New training facility and it’s location

I've never read so much crap in my life

Quoted from Bigdog

Other than Barrow.. none.
The idea's not radical, it's knee-jerk, short-sighted and barmy..

And that’s not at all a knee jerk reaction is it?

Since when has this club ever pandered down to the players? Bugga all the other clubs. Training facilities have always been local, even before the club moved its training facilities to Cheapside.

Location has nothing to do with it. Wages are the problem. This has been proven many times over the years, and especially over the last 13 months we have heard of numerous times players have been 'on the verge' of signing but then join another team because they were either offered a higher wage, full stop, or Fenty's insistence of including a Covid clause.

If the wages are right, players will come. If we could sign a few proven younger players whose wages would not be included in the allowed budget, then that could be a shrewd piece of business. Whatever happened to 'speculate to accumulate'?

We should never pander to the players, just pay them more! 🙃 We’re going to have a job on with that in the future given the salary cap the current board were so keen to vote through.

Been said countless times by managers recently that location IS an issue and it’s difficult to attract players to the club. Money isn’t everything, especially at our level where you’re talking in the realms of an extra £25, £50, £100.

We need to move away from “what we have always done”. We’ve been in steady ( sometimes not so steady) decline for at least 20 years now, the world has moved on around us and we need to be innovative to make up for these two lost decades. I don’t think it’s something SSP would be interested in, but there are far worse ideas.

Players don’t train from 8am to 5pm all day they might do 3 hours per day so an hours drive each way is nothing 3 or 4 times a week.

If location is that important why not build it in London.

Building a training facility that’s state of the art and a little more than the Sunday league affair at cheapside would go a long way to recruiting players and developing younger lads.

If it’s built out of town, on a more accessible route what’s the issue?

I’m assuming those saying it should be in the town are the same folk that still buy in to the notion that players should live in the area? Once upon a time may be but the world and game has moved forward. If living an hour away means the player is happier personally that is more likely to have a positive impact on their professional life.

I’ve spent almost my entire career working a considerable distance from my home, if I moved to here my school is situated I wouldn’t be happy which then has a knock on effect.

Building the training facility near Barton or even Brigg is hardly a million miles away.

Carrington is a considerable distance from Old Trafford if you drive it...however, it’s pretty much straight off the motorway.

It has to be food for thought and first and foremost, has to be about improving facilities.

We’d all agree, recruitment has always been an issue, more so over the last 20 years. Cheapside isn’t the only reason for that but it can’t help.

Perhaps this isn’t even on the consortiums plan but from a supporter point of view it’s a more enjoyable discussion than constantly going over how flipping dreadful we are...

Any move needs thinking through carefully...

My mum and dad live on Cheapside and a lot of the youth players get the bus to training - they get off at the crossroads and walk down Cheapside to the training ground. They would need help to get a new training ground out of town whether it's Gt Coates or Doncaster.

Regeneration is the key here. I think I read that the consortium are looking to regenerate the old fishing ice house. Well, this could also include a 'digs' block for incoming youth/talent. Easy train/transport links, our own kind of 'centre for excellence.' Just think what a pull this would create for incoming talent for/from our area.

Now wouldn't that be great?

This must be one of the most stupid threads ever suggesting we have a training ground 50 miles away FFS

Quoted from Bigdog

Other than Barrow.. none.
The idea's not radical, it's knee-jerk, short-sighted and barmy..

Not 50 miles, but Notts County spent a spell using St. George's Park as their training base. That's a 38 miles drive from Meadow Lane.