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Monday, October 30, 2023

Kit man's elderly mum hurt as Gloucester lose everything in catastrophic fire

National League North club Gloucester City have lost "everything" after a fire at their kit man's house.

The club said kit man Chris Farr "suffered a catastrophic fire at his house last night".

They said it was caused by his tumble dryer.

His 81-year-old mum remains in hospital after the fire, and the club said they all send her their best wishes.

But for the Tigers, it means they've lost "everything".

Pictures of the kit man's house show everything has been charred. The ceiling in what appears to be the living room has fallen down, with furniture covered in debris.

A second picture, of what looks to be a kitchen or utility room, has also been shared but barely anything is recognisable after the fire tore through yesterday.

Drinks bottles and warm-up kit have been lost, along with "all" the away kit and GPS vests.

The Catapult vests could cost as much as £200 each. They're the vests players wear during training and games to track and measure their performance on the field.

The vests are designed to hold a pod between the shoulder blades that contains a 10Hz GPS, an accelerometer and a magnetometer, according to the company.

These GPS devices are able to capture over 1250 data points per second to measure how much and how hard the players are working, and players and coaches are able to analyze data such as total distance, top speed, number of sprints, sprint distance, power, load, intensity, and more.

"Those core metrics are displayed in an app for athletes, sport scientists, physiotherapists, strength and conditioning coaches, and anyone else related to the sport to help inform if their team is training optimally for performance on game day, at potential risk of injury or returning from injury safely," the company's website said.