AlSaeed 'confident' in Rovers' development plans
AlSaeed said he expected the work, when it does begin, to take "at least a season or two".The plans also include changes to the training ground, known as The Quarters, which will see the men's team, women's team and academy all based "in one place" rather than separately.A covered pitch is being built with the aim of moving the academy up a level from category three to two."Now we have only two pitches there, and we will make them six; that will allow the academy, and it will allow the first team and the women's team to train at the same time," AlSaeed said."We really feel the academy is very important, and we really feel this is the best thing for the club to have a good academy and to advance in that side, and the best way to do it is to do it in-house and to have them all in one place."
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