Coventry City's Portuguese folly
With the club losing £½ Million per month it beggars belief that the club have sanctioned a weeks training in Portugal for the first team squad and coaching staff.
Just when you think the club should be cutting back on needless expense, they sanction a trip like that for the 22 players plus backroom staff. You can only guess at the cost but with flights, accommodation, meals and the training facility to be financed, you have to be talking £50 K plus for one week.
With a training facility at Ryton and other options available in the UK at less money. It is just an incredible waste of money, money that as all the fans know, the club plainly does not have.
I recall that when we were in the Premiership we used to undertake pre-season training for a week over near Stratford. Now we are in the Championship it seems we need to travel overseas to train.
If we were in the middle of a snowy winter then pre-season training in sunnier climbs would make more sense. But as we know, it is the middle of summer in the UK and cooler here than in Portugal. It could be easily argued that the cooler UK temperatures are better suited for endurance training.
Team building may be sited as a reason but with only two new arrivals who are both goalkeepers. I would not accept that.
It all goes to prove that the club really have not got a clue how to control their finances.
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The camp at Portugal has a much higher altitude than the Ryton base. The reason they used to stay here was becasue stuff like sport science and strength and conditioning training has moved on greatly in the past 10 years. Also, as you say it is hotter, this means that the players that may have had a pie or two over summer can lose the belly a bit quicker. And also it's very good to intigrate new signings and younger players,so they can get used to the banter etc.
What utter nonsense - Vale de Lobo is on the coast so if you class cliff tops as at "altitude" then Ball Hill must be like Everest
Hi Steve i checked where it was too and it is on the coast. To me it is a jolly full stop and one the club simply can't afford.
Two hours training in the morning and two late afternoon when it cooler. Staying in the UK they could have trained for longer. What are the players going to do for the rest of the day and the evenings?
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