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Saddlebrains said:
We did, but a fair bit of that went on Ryton, a good couple of million has been invested there. Apparently it's a lovely little place now
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You know what work has actually been done to the buildings at all @Saddlebrains ? It's sounded like the buildings will be upgraded gradually over the next few years. Notice a few big cranes on the images on the far side of the far pitch. Don't know if that is on the site or not though.
 
Saddlebrains said:
Can't believe I of all people am saying this, but be patient

Godden to Charlton is done, as I say we needed to start getting people out aswell as in, FFP is a thing in this league and I wouldn't be surprised if we weren't far off breaching it

I'd expect to see confirmation of ins after July 1st
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Some people on here think we can just splash the cash and upgrade every position. Bidwell, Eccles, Godden, Tavares, Kitching and Lati need upgrading along with our other centre backs and goalies according to some, We need a new right sided player for cover and a better centre mid I keep hearing. Some will be addressed but not all by a long shot. We have a good squad that needs to evolve with some sensibly priced additions.
Clubs get around FFP by spreading costs over four years in our case and in some cases six in the Prem.
 
hill83 said:
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#ryton #civils #landscaping #planting #tarmac #piling #fencing #gates #paths #pusb #ccfc | Hewitt Sportsturf Ltd | 41 comments

Final phase of the Civils & Landscaping package for Coventry City Football Club A spectacular new look at their #Ryton Training Ground base ahead of the 2024/25 EFL (English Football League) Season #Civils #Landscaping #Planting #Tarmac #Piling #Fencing #Gates #Paths #PUSB #CCFC | 41 comments...
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Must be good, Nespresso UK Account manager likes it.
 
hill83 said:
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#ryton #civils #landscaping #planting #tarmac #piling #fencing #gates #paths #pusb #ccfc | Hewitt Sportsturf Ltd | 41 comments

Final phase of the Civils & Landscaping package for Coventry City Football Club A spectacular new look at their #Ryton Training Ground base ahead of the 2024/25 EFL (English Football League) Season #Civils #Landscaping #Planting #Tarmac #Piling #Fencing #Gates #Paths #PUSB #CCFC | 41 comments...
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That looks so much better

The building itself has has had a refit inside hasn't it?

New roof and windows aswell, it's got to have cost a good few million quid
 
Saddlebrains said:
That looks so much better

The building itself has has had a refit inside hasn't it?

New roof and windows aswell, it's got to have cost a good few million quid
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yeah the new Performance Director said that was one of the things she got Doug to do
 
Training ground looks fantastic, just having proper facilities and nice surroundings like that will help attract the kind of players we want. Are they updating the building the itself? Its always looked a bit dark and cramped inside.
 
Saddlebrains said:
We did, but a fair bit of that went on Ryton, a good couple of million has been invested there. Apparently it's a lovely little place now
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Can't be bothered to check - does investment in infrastructure count towards sustainability rules in the championship? Doesn't usually (at least not in full).
 
Saddlebrains said:
That looks so much better

The building itself has has had a refit inside hasn't it?

New roof and windows aswell, it's got to have cost a good few million quid
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Sure she mentioned that they were having a brand new gym and equipment installed for this season. And i beleive Doug planned to add a tier to the existing building too longer term
 
Looks amazing to be fair credit where it’s due. Gone are the days of Len on the gate trying to stop fans going down the drive.
 
junglej13 said:
Jim the Gateman was chief informant for a few ITK's
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I can remember going down there as a kid and he just got overwhelmed everyone just started walking down towards the lodge mid training session and asking players for autographs. Strachan was fuming.

After so many years of shit dare I say we are starting to look like a professional outfit.
 
Amazing progress at ryton, come so far.

Hope we do a behind scenes/social post showing it off shortly.
 
David O'Day said:
he's had 2 injuries skippy, 1 a freak injury against Wrexham and the other when he got kicked for skinning too many Man United players.

hardly his fault
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Love the agenda on here. The guy got hacked down by two man utd players and carried on, probably making the injury worse and at the time we were all gutted he was coming off because he was our only outlet at the time.

But nah he's a sicknote get rid 🤣
 
larry_david said:
Love the agenda on here. The guy got hacked down by two man utd players and carried on, probably making the injury worse and at the time we were all gutted he was coming off because he was our only outlet at the time.

But nah he's a sicknote get rid 🤣
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Yeah he's not good enough, as evidenced by his scoring rate despite playing many games out of position, and being second only to Van Ewijk for the time he was on the pitch against Man U. I just don't get the agenda on here against him.
 
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Yes he turned up with his son I think.
 
Tip of the hat to King on this one, he cant be accused of not adding value or understanding the business in my opinion. Still has work to do on certain others things but the transformeration at the club is night and day from his 1st day at the club.

Plenty more to do but he will leave the club in a way better place than he found it. The players will think they drove into the wrong place and new players will expect a standard before they kick a ball. Very impressive.
 
As someone else mentioned previously, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Owen Beck come in at LB.
 
DannyThomas_1981 said:
How’s the idea of firing t-shirts out of cannons for some first class half time entertainment going? I can hardly wait for the opening game if that’s on offer.
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Not to be rude @Skybluedownunder but if even Danny is scoring off you, it’s time to retire the account.
 
Anyone know if we’ve ever signed someone on a Sunday? If not then I’m guessing the GIMOC rollercoaster has once again derailed. All this talk of Turkish geezers and 25 year old strikers…

(Anyone got that rollercoaster meme btw?) 😂
 
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