BFCST: Open Letter to Barnsley FC and the Owners of Oakwell

All it needs now is people willing to listen. Politicians and millionaire business men seems like a winning combination

 

Well done the Supporter’s Trust, let’s hope this can be the catalyst that bring all things to a head.

 

Says everything. Especially the support from those unaffected. Well written and to the point.

 

Great work that - well done.

 

Great to see the fight being taken up. I didn't get this bit ….

‘These multiple generations of supporters, that have experienced an ever-developing Oakwell over the decades, are the lifeblood of the Football club’

i havent seen an ever developing Oakwell.

 

Nothing in last 20 yrs but before that !!

 

Well in the last 30 years we've had three new large stands and the corner stand built. I'd say multiple generations have seen Oakwell develop over that period, I know I have.

 

Thanks for the letter. As direct as possible while retaining professionalism and civility. It also communicates what I don’t think the owners understand.

Life is often hard round here. We get through it by sticking together. Some of us do that around the club. We are a community and a family (dysfunctional at times but hey ho) and we are bonded together whatever or gripes and disagreements. The West Stand fiasco doesn’t directly impact me in terms of location but it impacts my fellow supporters so it impacts me emotionally and makes me consider what and who I am, albeit in a minor way, funding.

They seem to have made the calculation that they can get by with pissing off a 1000 of us without the rest of us showing any form of solidarity. They are wrong and your letter exemplifies that well.

Results on the pitch won’t really change my attendance. Treating my fellow fans like crap however does make me consider whether this is something I can be associated with.

 

Well written see if they respond

 

Superb letter Loko. In an ideal world it would be great if all 3 interested parties could sit round a table with the neutral body of
BFCST over seeing proceedings which would hopefully give us a truer picture of whats going off and what work is happening behind the scenes to rectify the problems.

 

Great questions/points to clarify.

 

There's something about this that niggles a little bit. I could be wrong though.
By only sending it to the Club but not the council or the Crynes, and then suggesting that the Crynes may be supportive, does that not appear to put the entire blame on the Club and not "spreading" the blame around all parties, which I feel may be apposite.
You have to hear all sides to an argument and I feel that until all parties have seen this letter then it's almost like pointing the finger without hearing all views.
As posts have suggested in recent days there appears to be elements of blame and shame on all sides.
But as I said, I could be misinterpreting the issue. No blame intended.

 

Well done, Ben & Supporters Trust. A very professional letter, which should receive a reply just as professional and without delay.

 

I started watching late 60's. Ive seen the new stands build also but if we look at how the grounds been developed over last 30-40 years in general I would say its more about being maintained than developed. If we take the current generation and say age group up to 25 im not sure they have seen much happen and looking at the west stand perhaps they could even argue we are going backwards.

 

Thanks Loko, fantastic letter.

 

Top letter ,hopefully situation can be resolved or clarified quickly