UnOfficialGaa (@unofficialgaa) November 22, 2015
Corofin and Castlebar Mitchels deserve better than to be playing on an uncut cabbage pitch that is flanked by a cow shed.
— Shane Stapleton (@ShaneSaint) November 22, 2015
I'm actually embarrassed looking at pitch in Tuam, has had massive impact on game. #gaabeo
— Maurice Brosnan (@m_brosnan) November 22, 2015
Ya could graze 30 ewes for a month on the pitch in tuam
— Conor Martin (@ConorMartin15) November 22, 2015
Pitch in tuam looks like a bloody grazing field for cattle!
— Richard wynne (@Richdublin) November 22, 2015
Poor stuff in Tuam so far. Pitch look dreadful too #corofin#cbar
— Conor.mortimer (@Conmort) November 22, 2015
Someone could have cut the grass in Tuam. Hard enough playing this time of yr but the pitch is a disgrace #GaaBeo #TheToughest
— Cliona O'Gara (@clionamully) November 22, 2015
They'd nearly be able to cut third cut silage in tuam today ? #TheToughest #gaabeo #gaa
— Cormac Kiely (@tractonman) November 22, 2015
Picture credit: Piaras Ó Mídheach / SPORTSFILE
