Potential new investor(s)

[McMark]

I am puzzled by the bit about “keep it to yourself”

Maybe he said keep it under yer hat. And Wintergreen’s hat is made from a old Quality Street container..

[Big E]

After watching Paul Hornby’s recent interviews, I was reminded of this brief encounter from last year. From time to time I meet a guy in the Holker End who I’ve known for donkey’s years. We usually have a brief chat about affaires d’AFC and occasionally he will offer a snippet for me to keep to myself. These snippets in the past have included both the arrival and departure of Paul Casson, telling me to bet on us winning the Covid league, the departure of Ian Evatt, a roof for the HSE, the arrival of Dom Telford and a few more. At first I would reply to these fanciful predictions with a blunt ‘No chance’ or ‘You’re having a laugh’ but time would always prove him right. Towards the end of last season, one exchange went as follows:

“Keep this to yerself - the owners are looking at plans to build a hotel along the Pop Side, curving right round to the Steelworks End. It is to help make the club more sustainable for the future”.

Once again I was both intrigued and amused; of all the bombshells he had previously dropped this one seemed the most outrageous. Only time will tell with this one of course, but I know this integrated hotel configuration is working at Blackpool, Bolton and a few other clubs now so maybe this is also feasible at Barrow? BAE are attracting hundreds of specialists, contract personnel, service providers, consultants, company reps, Government people, MoD people, Navy people, Russian spies etc. and where better to stay than right on the A590? The club seems to have good relations with BAE so maybe it will be a case of build it and they will come?

Sounds amazing and would be even more amazing if it were to happen!
works for other clubs, why not ours? A multi use facility/ground is what's needed no matter what league your in. See what happens going forward???

PAul Hornby mentions this in his interviews doesn't he? About accommodation for BAE etc

[Main Stand SeasonTct]

Sounds amazing and would be even more amazing if it were to happen!
works for other clubs, why not ours? A multi use facility/ground is what's needed no matter what league your in. See what happens going forward???

PAul Hornby mentions this in his interviews doesn't he? About accommodation for BAE etc

He mentions that BAE are using the clubs current facilities more and more for conferences etc a figure of £1000 a week when used was mentioned which is great. Some folk criticise BAE saying they should do more financially to help us in way of sponsorship and the reasons they can't are well documented but paying Barrow AFC to use their facilities benefits both parties.

[Hadrian]

PH did refer to the Pop Side as a possible location for development which would include hospitality boxes, referencing Leyton Orient (and, IIRC, another club with accommodation alongside the ground) and, as Big E notes, the ongoing appetite for BAe-based accommodation.

[spirit of 1990]

PAul Hornby mentions this in his interviews doesn't he? About accommodation for BAE etc

He mentions that BAE are using the clubs current facilities more and more for conferences etc a figure of £1000 a week when used was mentioned which is great. Some folk criticise BAE saying they should do more financially to help us in way of sponsorship and the reasons they can't are well documented but paying Barrow AFC to use their facilities benefits both parties.

I doubt when the old Debenhams is totally refurbished BAE will be using the clubs facilities as much. Obviously I hope I’m wrong as it’d be a big hit for the club to lose financially going forward.

[BAFC1901]

Could it potentially be Georgia Stanway?

[Adam29]

Could it potentially be Georgia Stanway?

It’s a British male based in the states

[BAFC1901]

Could it potentially be Georgia Stanway?

It’s a British male based in the states

My bad for some reason I thought she was playing in the USA.

[Ontheup]

Could it potentially be Georgia Stanway?

It’s a British male based in the states

Gary Barlow or maybe Ken Barlow

[Bob]

It will probably be one of those online influencers that I’ve never heard of. A multi millionaire from kids watching him play Fifa.

[Suffolk Blue]

Had a look at the top 32 UK owned businesses trading in the USA. Had heard of virtually none of them never mind their owners.

If this were someone trying to build a brand in the UK why would anybody already have heard of them ?

[BarrowLad71]

Charlie Hunnam

[Sea Dog Sam]

It's a member of the rock band known as Metallica, apparently.

[bluessupporter]

It's a member of the rock band known as Metallica, apparently.

I think all of the band members of Metallica are American, so doesn't tie in with him being a Brit.

[McMark]

It's a member of the rock band known as Metallica, apparently.

I think you may be barking up the wrong shrub there!
Hopefully whoever it is thinks it’s worth branching out with us.