BURTON-UPON-TRENT | National Football Centre | Completed

***RMB2007*** · October 26th, 2011, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Work starts on National Football Centre at Burton

Work has officially begun on the National Football Centre near Burton.

The £100m development at St. George's Park will be the new base for the England side when they meet up for international fixtures.

The site, due to open in the summer of 2012, will also host the Football Association's coach training courses.

Plans for the centre were first made public in 2001 when the site was bought by the FA, but were shelved during the last decade.

FA Chairman, David Sheepshanks, said: "Today is a momentous day for everyone in England who has football in their heart."

"St. George's Park will be the home of FA Learning - in short it will be a multi-sporting destination of choice for all."

It will also be the headquarters for the League Managers' Association and home to a centre for sports medicine and performance analysis

There will be community-use pitches and a multi-sports centre as well as hotels and conference facilities.

The project has created 280 permanent new jobs and is expected to generate between £5m and £6m for the local economy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-12711019

http://www.thefa.com/St-Georges-Park.../TheFacilities

JimB · October 27th, 2011, 05:10 PM

I had no idea it was so far advanced. Looking good.

Let's hope that it helps to improve the quality of coaching of young players in this country by a significant margin.

***RMB2007*** · November 7th, 2011, 07:13 PM

Indoor Training Pitch

Elite Pitch

Hotel Entrance

***RMB2007*** · December 11th, 2011, 12:09 PM

***RMB2007*** · January 15th, 2012, 05:22 AM

From Martin Handley * on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2943263...in/photostream

LDN_EUROPE · March 12th, 2012, 11:43 PM

Great!

***RMB2007*** · March 13th, 2012, 12:25 AM

Not long now until it's completed.

***RMB2007*** · March 13th, 2012, 12:33 AM

***RMB2007*** · May 23rd, 2012, 08:45 PM

From Martin Handley * on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29432635@N08/7251333130/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29432635@N08/7251295102/

DBadger · May 24th, 2012, 03:06 PM

Sorry for being ignorant, but where is "Burton"? -Upon Trent?

***RMB2007*** · May 24th, 2012, 04:54 PM

Ebeneezer_Goode · June 23rd, 2012, 08:51 PM

I love the facilities, especially the Wembley replica and the implications for grassroots football, but I'm not too keen on the place seemingly sporting the colours of Argentina from the air!

JimB · June 23rd, 2012, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Ebeneezer_Goode

I love the facilities, especially the Wembley replica and the implications for grassroots football, but I'm not too keen on the place seemingly sporting the colours of Argentina from the air!

Indeed.

Given its rural location, it really ought to have made more of an effort to blend in. Turf roof would have been the way to go.

***RMB2007*** · June 23rd, 2012, 11:53 PM

And to think the material for the roof is actually copper:

http://www.kme.com/en/tecu_patina

DBadger · June 25th, 2012, 12:21 AM

Given the shape of it that white roof really ought to be painted so as to be a giant England shield visible from Google Maps...

***RMB2007*** · June 25th, 2012, 03:05 PM

What your idea could look like:

JimB · June 25th, 2012, 03:37 PM

Wouldn't Three Lions be more appropriate?

Ebeneezer_Goode · July 3rd, 2012, 09:29 PM

I'm not sure the design would really work with the texture of that roof.

Ebeneezer_Goode · July 4th, 2012, 04:21 PM

***RMB2007*** · July 4th, 2012, 07:59 PM

Looks awesome!

The football part:

The hotel:

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October 27th, 2011, 05:10 PM	#2
JimB Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,341 Likes (Received): 107	I had no idea it was so far advanced. Looking good. Let's hope that it helps to improve the quality of coaching of young players in this country by a significant margin.

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JimB Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,341 Likes (Received): 107	Wouldn't Three Lions be more appropriate?

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Ebeneezer_Goode Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 443 Likes (Received): 85	I'm not sure the design would really work with the texture of that roof.

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*RMB2007* Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,512 Likes (Received): 315	Looks awesome! The football part: The hotel: