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jerroll
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234078Post jerroll »

MCB wrote:As you say, without knowing the terms it's impossible to say. We obviously had an agreement to take the Colin Montgomery, or any other removable stands / items as part of the deal.

Am suprised by the South not going anywhere as relatively new and would improve many a ground.
Cost to dismantle, transport & rebuild probably counts against it. You can't get grants for 2nd hand stands either.
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MCB
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234086Post MCB »

jerroll wrote:
MCB wrote:As you say, without knowing the terms it's impossible to say. We obviously had an agreement to take the Colin Montgomery, or any other removable stands / items as part of the deal.

Am suprised by the South not going anywhere as relatively new and would improve many a ground.
Cost to dismantle, transport & rebuild probably counts against it. You can't get grants for 2nd hand stands either.
But you reckon the Colin Montgomerie was worth it vs the South?
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234087Post pgbee »

MCB wrote:
jerroll wrote:
MCB wrote:As you say, without knowing the terms it's impossible to say. We obviously had an agreement to take the Colin Montgomery, or any other removable stands / items as part of the deal.

Am suprised by the South not going anywhere as relatively new and would improve many a ground.
Cost to dismantle, transport & rebuild probably counts against it. You can't get grants for 2nd hand stands either.
But you reckon the Colin Montgomerie was worth it vs the South?
Just for the name alone! :-)
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234088Post Tuesds »

jerroll wrote:
MCB wrote:As you say, without knowing the terms it's impossible to say. We obviously had an agreement to take the Colin Montgomery, or any other removable stands / items as part of the deal.

Am suprised by the South not going anywhere as relatively new and would improve many a ground.
Cost to dismantle, transport & rebuild probably counts against it.
Wasn't it rumoured that we had some sort of agreement in place with Southport for them to take the South Stand, only for it to break down when the full extent of the factors mentioned above became clear?
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234091Post jerroll »

MCB wrote:
jerroll wrote:
MCB wrote:As you say, without knowing the terms it's impossible to say. We obviously had an agreement to take the Colin Montgomery, or any other removable stands / items as part of the deal.

Am suprised by the South not going anywhere as relatively new and would improve many a ground.
Cost to dismantle, transport & rebuild probably counts against it. You can't get grants for 2nd hand stands either.
But you reckon the Colin Montgomerie was worth it vs the South?
Temporary construction & 1/4 of the size so less to transport/dismantle.
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234098Post DerekRocholl »

MCB wrote:
Hiveoccupier wrote: Gerry Bates and Gary Cooper went to Underhill yesterday by arrangement with Ark to see if there is anything that is worth salvaging and perhaps selling or auctioning as memorabilia to raise funds for some form of memorial to Barnet FC and its supporters on the site of the old stadium. I

If and when they are able to secure any items for this purpose next steps will be communicated through this forum.
What a good idea. Have Ark been broadly supportive?

Also if anyone hears back from the auctioneers do let the forum know...
The Back2Barnet campaign originally contacted ARK to ask about a memorial on the site and the possible release of memorabilia a couple of years back when the proposed sale of Underhill site to the Education Funding Agency was first announced.

Understandably things went quiet for a while as the sale was going through and the EFA and Ark were going through the planning process.

The project manager from ARK made contact at the end of 2017 to re-engage on the subject and this resulted in yesterday's visit and also discussions with SGD Ltd who are managing the disposal of site assets.

From what I understand it appears Barnet FC may still have an interest in some of the assets that are there but I'm not sure which ones - I suspect this could include the floodlights (which are quite new) and the tannoy system, amongst other things.
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234159Post letchbee94 »

To think we left Underhill for a better future at the Hive.
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MCB
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234163Post MCB »

letchbee94 wrote:To think we left Underhill for a better future at the Hive.
TK used his influence to adjust the maximum slop permitted on football league pitches to match that exactly of Underhill, but the football league wanted to change it back. I wonder if they subsequently have after we moved to the Hive? I know the current maximum slope in the football league is 1:41. Wonder what Underhill was anyone?
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234166Post Norfolk & Chance »

Maximum slop is indeed what we have witnessed on occasions this season.
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234168Post becbee »

jerroll wrote:
MCB wrote:As you say, without knowing the terms it's impossible to say. We obviously had an agreement to take the Colin Montgomery, or any other removable stands / items as part of the deal.

Am suprised by the South not going anywhere as relatively new and would improve many a ground.
Cost to dismantle, transport & rebuild probably counts against it. You can't get grants for 2nd hand stands either.
Remember Southport wanted it until they discovered the costs would be prohibitive.
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234189Post amberforever »

MCB wrote:
letchbee94 wrote:To think we left Underhill for a better future at the Hive.
TK used his influence to adjust the maximum slop permitted on football league pitches to match that exactly of Underhill, but the football league wanted to change it back. I wonder if they subsequently have after we moved to the Hive? I know the current maximum slope in the football league is 1:41. Wonder what Underhill was anyone?
Does anyone know the precise gradient? I was always informed that the difference between the two goal heights was exactly the height of the goal. Maybe this was achieved after the modification to cut into the north end level by some 2ft or so?
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234198Post ricardobee »

Just before we originally joined the Football League, Stan was told to reduce the slope. This he did by flattening out the top right hand side, removing what was something like 30+ skips of earth. This part of the pitch afterwards was always prone to waterlog in heavy rain due to the fact that there was no drainage pipes below the surface. Football League were quite happy with the slope after this had been done.
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234200Post MCB »

ricardobee wrote:Just before we originally joined the Football League, Stan was told to reduce the slope. This he did by flattening out the top right hand side, removing what was something like 30+ skips of earth. This part of the pitch afterwards was always prone to waterlog in heavy rain due to the fact that there was no drainage pipes below the surface. Football League were quite happy with the slope after this had been done.
That was changed when we dropped out the league at the turn of the millenium. It was the specific reason the first season back in the Conference was so depressing as we would not be allowed to play at Underhill should we get promoted.

This was changed thanks to TK's influence based on his time on the football leaugue board: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 063540.stm
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234209Post amberforever »

MCB wrote:
ricardobee wrote:Just before we originally joined the Football League, Stan was told to reduce the slope. This he did by flattening out the top right hand side, removing what was something like 30+ skips of earth. This part of the pitch afterwards was always prone to waterlog in heavy rain due to the fact that there was no drainage pipes below the surface. Football League were quite happy with the slope after this had been done.
That was changed when we dropped out the league at the turn of the millenium. It was the specific reason the first season back in the Conference was so depressing as we would not be allowed to play at Underhill should we get promoted.

This was changed thanks to TK's influence based on his time on the football leaugue board: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 063540.stm
Thanks guys, would love to have seen Fat Stan shovelling earth into a skip, :D no bodies with it I hope!
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Re: Underhill

Post: # 234215Post torontobee »

MCB wrote:
letchbee94 wrote:To think we left Underhill for a better future at the Hive.
TK used his influence to adjust the maximum slop permitted on football league pitches to match that exactly of Underhill, but the football league wanted to change it back. I wonder if they subsequently have after we moved to the Hive? I know the current maximum slope in the football league is 1:41. Wonder what Underhill was anyone?
I believe the slope was originally about 11 feet from goal to goal (or rather top right corner to bottom left corner, as the slope was on a diagonal). That top right corner (near the Westcombe Drive turnstiles) was lowered by a couple of feet before we first entered the League in 1991, which reduced the slope somewhat. So I believe the FL slope was about 9 feet. The pitch was a standard 115 yards (345 feet) long, so the FL slope ratio would be 9:345 which translates to 1:38. I imagine TK may have got it accepted based on the original 1991 (Flashman/Fry) decision.

And just to say well done to Hiveoccupier and the others for following up with Ark. It would be a tragedy if Underhill-related items were lost through simple neglect, and even more so if an appropriate memorial to the club and its history, and to players / supporters who died / had their ashes scattered there was not arranged at the new school.
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