A video goes viral of a Plymouth Argyle fan who was applauded after embracing some stick he got from Bolton Wanderers fans.
The home crowd at the Toughsheet Stadium could be heard chanting “Fatty, what’s the score, fatty fatty what’s the score?”
To which the Plymouth fan starts taking his shirt off, signals for the crowd to make some noise, then begins to wave it about, Bolton fans erupt with cheers and applause and a chorus of “you fat bastard” follows.
The Plymouth fan then gives them a wave and makes his way out. Ben Gifford said in the comment section of the video on Facebook: “Helluva chassis on me 😂 top day out despite the result 🍻”
Fair play to this Plymouth fan at Bolton today, took some stick from the Bolton fans but decided to embrace it!
Love the applause he got afterward from the home end too, Quality! 👏pic.twitter.com/SLr94NQx8y
— Football Away Days (@FBAwayDays) August 9, 2025
The clip done the rounds online, getting 6,200 likes and counting and over a million views at the time of writing. Fan banter at it’s best.
At least Plymouth fans had something to laugh about, highlight of the game no doubt, having watched their side lose 2-0 and go a game without a shot on target.
Argyle suffered their second loss in a row. A 3-1 defeat to Barnsley, now a 2-0 defeat to Bolton, the result leaving them 23rd in League One at this early stage.
Steven Schumacher defeated his former club Plymouth, Eoin Toal with the opener in the 20th minute, and Mason Burstow, on loan from Hull, sealing the win with a goal on the hour mark.
This was Bolton’s first win of the season, up to 13th, bouncing back from a 2-0 defeat at Stockport on the opening-day.
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There was plenty of reaction as a video goes viral of a Plymouth fan applauded after embracing some stick he got from Bolton fans…
@1877BC: Funnier when he ran back up 10 minutes later cos he left his jacket and tried hiding on his way out hahaha #bwfc
@javierito_uk: Proper bants between fans. Not taking themselves too seriously. Fair play Plymouth fan for embracing the madness and the Bolton fans for clapping him.
@PFCxBFC: Quality are @Argyle fans. Came in numbers on a dark Tuesday night to Burnley last season. Gave the banter. Got beat. Went to get supplies from the local supermarket on the way home and were polite and decent. Good times. #pafc #twitterclarets
@shamus64: Brilliant that’s what banter is all about
@dwcskyblue: That’s why I love football!
@mallynicmufcRFC: Football you have to love it you can still get a laugh
@mrsamjones88: British culture at its finest 😂🤝
@CiaranBWFC2002: Always been a good bunch Plymouth tbf, class act him 😂😂
@DarranPaul: This is what football should be about…
@laurencecapel: This is why I love football so much and why nothing beats it.
Darren Scott: This is football. These are the best of fans. Proper banter 👏👏👏
Ronnie Squibb: Love the clap afterwards. What banters all about
Lee Cameron: Green army turned up need the club and the team too now
Michael Greenhalgh: That’s the beauty of football, some people don’t get it 😆
Danny Taylor: This is what football rivalry should look like. No fighting, just banter and mutual respect. Love it
Ann Cleworth: He was definitely up for a laugh, fair play to him 🙂🙂
Jon Mather: Great set of fans the Plymouth lot didn’t stop singing fair play
Neil Smith: That was good craic. Fair play to the lad.
Michelle Howell: He was ace! As we’re the rest of the fans. Won’t be many that come that loud this season.
Andrew Greenwood: Yeah he was class 😂 as were the rest that came all the way up here 👏👏
Kenny Holdsworth: ah this is just brilliant, things you love to see, a bit of fun between two sets of fans, what fan banter is all about
Ryan O’Reilly: Only football fans will admire just how brilliant this is. See it at a lot of games now. Always good fun, cheeky banter and even better when the fan receiving the chants embraces it. Don’t get enough of it these days. First game of the season and already got the best gone viral moment of the season
Eddie Daly: This guy will go down as a legend in Plymouth fanbase, move over Pieface, we have a new favourite
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