WANDERERS midfielder Barry Bannan caused a stir when he admitted he was so bored that he went to see Fifty Shades of Grey on his own.

Never ones to see a good man suffer unnecessarily, The Bolton News has kindly come up with a list of 50 things Barry could do instead.

  1. Walk up Rivington Pike
  2. Make like Sly Stallone and run up and down the town hall steps
  3. Consider the meaning of life while queuing in roadworks on the A666
  4. Grab some boots and try and not to fall over at Nevada Roller Rink
  5. Eat a pastry based-treat from one of Bolton’s many fine culinary establishments
  6. Learn to sail on Jumbles reservoir
  7. Go skating on the new skate park before it's officially opened
  8. Admire the work of the sand dog man in the town centre
  9. Try to get served in Harvey's in less than 10 minutes
  10. Hang around in the town centre to see if the famous "man with a box on his head" will appear
  11. Venture into Ye Olde Man and Scythe pub to see the famous ghost
  12. Go to the cinema to see any other film
  13. Go to Queens Park for a kickabout
  14. For the price of a cinema ticket - buy half the stock at Pound Bakery in Newport Street
  15. Hold a mournful all night vigil for the trees that have been chopped down in Newport Street
  16. Go to get a haircut at Zachs barbers in Horwich — having checked the shop webcam to see if the queue was small
  17. Organise a transfer to Manchester City before officially signing for Bolton
  18. Go back in time at Smithills Hall or Hall i' th' Wood
  19. Read the Bolton News
  20. See fish from all over the world at Bolton Aquarium
  21. Grab an instrument and take to the stage at the Ye Olde Man & Scythe’s open mic night – the Cider 'ouse Jam Nite
  22. Unleash your inner thespian and join one of the town’s many amateur dramatics groups
  23. Visit the animals at Smithills Hall Farm or the Wellbeing Farm
  24. Post angry comments on The Bolton News' website
  25. Eat at Rice 'n' Three
  26. Go and see Wanderers play
  27. Do a bootcamp in Leverhulme Park
  28. Eat at Nicks in Westhoughton
  29. Go and see a play at the Octagon
  30. See the sights on a night out in Bradshawgate
  31. Go to a talk or try some vegan cuisine at The Kitchen in Great Moor Street
  32. Go bowling at Middlebrook
  33. Go for a run around Haslam Park nature reserve
  34. Pay homage at the statue of of Fred Dibnah or his heritage centre
  35. Join the kids to ride the elephants in Newport Street (before they get moved)
  36. Strike a pose next to the hoardings at the new Bolton Interchange
  37. Leave Bolton and visit Bury or Ramsbottom
  38. Spend hours looking at the sky to see if a mysterious money-filled balloon might arrive
  39. Consider the meaning of life while queuing in roadworks on the M60 or M61
  40. Visit a bookie, a charity shop or a pound shop in Bolton town centre
  41. Attend a Bolton Council planning meeting
  42. See some classic technology at Bolton Steam Museum
  43. Shop at Bolton Market
  44. Swim at Bolton One (and get over the fact the Water Place has gone)
  45. Swing from the trees at Go Ape (at Rivington)
  46. Enter Ironman UK - or, more sensibly, just watch it
  47. Watch local cricket (not many towns have two leagues)
  48. Go to a local pub quiz night
  49. Get a bit tipsy while doing a tour of Bank Top Brewery
  50. Like The Bolton News' Facebook page