omgukilledkenny SG Chelsea Football Club has unveiled the first phase of its new multi-million pound training HQ in Surrey. Owner Roman Abramovich opened the Cobham ground, which has 30 football pitches, a 17m (56ft) hydrotherapy pool and a medical centre. The club said it had also been designed to fit into its green belt surroundings, with a curved roof planted with growing grasses. A moat allows light into the basement floor of the three-storey structure. Because it had been dug into the ground, the HQ was no higher than any of the surrounding buildings. "Today is a proud day for Chelsea," said chief executive Peter Kenyon. "We are very near the culmination of many years' hard work to find and build a facility that is key to the future of the club and will be one of the leading centres in the world. "Developing home-grown players is a vitally important goal for Chelsea. "Our young players, academy and community coaches will be working closely with the first team - this is very much part of our club philosophy." The club said the biggest challenge during the two-year construction was not interfering with day-to-day football operations. The club moved to temporary buildings on the site in January 2005 and work had to be planned round first team training. Phase two of the development, an overspill academy and community facility, will be completed next year.
SumOne SG Please post any pics you might have…... would be cool to get an ‘inside look’ or something.
ErikaChioBu SG Originally posted by omgukilledkenny: [b]Chelsea Football Club has unveiled the first phase of its new multi-million pound training HQ in Surrey. Owner Roman Abramovich opened the Cobham ground, which has 30 football pitches, a 17m (56ft) hydrotherapy pool and a medical centre. The club said it had also been designed to fit into its green belt surroundings, with a curved roof planted with growing grasses. A moat allows light into the basement floor of the three-storey structure. Because it had been dug into the ground, the HQ was no higher than any of the surrounding buildings. "Today is a proud day for Chelsea," said chief executive Peter Kenyon. "We are very near the culmination of many years' hard work to find and build a facility that is key to the future of the club and will be one of the leading centres in the world. "Developing home-grown players is a vitally important goal for Chelsea. "Our young players, academy and community coaches will be working closely with the first team - this is very much part of our club philosophy." The club said the biggest challenge during the two-year construction was not interfering with day-to-day football operations. The club moved to temporary buildings on the site in January 2005 and work had to be planned round first team training. Phase two of the development, an overspill academy and community facility, will be completed next year. [/b]30 football pitch they training players or rearing cow??
omgukilledkenny SG Here is a breakdown of some of the numbers involved in the project: - main building 3,338m sq - 30 football pitches - 6 pitches to highest Premiership standard replicating Stamford Bridge - 3 with revolutionary undersoil heating design - 1 indoor artificial grass pitch for winter use - 17m long swimming pool with variable floor and resistance jets - Hydrotherapy underwater treadmill with depth, incline and video recording facility, the first of its kind in the UK - Sedum grass roof on main building for environmental purposes - moat around main building to allow light into basement area - biometric finger print recognition technology for players' entrance - 8 restrooms with 3 beds in each - 85 spaces in the main car park, 25 in the overflow car park - Phase 2 overspill Academy and Community facility to be completed in 2008
glacer SG They make till their training ground till so big and so high tech have what use, they might as well make it smaller but still possible for their players to train on and use the rest of the money on players
