chiefdave
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Can't use that mate. Wasps hitman said Brum was only temporary because the new Wasps would be using it
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pusbccfc
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Is that before or after they build a 20,000 seater in Kent?
Lease to buy just the land or buildings provided
Gynnsthetonic
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No thanks
SeaSeeEffCee
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Who knew there was so much money in rapeseed oil
pusbccfc
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It's a far better facility than what we have now and will likely become empty in the coming years
chiefdave
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haha, my thoughts exactly. I got a shrug when I asked how King could afford all this. Although by the time the news had reached our block who knows how many revisions it had gone through. Probably started as something completely different.
bigfatronssba
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bigfatronssba
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Anyone else notice the new floodlights in place yesterday?
Skyblue Bangkok
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JSL
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I can see a case where he tries to buy the Connexion back to expand
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Skyblue Bangkok
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Gynnsthetonic
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Ryton is more local. If we could get the connexion back it would be perfect
pusbccfc
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Even that would be limited in size.
If we ever make it to the PL and sustained ourselves, I don't think we'd be at Ryton too long.
pusbccfc
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Yeah compared to other clubs. In an ideal world, the academy is together with the rest of the club.
chiefdave
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You’d need to buy the Connexion to expand and that needs a willing seller. But I would guess that is on his list as well.
But King has said before that he likes having Higgs for the academy and Ryton for first team so buying Higgs and upgrading it wouldn’t affect Ryton.
Gynnsthetonic
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Doesn't have to be together
pusbccfc
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It would be better. The club have said that before. Can't remember if it was Doug or Boddy.
Gynnsthetonic
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Boddy has gone now and King said he likes it seperate
pusbccfc
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Has he!? Very surprised if he did say that.
chiefdave
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It was one of the supporters forum meetings he said it at I think. It's definitely been reported that he said it.
Gynnsthetonic
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Why, what's wrong with having it separate. More focus for each set up. Doesn't want the interruption of too many bodies on site. It seems to work well as it is
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pusbccfc
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The academy players would have access to the better facilities.
I've read what Doug has said a few months ago and find it interesting that he's claiming the Higgs is better for the academy because it's in the community and is 'gritty'. If we're trying to compete with better academies like Birmingham and Villa close by, it probably doesn't help showing kids and families around a community sports centre compared to a fancy training ground.
I'm pretty sure the majority of clubs have the academies based on the club's training ground. Leicester built theirs to incorporate the academy. The likes of St George's Park was built to allow the younger sides and women's teams to be on the same site.
shepardo01
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Blues have recently been upgraded to Category 1 status academy wise. We are Cat 2.
A part of that is related to facilities - when they got Cat 1, the media stuff was showing facilities at the "Wasps" EPC that homes Blues now.
As it stands, Villa/Leicester/Blues all Cat 1, we are Cat 2.
pusbccfc
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We are far behind those clubs. Near impossible to attract new talent.
Good example is that kid from Cov playing for Leicester currently.
AFCCOVENTRY
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What’s the back story with the Connexion? Why did we sell it ?
bigfatronssba
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Jimmy Hill spunked all of the clubs money away on investing in the USA league
American project?
chiefdave
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Hence the idea to buy Higgs and upgrade to cat 1
Brighton Sky Blue
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Very crowded region in any case. Bristol City by contrast have basically sole access to a huge chunk of the south west.
pusbccfc
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Would need massive spending to improve the Higgs. Fair play to Doug if he goes for it.
KenilworthSkyBlue
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It's also expensive to run a Cat 1 academy. From memory to retain Cat 1 status clubs need to spend a minimum of £2.5 million per year on their academies.