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Club announced their logo and kit                                                          CLUB NEWS
      In September 2018, the club announced                                               MORE GROUND IMPROVEMENTS
      their logo and kit, stating:
      "Our logo and proposed home  kit, re-
      flects  our  proud  Jersey  roots  and  the                                         The arrival of a gigantic iMix concrete mixer truck heralded the lat-
      island's  dairy  heritage.  Jersey  may  be                                         est of the planned improvements at the Raynes Park Vale ground.
      most famous for its cows, but they'd be                                             A concrete base for the new turnstile and entrance was created, and
      nowhere  without  the  bulls. The  bull  is                                         they should be ready for upcoming home matches.
      animated to show our passion for foot-
      ball, passion for Jersey and its commu-
      nity, and our desire to make this football
      club succeed. The kit and logo is red and
      white, obvious Jersey colours, and also
      includes a nod to the Jersey flag."
          Resembling the Flag of Jersey
      The home kit is a white shirt with a red
      cross, resembling the Flag of Jersey, with
      red  shorts and  socks, whilst  the  away
      kit is a red shirt with white shorts and
      socks. In April 2020, The Bulls launched
      a competition to choose the third kit and   1993 for housing development but was
      the winning designed was announced on   bought by the Sport, Leisure and Recre-
      1 May 2020 on their social media as a   ation Committee of the States of Jersey
      dark blue shirt with pink trim, based on   stepped in the preserve it for sports and
      the colours of their second biggest spon-  brought the site in December 1994.
      sor, Butterfield Bank.                The  capacity  of the  stadium holds up
               Springfield Stadium          to 7,000 spectators and the grandstand,
      The club play at the Springfield Stadium,   built in 1997, has seating for 992.
      Janvrin  Road,  St.  Helier,  JE2  4LF. Al-   A children's play area
      though situated in St. Helier, the stadium   The stadium and the multi-purpose
      is about one mile from the town centre.  sports facility attached to it is owned by
       Stadium holds up to 7,000 spectators  the  Government of Jersey, and is also
      First used by the Royal Jersey Agricultur-  home to the Jersey Football Association
      al and Horticultural Society (RJA&HS)   and the Jersey official football team. A
      as a showground in 1885 for agricultural   children's play area and an all-weather
      shows and was first used for the Muratti   ball court was also built within the park.
      Vase in 1905 and has been held regular-
      ly since the 1930s, with a few excep-
      tions. The RJA&HS proposed a sale in
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