Eddie Howe has revealed that work on Newcastle United's training ground is 'getting there' - and players and staff could feel the 'benefits' in the coming weeks.
Although Newcastle's owners have been looking at sites for a new training base in the long-term, the hierarchy wanted to modernise the club's current facility in Benton in the interim. Those at the top felt moved to act after recognising the training ground fell 'significantly below the Premier League and perhaps even Championship standards'.
Work started last summer - Robertson Construction were awarded the contract - and the front façade of the building is starting to take shape with new black panelling installed. Inside, the players have been making use of a number of improvements in recent weeks, including a bigger dressing room, an extended dining room and even a modern boot room, and the new-look building will soon start to open up.
