THE return of the Queensland Reds to Ballymore for pre-season training has emphasised Brisbane Roar's need for their own training base.

With the Herston venue belonging to the Queensland Rugby Union, the Reds have first choice when it comes to training times.

Their preference to train early today has forced the Roar to push their session back to later in the morning, hardly ideal considering the current 30C temperatures.

But for as long as the Roar are tenants of Ballymore, it's a situation they must cope with.

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It's for that reason that Brisbane coach Ange Postecoglou want the club's new majority shareholders, the Bakrie Group, to pour their billions of dollars into finding, or building, the A-League champions their own training venue rather than splashing money out on a marquee player.

"That's the issue for us . . . Ballymore is the Reds' training facility and they've got every right to have first preference," Postecoglou said.

"That's why we keep saying we need our own base.

"It's not ideal us to be training at the time we're training (today) because of the heat.

"We'll also get knocked out of our routine. That's the kind of thing we need to avoid.

"Hopefully we can put our resources towards getting our own base at some point so we can pick the times we train and make it suit our needs rather than somebody else's.

"It's our number one priority."

The matter will be on the agenda of Roar chief executive Michael Bowers when he addresses the Bakrie Group on Monday in Jakarta, where representatives of the four clubs owned by the group will meet for a think-tank and brainstorming session.

Bowers, who leaves for Indonesia immediately after Brisbane's home clash against Wellington Phoenix on Sunday, hopes to hire external consultants to prepare a report on the costings of a new training facility and potential sites.

But he stressed the Roar's push for their own training would not be compromised by rushing to a venue not up to the club's "world-class" needs.

"We've got the vision to be the best club in Asia, and the best club in Asia needs to have facilities of world-class standard," Bowers said.

"If we said today that we've got a site and we've got the money, you're still looking at two years before you can say you're doing the grand opening."

Venues already being considered by the Roar are a revamped Perry Park, Meakin Park at Logan and the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre at Nathan.

Originally published as Roar want out of crowded house