Kieran Trippier says that Newcastle United players did not spend much time talking about the need for a new training facility at Benton during last season's battle against the drop.
Where once the facilities were used as an excuse, with Graeme Souness infamously marching his squad down to Little Benton to train at the Academy, the mentality of the current squad is refreshingly different. And regardless of upgrades at the current training ground, Trippoer and co prefer to focus on things on the field.
The Toon squad will return to a redeveloped training ground with construction well under way for players to return to a new improved environment in North Tyneside. The revamped training centre will include new changing rooms, wet areas and ancillary facilities as well as physio and sports science rooms.
