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Barnsley fan bogged down – needed rescue

We’ve all done it. We’ve all sat there watching our chosen team and wished we were elsewhere. Well that actually happened to a poor Barnsley fans at Saturday’s game at Oakwell, according to George Torr in The Star.

Around 11pm, a fire crew from Barnsley received a call and arrived at Barnsley’s Oakwell Stadium to find the said fan perched atop a portakabin frantically trying to get their attention by calling for help. When spoken to by fire officers, he confirmed his sorry tale…of which alcohol played a distinct part with him telling the fire service that he’d had a “few beers“.

It seems that the mystery fan nipped off to the toilet at some point during the game, then simply drifted off. He then awoke around 7 hours after that game against Fleetwood Town had ended in a 1-0 defeat for the Tykes, setting off stadium alarms at around 10.30pm when he exited the traps and wandered into a darkened stadium concourse. The ‘poo‘-r fan, disoriented at his surroundings wandered out to his better vantage point of the portakabin and began his cries for help.

When the emergency services arrived, it didn’t take much to rescue him from his predicament although the confused man was without shoes and his mobile phone but was more concerned about ‘loo’-sing his hat, according to firefighters who attended the rescue. One firefighter said ““He was more bothered about his hat though, he seemed a smartly dressed lad.” The same fire brigade spokesperson also added,

“I know Barnsley lost again but it can’t be that bad, he must have had a big session for him to fall asleep for that period of time. It’s slightly embarrassing for the lad but it’s a lesson for him I’m sure, he’ll not be quick to forget it.” Fire Brigade spokesperson – The Independant (Simon Rice): October 25, 2015

The unnamed man must have thought it a little ‘potty’ waking up in strangely familiar surroundings but he must have felt a sense of ‘relief‘ after his rescuers used a set of ladders and ‘plop‘-ped him safely on terra firma. Thankfully, all parties saw the humorous side and must be thankful that there was nothing ‘dire here‘ and that the sleepy young man got safely home.

The game that he missed ended in a 1-0 defeat as Fleetwood edged Fleetwood up to 20th in the League One standings and left Barnsley in 21st place and only out of the relegation places on goal difference.

Sources cannot confirm whether his team, Barnsley, missed any ‘s*itters‘ that contributed to 1-0 loss.

Featured image from Bleacher Report UK tweet

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