I would love to see Argyle prosper with great training facilities but the way things are going they are going to bugger up local grassroots football. They seem to be snapping up anything resembling football pitches at a cost to junior teams.
I fully back this purchase if it's for the greater good, by that I mean it improves Argyle and that something is provided for the community, Let's say 100 kids are in the academy setup, there are 1000s that play for fun and whilst Argyle have five sites in Plymouth they are sucking the opportunities for those who are not the lucky 2-5%, no pitches no football, no football no interest, no interest no youth, no youth, no academy.
Surely though the issue isnât with Argyle then, its with the directors selling the land.
If they didnât sell it to Argyle they could sell it to a property developer. So the only thing on that land that will make money is going to be new houses.
The manadon sports hub is an Argyle community trust project. All the proceeds get reinvested back into it. This supports the local community. Argyle lâm sure have invested their time at this site. They also invest time into schools for after hours clubs.
I really donât think they arenât the ones not giving kids the opportunities to play. If there arenât enough pitches then you have to ask the council why. Thats the people who should be providing the public with facilities for things like football.
Yet that wonât interest them as it doesnât make them money. Argyle have a part to play in the community. However, they shouldnât be responsible for a lack of facilities that our local government should be providing for kids in order to give them a free venue to play.
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