The Snoop took a peek around the facilities at Oakwell for us, at our league 1 fixture.
Have a look to see how The Tykes rated.
| Barnsley | ||
| Category | Score | Comments |
| First Impressions of the stadium, parking, ease of entry. | 7 | An absoutely miserable South Yorkshire day weather wise. Free on street parking available if you got there early otherwise its around a fiver for most car parks. The Coach park just a very short walk from the away end. Away fans were in a massive stand which is behind a goal. No drama getting in whatsoever. |
| Food & Drink, range, quality, price. | 7 | The kiosk still serves an array of food, burgers, hot dogs, pies & Sausage rolls. Also sweets & hot & cold drinks which was all reasonably priced. It was cheaper than SMK for most things. |
| View from your seat, any poles in the way, obstructed view, seat broken? | 7 | It’s a cracking view from the away end, no obstructions. Wheelchair users are located within the same stand on a lovely terrace although the carer seat is a row behind for some reason. |
| Home team support, was it a library, good banter between the fans? | 3 | The attendance for this fixture was 9,994 The home fans couldn’t be heard save for cheering three times. |
| What were the stewards like, helpful and friendly or jobsworths? | 7 | The stewards were really friendly and just let us be, flags were allowed to be placed in a lower unused section of terrace. |
| Toilet facilities, clean and well equipped with hot water, disgusting. | 7 | The toilet blocks were clean and well maintained and in abundance. Standard facilities. |
| Ticket pricing, did the price reflect the facilities of the ground? | 6 | An adult ticket was £23 and were available on the day at the ground. Yes it was reasonable. |
| Ground facilities, half time service, did they let fans outside at halftime? | 5 | The concourse area under the stand was open at the turnstile end and fans were out there in the “fresh” air. Queues were long for under 400 being there. |
| Match atmosphere, did the Dons fans give good support? | 5 | There were 391 Dons fans at the game but there wasnt much to sing about so the Irony Song Book made a comeback. |
| Ease of exit, did the carpark clear quickly, traffic around the stadium? | 8 | We made a fairly easy exit to the stadium area and it was a decent drive back down to where it was it was both warmer and drier than during the game. |
| Any other observations or comments that may have affected your scoring? | ||
| Name – Groundhopper | Total Score out of 100 | 62/100 |
