Th half time "entertainment" sums up what is wrong at Oakwell.

Boring, boring, boring routine. No thought as to how things can be pepped up to involve the crowd.
Its embarrassing, tedious, and nobody gives a **** anymore.
The two kids like it...... that's all.
I don't give a toss. I prefer to watch the man with the fork treading in the dibbits of grass.
Why does everything have to be sponsored, fish and chips for fcks sake? Is nothing spontaneous any more?
To all those in charge at Oakwell, I'm so bored with it all now. There is NO atmosphere at the ground, it might as well be empty.... oh, sorry, it nearly is.
What are you going to do to make me come back next season?
Hmmm... thought not.

 

As stated in the 'thereev - live at oakwell' thread last night............ there is indeed no atmosphere whatsoever at Oakwell. It just feels dead and let me state that no kid is going to want to go there and pay premium prices. There is just as much atmosphere on a Sunday morning watching the young uns.

Over to the marketing gurus at Joke sorry Oakwell.

It used to be bouncing at the 'well or that is my memories of it anyway. Today's kids won't grow up with such memories and simply lose interest.

Sadly yours
there ev

 

I'm hoping for WWF wrestling matches, live performances from One Direction or live sex shows.

You must be like me and not bothered about the 45 minutes either side of halftime.

 

i don't care what they do at half time........... the football however is just played in near silence and it is not attractive in my opinion

 

I agree, I am more bothered about the football but the original post has a point, the half time period is dreadful, truly awful and seems to go on forever. I don't think it really has an effect on the piss poor atmosphere or piss poor attendances but for those who do bother to go it's not a good experience.

 

we need to learn from the Yanks... HT entertainment in the NBA is excellent!

 

And how would that be the fault of the club? Surely the fans are the ones who take responsibility for making some noise? Or is Don Rowing to blame for that as well? Maybe he should walk around the touchline with a drum throughout the game chanting "Barmy Army" wearing a red and white cape.

 

Did I blame anyone in particular Mr T Ykleton?

However it is a problem which therefore is the clubs problem and whether it be prices, crap food or whatever they must address it as interest in the club is sadly beginning to die. If it carrys on, the kids will not enjoy it and therefore won't go. Obviously if the kids don't wanna go the future of the club i have watched since i was 10, is officially DEAD.

Now believe what you want but that is the truth........ some of our esteemed forumites will indeed support the club forever. However they won't cos no one lives forever! At the risk of repeating myself.......... if the kids lose interest there is no future for the club.

End of

P.S. As for your 'The Don' suggestion..............why not.......... don't appear to be doing owt else!

 

Invest in a couple of proper large screens and show action from days gone by. Get Ronnie, Banger, Aylott, Coops & Currie up there showing how it can be done. Crowd goes nuts. Then goes for a piss. Job done.

 

I don't like the half time goal thing. Sitting in the west stand I can't see what's going on, I assume it's the same for people in the ponty also. It seems to be only visible for the people in the middle of the east stand, most of whom disappear at half time anyway.

I didn't mind the shed thing they used to do. At least everyone could see it

 

Half Time (entertainment?) thats just for the East Stand the rest of the ground doesn`t count.

 

Personally I go for the other 90 minutes

And whether they had young ens kicking a ball about or robot cage fighting at half time doesn't really bother me.

I don't see why the lack of half time entertainment should deter you from a football match?

Each to their own like.

 

Suggestions for Barnsley themed half time entertainment:

Give Dickie The Bird: Popular bandwagon jumper and lbw-denier Harold Bird is paraded round the centre circle at half time whilst having two finger salutes waved at him from the Pontefract Road End.

Lay It Again, Sam: Genial cheeky chappy Sam Nixon performs a live sex show in the centre circle with co-presenter and great mate Mark Wotsit from Wolverhampton.

Joanne's Harris: Chocolat author and ex Barnsley resident and now criticiser Joanne bares her bottom to the East Stand to show her disdain for her former home-town.

 

Re: Suggestions for Barnsley themed half time entertainment:

Dickie with his finger up Joanne`s chocolate.

 

Smoke and a p!ss for me. Keeps me entertained. My only problem is how long the HT is, can't we get it back to 10 mins FFS, it sometimes get to 20 these days.

 

Re: Suggestions for Barnsley themed half time entertainment:

Proper laughing.

 

Re: Suggestions for Barnsley themed half time entertainment:

i thought oakwell was a smoke free zone folks?

 

Babestation and World Wrestling Entertainment? Something for the kids and the men there. For the women we could chuck in Sam Nixon having an homecoming by putting a skating rink on the pitch to show his Dancing On Ice skills.

 

Re: Suggestions for Barnsley themed half time entertainment:

And Darren's Gough: the name of a season ticket holder is drawn from a hat. The lucky winner is brought into the centre circle where the fleet of footed former fast bowler spits in their face.

 

Arthur Scargill, Michael Parkinson and Dickie Bird in a bathtub on wheels..

Last of the Summer Wine style, chased by Brian Blessed dressed as Vultan.
Saxon and Kate Rusby providing the sing-a-long.