Partick Thistle announce plans for state-of-the-art training facility
Partick Thistle have announced plans for a new £4m state-of-the-art training facility.
Last updated 12th Apr 2017
Days after securing a first ever top six finish, they have announced funding for the new complex from the Weir family, who won £160m on the lottery in 2011, through their Three Black Cats company.
They will work with the club to design and build the new training ground to Thistle's specification.
Thistle chairman David Beattie said it had been "a long-term ambition of the club" to house their first-team, youth and women's teams in one facility.
"The money we currently spend on facilities around Glasgow will be used to service our lease and costs at the new ground," he said.
"It reinforces that we are an established Premiership club, with a level of professionalism and ambition that these new facilities will reflect."
A Three Black Cats spokesman said they had been looking for a new long-term investment opportunity.
"Thistle's ongoing stability - through the club management's financial prudence and through the board's strong leadership - persuaded us that this development is a worthwhile investment, " he said.
"It will be an exciting project and we are keen to get on with securing land as soon as possible.
"It is our intention to have the facility completed and operational within two years and will work closely with Thistle to ensure that it is fit for purpose."