While offering no excuse for his side's poor Hogmanay showing when well beaten by the Border Reivers, Hugh Campbell, the Warriors' coach, admitted in The Herald that their pre-match preparations highlighted on-going problems.
"Our facilities are disastrous compared with everyone else," he said. "Reivers' training facilities are within walking distance. I don't want to make excuses for the way we lost but, looking to the longer term, if we are to drive professional rugby forward in Scotland, then there are good facilities in the Borders and Edinburgh and we need the same to compete.
"It is not ideal for a team from Glasgow to travel to Edinburgh for training the day before a match in the Borders."
That experience emphasised Warriors' difficulties as they visited both their Scottish rivals grounds on successive days. Last week's snowfall made all outdoor facilities normally available unusable, and while an SOS call to Murrayfield provided a solution on Friday, that trip reinforced how much better Edinburgh are looked after at the national stadium.
The Warriors weight train at the Palace of Arts near Ibrox, use various venues for practice, and play fixtures at Firhill, a step-up from their recent home at Hughenden.
Although Glasgow finished last season as the top Scottish side, their budget was slashed to the same level as the Gala-based team, which is well short of that available to the Gunners.
Hugh stressed that he was apportioning no blame to any individual or group for their predicament. "We've looked long and hard and there is no obvious solution to accommodating all our requirements," he said.