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acko338
February 2, 2023, 8:57pm
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Possibly, a training ground on the way INTO Grimsby, off the A180, would be much more easily accessible for travelling players, and not too inconvenient for those living locally.

Would a training complex around the Novartis / Dunlop Marine areas, where there are football fields and ancillary buildings currently not in use, be more feasible to upgrade to the standards needed??

So, any update clues on where the current search is ongoing, or any progress yet?
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Quoted from moosey_club
What appears to have been a tricky transfer window may well cause a slight rethink on some previous standpoints....if the owners are as forward thinking and switched on as we may credit them for then surely a review of all aspects of the "gtfc package" needs to be included.





This window has seemed particularly tricky, but we did OK last summer when we seemed to get a new signing every few days, and for the first part of the season we seemed to have recruited well.

On that basis I can't see them renaging on their stated aim to have the training complex at the heart of the community.
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Quoted from Corkyefes
The owners and Hurst constantly talk about struggling to sign players due to our location and the fact players don't want to live in Grimsby.
They very rarely say that we don't sign players due to our budget.

Stockwood mentioned that he wants to create a community football club, but what effect would it really have, having the players train somewhere like the outskirts of Doncaster or similar?

Positives are clearly that it would make us a more suitable option to potential players, due to lower travelling times and the ability to still live in/outside big cities.
Negatives are what? - The potential that it takes abit of 'community spirit' from the club? - Barrow seem to be doing it and they are currently having good success.

Personally for me, I couldn't care if the players trained in London throughout the week, as long as we are attracting a better calibre of player, whilst still not paying over the odds, and we start to pick up better results and climb back up towards the Championship, were we arguably belong.

Thoughts?


If it was location they wouldn't even turn up to discuss a move .As 1 thing that never changes is where we are .Any that come turn us down for either money ,contract length or both
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I'm waiting for somebody to suggest Freemo or the Docks.
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Everyone seems to use Barrow as an example, the only club, as far as I know, that have their training base miles from Barrow, in Manchester.

I would suggest that their recruitment is more to do with money they offer rather than where their training facilities are.
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Quoted from golfer
I'm waiting for somebody to suggest Freemo or the Docks.


Have a floating training ground at the Goole end of the Humber and sail it down to our end in the evenings so the community can use it. Best of both worlds.
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Quoted from mimma
Everyone seems to use Barrow as an example, the only club, as far as I know, that have their training base miles from Barrow, in Manchester.

I would suggest that their recruitment is more to do with money they offer rather than where their training facilities are.


You think Barrow are splashing the cash? Really?

It's laughable to suggest Barrow having their training ground in Knutsford, Cheshire doesn't help them sign players given the geographic location of Barrow in Furness.
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I think we should build a training ground in Great Coates. Right on the site where the magnificent Conoco Stadium would’ve sat. For no other reason than it would be urine funny.


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Quoted from GollyGTFC


You think Barrow are splashing the cash? Really?

It's laughable to suggest Barrow having their training ground in Knutsford, Cheshire doesn't help them sign players given the geographic location of Barrow in Furness.


Barrow train in Salford.

[url]https://www.barrowafc.com/news/2022/june/010622-barrow-afc-announce-new-training-ground-partnership-with-de-la-salle-sports-and-social-club-in-salford/[/url]
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I think we should build a training ground in Great Coates. Right on the site where the magnificent Conoco Stadium would’ve sat. For no other reason than it would be urine funny.

Early contender for post of the year?
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