Smith Calls For Indoor Facilities

Dundee manager Barry Smith has called for state-of-the-art indoor football facilities to be built on the East Coast of Scotland.

West Coast clubs have been able to train on the Regional Football Centre at Toryglen and the £32 million sports development at Ravenscraig. Both of which boasts state-of-the-art indoor synthetic grass pitches built to the highest FIFA standards.

Smith said: “The trouble all clubs in this part of the country are having training just now highlights how we could be doing with a Toryglen or Ravenscraig in the east of Scotland.”

“This is not just about me wanting an indoor facility like that for Dundee to use, it would benefit a whole load of clubs. It does not even need to be in Dundee, just somewhere within travelling distance.

“If there was ever a time to consider a project like that, then it is now.”