The Hampden Park pitch will be re-laid for the second time this season ahead of the Scottish Cup semi-finals on April 16 and 17.The much-maligned surface at Scotlands national stadium was dug up before the League Cup final last month and will be ripped out once again after Sundays Challenge Cup final

The Hampden Park pitch will be re-laid for the second time this season ahead of the Scottish Cup semi-finals on April 16 and 17.The much-maligned surface at Scotlands national stadium was dug up before the League Cup final last month and will be ripped out once again after Sundays Challenge Cup final between Rangers and Peterhead.Rangers manager Mark Warburton was scathing in his assessment of the situation after that match and his Peterhead counterpart Jim McInally was equally dismissive of the current state of affairs. A spokesman said: The playing surface will be re-laid to ensure its optimal condition ahead of next weekends Scottish Cup semi-finals. There have been numerous problems with the pitch at Hampden in the past While the pitch is in an adequate playing condition, and has been professionally managed with an extensive maintenance and nutrition programme, regrettably it became evident that the rye grass in certain strips had not grown as expected.Given the recent six-figure investment, we expressed our concerns through the established supply chain and reached agreement that a new surface would be re-laid. The pitch is to be dug up after Rangers Challenge Cup defeat of Peterhead We spoke to our colleagues at the SPFL to assure them the decision would have no impact on the Petrofac Training Cup final.We are confident that this action will provide the best possible playing surface for the William Hill Scottish Cup semi-finals and, indeed, the climax to the Scottish football season.Hibernian face Dundee United while Rangers tackle Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi-finals on April 16 and 17 respectively; both matches are Live on Sky Sports.Also See:Souness: Rangers return crucialGers can challenge for titleGriffiths focus on RangersScottish football newsFake Jerseys . Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status. Fake Soccer Jerseys . Hey!" The lower tier of the School End of Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road was packed solid with a very festive-sounding Chelsea choral section in this particular part of South Africa Road London, W12. http://www.fakejersey.com/ . It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first five preseason games. Jeff Teague led the Hawks (1-5) with 17 points and eight assists and Al Horford had 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Scott scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. Fake Jerseys Website .05 million next season unless Graham and the Saints subsequently agree on a long-term deal. The designation was released Monday after the deadline passed for NFL teams to use franchise or transition tags on players becoming free agents. Fake Jerseys Online .7 million, one-year contract, a raise of $2.2 million. Wieters had asked for $8.75 million and the Orioles had offered $6.JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Quadir Welton scored 18 points and Trevis Wyche added 17 more to lead Saint Peters to an 84-70 win over Manhattan on Sunday.Antwon Portley had 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers, and Samuel Idowu got 10 points for Saint Peters (4-3, 1-1 Metro Atlantic). Welton and Wyche hit a combined 19 of 29 from the line.The Peacocks shot 54 percent from the field and took control with an 18-4 run stretching across both sides of the intermission to make it 54-30 witth 14:05 left.dddddddddddd Portley had a 3-pointer and two jumpers in the breakaway run.Manhattan (2-6, 0-2) edged into an early 5-4 lead with Calvin Crawfords 3-pointer less than five minutes into the game, but fell behind for good on Saint Peters next possession.Zavier Turner led the Jaspers with 30 points, while Aaron Walker Jr. and Thomas Capuano had 10 points apiece. ' ' '