United have unveiled their new £7m women's training facility at their Carrington training ground.
The building includes gym and rehabilitation areas, changing rooms, kit and boot rooms, a women's first-team restaurant complete with a live cooking area, analysis and meeting rooms and a players' lounge.
United believe it has the potential to make more of an impact than any single game - no matter how big - and also provides proof that development work at the club has continued despite the 'strategic review' launched by the Glazer family in November which may, finally, be reaching a conclusion.
"We are doing this [strategic review] for a very positive reason," United's chief operating officer Collette Roche told BBC Sport.
"We have real ambition and a plan at United. We want to make sure we attract the right investment to deliver that ambition.
"We are not standing still in the meantime. Whilst that is in the background, we are obviously continuing to invest in players on the pitch and facilities on it. That is what you can see with this facility."
Good to see the club continuing to invest whilst seeking new investment.
New training facilities
posted on 17/10/23
What's a live cooking area?
posted on 17/10/23
comment by Bãleš left boot (U22081)
posted 27 minutes ago
What's a live cooking area?
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It's where they practice their housework.
posted on 17/10/23
Have they got a mop sponsor yet?
posted on 17/10/23
comment by Boris 'Inky’ Gibson (U5901)
posted 23 minutes ago
Have they got a mop sponsor yet?
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That's sexist
posted on 17/10/23
Don't know about a mop sponsor but they have several sweepers in the squad.
posted on 17/10/23
7 million nicker, with Utds revenues that’s the equivalent of buying a bunch of petrol station flowers and a Toblerone to get get yourself out of a bit of bother with er indoors if you’ve been caught titting up the office slag at the Xmas do or spunking this months housekeeping down the bookies.
Shows what they think of women’s football, and quite right as well - load of old tosh, sick of having shoved in my face by Sky as if it’s a real sport or something.
posted on 17/10/23
Marigold are probably vying for the contract to supply the goalkeepers' gloves.
posted on 18/10/23
comment by Bãleš left boot (U22081)
posted 21 hours, 41 minutes ago
What's a live cooking area?
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If a player's performance is deemed to have been sufficiently below standard, he or she may be cooked alive there.
posted on 18/10/23
comment by Clockwork Red: Amrabats in the Belfry (U4892)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by Bãleš left boot (U22081)
posted 21 hours, 41 minutes ago
What's a live cooking area?
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If a player's performance is deemed to have been sufficiently below standard, he or she may be cooked alive there.
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Makes sense. Thanks