Gooseberries in containers

Work patterns and family life are getting in the way of my plot-time... the one area of my plot that I've not been able to get on top of properly this year is my gooseberry / raspberry area - the weeds are in control there and its looking a bit shambolic.
I think I'll probably get rid of my summer fruiting raspberries which haven't fruited much for me in the last couple of years and concentrrate on my goosegogs and autumn fruiters.
I've got access to some very big tubs - roughly 3ft in diameter - would the gooseberries be ok in those? I could then more easily put weed membrane down in that area? Can't recall seeing anyone else container grow them - there may well be a reason for that... 

Pip pip,
Balders

We had gooseberries in pots but it was very time consuming with the watering and feeding.

They are in the ground now.

I have 1 in a tomato tub at home because I've need cleared the space for it on the plot. This is its second year in the pot its doing well lots of fruit this year. I've top dressed it with grow bag compost, fed it chicken pellets and am watering it every other day. It would dry out very quickly on the plot as I don't have chance to visit that often.

You can buy (or make, see instructables and the like) 'self' watering containers which are ideal for plants like gooseberry. You can leave them for several days at a stretch and the watering is really consistent which is great for soft fruit.