The clubs made the decision to form one brand new, single club - Ivel Barbarians. So when Fran Cotton opened the Barbarians' excellent new headquarters at Yeovil Showground on the outskirts of the town last September, it may only have been five years on from the initial decision to merge the clubs but in terms of the provision of a platform to give members of the community the chance to play competitive rugby in top-class facilities, it was one million light years on from the days when the two clubs stood alone.