Personally think it's a brilliant idea. Encourage the team bonding, togetherness as well as mental aptitude can only be a good thing. As previously said, we quickly bemoan the lack of intelligence and thought process that sometimes we see from the team. Hopefully this can kick start some forward thinking and get the team focusing more on any mental challenges they may face. The ability is within this team, maybe not the mental toughness that makes winners. Can only do good this.

should also get the club some media exposure, which will please sponsors as well. This is only a 3 day exercise and i think the pro's outweigh the cons. In terms of fitness, i do not think it can impact that much missing 3 days, especially with another month left of pre season. With the majority of the squad taking part in all of pre season as opposed to last year i reckon we are ahead of our position last year.

Well played rovers, well played.

I really like the idea actually, but I would question the timing of it.

It seems like the kind of thing to do early on in pre season as a team building exercise. They have just had a Christmas break and now this. With the season starting proper in a month it is a long time to spend without any getting any proper fitness/ball work done. If you guys start the season poorly then I'm sure questions will be asked.

Thanks for your concerns, however I think I will take CC & JP's evaluation of this idea over that of your own.

Still, it's given the neighbours plenty to talk about whilst speculating about who exactly back tracked on overseas plans. Was it Peacock, Chester or Hudgell? Or maybe it was paper talk by the Westmoreland Muppet?

So is this the new age thought process taught as part of a Sports Science Degree? I assume the expectation is that the stated key objectives of this initiative, to instil mental toughness, teamwork, resourcefulness and quick thinking outside of the box into our group of players will hopefully deliver us a competitive edge over other SL teams. If so, bring it on.

My only concern is that 3 days may not be long enough to build a new bridge in Tadcaster!

A bit touchy tonight Stan?

As I've said I like the idea. I can see alot of benefits to it and I can see other clubs doing similar things in the future. Just think its the kind of thing you do in November. Not in January when the season is just on the horizon and you are getting towards the fine tuning stage. But hey, if you start the season like a house on fire I'll come back for a slice of humble pie.

For me it's educating the player's about the real world and that they are privileged. Helping the flood victims in Cumbria or a foodbank in Birmingham for example gives the players a sense of humility. I think it's a great idea and it's only for a new days. If it helps them see and tests them. It can only be a positive move well done chezza and staff.

I have no idea if this is a good idea or not as to how it will transfer to results on the pitch, but I whole heartedly applaude the club for doing it.

I've worked in a more than a few desperate situations with people I wasn't too keen on, but when backs are to the wall, you get on and and do the job.

You then find bonds that stick tight, that will undoubtedly help you on the pitch.

Even if it doesn't, we pride ourselves on being a community club, and we'll have added to the community with this initiative.

Touchy? Not since she got the restraining order sorted.

Maybe it's seen as a welcome change midway through weeks and weeks of training.

Do you live in Barkisland?

Fire.

It kills.

3 days is hardly going to hamper the fitness regime I would have thought it will be a lot better than the 2 days on a plane that was hinted at a few months ago in the trip to the USA.

Never been a believer in the overseas camps, not when we start in the freezing depths of Feb.

Think it's a great idea. We lacked mental toughness as well as fitness last year.
Too many times we chucked the towel in when defending. This may help with all sorts of aspects of the squads mental toughness.

I don't see how it will add to this mental toughness that has been spoke about to me it seems like saying people that do volunteering up and down the country have more of this mental toughness than a RL player

Dixon, Tilse, Cockayne and Sio were training with Workington last night, they all enjoyed the session and the club's hospitality afterwards.

Each group were given 1k to feed themselves and find accommodation etc - Graeme Horne said it was a waste of time, they just booked into a cheap B&B

What should they have done? Surely booking into a cheap B&B and carrying out the days activities was the whole point and hardly a waste of time.

Although I was pretty neutral about this training camp, I suppose it helped communities and kept players out of trouble.
Left to their own devices they may have got pi$$ed up, got pulled for drink driving twice over the limit with no insurance or MOT. Ooops, sorry, wrong forum.

P#ssed up and thrown out of Garbutts. No you are definitely on the right forum.

I suppose being drunk and getting thrown out of a bar and drink driving with no insurance are almost comparable

I've re-read my post several times and have failed to find where I've compared the two. Perhaps you should vent your spleen towards Structured who mentioned both in the same sentence. lesson learned (hopefully).

Ahhh, you mean the made up rumour on twitter from a hull fc fan to an actual police prosecution at Hull crown Court.

If you wasn't comparing the 2 scenarios you wouldn't of quoted the post with your witty comment would you?

The person who told me is employed by Garbutts, or and by the way he is a Rovers fan.

Please point out in my posts exactly where I compared the drink driving incident with getting thrown out of a bar. I merely mentioned the bar incident was on the correct forum.

Filed under fiction, along with your pretend Rovers fan mate.

I'd like to wish Josh Bowden a Happy Birthday as an aside.