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Herne Bay boss Steve Lovell says side must get better at playing on grass pitches ahead of their Boxing Day game in Isthmian South East at Deal Town

Manager Steve Lovell accepts Herne Bay must get better at adapting to playing on grass pitches.

Bay are surprise strugglers in Isthmian South East this season and are languishing just above the relegation zone with 20 points from as many games.

Of those points, 13 have been earned at Winch’s Field on their artificial surface while the rest have come on the road - one of which came in a goalless draw on Margate’s 3G pitch in late August.

Lovell said: “We have trouble when we get on grass pitches. I don’t know what it is.

“We’re very good on 3G pitches - like our one - but when we go away on grass pitches, we do seem to struggle a bit.

“But we have got to overcome that and put that right.”

Herne Bay’s adaptability will be put to the test once more when they travel to Deal on Boxing Day (3pm).

“Whether it’s a psychological thing for our boys on not, I don’t know, but it’s something we have got to get over,” said Lovell.

“We have got to adapt to it - and adapt quickly.

“For youngsters growing up now, 3G pitches are just part and parcel of football. All the young kids that are coming in are used to it.

“For the older boys who are more used to playing on grass, that doesn’t really count anymore as such because 3G pitches are the way forward.

“There are still some teams that are playing on grass so we have got to adapt to it.

"That’s something we have got to overcome.”

Bay’s scheduled journey to Burgess Hill last weekend was postponed after a pitch inspection.

Lovell said: “It was disappointing because we wanted the game, we’ll have to go there in midweek now. But the fact is that I’ve got a few players out injured and it gives them a few extra days to get fit for Boxing Day.

“We did a training session on Saturday. It’s been a

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