Nongazeuse Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 Yes Leicester Training Ground looks great - but it's in Leicester which is shitehole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 22 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Or pine , larch rivals. Easy, Monty Python advise us how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Island Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 50 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Or pine , larch rivals. Maybe. Personally I would say it’s larch from the long shots in the video. I would prefer that as its a more durable and characterful choice than pine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will b11 Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 It would be good to see more of the inside of it , we’ve only seen sneak peaks of the entrance and gym and that’s it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 hours ago, billywedlock said: So what is the point of Cat 1 ? Does not appear to have any benefits. Doesn’t it allow a Cat 1 academy to poach players from Cat 2 or lower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Nongazeuse said: Yes Leicester Training Ground looks great - but it's in Leicester which is shitehole. Yes, but when you are on £100,000 per week and pull up to the training ground in your £200,000 Lambo, are you really that bovvered that the training ground is in Leicester, which is a shithole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverface Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 Training ground looks great. How does it compare to other training grounds around the Country? Now I appreciate that we're not going to be matching the likes of Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal etc. but how does it compare with clubs that are at a similar standing to where we want to be ie. West Brom, Brighton, Wolves, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, etc - basically the yo-yo sides of the premier league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 4 hours ago, Marina's Rolls Royce said: @ExiledAjax any chance you could have a word? PS Is there a question mark missing after your question? Yeh probably. Tbh @richwwtk has an explanation that I think makes sense. There's also tons of businesses that have ditched these apostrophes in recent times. I'm sure this guy will be on it like a rash if he feels the need. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/apr/03/banksy-of-punctuation-puts-full-stop-bad-grammar-bristol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ostrich Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 40 minutes ago, beaverface said: Training ground looks great. How does it compare to other training grounds around the Country? Now I appreciate that we're not going to be matching the likes of Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal etc. but how does it compare with clubs that are at a similar standing to where we want to be ie. West Brom, Brighton, Wolves, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, etc - basically the yo-yo sides of the premier league. I'd say it looks to be better than all of those plus Newcastle and West Ham's are pretty dire. Newcastle's looks like a social club next to a park. Bournemouth is essentially two pitches next to the stadium, they were starting on a new £35m one but its on hold. Brighton did theirs a few years ago for about £25m so it's decent but time probably means its a bit behind this. There's not many that are far ahead of this one imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ostrich said: I'd say it looks to be better than all of those plus Newcastle and West Ham's are pretty dire. Newcastle's looks like a social club next to a park. Bournemouth is essentially two pitches next to the stadium, they were starting on a new £35m one but its on hold. Brighton did theirs a few years ago for about £25m so it's decent but time probably means its a bit behind this. There's not many that are far ahead of this one imo. West Brom have a very good set up. Cat 1 Academy for a start and have facilities to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tin Soldier Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 Looks great but only as good as the players who train on it. Which is where Ashton cocked up. Nigel Pearson has to now unravel all the mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 hours ago, downendcity said: Doesn’t it allow a Cat 1 academy to poach players from Cat 2 or lower? Cat 2 can pinch from below as well, but as they're not generally flush clubs theres usually less of a budget for bringing in youth players 1 hour ago, beaverface said: Training ground looks great. How does it compare to other training grounds around the Country? Now I appreciate that we're not going to be matching the likes of Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal etc. but how does it compare with clubs that are at a similar standing to where we want to be ie. West Brom, Brighton, Wolves, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, etc - basically the yo-yo sides of the premier league. This is Palace's new academy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterRedthanBlue Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, beaverface said: Training ground looks great. How does it compare to other training grounds around the Country? Now I appreciate that we're not going to be matching the likes of Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal etc. but how does it compare with clubs that are at a similar standing to where we want to be ie. West Brom, Brighton, Wolves, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, etc - basically the yo-yo sides of the premier league. In terms of look it's probably more modern. But most of those clubs have an indoor pitch Bournemouth's training ground isn't great but they have plans for a New one. Palace's is just a clubhouse but as above their plans for the academy are leagues ahead of ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 8 hours ago, cidered abroad said: Both clubs, City and Bears, have top class training facilities, which in theory, should help both to achieve more. Add that to a shared modern stadium which reduces each club's financial outgoings, a superb pitch, how can either set of fans complain. Consider Bris at the Memorial and sharing training at Clifton RFC and City sharing with QEH, to what is now available. I believe there are a couple of differences between the two new facilities. Without searching back through previous articles, I think there is a type of pool at the rugby for aquatic recovery from injuries, so I would assume this can be used by both clubs. City now have to catch up with Bears on playing performance. But according to some on here it`s all shite because there`s rugby stuff in the concourse, City don`t own Ashton Gate, Lansdown`s just in it for the money. Or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 Lovely bit of work that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted March 29, 2021 Admin Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 On 01/02/2021 at 16:58, phantom said: Looks very nice, but you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig 2 hours ago, GasDestroyer said: Looks great but only as good as the players who train on it. Which is where Ashton cocked up. Nigel Pearson has to now unravel all the mistakes. Does this help @Henry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James54De Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 13 hours ago, brad blit said: Am I missing something? I would have thought this subject would be at the very top with lots of City fans thankful that our Chairman has pumped a reported 40million into this state of the art training facility, which is going to really help push the club on and help develop players of all ages. At a time of financial uncertainty and many clubs looking at cutting costs to survive, we have a forward thinking progressive board who are actively trying to get our beloved club into the Promised Land, and for that I’m very grateful. Really? The rugby, which appears to be of a similar quality, cost 10 million. 40 million would be huge when you consider the Ashton Gate development cost 60 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, James54De said: Really? The rugby, which appears to be of a similar quality, cost 10 million. 40 million would be huge when you consider the Ashton Gate development cost 60 million. Pretty sure the ground is 10 and the stadium 40 ish wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street red Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 6 hours ago, downendcity said: Yes, but when you are on £100,000 per week and pull up to the training ground in your £200,000 Lambo, are you really that bovvered that the training ground is in Leicester, which is a shithole? If I was on 200k a week the shitiest of shitholes would look covered in gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyreds89 Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 9 minutes ago, James54De said: Really? The rugby, which appears to be of a similar quality, cost 10 million. 40 million would be huge when you consider the Ashton Gate development cost 60 million. £15.8m for the city training ground. 100% accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ostrich Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 8 hours ago, Nongazeuse said: Yes Leicester Training Ground looks great - but it's in Leicester which is shitehole. Probably half the reason we built it in lovely rural north Leicestershire, potential signings need never see the city before they sign now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted March 29, 2021 Report Share Posted March 29, 2021 9 hours ago, OneCity said: https://youtu.be/MqYb16K1J28 Thanks for this. I knew I recognised it, but couldn''t recall where I had heard it, much less by whom it was performed. A fantastic cover version, and it would seem I first heard it on a Netflix trailor for The Crown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsteral Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 I have today had a text message from a friend saying that her son, who works for British Oxygen, is today working at one of the football clubs in Bristol installing a chryotherapy chamber, which sounds like a freestanding ice bath for treating injuries. She thinks it would be city because she doubts if rovers could afford it. I would imagine this would be part of the new high performance building at Failand. I would also imagine there would be a queue of players waiting to use it, considering all the injuries we have had and still have. Lets hope it works and gets the players recovered quicker than has been the case this season, and we might yet see Joe Williams on the pitch this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, dunsteral said: I have today had a text message from a friend saying that her son, who works for British Oxygen, is today working at one of the football clubs in Bristol installing a chryotherapy chamber, which sounds like a freestanding ice bath for treating injuries. She thinks it would be city because she doubts if rovers could afford it. I would imagine this would be part of the new high performance building at Failand. I would also imagine there would be a queue of players waiting to use it, considering all the injuries we have had and still have. Lets hope it works and gets the players recovered quicker than has been the case this season, and we might yet see Joe Williams on the pitch this season. Seems quite likely - the club have previously used mobile cryotherapy chamber trailer at the training ground so you'd expect something more permanent to feature in the new facilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Banned User said: Some impressive facilities all around Failand - the Bears, City.. and QEH & BGS sports facilities are pretty good too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 36 minutes ago, dunsteral said: I have today had a text message from a friend saying that her son, who works for British Oxygen, is today working at one of the football clubs in Bristol installing a chryotherapy chamber, which sounds like a freestanding ice bath for treating injuries. She thinks it would be city because she doubts if rovers could afford it. I would imagine this would be part of the new high performance building at Failand. I would also imagine there would be a queue of players waiting to use it, considering all the injuries we have had and still have. Lets hope it works and gets the players recovered quicker than has been the case this season, and we might yet see Joe Williams on the pitch this season. Rovers' version would be an old ice cream freezer from Sainsburys. Oh sorry I mean Tesco, they don't do Sainsburys do they...... Another step in the right direction, installing things like this - especially after the season we've had with injuries...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 52 minutes ago, dunsteral said: I have today had a text message from a friend saying that her son, who works for British Oxygen, is today working at one of the football clubs in Bristol installing a chryotherapy chamber, which sounds like a freestanding ice bath for treating injuries. She thinks it would be city because she doubts if rovers could afford it. I would imagine this would be part of the new high performance building at Failand. I would also imagine there would be a queue of players waiting to use it, considering all the injuries we have had and still have. Lets hope it works and gets the players recovered quicker than has been the case this season, and we might yet see Joe Williams on the pitch this season. Best not let Baker in there - glass can shatter in extreme low temperatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 Bristol lags so far behind other big cities for iconic builds and facilities. Someone on here once said Bristol's last iconic build was the Suspension Bridge. Both the Bears and the Robins new training facilities would challenge this.... but unfortunately, neither of course were built in Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 In the interview with Ashton, nice touch with the rooms being named after people from the clubs history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.