Imo Liverpool v Man United is the biggest, and best club game in world football. The hatred between the 2 cities goes back hundreds of years and has become embodied in the game between English footballs 2 most successful entities (Ryan Giggs is 3rd BTW).
It's unique it that respect. Most of the other big "derbies" are one city affairs split on race, class or religion. El classico is more of an "International" fixture.
Millwall v West Ham. Think the rest fight for 2nd place. Literally
I think it’s a little bit fake and posturing to be honest. An element of playing up to it. No doubt these were the main London offs in the 70s and 80s, but I’ve never been convinced there’s real hatred there. In fact I think there’s probably a little bit of respect. Fact they don’t play each other regularly probably makes it feel more an event.
Imo Liverpool v Man United is the biggest, and best club game in world football. The hatred between the 2 cities goes back hundreds of years and has become embodied in the game between English footballs 2 most successful entities (Ryan Giggs is 3rd BTW).
It's unique it that respect. Most of the other big "derbies" are one city affairs split on race, class or religion. El classico is more of an "International" fixture.
40 years ago maybe, but as a game I think it’s been diluted as a rivalry by the spread of support through the country (and indeed the world) those two attract. Very few at those games actual,y live in Manchester or Liverpool. Rejected.
Millwall v West Ham Birmingham v Villa Pompey v Saints Sheffield - although was poor the other night Bristol Tyne and Wear Personally think there is more hatred in Liverpool and Leeds vs Man Utd than there is for Man City v Man U. Watford v Luton Chester v Wrexham
I generally think consistent premiership ones have become very watered down.
Even size clubs with solid history, and a step up from the East Anglia nonsense, but one of their badge is a sheep and the other is a tree. More Countryfile with John Craven than football. Rejected.
Even size clubs with solid history, and a step up from the East Anglia nonsense, but one of their badge is a sheep and the other is a tree. More Countryfile with John Craven than football. Rejected.
Imo Liverpool v Man United is the biggest, and best club game in world football. The hatred between the 2 cities goes back hundreds of years and has become embodied in the game between English footballs 2 most successful entities (Ryan Giggs is 3rd BTW).
It's unique it that respect. Most of the other big "derbies" are one city affairs split on race, class or religion. El classico is more of an "International" fixture.
40 years ago maybe, but as a game I think it’s been diluted as a rivalry by the spread of support through the country (and indeed the world) those two attract. Very few at those games actual,y live in Manchester or Liverpool. Rejected.
When we lived in Singapore this was the biggest game out there bar none.
Even size clubs with solid history, and a step up from the East Anglia nonsense, but one of their badge is a sheep and the other is a tree. More Countryfile with John Craven than football. Rejected.
Nonsense?! Wash your mouth out.
It may not garner the same level of interest around the country as the Lancashire/Yorkshire rivalry but there's plenty of competition between the North Folk and South Folk of the Kingdom of East Anglia.
Even size clubs with solid history, and a step up from the East Anglia nonsense, but one of their badge is a sheep and the other is a tree. More Countryfile with John Craven than football. Rejected.
Nonsense?! Wash your mouth out.
It may not garner the same level of interest around the country as the Lancashire/Yorkshire rivalry but there's plenty of competition between the North Folk and South Folk of the Kingdom of East Anglia.
Most are related Briston. A rowdy wedding in sports wear. Rejected.
Struggling to reject this one. Similar size towns and clubs with rich histories. History includes an abandoned game and repeated crowd trouble.
However, they sing ‘no nay never no more’ to each other, which is some weird ye olde English ditty to sing whilst slurping mead down the inn, and fairly sure both teams run out to the Hovis music. Can’t take them seriously, the nearest to a rivalry is which lot will enter the 20th century first.
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All others are interesting, but unimportant.
Pretty much everyone in London apart form us and Palace against Chelsea
It's unique it that respect. Most of the other big "derbies" are one city affairs split on race, class or religion. El classico is more of an "International" fixture.
Rejected.
Birmingham v Villa
Pompey v Saints
Sheffield - although was poor the other night
Bristol
Tyne and Wear
Personally think there is more hatred in Liverpool and Leeds vs Man Utd than there is for Man City v Man U.
Watford v Luton
Chester v Wrexham
I generally think consistent premiership ones have become very watered down.
Newcastle v Sunderland is my favourite though.
Palace v Charlton
Arsenal v Spurs
Millwall v West Ham
Worst in my experience, and not often thought about, has to be Chelsea v Spurs
It may not garner the same level of interest around the country as the Lancashire/Yorkshire rivalry but there's plenty of competition between the North Folk and South Folk of the Kingdom of East Anglia.
However, they sing ‘no nay never no more’ to each other, which is some weird ye olde English ditty to sing whilst slurping mead down the inn, and fairly sure both teams run out to the Hovis music. Can’t take them seriously, the nearest to a rivalry is which lot will enter the 20th century first.
Rejected.