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Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 12:01 pm

April1972 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:41 am I can’t think of any criteria that would make us the smallest - not ground, not attendances, not fan base, not population, not history, not budgets
Small yes. But definitely not smallest.

In terms of non football playing employees we are by far the smallest.

What you talking about you clown,you have no evidence to back this up, and in the other areas mentioned by April,we certainly aren’t the smallest.

And tomorrow we play the biggest Club in league 2 let's hope little old Barrow the smallest Club in league 2 can cause an upset up the blues

Desmond2-2 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 1:59 pm

Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 12:01 pm

In terms of non football playing employees we are by far the smallest.

What you talking about you clown,you have no evidence to back this up, and in the other areas mentioned by April,we certainly aren’t the smallest.

Everything is listed and evidenced on all clubs websites. Putting the things April mentioned to one side By comparison we employ far less than anybody else. A point mentioned in the first part of the series on North West tonight. As I said and stand by it in terms of non football playing employees we are by far the smallest.

Prove, we are “ by far” the smallest then .

To which the customary answer is to prove we aren't.

And,when any normal supporter,references club sizes, they generally take into account, the criteria’s referred to by April, not on the number of non football employees, because, nobody has an idea how many each club has,get real.

Desmond2-2 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 2:30 pm And,when any normal supporter,references club sizes, they generally take into account, the criteria’s referred to by April, not on the number of non football employees, because, nobody has an idea how many each club has,get real.

You mean like this...?

https://www.barrowafc.com/club/staff-directory/

https://www.bradfordcityafc.com/club/whos-who/

Who came up with the 'hybrid club' description?

xerxes wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 3:41 pm Who came up with the 'hybrid club' description?

Ian Haslam the presenter from north west tonight in the first part of the.feature on the club a few weeks ago

Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 4:12 pm

xerxes wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 3:41 pm Who came up with the 'hybrid club' description?

Ian Haslam the presenter from north west tonight in the first part of the.feature on the club a few weeks ago

I wondered that, as well, but, thinking back, I'm pretty sure the CEO referred to us as a hybrid in the first feature. Don't like it.

We probably are the smallest club in terms of infrastructure, resources and teams associated with the club. Most clubs have an academy and a women’s team. This is why everything we achieve deserves full credit. We are up against clubs with many times the resources available.
I just had a look on our “who’s who” and I don’t even see a community wing to the club now- I remember it was disbanded or spilt away but thought something else was coming in to run that side. If there is then it isn’t very visible when looking at the club website.

What we do have right is putting the main focus on the 1st team. That leads 80% of the club status and wouldn’t want to lose that for the sake of trying to stretch into other areas that our peers may have.

MisterPleasant wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 5:21 pm

Main Stand SeasonTct wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 4:12 pm

Ian Haslam the presenter from north west tonight in the first part of the.feature on the club a few weeks ago

I wondered that, as well, but, thinking back, I'm pretty sure the CEO referred to us as a hybrid in the first feature. Don't like it.

It’s perfect IMO Hybrid a thing made by combining two different elements. The thing being Barrow football club. The business side based in Barrow the football side at Manchester all combining together on match day at Holker street

Imo, anyone who thinks we aren't a small club is disallusioned. We were a Non-League club for 40-odd years, I'm sure someone will give me the exact time, and you don't become a "big club" after 2 years in L2.
What I think we are though is a "small club" who are definitely raising a few eyebrows with the way we are moving forward both on and off the pitch.
What a time to be a Bluebird, embrace it

ossickbluebird wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 6:00 pm Imo, anyone who thinks we aren't a small club is disallusioned. We were a Non-League club for 40-odd years, I'm sure someone will give me the exact time, and you don't become a "big club" after 2 years in L2.
What I think we are though is a "small club" who are definitely raising a few eyebrows with the way we are moving forward both on and off the pitch.
What a time to be a Bluebird, embrace it

Well said

April1972 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:41 am I can’t think of any criteria that would make us the smallest - not ground, not attendances, not fan base, not population, not history, not budgets
Small yes. But definitely not smallest.

We are very possibly the smallest if the criteria is the area of the car park