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    Club's Training Grounds

    The Rovers loan news got me wondering do people know where clubs train, do they own the training grounds and if they're of a good standard?
    I know a few clubs use the AUL, UCD obviously have the whole UCD campus and the great facilities there, Cork have Bishopstown not sure if they own it though, and I know Limerick had some nice plans to convert an old convent but not sure how that's going.

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    Harps actually have a training pitch. But if you thought the Finn Park pitch was bad, you'd want to see this place.

    I wouldn't say the squad have stepped foot on it this season at all.
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    http://www.limerickfc.ie/superblues-new-home

    Here is Limerick's far as I know we have a few players staying there aswell dozens of rooms there still work going on there in regards a few more pitches and astro to be laid yet.

    Likes of Aaron greene when he was shown around was blown away by the facility called it the best in the country by a mile.

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    Ya Aaron was blown away alright......and of course the fact he is our highest earner helps that enlightening attitude [tbf he is worth every penny so far]

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    Galway United train at Fahy's Field - Mervue United's facilities.

    We typically train on the pitch at the top.



    When the weather is very poor (like most of pre-season), we train on the all weather.



    On Monday and Tuesday's the player do a double session and use the gym facilities in Kingfisher Renmore which is only a few minutes away from Fahy's Field.
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    Town train on an all weather in Lexlip, fantastic surface, looks like the camp Nou compared to the surface in Oriel.

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    We train on the all weather in UL, no pitches in Bruff yet.

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    City train in Bishopstown, we do not own it. Planning is in place there for student apartments I believe (I could be off on the specifics). A new facility iis planned for Glanmire which is being built by the FAI to serve as a regional "Centre of Excellence". It will be available for caoching courses, referee training, underage international teams and probably for local sides as well. We will be the anchor tenants with a 99 year lease.

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    Wexford have a second grass pitch and all-weather facilities in Ferrycarrig but I think they use the excellent facilities in IT Carlow a lot. As a number of our players are students there, any decision by IT Carlow to enter the League themselves would have a serious effect on the Youths.

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    We train in ALSAA near Dublin Airport, they have a gym there aswel.

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    Derry usually train in the Brandywell Showgrounds, that's the pitches to the south of the main pitch. They're council owned.
    Occasionally training is moved to St Columb's Park and other plastic pitches, but these are all council owned as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by outspoken View Post
    Town train on an all weather in Lexlip, fantastic surface, looks like the camp Nou compared to the surface in Oriel.
    You could tell on Saturday...

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    Quote Originally Posted by outspoken View Post
    looks like the camp Nou compared to the surface in Oriel.
    Appearances obviously important to Longfordians - very few of last Saturdays team finished with any dirt on their kit.

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    Dundalk would be so much better off on a top grass pitch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by outspoken View Post
    Dundalk would be so much better off on a top grass pitch.
    The lads were certainly full of praise for the Longford pitch after the game.

    Stephen Kenny: "We were told when getting on the bus at 1pm that there was a pitch inspection and the game might be off. It was the best pitch we've played on this season"

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    It's the only good thing we have going for us this year!

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    Quote Originally Posted by White Horse View Post
    The lads were certainly full of praise for the Longford pitch after the game.

    Stephen Kenny: "We were told when getting on the bus at 1pm that there was a pitch inspection and the game might be off. It was the best pitch we've played on this season"
    Yeah the only excess water I could see was outside the touchline in front of the stand, pitch barely cut up one in one little spot. Huge credit to the ground staff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Town Legend View Post
    It's the only good thing we have going for us this year!
    I said before the game we should have dug the f*cking thing up and covered it in cow ****e, Dundalk showed us why. We may as well play on a rugby pitch given our style of play.

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    Longford's pitch looks very good on soccer republic anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954 View Post
    Harps actually have a training pitch. But if you thought the Finn Park pitch was bad, you'd want to see this place.

    I wouldn't say the squad have stepped foot on it this season at all.
    We don't use that pitch anymore.

    The club has taken over a 3 acre site in Killygordan, has installed floodlights on 1 pitch and are in the process of making 2 more pitches. The site will mainly be used by the academy.

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