All players in, no long off season breaks. No Xmas in Oz /NZ etc

No warm weather training camp.

Gonna be a hard winter for the Hull FC lads.

good, to say certain individuals need a kick up the ar$e would be an understatement...

Non essential spend I guess a warm weather training camp.

Good place to start cutting costs

you're getting boring!



sorry you are boring!

I wish somebody would explain the benefits of warm weather training to me, because it justs appears to be a con imo. Clubs who go on it are no better prepared than those who don't, it's bollox.

You're on the wrong board again, your below us as per norm.

Its about time, I have never understood the value of taking the team away to a warm climate for pre season training when the season starts in the middle of winter. It its as important to train & prepare ready for the conditions you will face in the game just as much as tactics, calls, game plans etc.

doesn't bishop burton have an indoor pitch of some kind?

How's Skirlaugh these days......with us not going away,we had best use the £100,000 facility's that Pearson has just paid for.....not bad for cost cutting

How's Skirlaugh these days......with us not going away,we had best use the £100,000 facility's that Pearson has just paid for.....not bad for cost cutting

Ignore him he is a tool

I know but a bit of true facts never hurts when owning a dobbin

I seem to recall AP stating something about an all weather pitch or some such facility last season.

In Pearsons Piece about his £100,000 investment in a new gym for the kids he stated that Bishop Burton has an indoor pitch, whatever that means.

Why would you ask a Rovers supporter " How's Skirlaugh these days" are you referring to Saltend?

so if there is an indoor pitch, there isn't any need to spend money on warm weather training facilities? money that can be used to keep improving facilities at Sirius and bishop burton

don't skirlaugh play at saltend? im sure they do

Yes Skirlaugh do play at Saltend.

Its a barn or a potting shed














Im no expert on these things but a decent indoor pitch / airdome, would be a lot more than 100k idhave though

Saracens pitch cost 600 grand to install

I don't think thats what he meant Karl I think the indoor pitch is part of the new build at the College. he said,

"We are pouring money into Bishop Burton to give the young players every chance......We've got 17 full time Hull FC academy players studying at Bishop Burton and training there. We have just opened a new gym and then spent £100,000 to make it a bespoke gym that suits the needs of the Academy players. With it's indoor pitch and now stands being erected around the main outdoor pitch it (Bishop Burton) is now becoming a first class facility"

He added

"Now you go to Bishop Burton with its besoke Gyms, meeting rooms, indoor pitch and they are in a learning environment where they learn more than just rugby".

Bishop Burton doesn't have an indoor pitch, They have a large sports hall outdoor 4G pitch and a large indoor equestrian centre. Having used the gym on numerous occasions if it's not been built in the last few months then they still don't have one.

What the point in warm weather training. The season kick off in Feb when it's cold
Get them use to training when it's freezing cold.Let them do the Army assault Course that will get them
Working has a team.That will do them the World of good.If they are fit is shouldn't be a problem

I can't understand why the England team have gone for "high altitude" training in South Africa.
Don't know of any pitches on top of mountains in England.

High altitude training is a good way of getting the body to use oxygen more efficiently and improves fitness levels, it is employed by athletes from all different sports, Mo Farah regularly uses thius method so i understand them doing this!

It takes more than a week to realise any genuine benefit, we're talking players who have just completed a full season, if they're not fit now then they never will be.