Burnley Barnsley similarities as football clubs and as towns

[PadihamThickNeck]

Names sound similar as we all well know.
Both similar sized clubs in my eyes.
Populations basically identical.
Both full of working class people.
Both pretty deprived towns.
Stadium capacity’s almost identical.
Both rooted in industrial heritage (coalmines & textiles)
Both surrounded by a lot bigger footballing city’s.

They get similar crowds to what we did in the Championship pre first Premierleague promotion.

We have won more in our history but we are definitely similar sized clubs in terms of fan base and the identity of the town.

UP THE TYKES & UP THE BURNSLEY

[KRBFC]

If size of club is based only on attendances and population of town/city then yeah we're similar sized. If it's based on football achievements it's not even close.

[Conroysleftfoot]

If size of club is based only on attendances and population of town/city then yeah we're similar sized. If it's based on football achievements it's not even close.

Absolutely

[KRBFC]

Absolutely

but that would make us 3x smaller club than Wakefield who don't even have a football team

[fidelcastro]

What an entirely pointless thread.

[KRBFC]

We have spent 59 of the last 123 years in the top flight of English football, Barnsley have spent 1 season there.



We're actually ahead of Forest, Leeds, Leicester, PNE, Southampton.

[Terrier]

Don't bite.
Ptn = saxo

[TheFamilyCat]

but that would make us 3x smaller club than Wakefield who don't even have a football team

https://www.wakefieldafc.co.uk/

Big game v Sheffield Town tomorrow.

[KRBFC]

https://www.wakefieldafc.co.uk/

Big game v Sheffield Town tomorrow.

Is that a new club????? wasn't aware they had a team

[diamondpocket]

What an entirely pointless thread.

what an entirely pointless comment!

[TheFamilyCat]

Is that a new club????? wasn't aware they had a team

Fairly new, formed about three years ago. Fronted by Chris Turner and fairly well backed financially with aspirations of making it to the FL.

[bfcjg]

Surrounded by bigger footballing city's??? yep let's agree that Leeds,Sheffield and erm Doncaster etc have won as much and are as illustrious as Man U Man City,Liverpool Everton .

[conyoviejo]

Don't bite.
Ptn = saxo

Thought he was still locked up in the French asylum.Hmmm must have released him for a Christmas visit home.

[ClaretTony]

What an entirely pointless thread.

It is now

[Aclaret]

A Barnsley chop washed down with a Burnley Bene .

[Fazz]

Birth place of our legendary captain Tommy Boyle

[CBT]

What an entirely pointless thread.

Not really
I've thought about this in the past and it can do nothing more than make us proud about our status now and history
Blackburn,Preston,Bolton, Blackpool all much bigger towns but which of the Lancashire clubs has a better résumé than ours in regards to honours and time spent in the top tier of English football
Blackburn will run us close but it will be damn close

[tiger76]

Not really
I've thought about this in the past and it can do nothing more than make us proud about our status now and history
Blackburn,Preston,Bolton, Blackpool all much bigger towns but which of the Lancashire clubs has a better résumé than ours in regards to honours and time spent in the top tier of English football
Blackburn will run us close but it will be damn close

Preston is now a city, yet they still show no sign of making it to the PL anytime soon do they.

And apart from that brief period in the 90's when they bought the title with Jack Walker's money, most of Rovers triumphs are decades ago.

So compared to our neighbours we fare pretty well in terms of success I agree.

[Jakubclaret]

What an entirely pointless thread.

Judging by the replies that simply isn’t true even if nobody replied it still wouldn’t be true whoever started the thread felt it needed posting, it’s not wise to disregard peoples opinions if you don’t agree.

[NottsClaret]

The Barnsley comparison as the town goes is pretty fair. Some noticeable demographic differences due to the nature of now extinct industries but both towns not as bad as made out and surrounded by lovely countryside.

As for football, it’s curious they’ve never really had the success we’ve had, although not quite plumbed the depths we have either. Huddersfield Town are a very similar club, honours-wise. Used to have a pretty much identical ground too.

Personally I’d like to see both back in the top flight. More northern town teams up there (apart from them down the road) and less new-money Southern plastic arena bowl clubs.

[timshorts]

I've been watching a lot of television recently. Aren't Salford the second biggest side in Lancashire, followed by Liverpool and man United women?

[NottsClaret]

Surrounded by bigger footballing city's??? yep let's agree that Leeds,Sheffield and erm Doncaster etc have won as much and are as illustrious as Man U Man City,Liverpool Everton .

To be fair, Barnsley is closer to Man City and Man United than we are to either Merseyside club.

[bfcjg]

To be fair, Barnsley is closer to Man City and Man United than we are to either Merseyside club.

Come on Notts,let's not split hairs when we get an opportunity to slag Yorkshire off

[shulgin]

Barnsley. Used to be a cracking night out 20 years ago. Like Burnley. Not so much now.

[elwaclaret]

Main things I think about when I think of Barnsley…

Dickie Bird, Michael Parkinson and the Chuckle Brothers. Decent away end, half decent pie (if memory serves) and they have/had a cartoon dog for their club badge.

[Jakubclaret]

First thing I think of - Kes https://g.co/kgs/qX6QLS

[Beagle]

Absolutely, we’re similar towns. But we have vastly over-achieved where they have more or less lived up to their reputation, football wise. And therein lies the beauty of beauty of Burnley Football Club.

[TheFamilyCat]

Main things I think about when I think of Barnsley…

Dickie Bird, Michael Parkinson and the Chuckle Brothers. Decent away end, half decent pie (if memory serves) and they have/had a cartoon dog for their club badge.

Chuckle Brothers are/were from Rotherham

[groove]

Barnsley are one of the clubs I like to see do well. Proper northern club from an old industrial town.

[Buxtonclaret]

Could do with sending a copy of this thread to the BBC.

[Stayingup]

What was it 'Poncing off to Barnsley' to work in coal mining - Hampstead wasnt good enough for you.'

Very funny Monty Python sketch.

[Woodleyclaret]

Got a great steak pie when we won 1-0 in the night match close to the superb quality that's an Oddies pie, another simiarity

[elwaclaret]

Chuckle Brothers are/were from Rotherham

Yes, did wonder if I was mixing them up.

[LordBob]

I love Barnsley, did a lot of work at the hospital, proper folk South Yorkshire mining community culture, great!!