From five star to no star - James Brown has lived both extremes as a professional footballer.
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So after spending two years on bunk beds in the national capital, the Newcastle Jets midfielder laughed off complaints from his teammates over their humble Canberra digs.
Several Jets players, including former English Premier League striker Michael Bridges, took to Twitter to moan about the living quarters at the AIS.
The A-League club arrived at the AIS on Monday for a four-day camp, the feature being tonight's match with the Canberra Rockets at McKellar Park.
The Jets were lavish in their praise of the facility's state-of-the-art recovery centre and pristine training surface, but were less forthcoming about the rooms, with two players comparing them to jail cells.
Brown, who was at the AIS in 2007 and 2008, played down the comments and believed it could be used as a positive.
''I suppose I'm used to them but I suppose everyone's different,'' Brown said.
''That's what comes with coming down here.
''I suppose it's good for team bonding.''
The Jets are owned by billionaire Nathan Tinkler and are accustomed to staying in four and five-star hotels.
Striker Ryan Griffiths had a season with cashed-up Chinese club Beijing Guoan, and was unimpressed with what he checked into, tweeting, ''Love our rooms at ais!'' along with a photo of Bridges, who lived the high life with Sunderland and Leeds United from 1995-2004.
''Haha worst room in history bro Get me out of here,'' Bridges replied.
Griffiths added: ''How much is bail? This prison cell is cramped!''
Goalkeeper Mark Birighitti posted: ''Loving the prison cells where living in at AIS. I bet @Bridgy8 @RyuGriff aren't use to living like this.''
Bridges declined to speak to The Canberra Times yesterday.
Brown signed with the Jets in February this year after spending the previous three seasons with the now-defunct Gold Coast United.
Mining magnate Clive Palmer opened the chequebook for Gold Coast's first two years, sparing no expense on securing the best players and on facilities.
That all changed last season when he tightened the belt and cut costs wherever he could.
''It's a different world,'' Brown said of life at the Jets. ''Going from Gold Coast, where they were taking short-cuts every chance they got, to come to a club like Newcastle, it's a complete opposite.
''They're very professional in all the facilities that they have and all the staff they have.
''They've got everything covered.''
Former Switzerland under-20 international Dominik Ritter will make his debut for the Jets after joining the club on a one-year deal.
Jets coach Gary van Egmond has been impressed with the 23-year-old left fullback after his first two days of training.
''He's got good pace, good passing, good vision and he's ambitious,'' van Egmond said.
''He's not just about staying in the A-League.
''He's about wanting to get back to Europe and he feels this is a good environment for him to do that.''