My thoughts on today..

I found it far too easy, not being at Oakwell. I wasn't checking twitter at all, I didn't get any txt updates from mates because they too had chosen not to use their tickets. I found out the reds were losing at half time, when the missus asked me what they were doing. I said 'dunno, not arsed' and she told me after a quick look on her phone. Same at full time. We were leaving Huddersfield and she said "you know they lost don't you?" and I said "I do now".

Only thing I missed about not being at Oakwell was seeing lads and lasses I know/like. It's possibly that which will retain my interest in the short term. I'll be back, it's an old and hard habit to kick I think. But, I have tasted a matchday now without tarn and it didn't bother me. I'm not even remotely bothered that we've lost, again, don't give a **** who played good, bad or indifferently, no interest in who's to blame or what the manager's excuses were. I feel good. And it's worrying. Because I tend to feel I'm quite a big reds supporter. It's a big part of my life and who I am. But I'm tiring of it. Because I just can't justify supporting something I don't agree with, something that frequently pisses me off, something I can't relate to or buy into. February was the beginning of the end. No idea if I'll ever feel like I used to for this great club of ours.

I'll be back for the next home game, some tasty games next month. I'll probably see out the season. But something needs to change to keep me 'in' next season and beyond.

Fickle? **** fan? Dunno. But honest. I wish I didn't feel like this. Apathy reigns again.

 

Good post Andy. I gave it a miss today, I chose to watch the Rugby instead and besides feeling a little guilty at about 14:30 hours I didn't miss it one bit.

 

I felt a twinge of guilt, only natural.

 

Understand.

I forced myself to go today. The lad didn't want to go. His choice.

I found myself 5 minutes before kick off thinking I just didn't want be there. I felt depressed and we hadn't even kicked off.

Needless to day as the game wore on I had my feet up on the seat in front of me. The only time I got animated was down to another indifferent referee.

There were loads of empty seats in places you never see empty seats.

Just above 8700. Absolutely no chance

 

I drove up from Nottingham on Tuesday and I drove up again today to watch us lose with a whimper to yet another club in the bottom 4 of the 3rd tier. It's going to start adding up petrol wise, and I don't know if I'll be able to justify doing it much more this season if we carry on the way we are. Not feeling totally apathetic yet but I'm going to games expecting nothing now, so it won't be too long.

 

Come on Benji, what's ure excuse for this ****?

 

Agreed I sat East Stand Upper near the half way line which is normally full but there were tons of empty seats all around.

 

Worrying in the extreme how many people feel the same way now. And just how many people for whom the sacking of Wilson broke their connection with the club. I feel the same way. That was some disastrous decision. It was, to me at any rate, clear at the time that it was, and its got clearer as the months have passed.

This is a really serious situation that the club now finds itself in as a result of the kind of mis-management that brings organisations to their knees. And it seems to me that Rome is now burning and the clubs management are determined to just twiddle. They appear to want to prove now that they meant it when they said they would stick with the manager and they are now just crossing their fingers and hoping to fecking god that it gets better. Thats the extent of their strategy.

 

That's precisely where I was meaning. Even lower tier half way line was the same. That's a view from the pony and it was clearly visible

 

Did you have your book with you?

 

I chose to stay at home and paint the stairs. I hate painting but none of the kids wanted to go either. That's five season ticket holders who didn't go and I can't see that changing anytime soon.

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Same mate. Didn't go, didn't miss it. Things need to change for me to get back to feeling I can't miss a game. That's the 4th home game I've missed this season, I've been to as many aways as homes, at least we get to lose in different surroundings away.

 

It killed me did that dismissal, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt, (like a wally) maybe they were right about 'dead fish eyes' and needing a hungry young manager? But everything since then (that four game winning run aside) has confirmed to me that yes, I was ******* right to be devastated about them sacking Danny. It's not the results, us losing 5 in a row. That's just a by-product. It's the decisions made. Including the other dismissal of a good friend of mine, the obsession with stats and signing 'young hungry' players and releasing anyone with experience and recruiting more loans than ever a few months after AGAIN stating we'd not be using so many loans, "only in an emergency" were Lee's exact words. Then before a ball is kicked we've 6 of the basterds.

There's lots more I could bring up and whine about. But I've alcohol to drink, a good curry to eat, a film to watch and a missus to romance. Because I'm young and hungry.

 

Reached the point you make a few weeks ago (probably earlier if I'm honest with myself) and I'm not missing it, enjoying spending the time I used to devote to Barnsley football club with my lad instead and I'm far happier now for it especially on a Saturday night, it was a habit I wasn't enjoying which after 33yrs of following us was difficult to fathom, but that brings to my point, I read regularly now more and more fans like me, 20, 30, 40 and above year in year out supporters walking away, why now??? We've been through bad times before but theres something different this time, there's something deeper wrong down at Oakwell, a dark cloud which is going to take some lifting

 

Mr Whitey = a young Stallion on heat

I hope your watching something exciting

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEjNy44zQxg

 

The football lacks excitement.

 

We sommise the club read this board. Well if they do its this thread that speaks the highest volumes to me and hopefully them aswell. Seasoned, loyal and dedicated fans who have ploughed tens and tens of thousands of hard earned cash following the team. Droves of these very fans now can't even be arsed going. In some cases they'd already 'paid' to get in but chose not to attend. I was only there today due to using a mates ST, otherwise I'd have not gone and only live 150yards from the ground!

Worrying times indeed. If this thread doesn't make the powers that be sit up and take heed then I'm afraid nothing will!!!!

 

Sad innit, Gaz?

Look at what you've been involved in lately with WSB, the money raised for great causes, look at the podcasts now up and about, the radio show, the supporters bar, volunteers with huge pride in Barnsley, the ideas and skills among these folk (look at iDP for example, how good are his images?), remember Mr C and his paintings? We're ******* gagging for a proper Barnsley we can get behind. I don't feel like this is what I want or like, in its present guise. But arr, sad as **** when you see just how many of us are losing interest, feeling disconnected. I've loads more in my life, today amplified that massively, I'm a mug for not spending more time with my missus and her family. Sick of feeling like I 'have to' just support, nod and go along with everything at Oakwell. Give me my club back.