Atmosphere in various stands at Oakwell

Having been someone who regularly sits in the East Stand upper at Oakwell on Saturday i took up the option of sitting with my brothers friends in the Ponty end.
What a difference. People on their feet and singing n clapping the reds home without fear of standing out like a sore thumb and told to "siddarn".
Loved it.Will be back in there again shortly.

 

Best place to sit mate, although the view from East Upper is cracking.

 

Oakwell must be one of the only grounds which has only one stand where home fans sing.

 

there were plenty of singing in east stand on saturday mate

 

Sit in eaststand upper out of habbit have done all my life always sing and chant been told many of times to shut up or sit down expecialy by faces i dontt recognise. Got the crowd going once or twice a season that is all.

 

Always a few singing in East Lower towards the away end

 

The Ponty is and always has been the only place to sit/stand at Oakwell. Imagine how great it would be if they brought back standing like they have in Germany. Fantastic.

 

Good old parochial welcome back to ESL for Orsen on Setdi. "Wheer's tha bin?" "Estha bin badly?"

We're a more contemplative lot in t'ESL!

 

I grew up on the West Stand but we all moved to the Ponty when it was re-built, been in there since. Nice and central, near the back, wouldn't change it. I think you get a better view of the game in the East Upper but the whole day out is more enjoyable in the Ponty, can stand and sing if you want to.

 

Did you not have a house or were you a street urchin?

hth

 

Come and sit wi me in West Lower. That's an atmosphere.

 

Fool, since when has the West Stand been a street? I was a terrace rat.

 

thats where the more discerning fans sit..... like thereev

 

I've sat or stood in all three stands since I started watching the reds and the Ponty End is the best. Been in there since 95 now.

 

Always stood in't brewery stand moving from one end t tother at half time. Ponty was always the place for the atmosphere. That was untill alan clarke came to't well then brewery gave;t ponty a run for its money.moved into ponty whilst eaststand was being built and apart from the period when ponty was being rebuilt stayed there. when i went back to (brewery) eaststand was glad to get back in't ponty. Miss the views of the eaststand though but ponty's the place to be.

 

You just said you sat in ESL? Mek thi mind up! Can't be in 2 places at once, neither can your ISP, eh admin?!

 

You must have missed the East Stand seasons or have you just forgotten them? Pretty sure you were there.

 

Been in there a few times. Was still playing on a Saturday then.

 

I think we were only there a season or two, I was still in the Army so I missed a few but was based near Blackpool from 95 so it was pretty easy getting when I could. I think we moved in to the Ponty the season we got promoted. Happy days.

 

I've never been told to shut up for singing or shouting in East Upper. Only time I've heard people told to shut up is if they were making racist or abusive remarks.
I did once get some strange looks though - it was the Norwich game when we were relegated, and I wasn't sat in my usual seat because I'd taken my now ex-partner and her lad to the game. I was just shouting and getting exasperated and a couple of guys in front of me just kept looking round....they didn't look too fussed by the outcome whilst I was slumped in my seat for 10 mins at the end.