Millers plough investment into training ground

Tony Stewart tells themillers.co.uk that the club have again invested cash to further improve facilities at the Millers training ground Roundwood. - External Link

Does anyone know if TS has actually approached the owners of Roundwood and purchased the pitches. Seems a great investment what he has invested so far and should we lose some kind of lease?? Does the club walk away with nothing after all that has been invested.

I know Tony is a keen golfer and wonder if he's had a 'round or two' with the Roundwood board to finalise anything?

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Originally Posted by Brin

Does anyone know if TS has actually approached the owners of Roundwood and purchased the pitches. Seems a great investment what he has invested so far and should we lose some kind of lease?? Does the club walk away with nothing after all that has been invested.

I know Tony is a keen golfer and wonder if he's had a 'round or two' with the Roundwood board to finalise anything?

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Added to that, has anything happened with the land that TS purchased at Brinsworth/Tinsley that was originally going to be our new training ground? I haven't been out that way for ages.

Doesn't Roundwood belong to the steelworks?

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Originally Posted by frogmiller

Doesn't Roundwood belong to the steelworks?

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Well I assume it's now in the ownership of the Liberty Steels Group leased to RUFC.

Maybe also like Millmoor there could be a covenant on the area for sporting use?

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Originally Posted by mellowmiller

Added to that, has anything happened with the land that TS purchased at Brinsworth/Tinsley that was originally going to be our new training ground? I haven't been out that way for ages.

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Nothing at all that you can see. The grass hasn't been kept short of anything.

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Originally Posted by mellowmiller

Added to that, has anything happened with the land that TS purchased at Brinsworth/Tinsley that was originally going to be our new training ground? I haven't been out that way for ages.

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The social club and outbuildings that once stood there have been demolished. The grass IS cut on a regular basis. Totally set up to sell up and develop as a private housing building estate. 😉

Problem with house building these days is that there's a requirement to provide a certain number of properties for social housing and developers say it makes it unprofitable.

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Originally Posted by great_fire

Problem with house building these days is that there's a requirement to provide a certain number of properties for social housing and developers say it makes it unprofitable.

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Do you really think so?
https://www.newstatesman.com/2017/07...fordable-homes

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Originally Posted by Brin

Does anyone know if TS has actually approached the owners of Roundwood and purchased the pitches. Seems a great investment what he has invested so far and should we lose some kind of lease?? Does the club walk away with nothing after all that has been invested.

I know Tony is a keen golfer and wonder if he's had a 'round or two' with the Roundwood board to finalise anything?

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Not sure what the long term ownership of the Roundwood complex looks like. Strangely I doubt if anyone ever envisaged there not being a British Steelworks involvement back in the late 1960s early 1970s when it was laid down. Hopefully it's in good hands as it holds some good memories including my Dad having the first ever hole in one on the golf course and also being part of the grounds team there for 10 years after his 'real' job at the Steelworks came to an end.