Swfc Looking For Top Training Ground

[echo beach 587]

The Blades use to train at the Ball Inn ground on Myrtle Road but now that's a housing estate.

From the images on Google Earth it looks like the actual pub has gone down hill and is now closed.

Just shows what happens when most of its customers aka SUFC leave the area.

 

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[Alextopman 1,425]

47 minutes ago, sibon said:

They've got about a bit

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club_grounds

Yep, they played games all over the county but their base was in Leeds since 1893 when they left the Lane.

[prince al 170]

It was a disgraceful act of urban vandalism when they knocked the beautiful old pavilion down.

Edited February 25, 2022 by prince al

[staninoodle 175]

2 hours ago, prince al said:

It was a disgraceful act of urban vandalism when they knocked the beautiful old pavilion down.

Shame it wasnt preserved in some way, guess its progress, was  great for us cricket fans to have both sports in the city.

On the topic, pretty sure DC would like to move the club away from its current hillsborough home lock stock and barrel, but with the ever spiraling debt and creditors its looking like an ambition thats way above his means

Edited February 26, 2022 by staninoodle

[Hotmale 1954 201]

Only just seen this. The triangle formed by Herries Road, HR South and Penistone Road should be the (raised) site for a new stadium. The training ground, car park and commercial developments (raised), along with any evicted companies from above,  should  be where the present stadium is. Loads of room for parking and elevated industrial and commercial 'opportunities'.

It just needs a good wedge of money throwing at it.

As he's not involved in the canned fish business and is allegedly 'in property', he could have it cracked in a year or so.

I await 'feedback'.

[Jim Hardie 527]

5 hours ago, Hotmale 1954 said:

Only just seen this. The triangle formed by Herries Road, HR South and Penistone Road should be the (raised) site for a new stadium. The training ground, car park and commercial developments (raised), along with any evicted companies from above,  should  be where the present stadium is. Loads of room for parking and elevated industrial and commercial 'opportunities'.

It just needs a good wedge of money throwing at it.

As he's not involved in the canned fish business and is allegedly 'in property', he could have it cracked in a year or so.

I await 'feedback'.

That site is the wrong shape. The footprint of the present stadium won’t fit on it.

[Hotmale 1954 201]

13 hours ago, Jim Hardie said:

That site is the wrong shape. The footprint of the present stadium won’t fit on it.

Obvs, the design would be different. There are things at the present site (gymnasium? is it still there?, offices, shop, etc, etc) that wouldn't necessarily be incorporated in to the new design. We need a pitch, stands, bars, food bars, security and medical. All other stuff could stay on the present site. The 'other stuff' takes up a heck of a lot of space. I still maintain that on an elevated site, the correct shape could be attained. Underground car park, that sort of thing? Yep, it's a lot of faff and a stack of money, but it's definitely feasible.

[The Manager 12]

Arnt swfc having a astro turf near Old fletchers building ? 

 

 

[Alextopman 1,425]

They could out their bouncy castle in the Peace Gardens.

[bassett one 451]

a good training ground could be the norton airfield,or is it to contaminated with oil?

[atticus 97]

32 minutes ago, bassett one said:

a good training ground could be the norton airfield,or is it to contaminated with oil?

The Blades have been looking in to moving their Academy to Norton . It’s all gone quiet over the last  year though. Maybe the contaminated ground is too much of an issue 

[bassett one 451]

that area of town would be superb for sheffield fc or a traing ground or shopping centre,it would be superb for housing,but its so contaminated they say,but we are in 2022 now ,so it could be sorted