| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? 13:25 - Feb 19 with 4581 views | Jimboqpr |
https://www.barnetfc.com/chairmans-statement
As someone from Barnet, I'm amazed they've finally got into this position! Underhill has always been their home and great to see they might have finally got a plot of land to bring them back to the town. Fair play to Tony Kleanthous! Seems like they've still some work to do on the process though [Post edited 19 Feb 13:33]
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| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground on 13:33 - Feb 19 with 4471 views | Northernr |
Wasn't the problem that the club/chairman and the Tory council, and particularly Brian Coleman, absolutely hated each other? Coleman said if he had his way he'd have rung out the bells of every church in the borough when Barnet went out of the league. Fat cnt. Council flipped to Labour at the last election so presumably a thawing.
That site is currently a disused cricket pavilion and pitch, and a patch of grass that isn't used for very much at all and is essentially under water all the time - or it is when I try to run across it anyway. The old Underhill ground used to be on the bit where the school is on those plans - and you can see how severe the famous slope was because they had to build the school on two levels.
Have to say I'm pretty surprised. I always felt the chairman was angling after that move to The Hive anyway so the council being dicks actually quite suited him. What becomes of The Hive now? Odd place, been a few times, they seem to put up and take down a different stand every time I'm there.
And will Martin Allen be waiting for them there? Must be due his 17th stint in charge by now? |  | | |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 13:40 - Feb 19 with 4407 views | PlanetHonneywood |
Residents from Osterley are mounting a challenge. So this could be a minimum 10-pager. |  |
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| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 13:58 - Feb 19 with 4309 views | Juzzie |
Not defending our lot but a 6-8k ground on the outskirts of London is probably easier to secure than a 30k+ stadium as close to W12 as possible.
Barnet's new site/ground isn't secured yet, it's at pre-application stage.
Love the idea of a school drop-off zone. Will really help with getting the residents onside. |  | | |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground on 14:20 - Feb 19 with 4200 views | Jimboqpr |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground on 13:33 - Feb 19 by Northernr |
Wasn't the problem that the club/chairman and the Tory council, and particularly Brian Coleman, absolutely hated each other? Coleman said if he had his way he'd have rung out the bells of every church in the borough when Barnet went out of the league. Fat cnt. Council flipped to Labour at the last election so presumably a thawing.
That site is currently a disused cricket pavilion and pitch, and a patch of grass that isn't used for very much at all and is essentially under water all the time - or it is when I try to run across it anyway. The old Underhill ground used to be on the bit where the school is on those plans - and you can see how severe the famous slope was because they had to build the school on two levels.
Have to say I'm pretty surprised. I always felt the chairman was angling after that move to The Hive anyway so the council being dicks actually quite suited him. What becomes of The Hive now? Odd place, been a few times, they seem to put up and take down a different stand every time I'm there.
And will Martin Allen be waiting for them there? Must be due his 17th stint in charge by now? |
Yeah, I think there's been numerous issues and arguments over the years between the owners and the council, but I do vaguely remember that comment about the church bells. What a prck. I remember when I was a kid (90s & 00s) there was always talk of them moving to Copthall which they eventually ended up giving to Saracens which caused another big row.
I think the original idea was that the Hive would be their perm training ground and temp home whilst they found a new site (that was over ten years ago!). I haven't been to a home game since they left Underhill, pretty sure Davids was in charge. Didn't see the point of going to a place to watch your home town club not play in your hometown. Travelling around to watch the R's is more than enough for me!
Must be time for Martin Allen to make a return. Maybe Barry Fry can be DoF! [Post edited 19 Feb 14:21]
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| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 14:55 - Feb 19 with 4075 views | Boston |
I'm reasonably familiar with Canons Park / Queensbury, occasionally wondered where Barnet fans went for a pre match drink. As far as I know, there's a small bar down near the roundabout on Honeypot Lane as you head toward Harrow, or whatever's left of the pubs in Edgware. | |
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| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 15:01 - Feb 19 with 4045 views | DWQPR |
I believe that Arsenal ladies also play at The Hive so I would suspect that Arsenal may find a few coppers down their sofa to renovate it in red and white. | |
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| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 15:03 - Feb 19 with 4041 views | Nov77 |
I’ve got fond memories of that night we played at underhill in the cup.
What was that keepers name? Gary Phillips? Two sides of the ground were rangers and they slaughtered him.
Every goal kick was, “woooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhh….YOU FAT BASTARD!!!” And he’d turn round and give a ‘Mr Universe’ pose, only to be met with chants about Mr Blobby.
God knows what the residents thought whose back gardens you could look into. [Post edited 19 Feb 15:08]
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| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 15:12 - Feb 19 with 4009 views | hantssi |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 14:55 - Feb 19 by Boston |
I'm reasonably familiar with Canons Park / Queensbury, occasionally wondered where Barnet fans went for a pre match drink. As far as I know, there's a small bar down near the roundabout on Honeypot Lane as you head toward Harrow, or whatever's left of the pubs in Edgware. |
Drank in The Honeypot a few times, doubt it’s still there now!
ps just looked on Google Maps it’s now The Everest Indian restaurant!
Or should it be Nepalese? [Post edited 19 Feb 15:15]
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| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 17:28 - Feb 19 with 3659 views | QPRConor2000 |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 15:01 - Feb 19 by DWQPR |
I believe that Arsenal ladies also play at The Hive so I would suspect that Arsenal may find a few coppers down their sofa to renovate it in red and white. |
Arsenal dont play at the Hive, they play at Meadow Park in Borehamwood. | | | |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 19:25 - Feb 19 with 3391 views | Boston |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 15:12 - Feb 19 by hantssi |
Drank in The Honeypot a few times, doubt it’s still there now!
ps just looked on Google Maps it’s now The Everest Indian restaurant!
Or should it be Nepalese? [Post edited 19 Feb 15:15]
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Well known 'underage' venue back in the day. | |
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| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 19:59 - Feb 19 with 3328 views | ted_hendrix |
The bubble and squeak In the Honey Pot cafe, In Stanmore Is to cholesterol what the People's Front of Judea was to Gender equality and women’s rights (Or wrongs).
In other words; phwoah or phwoar'
Signed "Loretta" (previously known as Stan).
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| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 20:07 - Feb 19 with 3302 views | BAWHoops |
I thought they'd be at The Hive forever. Tidy little stadium with great facilities.
Underhill was certainly unique!
I lived a 20 minute walk from there as a kid and used to jump the fence and walk around the empty stadium during school holidays |  |
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| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 20:21 - Feb 19 with 3267 views | flynnbo |
Wasn’t there once the Battle of Barnet? I was around in the early 70s and knew nothing about it at the time. |  | | |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 21:32 - Feb 19 with 3148 views | hantssi |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 20:21 - Feb 19 by flynnbo |
Wasn’t there once the Battle of Barnet? I was around in the early 70s and knew nothing about it at the time. |
Wrong thread!
We already have the Curly Burst Fade Haircut thread! | | | |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 21:36 - Feb 19 with 3136 views | wortonr |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 15:12 - Feb 19 by hantssi |
Drank in The Honeypot a few times, doubt it’s still there now!
ps just looked on Google Maps it’s now The Everest Indian restaurant!
Or should it be Nepalese? [Post edited 19 Feb 15:15]
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I used to live on Honeypot Lane and taught at Kingsbury High. When I was in the area a few years back literally every pub from my youth had gone. You had to go out to the villages to find one | | | |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 09:11 - Feb 20 with 2797 views | dutch |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 20:21 - Feb 19 by flynnbo |
Wasn’t there once the Battle of Barnet? I was around in the early 70s and knew nothing about it at the time. |
The most horrendously violent night I've ever known. Every London club turned out to defend little Barnet and the Loft boys were corralled under the one stand, which became like Rourke's Drift. Non stop fighting, no discernible police presence, triage on the side of the pitch, completely mad. Still have nightmares about it now | | | |
| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 19:51 - Feb 20 with 2501 views | Jimboqpr |
Apparently the council have its 'highly unlikely' the plans will be accepted so that's probably the end of that! [Post edited 21 Feb 7:28]
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| Another club in London manages to secure space for new ground? on 20:43 - Feb 20 with 2433 views | TGRRRSSS |
If you offer enough you get what you want...
Still remember the programme reading about ooc back then.
12 or 13 years later.... |  | | |
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