Something that is harming the Oakwell atmosphere

Trouble is, some are animals afore they get to their seats. Orient was a prime example of 2. Who had to be moved on by Barnsley stewards because one was drunk as a skunk. Being obnoxious in the extreme. His mate nearly as bad. Bloke at side of me said the lad (and I use the word lightly nearer 30 than 20) Was throwing up int pub afore the game. Non league games don't seem to attract the obnoxious as much.

 

They could remain anonymous.

 

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one I think Fired, because for me, middle aged men who get overly aggressive after a skinful are as prevelant, if not more so, at our away games than tanked up young lads passed out on the back row.

Social media glorifying it though, as you say, doesn't help. Sadly, my Instagram algorothim seems to be littered with football factory wannabes goading opposition fans, no matter how many times I click that 'not interested' button.

 

Not many lol.
The age of most on here mate. (Including yours truly. Lost our singing voices many a year ago. We just squeak when attempting)

 

It's a 'slow news day' today......

 

I actually enjoyed the game on Tuesday. Second half was a bit dull but at no point did I feel we were threatened. Cole looked as good as he's ever looked throughout, a proper striker, and some of the passing and possession football in the first half was real quality. It didn't really make me want to sing though, not that type of game, just clap in appreciation.

I think some people who post on here are waiting for us to fail and it's annoyed a lot of us over the past few months. But vast majority of Barnsley fans are just that, Barnsley fans. They'll grumble a bit when we're crap, applaud when it's deserved and sing when it gets your heart racing. I'm happy enough that most games this season have got me nodding in appreciation. I'm sure we'll get more edge of your seat stuff as we continue to improve.

 

I blame the ozone layer for the poor atmosphere.

 

It's a roundabout way of saying there is a need to be pissed to visit oakwell

 

But not pissed enough to sing.

 

I'd lost my voice cheering all the goals v Port Vale. Weird how its worked out that was my last game. With having George this weekend because of the weather last week it's buggered my weeks up. My next game will be the Carlisle one now.

 

I cast myself in with your description of the vast majority but unlike you I have found most games edging towards boring with the odd periods of leaning toward appreciation.

 

You start handing out plastic bottles and the game will have to be paused several times to clear them off the pitch... They fly better than plastic cups.

Although it could save some trips to the toilets and missing the action...

 

I wouldn't be able to fit mine in the bottle top.

 

If you don`t like getting showered in beer when a goal is scored,go watch Wednesday

 

It all depends how inebriated I was myself. If I already stunk like a brewery I wouldn't be bothered. If I'd just come out ready for a sesh after match I'd be a bit p1ssed off.

 

Not sure I could agree less.

You haven’t been permitted alcohol at your seat at professional football games for all the time I’ve been coming to them. In fact I think it was banned nearly 40 years ago.

We haven’t had a poor atmosphere for all of those seasons. And folk don’t need the ability to sup at their seat to be completely tanked up at a game. That is very clear.

If you really can’t enjoy the match for 45 minutes before your next swill, then you have a massive issue.

Allowing drinking in the stands wouldn’t improve atmosphere anyway; it’d just make certain folk leave their seats and go down to the concourse even more regularly than they do now.

I always wonder why the ones who turn up bladdered five minutes after kick off, then go for at least three pisses in the first half, go back down five minutes before half time for another drink; then plenty more piss breaks second half before walking out as soon as the clock hits 85 minutes, even bother coming. They see less than half of the game. Just stay in the ******* pub and let the folk actually interested in the football watch it rather than have to let you out every five minutes if you aren’t that arsed about the game. Add the ability to get a drink and take it to their seat? Not going to be helpful in any metric.

Less ‘jovial’ and less ‘up for a sing song’? If the majority of folk were happy drunks you’d possibly have a point. But they aren’t. In drink, some are jovial and loosen their inhibitions, granted; but at least as many, probably more, are obnoxious, ill mannered, selfish ***** who are, at best, indifferent to the game and with more drink would just as likely forget there was a match happening than join in with or start a song.

I like a drink. I’ve had drinks at and before games; though tend to drive mostly these days. I’m not suggesting folk shouldn’t have an ale or three if they fancy. But enabling even more opportunity to drink than folk already have won’t help anything.

The only thing that ever helps atmosphere (for prolonged periods) is higher crowds. Empty pockets of space aren’t helpful. Realistically Barnsley can’t fill a 23000 stadium week in, week out no matter how well the team are doing or how cheap the tickets are priced.

 

I’ll have plenty to drink before the game on Saturday but I’ll still be a miserable bugger

 

We've still got Connell and Lopata to come back, which I think will improve us. As well as Cosgrove still getting up to speed. It's very encouraging considering that, that we're 3rd in the league and seemingly improving.

 

i think you have a problem if you can't sit for 1 hour and a half with us alcoholics !