The building land for sale was for housing facing onto Chants Ave, unaffecting the YPI facilities.

Good news that the facilities and reserve games are back back within Hull. However sure AP said we wanted our own facilities?

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YPI is a good facility, had a lot of investment over the last few years, new changing rooms opened last year, and the pitch is perfect!

The Latus brothers do have a gym there, but there's is a specialist gym, there is also another one which I suspect is there we'll be using, although it needs a few quid spent on it.

And yeah, The Beal's are big investors in Hull RUFC.

We need training facilities now. It can take a while (even for Man city and their billions) to get things planned and built correctly. I know Tevita was the head man DOR at Hull RUFC last year does anyone know if this is still the case? As said the main pitch is quality and it has catering / bar facilities for fans / players. the location is perfect for fans to get to right next to the dead centre of Hull.

As for the location I'm happy as it's less than a mile away from me. Needs some work on it though as people have said. With a regular attendance from the fans/players etc it will bring in more revenue than it is now to help with that.

Left to be Head of Sport at Bishop Burton College late last year.

Brilliant news that it's back in Hull, and only 5 mins away from me so I can make a lot more games.

The pitches on YPI are good, the main pitch was reinvested in not so long back IIRC, underground heating etc?

The main building may needs some money to it but it is a positive move.

No underground heating. Tevita has not been there this season, now works at a private school in Oxfordshire. The pitch was created at great cost to the Union club; any money over the bar or catering would go to YPI, not the union club or FC. The new changing rooms are great, but not in the same league as the Brantingham facility.

There are all weather tennis courts but I doubt these could be used for rugby training as they are hard courts not 3G and are leased exclusively to the Tennis Club. Surely a 3G pitch would be a priority.

Is there any idea of how much FC are paying for the privilege of using YPI?

great news about been in back in the city not the greatest facility but just to be in the city is great and is a step forward

Is there a great facility in the city at this current time? Location is great for most especially the young players and we never took any money from the bars at Brantingham anyway so lets see how this goes.

I wish people would stop moaning. Rome wasn't built in a day. AP has said he will invest a lot of money to give us the best training facilities, give him a chance. He cant just magic a location with top quality facilities it will take a bit of time. If people don't like it they can always go and follow the Dobbins, with their world class coach, squad and facilities

totally agree for me to get the club back in the city regarding traning and academys ect is great news and thats tthe important thing now people have a great chance of been able to attend the academys games ect, yeh ok the facilitys are not the best but im sure ap will be working very hard on this

I can't contain myself yet more exciting news to come out of FC.

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I can't remember where i read it but i'm sure i did about any money made from FC will be re-invested in the facilities

i know i expected pearson to build us a state or the art facilty with everything thats goes with it before the start of the season becuase you dont need the right location, or plans, designs, planning permission do you oh and the money.
the news today is hull are moving back into the city regarding first team training yet people want to moan about coz the facility isnt the best what about the posistives that people now have a great chance of going to watch first team traning and watching the academy teams

"It's just down the road, down the road apiece..." for me too

. Just hope the facilities are given the investment to match Brantingham pdq, or this could be seen as another unfulfilled promise...

(Locko, have you become a Dad, or has Garbutts started selling PG Tips tea in fancy cups?)

That's why I am excited develop the facilities with Hull RU.

Exciting times.

YPI is a charity I believe, clubs play rent in order to play there, a board of trustees take the ultimate decisions (with reps on from the member clubs), though there is a management board which handles the day to day running I believe. Any money made from rent and hire gets re-invested into the YPI or is used to meet running costs. So any money generated by FC would go to improving the facilities as the YPI trustees see fit, whether those improvemenst be on the tennis courts, changing rooms, bars, squash courts, or rugby areas etc.

I can't believe the place makes any money at the moment so I am sure they welcome FC's arrival.

It won't be money directly into the pocket of a rugby union club like it was at Brantingham however.

The great facilities they had at Brantingham didnt do the players much good did it.

10 year rent with regular reviews from both parties

The gym is getting extended into the physio room next door and fully refurbished

New offices will be built next to where the new changing facilities are, and that is already in the process of being sorted.

Used to play cricket there for Hull YPI in the 80's. It was the best wicket in the City. They used to put silt on it from the Humber as it stopped the pitch breaking up. So good to hear that the picthes there for rugby are good.

Presumably the fact Hull have committed to the site as a training venue means that additional investment in the facilities can be made, which will be good for Hull and also all the other sporting clubs that use the club.

The main thing is the location. Back in the city, closer to the population it will add to the attendances to the development teams and allow more fans to see the players of the future.



On a side note, if the club really wanted to get state of the art facilities, then this is something the club could really look closely with Rovers and City. In theory, nothing stopping all three acquiring some land and building some proper facilities. I'm sure it will never happen, but as Hull & Rovers had been thinking of ways to work together... just an idea

Good to see it back in Hull , Maybe this will encourage a few more supporters to the lower grades.

All is not well at the top at FC. The move away from the CEOs beloved Brantingham was a decision made by Mcrae. It won't be long before slugs interference has no boundaries.

Very poor effort. Must try harder.

it's poor on a few levels

1) it's garbage, FC have been looking to leave Brantingham for some time
2) most people would take McRae's opinion on the suitability of training facilities over that of Rule, so if it was McRae's idea then it's valid
3) it seems our friends from the East, including some who really should know better, have nothing more valuable to do with their time than worry about FC's changing (and improving, it's to be hoped) prospects in Super League from 2012

if the KR fans are worried about FC, then it means FC are doing things right