I see on social media today a video of our boys training at a venue that’s not our own Seasons. Ok it’s been cold but the ground is not frozen and that looks like a hybrid or artificial pitch?
Also I’d heard we train at WR on the Friday if we have a home game on the Saturday.
No doubt good reasons but seems a shame after we spent a large sum securing Seasons?
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Used to play a friendly at Cirencester, also on an artificial pitch. Haven't done for a while now.
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Lord Elpuz
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Training venues used in recent years include the domed indoor facility at Cirencester during periods of heavy snow (rare now, but awaiting Mal’s ‘prophet of doom’ forecast for next week 
), Winchcombe school all-weather, Evesham FC all-weather and now Bishops Cleeve FC all-weather. Heavy muddy pitches risk ankle & knee injuries as well as destroying the surface for a considerable length of time. We are fortunate to have a number of all-weather pitches we can use within a 15-20 mile radius.
), Winchcombe school all-weather, Evesham FC all-weather and now Bishops Cleeve FC all-weather. Heavy muddy pitches risk ankle & knee injuries as well as destroying the surface for a considerable length of time. We are fortunate to have a number of all-weather pitches we can use within a 15-20 mile radius.-
horlickfanclub
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We could take the painted boards down and train on Cakebridge Place surrounds.. Roger Thorndale trained there when it was "The Cabbage Patch" and managed 700 + games without training injuries.
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Lord Elpuz
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You are not wrong. Difference between then and now of course, is because professional training is much more intense than for part-time amateurs; the bodies, bones and joints are worked much harder and for longer. Despite the levels of fitness, there is greater risk and pressure on the physique. It is well known that professional football these days requires almost bowling green surfaces to ensure the athletes (as they are now, as opposed to fag smoking, beer drinking part-timers of past times) don’t get injured from poor surfaces.horlickfanclub wrote: ↑12 Jan 2024, 11:06 We could take the painted boards down and train on Cakebridge Place surrounds.. Roger Thorndale trained there when it was "The Cabbage Patch" and managed 700 + games without training injuries.