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Lilbaz

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Apr 1, 2005
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Was there this morning
Absolutely stunning
Took a pic in the car park with my phone and security ran over and deleted it!

Write a letter pretending to be a lawyer. Tell them that your phone is broke and you have whiplash.
 

neilp

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Jul 9, 2007
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I know this is bumping an old thread, but I see Sky are reporting that we have signed a deal with Brazil for them to rent our training ground as their base for the summer.
 

camhall88

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Thought i would jump on this as opposed to a new thread.. anyone been in the training centre? I may have the opportunity to get some access at some stage next season and i am wetting myself with excitement!
 

manic041

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Apr 5, 2005
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Thought i would jump on this as opposed to a new thread.. anyone been in the training centre? I may have the opportunity to get some access at some stage next season and i am wetting myself with excitement!

I managed to go when it was complete but the players hadn't visited yet (making some deliveries) and it was sensational. Then last year I caned my credit card and got enough points to trade it in to go watch the first team train which was another great experience. You'll be blown away by the facilities there
 

Mycroft Jones

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A friend's son went as part of a Saints Academy team. Apparently the best training facilities they've seen anywhere including on overseas tours.
 

LukaMotion

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I managed to go when it was complete but the players hadn't visited yet (making some deliveries) and it was sensational. Then last year I caned my credit card and got enough points to trade it in to go watch the first team train which was another great experience. You'll be blown away by the facilities there

Would love to know what scheme this is under, I'd get a new credit card just for this i think.
 

manic041

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Would love to know what scheme this is under, I'd get a new credit card just for this i think.
It was an MBNA one but they've ended their partnership with spurs now so it's not available. Had to burn £21k in 2 years to get enough points. fortunately I moved house twice in that time so everything went on the plastic
 

Wine Gum

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May 14, 2007
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Post on Skyscaper City says the club are purchasing Whitewebs Golf Course next to the Training Ground.

 

davidmatzdorf

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Jun 7, 2004
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Post on Skyscaper City says the club are purchasing Whitewebs Golf Course next to the Training Ground.

It is not strictly for sale, it is to let on a 25 year lease.

I thought these paragraphs were interesting:

The 241 acres on offer present considerable opportunities for diversifying and expanding recreational and leisure activities on site. Provided proposals respect town and country planning guidelines, the Council is actively encouraging diverse and forward-thinking schemes.

Bidders interested in using landscaping to fund any development proposals may be interested to know that the Council previously commissioned an independent report which suggested that the golf course alone could accommodate around 150,000 to 200,000 m3 of imported inert material.

The first one signals that the council is keen on proposals that the end the use of the site as a golf course, as long as it retains a leisure-related use. The second is a signal that developers could factor into their offers the income from selling rights to 200,000 m3 of permanent landfill, buried under a new landscaping scheme.

I suppose THFC could come up with a scheme that provides leisure uses to the public and accommodates footballing activities advantageous to the club.
 

Grey Fox

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Jul 10, 2008
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Post on Skyscaper City says the club are purchasing Whitewebs Golf Course next to the Training Ground.

I was going to joke about Levy going to build a 9 hole course for Bale just to swing the deal ?
 

PCozzie

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Sep 9, 2020
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Post on Skyscaper City says the club are purchasing Whitewebs Golf Course next to the Training Ground.

Well I mean, it's obvious now. Maybe this should have been in the Bale transfer thread.
 
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