As I pull up to Cardiff City's new academy site in Llanrumney in the north-east of Cardiff, I'm struck by how quickly the project is motoring along.
Cardiff University's 3G rugby field is complete, the communal football pitch is down, Cardiff City's 3G football pitch is laid, while the hockey surface is primed for the turf to be placed on top. The old Doctor Who building to my right is completely stripped and awaiting its interior to be decked out with offices, a lecture theatre, canteen, changing rooms, a gym and another academy-standard 3G training pitch.
Cardiff board member Steve Borley, who is overseeing the project, is on site, with his hard hat tucked under his arm as we look out over the balcony on the Cardiff University sport building across the construction site. The £7.5m project, the funding for which has been split between Cardiff Council, Cardiff University, Cardiff City and House of Sport, is flying along.
