A first today

I’m not going.

I’ve missed games for various reasons in the many years I’ve had STs (over two stints, went a few years without them when the two older kids were younger).

So missing a game isn’t a first. It’s not a first this season even.

But it’s the first time I’m missing a home game, when I have a ST and nothing else to do or anywhere else to be. No family commitment or holiday. Nothing.

Today, I honestly just couldn’t be arsed.

That’s really sad. I’m not remotely bothered either. I’ve said it before; I’ve had a lot of the passion sucked out of me. My son isn’t that bothered either though I admit I felt a bit rotten asking him if he really wanted to go. He’s seventeen and a bit more optimistic than me but he didn’t need much convincing to go back to bed put it that way. He’s was working until nearly midnight at dominos last night and will be working again later.

I don’t know if I’ll even put it on tv; he’s just told me it’s on Sky Sports +.

I’d even paid a fiver for a car park space the other day as I’d not been well earlier in the week so didn’t fancy walking all way up ponty rd etc.

But I got up today - maybe it’s Neerav’s interview - but I just had an overarching feeling of apathy. If the stakeholders of the club are so deluded and have no plans to attempt to change the course we are on, what is there left to get behind? The club bears no resemblance to the one I’ve supported for the last three decades plus.

I’ve never felt us to be so undervalued or unheard as supporters, never been as pushed away as we are now as fans, and I have no plans whatsoever to renew my ST this summer.

I may or may not be back at Oakwell this season. I hope all you souls there today see a great performance and three points, I’ll never want anything but success, but for today at least, I’m no longer an attending supporter.

I dare say I’ll still whinge on the MDT though…

 

I've only just decided to come- my Dad is away so I'm on my own. Looks like fewer in attendance than the last home game.

 

Exactly how I'm feeling at this moment. Said in another thread I couldn't be arsed going today. Neerav saying Sormaz is doing a good job has done me.

 

Not be on your own, lowest crowd of season by some way

 

Nothing wrong with your attitude in my book. Youre still a good fan so dont feel bad about it. You need some sustained hope instead of sustained bullshi.t and crap entertainment. We all do.

 

I’ve somewhere else I have to be today, so I have an excuse - but I’m not remotely bothered about having to miss, I usually would be really annoyed if something got in the way of going..

 

Moving house next week so busy doing stuff, won't even see it on telly today

 

On iFollow for me and looking forward to a decent performance. Hopefully…

 

Stayed away too. Did a bit of DIY this morning, gone shopping this aft and will probably get the dogs out in late afternoon daylight rather than when it's starting to turn dark.

Haven't missed going and the fact we're already losing to one of the worst teams in the division just vindicates my decision IMO.

No season ticket next time. Pick and choose games, or maybe not bother. Fell out of love with football some time ago, looks like I'm drifting away from the Reds too.

 

Same

 

I can cope with us being crap. Par for the course a lot of the time.

But the sound bites coming out of the club at the moment - not only is there a lack of hope, there is a lack of recognition that there’s anything even wrong. Hopefully the traditionally die hard fans staying away, as I know I’m not alone, might pass the message on loudly. I’m not holding my breath.

They’ll probably just moan they aren’t getting backed.

 

Similar feelings to me ,gave my season ticket up 5 years ago.
Attended around 10 games last season.
Down to 3 this season.
We were the die hards ,sadly the club are losing them.
Without the Alan Clarke initiative we took in the late 70s ,I cant see us coming back.
Apathy as set in everywhere.
I shall say it again I
Can't see 6000 season ticket sold next season.

 

That’s the biggest thing for me, that bonkers interview either shows utter contempt for the fan base or they clearly haven’t a clue!

I want them gone have for a while, not because they are greedy barstewards but because they just can’t run either a business or a football club

 

Problem being ,there not queuing up down ponty road to buy us.
After the **** show with Conway n Co.
Be careful what you wish for.

 

I don’t necessarily want them gone. Neerav I think has good intentions and he isn’t greedy or anything of the sort.

But he does need to have some people under him that understand the game and can assess things honestly rather than gaslight him.

Mladen Sormaz must be better at mind games than Derren Brown.

 

We had an opportunity to bring a strong football person into a key role. We couldn’t even do that. To rub salt in, we even think the appointment was a good one !

 

It was a much nicer atmosphere today. It’s probably a bad thing as it means that most of the vocal passionate ones weren’t there but I was glad to have a match without everyone chanting about the owners non stop, booing and mass walkouts. It was basically silent the whole match but the horrible atmosphere has been making me feel so down that I will happily take silence instead.

 

Like you say, there’s nothing to get behind, & with these owners at the helm it will remain that way until they are gone. In the meantime, I predict a lot will happen between now & then, & most of it will be a continuation of the downward spiral we find ourselves in.

Honestly we might as well fold as a club & start again. That’s how **** it is!

 

Haven’t you already said you stopped going a while ago. That’s fine, but you want to stop others from going as well.

 

We get it, it's ****. It has been for the best part of two seasons. But no-one wants to fold and start again in the way Bury and a few others have. If that's genuinely your wish I think you'd be better off doing finding something else to do with your Saturdays or finding another club.

I'm as disillusioned as most but going bust and starting in tier 9 or whatever the lowest level is does not seem an appealing proposition for one minute.