We live next to Premier League ground where mower starts at 6am EVERY DAY & footballers work out to deafening music
The locals were invited to the training ground after the club received multiple complaints
RESIDENTS have revealed it’s a nightmare living next to a Premier League training ground with footballers blasting music every day.
David Staveley, 70, who’s lived on Gresham Close with his wife for nine years, is fed up with the constant noise from the academy.
The couple lives just 100m from Nottingham Forrest’s training ground – a home away from their stadium.
And David claims the music from the club’s gym resonates inside their bungalow despite him having the windows closed and the television on full volume.
The 70-year-old admitted that he doesn’t mind the music in the evening as he is usually busy at the back of his house.
However, he finds it frustrating when they blast tunes on a Sunday morning which is his only chance in the week for a lie-in.
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David Staveley
David and his wife have regularly gone to the club’s security guard to try and get the music turned down, but to no avail.
A couple across the road from the pair moved out as they couldn’t stand the noise, according to David.
The Gresham Close resident also can’t stand the constant mowing which starts at 6.30am on some days.
Noise doesn’t seem to be the only issue for those living next to the ground.
Autograph hunters who swarm the entrance waiting for players to pass have caused headaches for locals.
Justyna Migra, who’s lived next to the training ground for a decade, claimed that matchday is a complete mess for residents.
“Sometimes my husband can’t get into the driveway after work because of all the cars parked,” she added.
Her daughter, who is currently studying for exams, has said the noise affects her work and that she can sometimes hear the music after midnight.
The club is more aware that they are located in a residential area and has not fully ignored locals’ complaints, according to David.
The Premier League side submitted a planning application to the council, to install “acoustic fencing” around the ground to try and stop the problem for good.
Residents were even invited to look around the Nottingham Forest training ground.
Yet, that did little to stop people’s frustration.
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They wanted the players to wear wireless headphones instead of blasting their music through a speaker but it doesn’t look like that will happen.
“We’re talking about multi-millionaire, pampered superstars,” David added.
“They do what they want.”
Since Forest’s promotion to the Premier League in 2022, the club has spent millions upgrading their facilities and there are plans to make the academy even bigger.
However, residents have said things are “better than they were” after the club put up signs to stop autograph hunters grouping at the entrance.
The Sun has approached Nottingham Forrest for comment.
It comes after locals living in the shadow of a football stadium said they loved it despite the noise.
And furious residents living next to a football stadium feared they could’ve been forced out of their homes before Christmas.
