“I’ve said it before and said it so many times. If this league wants to progress — or any league in the world — turf has to go. It’s very simple. Very, very simple. It’s not good enough. In this dayand age, playing on turf, it’s not good enough. It’s completely different to play on. I don’t care what anybody says, I’ve played on it. It’s completely different — it’s not good for you. So if thisleague wants to progress, the turf 100 percent has to go.”
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