They seem to have forgotten to tell us about the building work that is meant to have started on the the Trust buildings. Very brief mention of new offices/ buildings at the end but no timescales again.
They seem to have forgotten to tell us about the building work that is meant to have started on the the Trust buildings. Very brief mention of new offices/ buildings at the end but no timescales again.
Smoke and mirrors.
After last weeks warm spell the B and Q on Foostscray Road has sold out of gazebos.
I was at the training ground last night, there's certainly a lot going on with lots of holes and pipework, lots of grass dug up and sand everywhere.
My limited understanding is 2x 3G training pitches are going in, one of which is for the rugby club and a new drainage system.
I don't think it includes any new buildings yet, it's all pitch related.
It is pitch related, plus the new access road, cabling and irrigation work, they have to do this first before the new building can start, as that will go where the U18 pitch and small astro currently sits
some great shots of tractors and small mounds of soil.
I wonder what Footscray rugby club are putting in for the development? seems unfair that Roland has to stump up all the cash.
Well, that's a first ... they claim they're going to keep the fans updated according to the text on that video
Mmmmmm........trenches being dug for cables and gas pipework to be connected to......what exactly? Just for the record.......we have a track record of not connecting pipework!
some great shots of tractors and small mounds of soil.
I wonder what Footscray rugby club are putting in for the development? seems unfair that Roland has to stump up all the cash.
Well, that's a first ... they claim they're going to keep the fans updated according to the text on that video
Mmmmmm........trenches being dug for cables and gas pipework to be connected to......what exactly? Just for the record.......we have a track record of not connecting pipework!
And let's not forget that the club reeled out the "We have dug a really long trench" line the last time they gave us an update.
*Note to Tom Rubbishow - We do not have the memory of a goldfish mate
Is that the best progress report they can give us?
Still sorting out the drainage 10 months after they first mentioned it was being worked on and yet the only thing that appears complete is the irrigation lake - which is nothing more than a hole in the ground with plastic lining an inlet and outlet pipe.
To say progress is slow is an understatement. Remind me, which expert is Project Managing it?
The film talks about phases going up to phase five I believe. The progress at Sparrows Lane makes a tortoise look like a racehorse, but having been there many times clearly something is happening, and once it is there it can't be shipped off to Belgium.
I know that at grassroots level the Premier League pay 50% of the costs for training ground development - is this also the case with us / football league clubs?
I know that at grassroots level the Premier League pay 50% of the costs for training ground development - is this also the case with us / football league clubs?
Eh? How 'grassroots' does a club have to be to get this 50%? Genuinely interested as a local football club is currently expanding their training facilities and the cost of this is putting the club under serious financial pressure.
Edited to add that they might have already taken advantage of the grant. I'm not really sure.
I know that at grassroots level the Premier League pay 50% of the costs for training ground development - is this also the case with us / football league clubs?
Eh? How 'grassroots' does a club have to be to get this 50%? Genuinely interested as a local football club is currently expanding their training facilities and the cost of this is putting the club under serious financial pressure.
Edited to add that they might have already taken advantage of the grant. I'm not really sure.
You have to apply but the club I coach with managed to secure funding. We've just started work and it'll be ready by October. Puts Katrien's gang to shame.
Now, I'm normally one of the first people to criticise the club about signings etc, but having watched the update video I do have to admit to being surprised at the amount of work that is being done & the money that is being spent on the project. Obviously we would like more to be spent on improving the team, but fairs fair, at least something is being done to upgrade the pitches & putting in new drainage & water irrigation. Looks very impressive & I doubt any other League 1, or Championship teams for that matter, have the number & quality of training pitches.
I know times have moved on (a lot) but think back to the 70's & 80's and how & where players trained - most were just on a strip of land behind the stadium or car park......on even on the actual pitch & the reason why they were mud baths from December onwards (the scenes from The Damned United shows both)
In this instance I think we should at least congratulate the club on doing something right.
Now, I'm normally one of the first people to criticise the club about signings etc, but having watched the update video I do have to admit to being surprised at the amount of work that is being done & the money that is being spent on the project. Obviously we would like more to be spent on improving the team, but fairs fair, at least something is being done to upgrade the pitches & putting in new drainage & water irrigation. Looks very impressive & I doubt any other League 1, or Championship teams for that matter, have the number & quality of training pitches.
I know times have moved on (a lot) but think back to the 70's & 80's and how & where players trained - most were just on a strip of land behind the stadium or car park......on even on the actual pitch & the reason why they were mud baths from December onwards (the scenes from The Damned United shows both)
In this instance I think we should at least congratulate the club on doing something right.
I'm quoting this as it's a collectors item - a positive message from Golfie
Now, I'm normally one of the first people to criticise the club about signings etc, but having watched the update video I do have to admit to being surprised at the amount of work that is being done & the money that is being spent on the project. Obviously we would like more to be spent on improving the team, but fairs fair, at least something is being done to upgrade the pitches & putting in new drainage & water irrigation. Looks very impressive & I doubt any other League 1, or Championship teams for that matter, have the number & quality of training pitches.
I know times have moved on (a lot) but think back to the 70's & 80's and how & where players trained - most were just on a strip of land behind the stadium or car park......on even on the actual pitch & the reason why they were mud baths from December onwards (the scenes from The Damned United shows both)
In this instance I think we should at least congratulate the club on doing something right.
they have dug a hole, about two years late, yeah well done.
Now, I'm normally one of the first people to criticise the club about signings etc, but having watched the update video I do have to admit to being surprised at the amount of work that is being done & the money that is being spent on the project. Obviously we would like more to be spent on improving the team, but fairs fair, at least something is being done to upgrade the pitches & putting in new drainage & water irrigation. Looks very impressive & I doubt any other League 1, or Championship teams for that matter, have the number & quality of training pitches.
I know times have moved on (a lot) but think back to the 70's & 80's and how & where players trained - most were just on a strip of land behind the stadium or car park......on even on the actual pitch & the reason why they were mud baths from December onwards (the scenes from The Damned United shows both)
In this instance I think we should at least congratulate the club on doing something right.
they have dug a hole, about two years late, yeah well done.
Yep. That's all they've done. Dug a hole. There's a bit more to it than that
Now, I'm normally one of the first people to criticise the club about signings etc, but having watched the update video I do have to admit to being surprised at the amount of work that is being done & the money that is being spent on the project. Obviously we would like more to be spent on improving the team, but fairs fair, at least something is being done to upgrade the pitches & putting in new drainage & water irrigation. Looks very impressive & I doubt any other League 1, or Championship teams for that matter, have the number & quality of training pitches.
I know times have moved on (a lot) but think back to the 70's & 80's and how & where players trained - most were just on a strip of land behind the stadium or car park......on even on the actual pitch & the reason why they were mud baths from December onwards (the scenes from The Damned United shows both)
In this instance I think we should at least congratulate the club on doing something right.
they have dug a hole, about two years late, yeah well done.
Yep. That's all they've done. Dug a hole. There's a bit more to it than that
Now, I'm normally one of the first people to criticise the club about signings etc, but having watched the update video I do have to admit to being surprised at the amount of work that is being done & the money that is being spent on the project. Obviously we would like more to be spent on improving the team, but fairs fair, at least something is being done to upgrade the pitches & putting in new drainage & water irrigation. Looks very impressive & I doubt any other League 1, or Championship teams for that matter, have the number & quality of training pitches.
I know times have moved on (a lot) but think back to the 70's & 80's and how & where players trained - most were just on a strip of land behind the stadium or car park......on even on the actual pitch & the reason why they were mud baths from December onwards (the scenes from The Damned United shows both)
In this instance I think we should at least congratulate the club on doing something right.
they have dug a hole, about two years late, yeah well done.
Yep. That's all they've done. Dug a hole. There's a bit more to it than that
Now, I'm normally one of the first people to criticise the club about signings etc, but having watched the update video I do have to admit to being surprised at the amount of work that is being done & the money that is being spent on the project. Obviously we would like more to be spent on improving the team, but fairs fair, at least something is being done to upgrade the pitches & putting in new drainage & water irrigation. Looks very impressive & I doubt any other League 1, or Championship teams for that matter, have the number & quality of training pitches.
I know times have moved on (a lot) but think back to the 70's & 80's and how & where players trained - most were just on a strip of land behind the stadium or car park......on even on the actual pitch & the reason why they were mud baths from December onwards (the scenes from The Damned United shows both)
In this instance I think we should at least congratulate the club on doing something right.
I would imagine the number and quality of training pitches is a condition towards having a cat 1 academy which; Villa Derby Fulham Boro Norwich Reading Sunderland And wolves all have.
No third tier team has one as far as I know. Edit, apart from Blackburn.
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Smoke and mirrors.
Just for the record.......we have a track record of not connecting pipework!
*Note to Tom Rubbishow - We do not have the memory of a goldfish mate
Still sorting out the drainage 10 months after they first mentioned it was being worked on and yet the only thing that appears complete is the irrigation lake - which is nothing more than a hole in the ground with plastic lining an inlet and outlet pipe.
To say progress is slow is an understatement. Remind me, which expert is Project Managing it?
He and young Rob Box always made us welcome at the Training Ground when we worked on the Memorial Garden.
For their sake, I hope that they will see the completion of the new facilities there before they retire.....
How 'grassroots' does a club have to be to get this 50%?
Genuinely interested as a local football club is currently expanding their training facilities and the cost of this is putting the club under serious financial pressure.
Edited to add that they might have already taken advantage of the grant. I'm not really sure.
You have to apply but the club I coach with managed to secure funding. We've just started work and it'll be ready by October. Puts Katrien's gang to shame.
If they truly cared about investment, they'd do something with the first team.
Smoke and mirrors, the lot of it.
I know times have moved on (a lot) but think back to the 70's & 80's and how & where players trained - most were just on a strip of land behind the stadium or car park......on even on the actual pitch & the reason why they were mud baths from December onwards (the scenes from The Damned United shows both)
In this instance I think we should at least congratulate the club on doing something right.
Villa
Derby
Fulham
Boro
Norwich
Reading
Sunderland
And wolves all have.
No third tier team has one as far as I know.
Edit, apart from Blackburn.