Is it like a hostel for the younger footballers in the academy ?
Re: Northumberland Development Project - Archway On Fire
Tottenham await green light on multi-million pound 'player lodge'
Tottenham will learn early next year whether they will have the green light to build multi-million-pound player accommodation close to their training ground.
The ambitious scheme would see a 45-room “player lodge” constructed at Myddleton Farm, a stone’s throw from the site of their Enfield training base.
Standard Sport understands that as well as using the lodge to house their own players, Spurs would host other clubs and national teams preparing for games in London.
It is understood that, if the plans are approved, England could use the site before home fixtures, while Barcelona and AC Milan are thought to have expressed an interest in staying there when they prepare for European matches in London.
The planning application was submitted to Enfield Council on October 6 and Tottenham hope there will be a positive decision as early as February next year. Club staff then made a presentation to the council on November 4. There have been extensive consultations and Spurs are optimistic they will be given the thumbs-up.
The latest move is part of the club’s long-term project to provide an infrastructure comparable with those of the top clubs in Europe. Spurs’ new training ground, which was opened in 2012, is the envy of clubs across the continent.
The lodge would give the head coach the option of keeping his squad together in the build-up to home games, and would make it easier for medical staff to treat and monitor players.
By providing the best possible facilities, Spurs hope to have a better chance of doing better on the pitch. These proposed upgrades go hand in hand with plans to build a £400million, 56,000-seat stadium close to White Hart Lane.
Head coach Mauricio Pochettino takes a close interest in every level of the club is keen on the accommodation plans. Standard Sport revealed last month that Pochettino wants the club to alter its recruitment strategy for younger players, focusing on promising foreign teenagers as well as local ones.
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...-multimillion-pound-player-lodge-9897384.html
I thought it was a hotel for our team to stay before games or other teams (like national sides) that are using the training facilities.
Clever - keep control of the environment before matches.
Wasn't there something about one team that brings their own pillows (or something along those lines) as the cost is so minimal compared to a poor night's sleep for a player?
That was Southampton
Yeah. Southampton under Poch, although don't know if it was by his initiative or not.
Brought their own pillows, mattresses and bedding. All washed in the same detergent as back home.
Shouldn't that be "are" Mr Butters?the long term future of the club rests on being able to deliver teams that is in peak mental and physical condition.