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So, about that dome...?

So, about that dome...?

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raefil said:
Are we talking about the same place?

I was at Boltons training ground not Brockhall, which really is first class, even now.
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Ignore me, didn't read which post was quoted! Doh!
 
raefil said:
Are we talking about the same place?

I was at Boltons training ground not Brockhall, which really is first class, even now.
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Was it Bolton or Wigan who sold us Euxton?
( It's possible both have been there & gone to pastures new )
Staffordwhite said:
Fun fact: In the past seven seasons poor old Robbie's only made one appearance on Boxing Day (Everton vs Burnley, 2019 - subbed off 68mins).

For all the others he's been injured - apart from being an unused sub for Bournemouth in 2021.

Poor guy, eh? Unavailable at Christmas in five of the last seven years? What are the chances? 😳
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Sunday March 17th.

St Patrick's Day - Watch this Space.
 
Staffordwhite said:
Fun fact: In the past seven seasons poor old Robbie's only made one appearance on Boxing Day (Everton vs Burnley, 2019 - subbed off 68mins).

For all the others he's been injured - apart from being an unused sub for Bournemouth in 2021.

Poor guy, eh? Unavailable at Christmas in five of the last seven years? What are the chances? 😳
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Ross Wallace was a master of not being available around Christmas time too.
 
This is a superb look at how Blackburn's Academy (costing £4.75million to build) operates.

Seriously this is a great watch.

 
"Restricted by what funding was available"

I wish we had owners worth a few bob.



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northender2 said:
Aren't these sort of things exempt from FFP? So they cant use that as an excuse for not investing in the youth setup
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Correct.

"The club" had no problem finding £1.5million to buy a useless plot of land off Trevor Hemmings at short notice.

Money for an actual investment though? Oh no, our funds are restricted...
 
Bobbage said:
Correct.

"The club" had no problem finding £1.5million to buy a useless plot of land off Trevor Hemmings at short notice.

Money for an actual investment though? Oh no, our funds are restricted...
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It would be of benefit for the 1st team too, they could use the indoor facility when they cant train at Euxton, more short sightedness and penny pinching from the club
 
Bobbage said:
"Restricted by what funding was available"

I wish we had owners worth a few bob.



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No idea why PSC even ask for an "update" when there's literally nothing happening at all. No one is working on it.

Might as well ask for an update on undersoil heating, a retractable roof or a halftime handjob from Kathryn Revitt.

They aren't happening either.
 
Dreyfuss said:
No idea why PSC even ask for an "update" when there's literally nothing happening at all. No one is working on it.

Might as well ask for an update on undersoil heating, a retractable roof or a halftime handjob from Kathryn Revitt.

They aren't happening either.
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Well at least it makes them admit that they are doing sod all!
 
Dreyfuss said:
No idea why PSC even ask for an "update" when there's literally nothing happening at all. No one is working on it.

Might as well ask for an update on undersoil heating, a retractable roof or a halftime handjob from Kathryn Revitt.

They aren't happening either.
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I had asked PSC to ask if the club had any plans to reintroduce an u21s (or development squad) if they weren't going to be upgrading the Academy in the immediate future.
 
Bobbage said:
I had asked PSC to ask if the club had any plans to reintroduce an u21s (or development squad) if they weren't going to be upgrading the Academy in the immediate future.
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Yes the dome is just a catch all excuse for doing nothing. We could create a older age group (or a b team) if we wanted. Set them up with games on an ad-hoc basis with better academies.

Talk of a dome is simply to quell any further discussion at all, where it becomes a total waste of time of even mentioning it.

If the money wasn't there last year or this year it isn't gonna be there next year, because our billionaire group ownership have no intention of making the change.

As Ridsdale puts it out current academy is "outstanding" so there's no need to change.
 
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