Premier League gamers dubbed ‘noisy neighbours’ informed to ‘shut up’ by locals
Nottingham Forest are officially the ‘noisy neighbours’ after it emerged they had been told to stop making so much racket at their training ground by people who live nearby.
The term ‘noisy neighbours’ was famously used by legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to describe up and coming Manchester City in 2009. But Forest appear to have their own unique claim to the title.
It comes as players and staff have reportedly been reminded to respect their immediate neighbours beside the Nigel Doughty Academy in West Bridgford, Nottingham, reports Nottinghamshire Live.
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They have been told to use headphones instead of playing amplified music, following complaints from neighbours over noise emanating from the gym at the site.
A senior councillor said local residents were particularly unhappy about the hours in which the gym was being used and that their complaints had fallen on ‘deaf ears’.
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And Councillor Alan Phillips, who represents Compton Acres for the Conservatives on Rushcliffe Borough Council, is leading the calls for more to be done to reduce noise coming from the site.
He said the gym, housed in a corrugated metal structure next to the First Team Building, had been a ‘bone of contention’ since it became operational several years ago.
The Reds have recently drawn up plans for acoustic fencing to be put up between the site boundary to the houses.
The club say they have also told players and staff to respect the amenities of the immediate neighbours.
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“All staff and players have been reminded to respect the amenities of the Club’s immediate neighbours, with notices being placed inside the gym to that effect – and for staff to use their own personal headphones rather than an amplified sound system,” reads a report compiled by Edwinstowe-based planning consultants, IBA Planning, on the club’s behalf.
The report adds staff had been opening a large back door which was leading to noise “escaping to the detriment of the amenities of nearby residents”.
The report stated that it was made clear the door will now remain closed at all times.
