He was made the Minister for Sport because he is a typical fan on the terraces with the opinions of a bar-room
barracker.
The crazed
barracker hurled 45 minutes of abuse at Baddiel as the funnyman did a stand-up routine at a club.
He believes that growing a thick skin is now just as important as developing a deft first touch or an eye for goal - but hopes that the bar-room
barrackers will ease up on Gareth Southgate's men during the next month.
Canning cut a solemn figure at time-up as he appealed for the
barrackers to get behind his struggling side.
Ipswich defender Tommy Smith has the support of boss Mick McCarthy as he tries to get the
barrackers off his back.
Many people have been seen to be sort of touchline
barrackers, and not prepared to get their hands dirty.
Manager Billy Frith's notes are always worth a re-read as he rails against outrageous bad luck and misfortune, the 'London Press' and discontented
barrackers.
Melbourne is as notorious for its '
barrackers' (AFL fans) as Boston is for its 'kranks' (baseball fans).
In order to understand this profound interrelationship, it is essential not to limit the analysis to specific groups of extreme supporters, or
barrackers, as too often is the case in articles on soccer and society.
This yelling was so notable that spectators were termed
barrackers, after the word barrack, which then referred to derisive shouts.