Exactly

Wigan at Orrell
Man Utd at Carrington
Leeds Rhinos at a pitch that flooded
Warrington on a public Park
Harlequins at Surrey sports centre
England RU at a fancy 5 star hotel in Bagshot

All good points but how many of those teams have a pitch that is capable of being trained on in the week in all weathers and then played on during the weekend? Not 100% sure but are all of those pitches grass?
As I said a small advantage but nonetheless one we seem to be giving up.

What are we giving up?

The small advantage I noted in my original post
i.e. that training and playing on the same pitch all of the time for the reasons I stated gives an advantage during a game.

Just to add, this is based on us playing at Trailfinders, given the club has not announced a move.

Just don't think we will be a Trailfinders! small advantages mean nothing, when it's holding as back as a club!

Sure, but don't all of the Wigan teams train at the same venue? Same with Wire, and Sts, and Leeds, etc, etc. One of the good things about Trailfinders (and I'm not wedded to it as a playing venue, I just don't see moving to Wimbledon as being a great deal - we'll f**k it up as usual) is that every team trains there and it is the club's base.

As it stands, even parents of Academy players don't know where they're going to be based this season. It's one thing for the club not to bother telling us mere fans what's going on, but for players to be left in the dark is something else.

Don't disagree with that if we are moving, but that has not yet been announced, if thats because the agreement has not yet been reached, the training ground move could be premature.

Playing and training on the same pitch can have a small advantage in home games for some of the players, eg the folk who benefit from knowing the bounce of the ball etc. Playing on artificial and then training on a muddy soft surface aint helping for home games.
Think the main issue is the club factor, everyone at the club has commented how well TF worked because all levels were in the same place, the junior players could mix with first team, basic fitness training probably in the same weights room etc, it created a family atmosphere.
Split things up you then have the club, and the first team as different clubs in effect.

But that "club" thing happened when we became Quins RL and continued at the Met Police Club. Not only did the whole club have a single training base but the facilities allowed us to run an 18s (or 19s whatever it was at the time) Academy team rather than shipping people off - like LMS to Hull for example. Don't forget though that with a full time squad mainly the first team train during the day and the rest at night - regardless of where that training takes place.

I get the one club idea- something Henderson really pushed for.

Training on the match pitch I suspect isn't a particularly strong argument although i'm sure they will get regular training sessions on it. Kickers etc would be keen to get used to the pitch size, posts .....

Any news on when the announcement is due??

Knowing us, we'll find out about it when AFC Wimbledon tell their fans.

Has the official Stake Holder vote taken place?

We are back training now, at RP, but I have a question.....

So we know the First team are training at RP now.
The Academy and Reserves ??
First team playing at ??
Where are the clubs admin/offices based now???

More importantly where are we playing?

Latest RFL release;

Championship clubs are exploring the possibility of playing matches as double headers at neutral venues in a bid to get the season underway as soon as possible.

Although the Government has signalled the national lockdown could be eased in the first half of March, it is likely to be some time before spectators are allowed back in to grounds and so matches are set to be played behind closed doors in the early part of the season.

The Rugby Football League is currently negotiating a start date with clubs, having agreed to put it back from February 27 due to restrictions caused by the latest lockdown, and are looking at Easter for the Championship and early May for League 1.

However, clubs could start earlier if they take part in the early rounds of the Challenge Cup, which could get underway as early as the weekend of March 14, with Super League clubs due to enter at the third round stage a month later.

At their latest meeting, Championship clubs discussed the possibility of staging matches behind closed doors in the way that Super League was played for the last four months of the 2020 season and, according to an RFL source, several volunteered to act as hosts.

Super League’s incentive was to fulfil their television contract with Sky and, although there appears to be little appetite by the satellite broadcaster to show Championship action, it could be streamed live on the RFL’s Our League platforms.

That would enable clubs to reward season ticket holders for their loyalty and offset costs by charging other fans on a pay-per-view basis.

Because of the inclement weather in March and April, it is likely clubs with artificial pitches would be chosen to act as hosts, which would point to Widnes and newly promoted Newcastle Thunder.

London Broncos play on an artificial surface but they are thought to be looking to move from Ealing after being told it would no longer be suitable to host Super League and have already agreed a three-year deal to use Rosslyn Park as their training base.

Super League has decided to start the 2021 season on March 25, a fortnight later than planned, and a meeting on Friday will discuss whether to reduce the number of fixtures.