England's players now train on a pitch named in honour of Sir Bobby Charlton and after a short ceremony on Monday they were addressed by the great man.
Charlton was generous in telling them that they too could lift the World Cup in Russia next summer. 'I do hope that you can give me one of the greatest memories of my life,' he added.
But Charlton also took a moment to survey his surroundings here in Staffordshire and briefly reflected on the relatively modest facilities available to the England players of his generation.
'We never had anything like this and I hope you appreciate it,' he said.