Kendo Nagasaki Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Just a point that may be relevant, Man CIty have just given up a fantastic training ground in carrington within 2 mins of the M61 (excellent access) and developed all around their stadium as a lot will have witnessed with the cup games. One of the main reasons was that all the club was run close together and young academy players were using the same facilities as the highest paid pros. According to Vincent Kompany it made such a huge concern feel more like a football club that wanted everyone to be treated equal and will attract the best young talent as well the established stars. Maybe this is a model that would be best followed so redeveloping middlewood gets my vote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogbad Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Just a point that may be relevant, Man CIty have just given up a fantastic training ground in carrington within 2 mins of the M61 (excellent access) and developed all around their stadium as a lot will have witnessed with the cup games. One of the main reasons was that all the club was run close together and young academy players were using the same facilities as the highest paid pros. According to Vincent Kompany it made such a huge concern feel more like a football club that wanted everyone to be treated equal and will attract the best young talent as well the established stars. Maybe this is a model that would be best followed so redeveloping middlewood gets my vote I was under the impression that Middlewood isn't big enough for a club with serious intentions of returning to & staying in the Premier plus achieving the highest level academy status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo Nagasaki Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Cheers for that, if that's the case then a site as close to the ground as is suitable for the above reasons. After all it's about getting it right and when we do start competing with the very best we have something sustainable already established Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUMBELOWS91 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 What about the site where the Community Project was supposed to be happening? If the community project are struggling for the funding couldn't the club buy the land from the community project and develop it? Maybe a joint venture? - Surely the facilities could accommodate both? Just up the road from Hillsborough- ideal position surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GY-owl.4 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Bury have loaned man citys old training ground! think its a 5 year contract to start.... them Bury players will be loving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklord Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 yes it was dave barber who was on football heaven 1 evening. To take the slope out would be a big job I think to do as some have asked . would like to see a mock up picture of it though without the slope. If they are digging down six feet anyway is already a big job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest totemowl Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 I was under the impression that Middlewood isn't big enough for a club with serious intentions of returning to & staying in the Premier plus achieving the highest level academy status. It's 13 acres, which is definitely small. City's new complex is 80 acres but that might include the stadium and their old training complex was 22 I think. A few years ago the club were looking at a 28 acre site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogbad Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I see Biggs is saying that the top 1 metre is to be dig up & taken away but the new pitch will be built to a level higher than the current pitch to take it further away from the water table. I don't know if this means we will have banking up to the pitch like Old Trafford or whether some of the slope will be taken away meaning we would need more banking at the kop end. http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/sheff-weds/alan-biggs-at-large-sheffield-wednesday-pitch-will-be-the-biggest-signing-then-the-likes-of-lewis-mcgugan-might-follow-1-7178147 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sl-OWL-ly Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Isn't there suposed to be a new state of the art sports facility where the old athletics stadium was, it's close to the motorway, close to Hillsborough and will have some of the best sports facilities in the country, surely we should be looking to be part of that - especially if the council (Sheffield rate payers !) are picking up most of the tab... Also, stop saying we have a slope on our pitch, DC could get seriously anoyed... Look what happened to Clarkson ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewtheowl Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 If I remember correctly when we tried and failed to sell the training ground at middlewood to asda weren't we interested in some land just off Moss Way to move the training facility/academy to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob 13 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Had a interesting chat with a friend last night who is the assistant groundsman at one of the local teams and knows ours very well. Extensive removal of existing playing area - upto 5 ft deep State of art under soil heating New surface 2 ft higher than existing one 3% single stitch artificial fibres stitched into naturally grown grass, only only OldTrafford and Wembley have 6% double stich Artificial surface round perimeter of pitch for subs to warm up on Lightinting rigs primarily for South and North wings of pitch to aid grass growth during season Jumped the queue over dem Blades cos our season will finish upto 3 weeks before theirs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshfish Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I WANT 6% OR NOTHING!!!! ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckwheat Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Used to watch the games at pitch level and it was totally class. The depth of turf and the excellent surface must have been the best in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklord Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Had a interesting chat with a friend last night who is the assistant groundsman at one of the local teams and knows ours very well. Extensive removal of existing playing area - upto 5 ft deep State of art under soil heating New surface 2 ft higher than existing one 3% single stitch artificial fibres stitched into naturally grown grass, only only OldTrafford and Wembley have 6% double stich Artificial surface round perimeter of pitch for subs to warm up on Lightinting rigs primarily for South and North wings of pitch to aid grass growth during season Jumped the queue over dem Blades cos our season will finish upto 3 weeks before theirs thats makes sense to that argument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgileBeastt Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 If we actually do get our pitch before them that will be class. How many itk'ers they had on pigsmad who were adamant they were first haa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beholder Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 If the pitch goes up 2 feet, will that make the first row of seats too low on all stands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMX Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 If the pitch goes up 2 feet, will that make the first row of seats too low on all stands? This is what it's like at some grounds, your head is basically at pitch height. Rubbish view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southportdc Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 They're digging 30 foot down and putting a training complex under the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up the 0wl5 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 They're digging 30 foot down and putting a training complex under the pitch. More like a swimming pool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coe_22 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 The pitch will end up like Tracey Island! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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