A Bristol Rovers fan has called us "unfashionable Barnsley" on their forum. Not intended as an insult I don't think, but what would make us unfashionable to a Bristol Rovers fan who are inferior to us in every way?
Dunno. We've not played them in the league in my lifetime, I only recall them being in divisions below us and we're above them in the league so you'd think they'd be a bit more complimentary.
Unfashionable Barnsley. Shįť Bristol Rovers who have never, ever, ever done anything, play in a stadium designed for egg-chasing, and who dropped all the way into The Conference? Fair?
Maybe they accept they are also an unfashionable club; like you say I don't believe it is meant as an insult. I think an unfashionable club is one who doesn't have any plastic glory hunting supporters.
I don't think it is necessarily just the history but the reputation of the actual place too? For outsiders- especially southerners- you have the "grim up north" mentality to contend with. We aren't a fashionable team though in reality, are we? We have fans including myself who live in outlying areas who have familial ties to Barnsley, but anything else is an exception rather than the rule. I would expect most towns are in the same boat. Perhaps I don't understand the definition properly in context of football but that's my take on it.
We are an unfashionable club. I'm sure the FA would love to get rid of us from the league. They do send their best hatchet men to officiate our games.
I'm not entirely certain what they're insinuating here. But it has prompted me to dig out some of my unfashionable clothing for the match. I'll be on The Ponty wearing a brown bobbly jumper, lime green shell suit bottoms, white socks (standard) and a pair of well weathered shiny grey slip on shoes. Off to the Outpost now for a pint of unfashionable mild. You Unfashionable Reds!!!
