At their final home game of the season this weekend Cambridge Utd became the first club in the country to breathalyse fans as they entered the stadium - with the threat that if found more than twice the drink-drive limit, they could be removed from the stadium. Club Groundsman, Ian Darler, who is also the club's Safety Officer, has defended the practice to the Cambridge News, saying "We are offering supporters a better opportunity for getting into the stadium. I would rather try to be fairer with people than basically guessing. It's less intrusive than getting a steward to ask a fan if they have had a drink." Only fans who appear to be overly intoxicated will be asked to blow in the devices.

A picture emerged last week from German newspaper Bild, of a pitch in Grona where the groundsman is clearly trying to make the best of what he's got to work with - with scant regard for convention (or players)!

Based in the village of Grona, north of Leipzig, the pitch is so out of shape that one end of the field is 10 feet longer than the other. Also the goals don't line up and the whole thing is squished into an almost triangular shape! 

And as any self respecting nerd (such as the editor of this newsletter) will tell you, yesterday was Star Wars day - May the 4th be with you! And spotted on Twitter was this nice (and subtle) little tribute from @JacobsenTurf of a limited edition Rebel Alliance Eclipse for the all the greenkeeping Star Wars fans.