Planning permission has been sought by Warwick Uni to build a new Sports Facility. I've seen one CCFC site make the point this could be future home of the Academy.
What are the basic requirements for the academy? I've been in very low-level ('you use the sports hall, come have a look at the new one') consultation about the plans for this but didn't consider the club might be interested.
You would hope that CA would already be aware of this and be in talks with the uni to see if it's viable as a dual use facility. The optimism in me says he has...the realism in me says he probably hasn't.
You would hope that CA would already be aware of this and be in talks with the uni to see if it's viable as a dual use facility. The optimism in me says he has...the realism in me says he probably hasn't.
You realise Covey that since you've been a member for more than over a year but your first post is on this, I'm gonna suspect you of working for the uni?
A few weeks ago we hosted some kind of Premier League U-13 tournament with West Brom and Norwich in the final on the plush pitch. Benfica were there too for some reason. It's depressing to see kids a third your age with more footballing ability than you could ever hope to have. They all looked like James Maddison does now too.
You would hope that CA would already be aware of this and be in talks with the uni to see if it's viable as a dual use facility. The optimism in me says he has...the realism in me says he probably hasn't.
It would be good but how does it solve the Cat 2 Academy status? The sports hall is exactly that, not an indoor pitch. The plans show the sports hall laid out for badminton courts
Cheers.
So if Warwick uni were open to a rental agreement, we would have to approach CSF
to see if we could stay another year, would make them look bad if they refused IMHO
If the academy needs an indoor pitch as OSB58 mentions though it's a no-go as that's not part of any plans, the only indoor football will just be a nicer version of what's already there with the big halls.
You would hope that CA would already be aware of this and be in talks with the uni to see if it's viable as a dual use facility. The optimism in me says he has...the realism in me says he probably hasn't.
Ha ha, chance would be a fine thing for that Ostrich to have been looking up.
PS read the small print before getting all excited.
Who will be able to use the new Sports Hub?
The new facilities will be available for students, University sports clubs, staff and the local community.
We need to strike a balance between providing students and staff with access to the new Sports facility and how we serve the wider community around our campus.
Building on our successful model of operations, we are planning to allow members of the public to use the new facility, through a paid for membership system. This will not be at the expense of student access. We feel this approach is the right thing to do in order to provide a well-used, vibrant and sustainable facility, and to give something back to the people that live close to the campus.
Our intention is to work closely with the Students’ Union and University staff to ensure there is sufficient time for staff, students and clubs to exercise and train at the new Centre. We will be actively seeking to engage with our on campus community and key groups on this issue following the planning stage.
... no mention of professional sports club using the facility.... still if SISU invested in the project maybe they could get an agreement.. doubt that they would though..
Ha ha, chance would be a fine thing for that Ostrich to have been looking up.
PS read the small print before getting all excited.
Who will be able to use the new Sports Hub?
The new facilities will be available for students, University sports clubs, staff and the local community.
We need to strike a balance between providing students and staff with access to the new Sports facility and how we serve the wider community around our campus.
Building on our successful model of operations, we are planning to allow members of the public to use the new facility, through a paid for membership system. This will not be at the expense of student access. We feel this approach is the right thing to do in order to provide a well-used, vibrant and sustainable facility, and to give something back to the people that live close to the campus.
Our intention is to work closely with the Students’ Union and University staff to ensure there is sufficient time for staff, students and clubs to exercise and train at the new Centre. We will be actively seeking to engage with our on campus community and key groups on this issue following the planning stage.
... no mention of professional sports club using the facility.... still if SISU invested in the project maybe they could get an agreement.. doubt that they would though..
I have always thought the University is the answer. My son plays academy football and we have visited a few clubs who share University sites for their first team or academy training facilities and the arrangement in each case seems to work well. This development looks great but lacks an indoor 3G which is necessary for Cat 2, but you never know.
You would hope that CA would already be aware of this and be in talks with the uni to see if it's viable as a dual use facility. The optimism in me says he has...the realism in me says he probably hasn't.
Has to be worth at least a conversation between the club and the uni. Anyone know Anderson's email address? Someone drop him a mail to make sure he knows about it.
Has to be worth at least a conversation between the club and the uni. Anyone know Anderson's email address? Someone drop him a mail to make sure he knows about it.
This has been the tried and trusted way of doing things before, maybe not. Seriously i just hope Mr Anderson gets in touch promptly and it would be nice to hear if gets a good response through the media as we dont seem to create any publicity of a positive nature. We just dont talk to them unless it's threating to sue someone
Not wishing to defend them but I imagine the netball league created the franchise and then looked around for anybody who would take one and obviously it can't cost much or they have got somebody to pay for it, check your council tax bills the people of Coventry
