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  1. chiefdave

    This Academy bullshit !

    Both on the same scale. Apparently we just need to move things around a bit at Ryton and we can fit in something similar to Wigan!
  2. chiefdave

    Main Pitch at Alan Higgs Center

    What could possibly have prompted him to tweet that?!
  3. chiefdave

    A sneaking suspicion..... (Monday Transfer Thread)

    Sounds like a cracking signing. A youngster who Saints fans are saying could be in their squad. Signed for us because we offered more than others and have him on a long term deal. Similar to the Jones signing. Better to wait and get this sort of signing than rush out and get another Ramage or Hunt
  4. chiefdave

    This Academy bullshit !

    So in reality how would that work? The club are currently putting more than the minimum requirement into the academy which doesn't indicate to me they are about to close it down. £600K a year is going in for that we run an academy costing over £1m. Move to cat 3 and the FA grant drops a lot...
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    A sneaking suspicion..... (Monday Transfer Thread)

    Someone's clearly hacked the website as it says a fee and 3 years when we all know Mowbray has no money and there's no plans for anything past the end of the season.
  6. chiefdave

    Olympic Sport You'd Like To Do ?

    The canoe slalom looks fun. At one of the old Winter Olympics sites in Canada you can have a go at bobsleigh. Would love to do that. Obviously you have a professional with you doing all the work but would still be good to do.
  7. chiefdave

    JSB Packs

    Might be worth checking that they have his date of birth.
  8. chiefdave

    Reda

    He hasn't got a 1 year deal has he?
  9. chiefdave

    Swimming pool...

    Also the type of pool in the new place in town is rarely profitable yet the council are planning to use the non-existent profit to cover the losses forecast on the pool at Higgs!
  10. chiefdave

    This Academy bullshit !

    If, as seems highly likely, we have to leave Higgs for me the best bet is Warwick uni. Had a look at their facilities and their plans at the weekend and I don't think it would take too much to bring that up to standard. Plus there's a lot more uni owned land around where the existing and planned...
  11. chiefdave

    Swimming pool...

    You have to laugh really. Taxpayers money being used to provide facilities for the franchise after all those posts on here about how its down to SISU and no one else to help our academy.
  12. chiefdave

    Swimming pool...

    Odds on the gym being used by Wasps as well? Just as well we're making sure there's top facilities for the massively popular water polo.
  13. chiefdave

    Swimming pool...

    But how much can a revamp cost? Lets be more realistic and look at a 50 year life span. That would mean the new facilities could cover 50 years running cost and have £22m left over for a refurb! Of course that's oversimplistic but are you confident the council have drilled down on the options...
  14. chiefdave

    This Academy bullshit !

    I've just had a look at Wigans academy on Google Maps and its much bigger than Ryton.
  15. chiefdave

    This Academy bullshit !

    How are you re-jigging at Ryton to fit anything in? We don't own the whole site just the lodge and two pitches. There's an extremely limited amount of land owned by the club that's not in use already.
  16. chiefdave

    Norwich league cup Game

    If Norwich have agreed to it being a Tuesday then they will obviously be playing their reserves.
  17. chiefdave

    Swimming pool...

    Now of course running costs are a bit misleading as the new facilities will also incur running costs but even if we ignore that the council are saying the cost for retaining Fairfax St is £730K a year. They are spending £36.7 on the replacement pool in the city centre, £16.9m at Higgs and £7.9m...
  18. chiefdave

    Swimming pool...

    I can't believe anyone falls for the rubbish they put in their press releases. How can they go on about a Sports Village and community facilities when there will be a net loss in facilities available to the public. Wasps have already said their facilities will be, in the main, specialist and...
  19. chiefdave

    Is this the last season at The Ricoh?

    Wouldn't be keen on A but it wouldn't stop me going. B or C for me. I could probably just about put up with B but no so sure I could with C. When they first turned up and there was talk of the Ricoh being 50/50 between us and Wasps I thought the ideal solution to the seat issue was for Wasps to...
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