COG - The BFC lowdown (as promised)

[Eeyore]

years ago,when i was about 17,me and the lads used to go pubbing and clubbing,non event,parapox etc,anyway on the way back from the escape club one night,walking along all beer'ed up came some northern blokes,asking us where the birds were/best club etc..

anyway i said where are you from? one went,Barnsley mate,you ain't beent nowhere till ya been ter Barnsley,i'm telling ya!!

That reminds me of a long since forgotten encounter, conveniently wiped by the blessed sponge of amnesia.

I was in a nightclub many moons ago, and a girl from Barnsley was chatting away to us. I equipped my best Yorkshire accent and told her I was from there too. I managed to sound authentic as well. Quite why I chose to do that escapes me. But nonetheless, ten minutes spent in the guise of belonging to 'God's own country' was obviously most liberating.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

That reminds me of a long since forgotten encounter, conveniently wiped by the blessed sponge of amnesia.

I was in a nightclub many moons ago, and a girl from Barnsley was chatting away to us. I equipped my best Yorkshire accent and told her I was from there too. I managed to sound authentic as well. Quite why I chose to do that escapes me. But nonetheless, ten minutes spent in the guise of belonging to 'God's own country' was obviously most liberating.

Funny how these little things stick in our minds,Barnsley like you say is obviously fascinating..well to us anyway

 

[Billy the Fish]

I do find a portion of your fanbase to be absolutely, and ridiculously arrogant, with nothing to justify it at all. The 'Wednesday' of the south we refer to you as on our forum. But I'm more than aware that it's a minority, just as we've a minority who embarrass us. I don't scold you for getting a big old stadium built and then filling it. The potential's always been there and if I'm being honest, you've a lot of fans I imagine that have been through the wringer, seen darker days than I have as a BFC fan. I've been lucky to have started watching us as a 6 year old in 1988 and thus saw our incredible 90's era and all that it took in. I'm possibly going to see some dark times now, similar to the state we found ourselves in in the early 2000's after administration. It'll only strengthen my affection and love for my fantastic little club.

We have a portion of our support who are a bit "new football" and not very knowledgeable. Some people will only see the population of Barnsley and it's location and be blind to the fact that for most of our club's histories you've been in a higher league than us. They did exactly the same when we sold Barnes to Burnley.

Our fans tend to get a bit carried away by our potential rather than what has actually happened. There's been periods in history where we've had quite a big support and we're currently enjoying another one. In the past the club has had disasters and let that support slip away, this time with the management we've got in place I'm pretty sure we're not going to drop back into the lower leagues so hopefully that, at least in part, will eventually justify some of our fans' arrogance.

 

[WhingForPresident]

"I don't care about COG chatting shit to suck up to his new employers. But I do care about BFC and it's 127 year history and achievements and I'll be ****ed if I'm having folk pulling it down and saying the likes of Brighton are bigger/better."

And WE'RE the delusional ones, despite getting nearly four times their attendances this season?!

 

[Billy the Fish]

Still on the bigger club debate I've just seen the attendance stats posted by [MENTION=25317]WhiteyBFC[/MENTION] on their forum. Apart from our decade where football was of secondary importance to our fans we've always had bigger attendances than Barnsley despite being in a lower division. When we did go up the leagues the spike in support was far far larger which backs up the argument about potential, and there are very obvious geographical reasons for this.

It just depends on how you measure the idea of "big", which is of course entirely subjective. The debate is healthy though, it's all interesting stuff.

It will be interesting in the future to see how long we need to have <20,000 attendances to get some recognition (if ever) from other fans who remember us as a tinpot club playing at gillingham/withdean.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

"I don't care about COG chatting shit to suck up to his new employers. But I do care about BFC and it's 127 year history and achievements and I'll be ****ed if I'm having folk pulling it down and saying the likes of Brighton are bigger/better."

And WE'RE the delusional ones, despite getting nearly four times their attendances this season?!

Obviously the scars and pain of 1991 still linger on for them

 

[fat old seagull]

Cracking post mate and thanks for taking the time to post on here your info on him.

Yes a very nice fan gesture. I was thinking doing the same for foxes about Leo.......snigger

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Yes a very nice fan gesture. I was thinking doing the same for foxes about Leo.......snigger

Lazy,uninterested,slow,suspect temperament,old,injury prone, and my personal favourite-ripped off..

 

[fat old seagull]

Lazy,uninterested,slow,suspect temperament,old,injury prone, and my personal favourite-ripped off..

Yes enough about me, what about O'Grady?

 

[Medwayseagull]

Yes enough about me, what about O'Grady?

I thought it was a piece of self-analysis.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Yes enough about me, what about O'Grady?

Lethargic,indifferent,sluggish,dodgy character,nearly dead,in poor shape,and my personal favourite-they did not see us coming.

 

[fat old seagull]

Lethargic,indifferent,sluggish,dodgy character,nearly dead,in poor shape,and my personal favourite-they did not see us coming.

I still think you're talking about me...at least it fits

 

[drew]

I don't think we could be so positive about Will Hoskins. I did not see enough of him and the only thing I remember was the goal against Newcastle which fell nicely on his right foot.

Think you should look at that goal again then. It didn't just fall nicely to his right foot. Very cleverly made a run and stayed onside. Was a good ball but only because he created the option.

[video]http://www.itv.com/sport/football/article/2013-01-05/match-report-brighton-2-1-newcastle/[/video]

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

I still think you're talking about me...at least it fits

words simply can not describe you my old fat seagull...

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Think you should look at that goal again then. It didn't just fall nicely to his right foot. Very cleverly made a run and stayed onside. Was a good ball but only because he created the option.

[video]http://www.itv.com/sport/football/article/2013-01-05/match-report-brighton-2-1-newcastle/[/video]

Great timing from Hoskins.

Watching that again makes me miss Orlandi.
Bring back Orlandi.

 

[fat old seagull]

words simply can not describe you my old fat seagull...

Hah finally you just have!

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Hah finally you just have!

You got me....pecked up like a chip on a packed beach front..

 

[El Presidente]

And WE'RE the delusional ones, despite getting nearly four times their attendances this season?!

I do think the attendances issue is vastly overrated, especially when you dig down and look at away followings too, where we don't set this division alight.

Always enjoyed trips to Barnsley, even the first one in 1981/2 when they thumped our top division prima donnas 4-1 in the League Cup, in front of 27 from Brighton. Pubs are cheap and the locals are hilarious.

Barnsley have played in the PL, we haven't, so give them some respect.

 

[Mackenzie]

I do think the attendances issue is vastly overrated, especially when you dig down and look at away followings too, where we don't set this division alight.

Always enjoyed trips to Barnsley, even the first one in 1981/2 when they thumped our top division prima donnas 4-1 in the League Cup, in front of 27 from Brighton. Pubs are cheap and the locals are hilarious.

Barnsley have played in the PL, we haven't, so give them some respect.

So how does the PL differ from the old Division 1 other than a rebrand?

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

So how does the PL differ from the old Division 1 other than a rebrand?

Well,the long and short is,it does not differ,but it could also be argued that we as a club are only 3 seasons old,average 27,000 gates and have spent our entire existence in the Championship...