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New training ground video on Player



gripper stebson

gripper stebson

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Jul 27, 2004
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I know it's a dull thing to say given the current tension about spending in the Transfer Window but watching Martin Perry's new training ground video on Player make you realise just how UNBELIEVABLY lucky we are to have Tony Bloom in charge of our club.

The place looks amazing and according to Perry will be finished in 18 weeks.

The future is bright people.

:albion2:
 




Rugrat

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I particularly liked the bit when talking in front of the Academy training pitches he said "it's hard to believe that just last April that was a muddy field" :)
 


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Absolutely brilliant. Can't believe we have this on top of the stadium. Just look at our set up now. Quite simply the only other place where you will find these type of facilities would be at a Premier League club.
Can see us attracting a lot of players because of it. The size of that indoor pitch is amazing.
 












poidy

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bashlsdir said:
What player would turn down facilities like this. I want an indoor training ground like that.
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The type that don't get offered enough money

Money talks
 




C

cirC

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Jul 26, 2004
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Tupnorth
Money talks indeed.....how much has gone into this little project?
In the future we may well look at it as money well spent!
 








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poidy said:
The type that don't get offered enough money

Money talks
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Good quality youth players who can step up and generally stay with the club.
Would you have preffered the club gamble the money on players and not have the training ground/

The training facilities at the moment are appaling. The players have nowhere to train inside.
 


Titanic

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TWO Amex replica pitches - same dimensions, same pitch surface (fibre-lastic?), same drainage, same undersoil heating... and one with advertising boards and floodlights... just WOW!
 








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Feb 12, 2005
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Footsoldier said:
The academy will be category 2 status but does anyone know what involves to be Cat 1 status?
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More down to investment I think. I read somewhere, you need to be regularly churning out £1m+ players from it, for Cat 1 to 'really' be worth it. Cat 2 is more than fine for the first few years I imagine
 




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Springal said:
More down to investment I think. I read somewhere, you need to be regularly churning out £1m+ players from it, for Cat 1 to 'really' be worth it. Cat 2 is more than fine for the first few years I imagine
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Just found this bit - 'FA rules state that a club with Category 1 status must have several full time employees that, under Category 3, can be made part-time or removed all together'

Thought we have full employees at the new training ground so then it should be Cat 1?
 




glasfryn

glasfryn

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Nov 29, 2005
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looking very good
 




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