So who's telling lies?

[Bruce Wayne]

What's Sinclair banging on about before the games?

 

[Fanny magnet]

Boris Johnson ?

 

[Isar]

"It is the oldest ground in the Football League, hosting football since 1861,[4] although some reports date it back as far as 1850"

 

[Cerberus Blade]

"It is the oldest ground in the Football League, hosting football since 1861,[4] although some reports date it back as far as 1850"

What is?

 

[LoughboroBlade]

What is?

Field Mill.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

I think we are telling lies.

Mansfield Town’s Field Mill is the oldest professional football ground in the world (isn’t it?).

We claimed this title when Mansfield slipped out of the professional league and now they’re back we’ve just pretended we haven’t noticed!

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Field Mill.

Agree!

 

[Isar]

Was anyone playing "football" in 1850? or was it the mass mob type of game.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

I think we are telling lies.

Mansfield Town’s Field Mill is the oldest professional football ground in the world (isn’t it?).

We claimed this title when Mansfield slipped out of the professional league and now they’re back we’ve just pretended we haven’t noticed!

Yes, according to the source as cited in the wiki quote:
Mansfield Town's Field Mill Ground, now known as the One-Call Stadium, is the second oldest football ground in the world. Field Mill has been used as a football ground since 1861 (and as a cricket ground for a few years before that). The Sandygate Road ground in Sheffield, which was first used in 1860, is the oldest football ground in the world. It is currently used by Hallam FC. Bramall Lane, the current home of Sheffield United, was first used as a football ground in 1862 (though like Field Mill was used as a cricket ground for a few years before that). Field Mill is therefore the oldest football ground in the world that hosts professional football. It is also the oldest football ground in the Football League.

 

[georgebernardshaw]

GLTTLs

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

SUFC Academy Graduate CJ Hamilton starts for Mansfield & Otis Khan on the bench.
And ..... Mellis J ......

 

[bromtom]

Isn't it Bramall Lane is the oldest professional football ground in the world, and Field Mill is the oldest football ground in the world which hosts professional football but hasn't always?

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

I thought BDTBL was ‘the oldest professional sports stadium’ because of the cricket?

Could be wrong.

 

[Droppingwell]

Don't United claim Bramall Lane is the oldest professional sports ground in the world. This brings in the Cricket and means both SUFC and MTFC can be telling the truth.

 

[sufcboy95]

He’s probably just used to saying it over the years, since Mansfield wasn’t in the football league until a few years ago

 

[Grappler]

SUFC Academy Graduate CJ Hamilton starts for Mansfield & Otis Khan on the bench.
And ..... Mellis J ......

I always thought Otis Khan would turn out to be a decent player.

 

[Razor_Blade]

I thought BDTBL was ‘the oldest professional sports stadium’ because of the cricket?

Could be wrong.

Correct

 

[Cappy]

I get why some people care, for bragging rights

But just to even think that these grounds have been in place for so long, is quite amazing and astonishing to reflect upon

I moved to Australia in 2008 (back in Glossop now) and remember the town I lived in celebrating it’s 10th anniversary. (Joondalup, if you care)

I’m of that middle-aged age where history suddenly becomes really interesting. I’ve turned into the same human my coffee breath boring cunt history teacher was.

 

[JohnDenver]

The oldest professional ground in continuous use.

That’s the rider on BDTBL.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Isn't it Bramall Lane is the oldest professional football ground in the world, and Field Mill is the oldest football ground in the world which hosts professional football but hasn't always?

You are correctly pointing to what’s known as “a break in service”. So to be precise we should refer to our ground as “the oldest continuous professional football ground in the world”. But it’s not quite so “pithy” is it!

 

[Cerberus Blade]

The oldest professional ground in continuous use.

That’s the rider on BDTBL.

You beat me to it JD. I owe you a falafel!

 

[YES Blade]

You are correctly pointing to what’s known as “a break in service”. So to be precise we should refer to our ground as “the oldest continuous professional football ground in the world”. But it’s not quite so “pithy” is it!

Mansfield were relegated to the conference but were still a professional club.

Still need to keep looking for that loophole!

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Mansfield were relegated to the conference but were still a professional club.

Still need to keep looking for that loophole!

Genuine question: Is the Conference classed as being a professional league? I thought it was only Prem/Champ/1/2?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Question is against Bristol will Sinclair say BDTBL the 2nd oldest professional statdium in the world?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

But then again a google search brings this up? Can someone decide please, maybe we should have a penalty shoot out to decide.

 

[YES Blade]

Genuine question: Is the Conference classed as being a professional league? I thought it was only Prem/Champ/1/2?

I can’t find any stats but there are loads of professional clubs in the national league, has been for years.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

I can’t find any stats but there are loads of professional clubs in the national league, has been for years.

I thought it meant the staff were all full time and paid a regular wage? I may be wrong?

 

[Hamburg Blade]

There have been several threads on this and the outcome is generally that we can't make any claim without attaching so many caveats it sounds a bit daft. It's just a very old ground. And it's ours.

 

[Canterbury Blade]

York Road Maidenhead??

 

[wizadry]

There have been several threads on this and the outcome is generally that we can't make any claim without attaching so many caveats it sounds a bit daft. It's just a very old ground. And it's ours.

I’m not sure that it is ours anymore!