Football fan rivalry census

[Lady Whistledown]

There was loads of funny stuff in that survey.

I remember us singing "no one hates you/no one hates you/no one hates you/no-one cares" when we went up there last season, and it appears this is borne out by the survey. Nobody gives a damn about them, or Orient.

It does seem to have missed off (in the nicknames section) that Millwall fans call Palace fans Nigels for some reason, shame really.

 

[Simster]

Just spoke to my Swindon contact and they reckon it's something to do with when they beat the pikeys in the play-offs in 1987. All kicked off and apparently a pensioner ran on the pitch with an umbrella and EVERYTHING.

Similarly, Plymouth hate Burnley. Interesting one that one:

Firstly, rumour has it that Plymouth deliberately lost at Burnley in the early 80s on police advice. Otherwise Burnley might have gone out the league and the old bill couldn't guarantee away fans safety. It didn't stop the dingles running onto the pitch and goading the away fans at the end of the match anyway.

Then in the early 90s, Plymouth and Burnley met in the play-offs. Plymouth had finished 15 points clear of the dingles in the season, and looked sorted when the first leg finished 0-0. In the second leg, Plymouth were all over them, but somehow lost 2-0. Burnley fans were utterly graceless in victory and then apparently later went on the rampage and there was loads of trouble.


Gillingham/Swindon is along similar lines I believe. As it Colchester/Wycombe from the non league days.

 

[Simster]

It does seem to have missed off (in the nicknames section) that Millwall fans call Palace fans Nigels for some reason, shame really.

I believe "Chortleton" and "the spanners" both refer to Palarse as the "stripey nigels" in fact. Very suitable methinks.

 

[Citrus]

I hate READING!

(more than Pompey anyday)

 

[El Presidente]

Stockport hate Burnley after County under Dave Jones thumped the inbred racists in the play offs and Burnley fans went on the rampage afterwards

 

[Blackadder]

You aren't even in our list!

STOP PRESS

Reading buy Brighton's list.

Now they hate Palace!!

 

[perth seagull]

You aren't even in our list!

I think that's because most Reading fans are trying to block out all memories of that title blunder of 2001/02!

 

[Jameson]

Anyone who experienced Brighton v Portsmouth in the 70's will understand why this is in here. Does anyone remember the Clockwork Orange stuff? It actually made the national news live even before the game started.

Nasty.

 

[Nemo]

since when have we called them crippled alice.

 

[Braders]

i hate man u

 

[Scotty Mac]

Arsenal -Man United Tottenham Chelsea
Aston Villa - Birmingham West Brom Wolves
Barnsley - Sheff Wed Sheffield United Leeds United
Birmingham - Aston Villa West Brom Wolves
Blackburn - Burnley Bolton Man United
Blackpool - Preston Burnley Tranmere
Bolton - Man United Blackburn Man City
Bournemouth - Reading Southampton Brighton
Bradford - Leeds United Huddersfield Burnley
Brentford - QPR Fulham Brighton
Brighton - Crystal Palace Portsmouth Reading
Bristol City - Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Swindon Town
Bristol Rovers - Bristol City Cardiff City Swindon Town
Burnley - Blackburn Preston Blackpool
Bury - Bolton Rochdale Man United
Cambridge - Peterborough Northampton Colchester
Cardiff City - Swansea City Bristol City Newport C'nty
Carlisle - Middlesbrough Chesterfield Hartlepool
Charlton - Millwall Crystal Palace West Ham
Chelsea - Arsenal Tottenham Man United
Cheltenham - Gloucester City Kidderminster Rushden
Chesterfield - Mansfield Town Sheff Wed Sheffield United
Colchester - Wycombe Ipswich Town Southend
Coventry - Aston Villa Leicester City Birmingham
Crewe - Stoke City Port Vale Chester City
Crystal Palace - Brighton Millwall Charlton
Darlington - Hartlepool Carlisle United Chester City
Derby County - Nottm Forest Leicester City Leeds United
Doncaster - Rotherham Scunthorpe Chester City
Everton - Liverpool Man United Tranmere
Fulham - Chelsea QPR Brentford
Gillingham - Millwall Swindon Town Fulham
Grimsby Town - Scunthorpe Hull City Sheff Wed
Halifax Town - Burnley Rochdale Huddersfield
Hartlepool - Darlington Sheff Wed Sunderland
Huddersfield - Bradford City Leeds United Barnsley
Hull City - Leeds United Scunthorpe Grimsby Town
Ipswich Town - Norwich City Sheffield United Bolton
Kidderminster - Cheltenham Shrewsbury Rushden
Leeds United - Man United Chelsea Liverpool
Leicester City - Nottm Forest Derby County Coventry City
Leyton Orient - Southend West Ham Brighton
Lincoln City - Scunthorpe Boston United Hull City
Liverpool - Man United Everton Arsenal
Luton Town - Watford QPR Plymouth
Macclesfield - Altrincham Rochdale Lincoln City
Man City - Man United Liverpool Bolton
Man United - Liverpool Man City Arsenal
Mansfield Town - Chesterfield Notts County Doncaster
Middlesbrough - Newcastle Sunderland Leeds United
Millwall - West Ham Crystal Palace Charlton
Newcastle - Sunderland Man United Middlesbrough
Northampton - Peterborough Rushden Luton Town
Norwich City - Ipswich Town Wolves Sheffield United
Nottm Forest - Derby County Leicester City Sheffield United
Notts County - Nottm Forest Mansfield Town Derby County
Oldham - Man City Wigan Athletic Man United
Oxford United - Swindon Town Reading Wycombe
Peterborough - Cambridge Northampton Rushden
Plymouth - Exeter City Bristol City Burnley
Port Vale - Stoke City Crewe Walsall
Portsmouth - Southampton Brighton Millwall
Preston - Blackpool Burnley Blackburn
QPR - Chelsea Fulham Brentford
Reading - Swindon Town Oxford United West Ham
Rochdale - Bury Burnley Oldham Athletic
Rotherham - Sheff Wed Sheffield United Doncaster
Rushden - Northampton Kettering Town Peterborough
Scunthorpe - Hull City Grimsby Town Lincoln City
Sheffield United - Sheff Wed Leeds United Nottm Forest
Sheff Wed - Sheffield United Leeds United Barnsley
Shrewsbury - Telford United Wrexham Chester City
Southampton - Portsmouth Tottenham Bournemouth
Southend - Colchester Canvey Island Leyton Orient
Stockport - Burnley Man City Stoke City
Stoke City - Port Vale Cardiff City Wolves
Sunderland - Newcastle Middlesbrough Leeds United
Swansea City - Cardiff City Bristol City Bristol Rovers
Swindon Town - Oxford United Bristol City Reading
Torquay United - Exeter City Plymouth Yeovil Town
Tottenham - Arsenal Chelsea West Ham
Tranmere - Bolton Everton Chester City
Walsall - Wolves West Brom Stoke City
Watford - Luton Town QPR Crystal Palace
West Brom - Wolves Aston Villa Birmingham
West Ham - Millwall Tottenham Chelsea
Wigan Athletic - Bolton Preston Oldham Athletic
Wimbledon - AFC Wim'don Crystal Palace Luton Town
Wolves - West Brom Birmingham Aston Villa
Wrexham - Chester City Shrewsbury Cardiff City
Wycombe - Colchester Reading Slough Town
Yeovil Town - Weymouth Hereford United Bath City
York City - Hull City Scarborough Doncaster

 

[Braders]

so basically pompey, orient and palace

 

[Curious Orange]

since when have we called them crippled alice.

I thought our nickname for the scum was...., er...., "the scum".

As in:

You're scum, and you know you are,
You're scum.... etc....

 

[Simster]

Sorry to bring this up again, but I'm in bits... I've just noticed Reading consider West Ham to be their third biggest rivals.

Fuckinell - I'm sure that's the last time West Ham do them a favour by taking a crap manager of their hands.

 

[Wilts]

West Ham is a load of shite... can't believe that our fans are that stupid. Its basically only one man in history that causes us to want them to have bad results. If Pardew left nobody would give an arse.

Aldershot should be in there in 3rd place.

 

[gfconline]

Why the f*** do Gillingham hate Swindon?

They beat us in the playoffs in '87 and it all kicked off outside. I personally couldnt give a shit about them.

Because they both want to be recognised as the shittiest southern town with a League football team?

Not suprising as i think it's too close to call.

That's a nice thing to say. I'm so glad I put the Falmer petition on my site now


We aren't any ones rivals not even their 2nd or 3rd. I was expecting to be one of Fulham's because of the fight a few years ago. It isn't too surprising really because we are a family club with friendly fans (99.999% of them). We are the only team in Kent so there will be no local derbys. And there has been nothing that we have done to f*** anyone off. I feel so loved.

 

[Dave the OAP]

The Clockwork Orange stuff was from the film, where certain "firms" Millwall, West Ham, Portsmouth, Chelsea adopted the antics of the main protagonists in the film, ie, violence, intimidation theft, deboarchary etc.

Millwall adopted the "surgical mask" theory of scaring the shit out of people before twatting them, and Pompey adopted the " hit anything that moves" theory, now adopted by Cardiff hoolies

 

[chips and gravy]

Stockport hate Burnley after County under Dave Jones thumped the inbred racists in the play offs and Burnley fans went on the rampage afterwards

Stockport and Burnley hated each other long before this as I used to go to Stockport regularly in the early 90s when I worked in Manchester. Burnley was always the most eagerly awaited fixture, with Stoke not far behind.

 

[London Calling]

I obviously agree with Palace.

I just dislike the knuckle scrappers from Pompey. I don't see them as a rival. The Reading thing is just a flash in the pan...similar to Orient a couple of years ago.

LC