CONFIRMED HSBC Sports Ground - New first team training centre

[BalticBlade]

Where will the gangs of Dore meet the gangs of Whirlow to decide who’s the hardest?

In all seriousness, it’s a great buy. I would’ve thought some things will still need to be built. Id be interested to know if we have our sites set on the field opposites, where the old Sheffield College pavilion is?

That's a good shout. That piece of land has been derelict for years.

 

[SwitchBLADE Smiles]

Absolute scenes when they move the portacabins and dig up the pitch from Shirecliffe to the new area.

 

[Klaatu Barada Nikto]

That's brilliant news, although probably a few years too late.

I always thought Norton aerodrome was the best solution, but this one is also an great site in the ideal location.

Does anyway know the size of it and how it compares to other clubs training grounds? Having played there a few times myself, it doesn't feel massive, but I can't say I've ever been to a modern day training ground to compare.

Nicking some images off google maps at the same scale, for a club that we would hope to emulate.

Brightons training ground




HSBC Sports ground




So unless we buy more land and divert some roads, it will be substantially smaller.

Man Cities raining ground at same scale for the lols

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Nicking some images off google maps at the same scale, for a club that we would hope to emulate.

Brightons training ground

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HSBC Sports ground

Seeing as we are going to split over two locations we don't necessarily need the size Brighton have.

 

[TopBoy]

4.1 miles to Bramall Lane - that's the pre-season bin liner runs sorted.

 

[Bladezz]

That’s incredible news!!!

Shocked but over the moon.

 

[KoppedOff]

Is it sad that this has genuinely cheered me up? Its been that long since we had anything positive to think about I feel like moist-eyed Granny at a wedding.

 

[SRBlade]

Sheffield United is thrilled to announce a deal has been struck to significantly enhance the club's off-field infrastructure.

After months of detailed discussions and planning behind the scenes, the club can now confirm an agreement is in place to purchase land for the development of a new first team training centre.

Taking time to scour the city for a suitable location, the club have secured the site of the HSBC Sports and Social Club in Dore, with the aim of developing the area to become the new home of our men's first team.

The new state-of-the-art training centre will include two full sized Desso pitches, additional grass and all-weather pitches, first team offices, a gymnasium and potential player residential accommodation. Further details will follow in due course.

The club will also retain the current training headquarters at Shirecliffe, which will solely be used by the Academy, with further scope to develop the site towards the long-term end goal of achieving Category One status.

On the announcement of this significant news, United's chief executive officer Stephen Bettis said:

"This is fantastic news for the long-term development of the club and another huge commitment from Prince Abdullah and the club's board to the continued improvement of our infrastructure. For well over three years, we have been working hard to secure land within the city to take our training facilities to the next level, and by securing the site in Dore, our patience has finally paid off.

"The site gives us everything required to ensure Sheffield United will have one of the top training facilities around, and by moving the first team away from Shirecliffe, we have space to develop the Academy to be able to eventually meet Category One status.

"This is a significant investment in the football club. It will give us a long-lasting legacy from being back in the Premier League and will give the first team a solid foundation for future success for many years to come."

 

[SRBlade]

Blades set for new training centre

Sheffield United is thrilled to announce a deal has been struck to significantly enhance the club's off-field infrastructure.

www.sufc.co.uk

 

[Rodley]

Long road ahead, let’s hope the planning process bucks the trend and is quicker than 12-18 months.

 

[Working Class Hero]

Nicking some images off google maps at the same scale, for a club that we would hope to emulate.

Brightons training ground

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HSBC Sports ground

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So unless we buy more land and divert some roads, it will be substantially smaller.

Man Cities raining ground at same scale for the lols

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As I suspected then haha.

There's probably only room for four pitches on that current site, which is the same as at Shirecliffe. There are playing fields to the East and West though, which presumably the club will have their eye on for expansion. So eight full size pitches across two sites, plus the possibility for more.

Brighton's looks to have 10 full size pitches, so it's not actually much difference, but obviously all at the one site is preferable.

 

[burncross blade]

Long road ahead, let’s hope the planning process bucks the trend and is quicker than 12-18 months.

Shouldn’t take long pitches already there just need a bit of levelling and Desso fitting

 

[thehet]

Will it have Desso though?

 

[gooseh]

This is interesting. I was in the gym yesterday, when someone who presumably works for HSBC was discussing the fact they had all been told earlier that day that the site was to shut in June.

The guy he was telling mentioned united, but they both agreed it was too small for that purpose etc, so didn't think it was realistic.

Oh well

 

[thehet]

It’ll be the perfect excuse for why we don’t sign anyone in the summer.

 

[Working Class Hero]

As a side note, it's a little disappointing that Sheffield loses one of its better amateur football grounds. Due to the topography of the place, we don't have many good facilities for grassroots football.

You'd like to think the riches of the Premier League would in some way filter down to the maintenance/creation of these facilities , especially when a Premier League club nicks them in the first place. For whatever reason though, it's getting worse as more money comes in to the game.

 

[Weasel]

In a very long and thoroughly depressing season, this is finally a bit of good news.

I haven't been able to say this much this season...but well done, United. Excellent purchase.

 

[Snowflake]

It’ll be the perfect excuse for why we don’t sign anyone in the summer.

…an your excuse when we do is ?

 

[HarryHaslam]

Don’t forget it’s just the first team training ground so no need for all the pitches like Brighton have, theirs is the academy, the women’s, first team etc.. we have Shirecliffe for the academy

 

[Bristol Blade]

Don’t forget it’s just the first team training ground so no need for all the pitches like Brighton have, theirs is the academy, the women’s, first team etc.. we have Shirecliffe for the academy

Genuine question as I don’t know the answer: Are there many (any) other clubs who have separate facilities for their first team compared to academy?

 

[John Cutsbushes]

Going to be a David Llloyds Gym, so we can kiss this one goodbye

Is this going in between the training pitches

 

[burncross blade]

Will it have Desso though?

says 2 desso pitches one astroturf

 

[burncross blade]

5minutes for players from their dore mansions

 

[HarryHaslam]

Genuine question as I don’t know the answer: Are there many (any) other clubs who have separate facilities for their first team compared to academy?

Liverpool for starters

 

[siblade]

Some good news for a change, used to go there in the early 70’s before the bank bought it.

 

[Withington Blade]

Long road ahead, let’s hope the planning process bucks the trend and is quicker than 12-18 months.

Ir would be madness for us to have bought it without having some pretty watertight guarantees from the Council over planning. Should hopefully be quick.

 

[Foxy]

If you are asking me if it’s my opinion that we’re likely to hear anything more on this subject, then I’d say yes and very good odds on it being before our next league points

And now we can get a result this weekend without me looking a twat

 

[Ron_Justice]

Nicking some images off google maps at the same scale, for a club that we would hope to emulate.

Brightons training ground

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HSBC Sports ground

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So unless we buy more land and divert some roads, it will be substantially smaller.

Man Cities raining ground at same scale for the lols

View attachment 180286

TBF, it's not hugely different in terms of total coverage although the shape of the site isn't ideal for expansion. When you think this is just for 1st team operations, I recon there's plenty of space for activities.

 

[Trigger Blade]

Some good news for a change, used to go there in the early 70’s before the bank bought it.

United played a pre-season friendly v Midland Bank in the late eighties and won 9-1 as I recall, start of the Bassett era, maybe more than one but that one sticks in my mind.

 

[Silent Blade]

Which junior football club played at Limb Lane? Crosspool?