DirtySanchez Posted February 21 Posted February 21 8 hours ago, paulhanley said: Maybe no qualifiers for the top 5 but you do not have to look far from home for big derbies with very long histories. Even if you exclude the Burnley/Blackburn or PNE/the shite we play today, games like Burnley v PNE, Blackburn v PNE, us v all three of those are big matches. Folk will talk about Newcastle v Sunderland but Sunderland v Boro is also a biggie. Norwich v Ipswich and Luton v Watford are big rivalries. Big derby in Brum is obvious but the others are huge in their own right: Villa or Birmingham v Wolves and West Brom etc. Thinking about it, there's probably quite a lot in the lower leagues that may go unnoticed Apparently Peterborough v Cambridge is one My other half is a Watford fan as is a good mate so know all about them and Luton My mate came to Luton away with me and he was more pissed off when they equalised than I was Quote
Leyther_Matt Posted February 21 Posted February 21 2 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said: Apparently Peterborough v Cambridge is one Think the biggie is Peterborough v Northampton, incredibly https://www.terraceedition.com/home-haute/the-nene-derby-old-wounds-northampton-peterborough-tom-reed-football-photography-groundhopping Quote
DirtySanchez Posted February 21 Posted February 21 3 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said: Think the biggie is Peterborough v Northampton, incredibly https://www.terraceedition.com/home-haute/the-nene-derby-old-wounds-northampton-peterborough-tom-reed-football-photography-groundhopping Maybe Cambridge are trying to muscle in on a rivalry I know Stevenage are trying it this season with Luton, who aren't really bothered as they have Watford Hull like to think they have a derby with Leeds even though Leeds couldn't give a shit about them and Bolton is closer to Leeds than Hull is Quote
RoadRunnerFan Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Bet Wigan v Chorley was tasty back in the day Quote
Traf Posted February 21 Posted February 21 22 minutes ago, RoadRunnerFan said: Bet Wigan v Chorley was tasty back in the day I'd like that to become a regular fixture again, without Chorley gaining League status. Quote
Zico Posted February 22 Posted February 22 6 hours ago, Not in Crawley said: Folk forget though that train line going through Croydon goes to Redhill, Three Bridges, Crawley, Lewes etc Folk forget? Quote
Zico Posted February 22 Posted February 22 5 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said: Think the biggie is Peterborough v Northampton, incredibly https://www.terraceedition.com/home-haute/the-nene-derby-old-wounds-northampton-peterborough-tom-reed-football-photography-groundhopping I lived down that way for a year and it's definitely Peterborough V Cambridge even went to the derby in the away end with some Cambridge lads I knew, they lost, and got to see Barry Fry do his customary celebratory run up the touchline when Posh scored the winner Quote
bolton in bedford Posted February 22 Posted February 22 4 hours ago, Zico said: I lived down that way for a year and it's definitely Peterborough V Cambridge even went to the derby in the away end with some Cambridge lads I knew, they lost, and got to see Barry Fry do his customary celebratory run up the touchline when Posh scored the winner I was at college in Peterborough in the early 90’s and went to a fair few games at the time. They hated Cambridge with a passion. Northampton never got mentioned so maybe a recent thing. Quote
Not in Crawley Posted February 22 Posted February 22 8 hours ago, Zico said: Folk forget? I mean when they wang on about it in the media about how odd a derby it is, rather than how geographically it sort of makes sense. Quote
Leyther_Matt Posted February 22 Posted February 22 8 hours ago, Zico said: I lived down that way for a year and it's definitely Peterborough V Cambridge even went to the derby in the away end with some Cambridge lads I knew, they lost, and got to see Barry Fry do his customary celebratory run up the touchline when Posh scored the winner 3 hours ago, bolton in bedford said: I was at college in Peterborough in the early 90’s and went to a fair few games at the time. They hated Cambridge with a passion. Northampton never got mentioned so maybe a recent thing. Doesn’t seem a recent thing according to the article, but it may be more on Northampton’s side than Peterborough. Think Peterborough and Cambridge have/had the same sponsor, that building firm? Could be like when CR Smith and Carling sponsored both Celtic and Rangers so they didn’t piss off either side 🤣 Quote
Zico Posted February 22 Posted February 22 1 hour ago, Not in Crawley said: I mean when they wang on about it in the media about how odd a derby it is, rather than how geographically it sort of makes sense. I don't think people forget, they don't know, but it's irrelevant really in a geographical sense they are 45 miles apart it's a rivalry because both teams want a rivalry and there's no one else to have one with, like Ipswich and Norwich it stems from an FA cup tie and not public transport connections or that it's easy to do on the A23 Quote
Zico Posted February 22 Posted February 22 7 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said: Doesn’t seem a recent thing according to the article, but it may be more on Northampton’s side than Peterborough. Think Peterborough and Cambridge have/had the same sponsor, that building firm? Could be like when CR Smith and Carling sponsored both Celtic and Rangers so they didn’t piss off either side 🤣 I think it's just that it's the "Cambridgeshire" derby dunno about Northampton but when I was there could see the lads looking forward to it for weeks, local tv and radio all over it in the week before building it up like it was the el classico still 30 miles apart, but that's how it is in that part of the world Quote
Dimron Posted February 22 Posted February 22 4 hours ago, bolton in bedford said: I was at college in Peterborough in the early 90’s and went to a fair few games at the time. They hated Cambridge with a passion. Northampton never got mentioned so maybe a recent thing. Cambridge & Peterborough definitely hate each other. We put the new stand up along the length of the pitch (with the big banana roof truss) 1994 or 95 (I think)... I remember having our Christmas piss up in Peterborough Quote
Not in Crawley Posted February 22 Posted February 22 1 hour ago, Zico said: I don't think people forget, they don't know, but it's irrelevant really in a geographical sense they are 45 miles apart it's a rivalry because both teams want a rivalry and there's no one else to have one with, like Ipswich and Norwich it stems from an FA cup tie and not public transport connections or that it's easy to do on the A23 Its a mix of the two, actually. Quote
Rival Son Posted February 22 Posted February 22 14 hours ago, RoadRunnerFan said: Bet Wigan v Chorley was tasty back in the day Chorley v Horwich RMI (RIP) was tasty. Quote
Spider Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Not read the thread fully but I’d say Cardiff Swansea is pure hate Quote
MancWanderer Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Arbroath vs Montrose up in that there Scotchland can get a bit tasty Need to do a Montrose game. Always followed their results Quote
Dr Faustus Posted February 22 Posted February 22 Colls v LR had bloodshed last year… admittedly it was me vs a broken ring pull on the way home Quote
bolty58 Posted February 23 Posted February 23 On 21/02/2026 at 07:16, MancWanderer said: Aye. Best mate’s Mrs is a ST holder at Southampton. It’s a dockers rivalry that goes back years a bit like West Ham/Millwall but more commercial vs naval. They really don’t like each other outside of football Pompey fans are “skates” as the sailors used to fuck the fish. Apparently….. There was a suggestion some years back that female skates have genitals very closely resembling those of the human female "Only eat the wings!" even though the theory has been rubbished. The meaning of the scummers jibe is well known. Now then, the 'Derby d'Italia'. Inter and Juventus. No love lost. Quote
Wullie Posted February 23 Posted February 23 Anyone mentioned Hull v Leeds and Hull v Middlesbrough? These has both be pretty bad over the years Quote
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