Football Hipsters

        

   Then again, watching young men with plaid shirts and difficult haircuts queuing for 45 minutes to buy a ten quid hamburger can certainly grind the gears. Especially if you want a hamburger in a hurry.So AC Jimbo (a football hipster nickname if there ever was one) stands atop the hipster media tree, especially as he does most of his work on the Guardian's podcast. Podcasts are a hipster's wet dream. While others go to work listening to Radio 1, you can hear people talking about Schalke's defensive weaknesses or which national side plays 3-2-5. And what's wrong with feeling good about yourself for being clever or, at least, informed.As with hipsterism in general, we find ourselves in two minds, or actually because this is a joint column, four minds. What is a football hipster, and should we celebrate him, laugh at him, or attempt to steal his hamburger.The Champions League coverage is a problem. No hipster can watch an English side with total satisfaction, as it's far too obvious, far too four pints of Stella. They're looking for something to tickle their football synapses along with that Polish wheat beer or the rare vintage Hungarian Tokai wine. This is where clubs such as FC Bate come in useful. At root, football hipsterism describes the non-mainstream football lovers amongst our brethren - those who reject the idea that the Premier League is The Best League In The World, perhaps preferring instead Belgium's Jupiler Pro or the French Ligue.They scour Eurosport for something no-one else will watch, such as Under-21 Women's World Cup or England Under-17s internationals yet are often very uncurious about Conference football, fearing it to be too rootsy, which to the football hipster means 'common' and of the people, neither things which the hipster can identify with.The etymology of the term is a bit vague so we thought we'd help you and ourselves reach a conclusion as to hipster status (or otherwise) by virtue of what football media you consume.