RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted February 20 Posted February 20 1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said: Surely it can only be a big derby for a team if its their main one? Man U would put Liverpool and City well above Leeds for big games. No they wouldnt.......Leeds is a more intimidating place for them to go to Quote
Zico Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Newcastle Sunderland Southampton Pompey maybe Man U Liverpool / Leeds after that they're all just much of a muchness glad to see Bolton Wigan ramping it up over time Quote
Dr Faustus Posted February 21 Posted February 21 9 hours ago, MancWanderer said: Think the Palace Brighton thing was about Alan Mullery being a bit of a twat and him and Venables having a row during a game? https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRPnDHVu/ Quote
Whitestar Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Oxford and Swindon used to hate each other, no idea why? As for us and genuine rivalry, i agree its never been a 2 way street on anyone remotely local for lots of reasons. For me. Wolves was always a great BWFC rival without being a derby. Quote
boltonboris Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Newcastle v Sunderland Man U v Liverpool Southampton v Portsmouth Norwich v Ipswich Burnley v Blackburn used to be great to watch but now it’s just empty stands and a shit atmosphere They're probably the biggest ones, but outside of those, games like Palace v Brighton, or Derby v Forest etc nobody really gives a shit other than those 2 teams Quote
tomski Posted February 21 Posted February 21 8 hours ago, Underpants said: There's Derby's and there's Derby's! You get derbys were the rivalry is pure - Newcastle/Sunderland. Ipswich/ Norwich. Southampton/Portsmouth. Villa/ Brum etc... There's an argument to be had that some same city Derby's aren't pure. The Mersey and Manchester derbys for example. Bolton do not have a rival, fact! Over the years our biggest rivalry has changed with the wind. Man U. Blackburn. Bury. Wigan. Even bloody Stockport. None of these rivalries had ever been a two way "love-in". I like this rival neutrality. Yes I’m with you. I like we are disliked by many in the region. That will do me. Quote
barrycowdrill Posted February 21 Posted February 21 (edited) I firmly believe a “derby” is only really a same city thing the rest are rivalry’s. Local or for any other matter although I do think in some instances a local rival game generates more hatred than a same city derby as they’re often built on historical issues / fundamental different way of seeing the world united hate Liverpool far more than city for example. not sure I could cope with us having a rival in the same town. Get worked up enough over local games. the stoke & Vale hatred is under estimated too. It’s pure, mouth foaming tackle Edited February 21 by barrycowdrill Quote
Duck Egg Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Had a similar experience to @SatanGreavsieon the train back from our relegation at Fulham a few years back. Loads of Burnley fans on there as they'd just won promotion at Charlton. Everyone in good spirits, all chatting about former players and matches between the two of us then someone mentioned Blackburn... Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 21 Posted February 21 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_association_football_rivalries_in_the_United_Kingdom Dunno who bothered to create this, and some seems tenuous, but worth a gander. Quote
Lt. Aldo Raine Posted February 21 Posted February 21 3 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_association_football_rivalries_in_the_United_Kingdom Dunno who bothered to create this, and some seems tenuous, but worth a gander. "A 2008 report showed that West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers was the number one rivalry in English football" What? Quote
auckland_bwfc Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Shrewsbury v Wrexham for a lively cross country rivalry. Quote
Dr Faustus Posted February 21 Posted February 21 1 hour ago, boltonboris said: Newcastle v Sunderland Man U v Liverpool Southampton v Portsmouth Norwich v Ipswich Burnley v Blackburn used to be great to watch but now it’s just empty stands and a shit atmosphere They're probably the biggest ones, but outside of those, games like Palace v Brighton, or Derby v Forest etc nobody really gives a shit other than those 2 teams I went last season and you could hear the crowd from the other side of the town Quote
Dr Faustus Posted February 21 Posted February 21 25 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said: "A 2008 report in Dudley showed that West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers was the number one rivalry in English football" What? EFA Quote
Matt Lofthouse Posted February 21 Posted February 21 1 hour ago, barrycowdrill said: the stoke & Vale hatred is under estimated too. It’s pure, mouth foaming tackle They foam at the mouth most days to be fair to them. Quote
Whitesince63 Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Definitely Forest v Derby enhanced by the Cloughie factor but also Stoke v Port Vale is a tasty one. Quote
barrycowdrill Posted February 21 Posted February 21 There’s a few I can’t get on board with lashers v PNE Plymouth v Exeter Norwich v Ipswich think Palace v Brighton is over rated too Quote
jayjayoghani Posted February 21 Posted February 21 41 minutes ago, auckland_bwfc said: Shrewsbury v Wrexham for a lively cross country rivalry. Went to a Chester v Shrewsbury game in our PL days as we weren't playing Saturday (don't ask). One set of fans were singing "we hate Wrexham more than you" which amused me. Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 21 Posted February 21 1 hour ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said: "A 2008 report showed that West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers was the number one rivalry in English football" What? I said it was tenuous! 😃 Quote
green genie Posted February 21 Posted February 21 12 hours ago, Farnywhite said: Mansfield and chesterfield is over the miners strike Think it had started before . My firm had office at Huthwaite and had lots of ex miners who’d kick off at drop of a hat Quote
Dr. Feelgood Posted February 21 Posted February 21 3 hours ago, Whitestar said: Oxford and Swindon used to hate each other, no idea why? The two places are closer than most think, plus it's just a schlep along the A40. Add that Oxford owner, & father of Ghislaine, Robert Maxwell, proposed a merger with an Oxford dominance about 30 years ago & it all makes more sense. Quote
Zico Posted February 21 Posted February 21 15 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said: The two places are closer than most think, plus it's just a schlep along the A40. Add that Oxford owner, & father of Ghislaine, Robert Maxwell, proposed a merger with an Oxford dominance about 30 years ago & it all makes more sense. seem to recall some sort of thames valley merger being mooted where the team name favoured reading Quote
Whitestar Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Oh yeah, Thames Valley Royals rings a bell. Didn't know Reading were involved though. Quote
Dr. Feelgood Posted February 21 Posted February 21 3 minutes ago, Zico said: seem to recall some sort of thames valley merger being mooted where the team name favoured reading Thames Valley Royals FC proposal. The location of the ground was never finalised but Didcot was discussed. Definitely run by Maxwell (Oxford) with 3 Reading board members who were later ousted. https://share.google/OaZinxwXBasuGhSHb Quote
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