The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:12 am
New sponsor for the CFS, and the official site hints at an incoming sponsor for the Academy
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The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
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Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:17 am
Makes sense really. A Category One PL Academy and Training Ground is a far more primo sponsorship opportunity than a training ground, however shiny.
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:17 am
Saw a rumour yesterday that there was a sponsor taking over the name of the Jimmy Mac stand as well..... not sure how true that is, rather than usual local chinese whispers.
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:20 am
An Irish sponsor would be nice, but may not go down too well with some on heredandeclaret wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:17 amSaw a rumour yesterday that there was a sponsor taking over the name of the Jimmy Mac stand as well..... not sure how true that is, rather than usual local chinese whispers.
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:21 am
I hinted at Barnfield a while ago. I knew they were taking the cricket field stand but wasn’t aware that was instead of the training ground.
James Hargreaves apparently gone, Howard Rigg I believe continuing with the Bob Lord. Not sure who the Jimmy Mac sponsors were but I was told that’s changing too.
James Hargreaves apparently gone, Howard Rigg I believe continuing with the Bob Lord. Not sure who the Jimmy Mac sponsors were but I was told that’s changing too.
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:24 am
“ The historic stand – the oldest part of the ground built in 1969 as one of the first stands in English football to include changing rooms – will be renamed the Barnfield Construction Stand in a five-year deal.”
One of the first stands to include changing rooms? Where do they think they were before then?
One of the first stands to include changing rooms? Where do they think they were before then?
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:36 am
I also thought the changing rooms quote was particularly bizarre...no mention of underseat heating ?ClaretTony wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:24 am“ The historic stand – the oldest part of the ground built in 1969 as one of the first stands in English football to include changing rooms – will be renamed the Barnfield Construction Stand in a five-year deal.”
One of the first stands to include changing rooms? Where do they think they were before then?
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:40 am
It was one of the first stands to include heating... it was used only once though I believe.
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:41 am
Probably agreed to sponsor it in the hope of getting the contract to pull it down.
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:41 am
Beyond bizarre and so factually incorrect. Where do they think clubs had changing rooms before 1969?randomclaret2 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:36 amI also thought the changing rooms quote was particularly bizarre...no mention of underseat heating ?
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:43 am
It very definitely wasn’t used just once. It was used consistently until the cost of oil went up. There was no chance of them using it again once the directors had moved out of there.claptrappers_union wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:40 amIt was one of the first stands to include heating... it was used only once though I believe.
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:45 am
Strange for a construction company to sponsor a stand which is so out of date. Not a piece of construction you’d expect them to want to be associated with.
Unless as suggested above it’s a strategic move on their behalf.
Unless as suggested above it’s a strategic move on their behalf.
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:59 am
Wouldn't be surprised if there is no money changing hands. Barnfield will knock the sponsorship cost off their price to eventually demolish and rebuild it (hopefully).Indecisive wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:45 amStrange for a construction company to sponsor a stand which is so out of date. Not a piece of construction you’d expect them to want to be associated with.
Unless as suggested above it’s a strategic move on their behalf.
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:15 am
I think they might mean purely a stand not a stand with the paddock underneath. I don't remember an all seater stand behind a goal before ours, however, as ever I'm open to correction. 
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:19 am
No reference to ‘behind a goal’ though.onewillieirvine wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:15 amI think they might mean purely a stand not a stand with the paddock underneath. I don't remember an all seater stand behind a goal before ours, however, as ever I'm open to correction.
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:25 am
I was meaning teams usually got changed in an area which had a terrace/paddock or a stand and a paddock/terrace. I was wondering if we were the first to have an all seater stand behind a goal ? 
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:40 am
The time they take to build anything, they’d better start now if we want it ready for 2030!!
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:52 am
That I don’t know. It wasn’t commonplace back then.onewillieirvine wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:25 amI was meaning teams usually got changed in an area which had a terrace/paddock or a stand and a paddock/terrace. I was wondering if we were the first to have an all seater stand behind a goal ?
Re: The Barnfield Cricket Field Stand
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 12:05 pm
Yes, very unusual indeed. Looking back the board had some vision building two stands with no standing facility beneath. A massive change away from how the ground looked circa 1965/6 season.