Partick Thistle unveils plans for £4m training facility

Partick Thistle Football Club has announced plans to build a dedicated training ground for the first time in its 140 year history.The club has entered in to an agreement with investment company Three Black Cats to build the new £4 million state-of-the-art facility at a location yet to be decided.Three Black Cats was seeking a new investment project and has agreed to work with Thistle to design and build a new training ground to the club’s specification. It will then be leased to Thistle on a full commercial repairing and insuring long term lease while the assets will remain in the ownership of Three Black Cats.Across the first team, development, academy and ladies squads, Thistle currently uses different training facilities at locations right across the city. The location selected depends on a variety of factors including; what facilities are required, the surfaces available and the weather. The new training ground will be designed to accommodate all of the club’s year-long needs at one location.