No underground heating. Tevita has not been there this season, now works at a private school in Oxfordshire. The pitch was created at great cost to the Union club; any money over the bar or catering would go to YPI, not the union club or FC. The new changing rooms are great, but not in the same league as the Brantingham facility.

There are all weather tennis courts but I doubt these could be used for rugby training as they are hard courts not 3G and are leased exclusively to the Tennis Club. Surely a 3G pitch would be a priority.

Is there any idea of how much FC are paying for the privilege of using YPI?

great news about been in back in the city not the greatest facility but just to be in the city is great and is a step forward

Is there a great facility in the city at this current time? Location is great for most especially the young players and we never took any money from the bars at Brantingham anyway so lets see how this goes.

I wish people would stop moaning. Rome wasn't built in a day. AP has said he will invest a lot of money to give us the best training facilities, give him a chance. He cant just magic a location with top quality facilities it will take a bit of time. If people don't like it they can always go and follow the Dobbins, with their world class coach, squad and facilities

totally agree for me to get the club back in the city regarding traning and academys ect is great news and thats tthe important thing now people have a great chance of been able to attend the academys games ect, yeh ok the facilitys are not the best but im sure ap will be working very hard on this

I can't contain myself yet more exciting news to come out of FC.

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I can't remember where i read it but i'm sure i did about any money made from FC will be re-invested in the facilities

i know i expected pearson to build us a state or the art facilty with everything thats goes with it before the start of the season becuase you dont need the right location, or plans, designs, planning permission do you oh and the money.
the news today is hull are moving back into the city regarding first team training yet people want to moan about coz the facility isnt the best what about the posistives that people now have a great chance of going to watch first team traning and watching the academy teams

"It's just down the road, down the road apiece..." for me too

. Just hope the facilities are given the investment to match Brantingham pdq, or this could be seen as another unfulfilled promise...

(Locko, have you become a Dad, or has Garbutts started selling PG Tips tea in fancy cups?)

That's why I am excited develop the facilities with Hull RU.

Exciting times.

YPI is a charity I believe, clubs play rent in order to play there, a board of trustees take the ultimate decisions (with reps on from the member clubs), though there is a management board which handles the day to day running I believe. Any money made from rent and hire gets re-invested into the YPI or is used to meet running costs. So any money generated by FC would go to improving the facilities as the YPI trustees see fit, whether those improvemenst be on the tennis courts, changing rooms, bars, squash courts, or rugby areas etc.

I can't believe the place makes any money at the moment so I am sure they welcome FC's arrival.

It won't be money directly into the pocket of a rugby union club like it was at Brantingham however.

The great facilities they had at Brantingham didnt do the players much good did it.

10 year rent with regular reviews from both parties

The gym is getting extended into the physio room next door and fully refurbished

New offices will be built next to where the new changing facilities are, and that is already in the process of being sorted.

Used to play cricket there for Hull YPI in the 80's. It was the best wicket in the City. They used to put silt on it from the Humber as it stopped the pitch breaking up. So good to hear that the picthes there for rugby are good.

Presumably the fact Hull have committed to the site as a training venue means that additional investment in the facilities can be made, which will be good for Hull and also all the other sporting clubs that use the club.

The main thing is the location. Back in the city, closer to the population it will add to the attendances to the development teams and allow more fans to see the players of the future.



On a side note, if the club really wanted to get state of the art facilities, then this is something the club could really look closely with Rovers and City. In theory, nothing stopping all three acquiring some land and building some proper facilities. I'm sure it will never happen, but as Hull & Rovers had been thinking of ways to work together... just an idea

Good to see it back in Hull , Maybe this will encourage a few more supporters to the lower grades.

All is not well at the top at FC. The move away from the CEOs beloved Brantingham was a decision made by Mcrae. It won't be long before slugs interference has no boundaries.

Very poor effort. Must try harder.

it's poor on a few levels

1) it's garbage, FC have been looking to leave Brantingham for some time
2) most people would take McRae's opinion on the suitability of training facilities over that of Rule, so if it was McRae's idea then it's valid
3) it seems our friends from the East, including some who really should know better, have nothing more valuable to do with their time than worry about FC's changing (and improving, it's to be hoped) prospects in Super League from 2012

if the KR fans are worried about FC, then it means FC are doing things right

More than 2 years ago Rule was working on the redevelopment of the Boulevard project for FC's training facilities, to relocate the team from Brantingham. Now you're saying it's all McRae's idea and he's fallen out with Rule about it. What an utter fool you are.

Hull have been looking and talking about YPI for months!
Have you thought about writing for comics in future?

Quite funny from somebody who's team have been like Nomads in their search for training facilities,they seemed to have found their spiritual home on Bogroll Park Saltend(next to the sewage farm) but they were even worked off there.

barista, its a sign of weakness to resort to insults. The Boulevard project was always a non-starter, absolutely no way were the old FC Board going to invest in such a project when it was always their aim to sell the club. Don't you just love hindsight!

Wilf, the same goes for you as well. The YPI talks began when AP arrived (in conjunction with the Sirius Academy location) and fell to Mcrae to negotiate. The old regime had plans in place to use Brantingham.

Why was a £1m investment from the NHS negotiated and agreed? Why were Hull FC in advanced talks with the council?

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Let's hear your explanation of this and the "years of work" behind it, including securing a £1m investment from the NHS if it was "Always a non-starter".

So they had lots of negotiations with the NHS, and Hull University and employed projects managers as part of an elaborate 2 year smokescreen then?



How's life under the tinfoil hat?

dabhand, I don't dispute the fact Rovers have been nomads, and I have to say I find it amusing (even ironic) that the fall out at Saltend sort of brought Mike Smith to Rovers - the jury for me is still out on that decision. Life's twists and turns never cease to amaze me. Mind you, for all of the moving from pillar to post its great to see the MS3CP has much improved training facilities.