Football rivalries

[Pretty pink fairy]

Us v Rovers from my limited experience is spicy to say the least, 2012 was the best atmosphere and probably the most scared I've been at a football match haha

2012
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DR

 

[Chicken Run]

look at the post before yours
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DR

You were there Paul .....

 

[dangull]

Liverpool v Man Utd. The 2 most decorated clubs in English football, only about 20 miles apart. United, have 2 more league titles, while Liverpool have won 5 European cups to United's 3.

 

[alfredmizen]

Millwall v West Ham - meh. Not a proper rivalry, people only notice it because of crowd trouble. Here are my reasons: West Ham are 4 or 5 times bigger so it's lopsided, their games are never played to full houses because of crowd trouble, and most West Ham fans in an average office barely give a toss about Millwall. West Ham consider Spurs every bit as big a game as Millwall anyway, and Chelsea not far behind.

I would agree with you regarding Cardiff and Swansea. Like many town v town rivalries, there are forces aside from football at work there.

Simster, the average new breed of happy flappy football fan at West Ham ( no I don't put you in that bracket) might not care about millwall , but the rest really do consider millwall their rivals, recent games are played to full houses , but with just a very small allocation to the away team.

 

[alfredmizen]

West Ham v Millwall due to the docks issues going back years

Same with Pompey v Saints.

The docks issues is a load of bollox.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

The docks issues is a load of bollox.

goes hand in hand with this thread really
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DR

 

[alfredmizen]

The West Ham v Millwall is to do with the dockers isn't it?

A quick google search throws up this - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/6105500/West-Ham-v-Millwall-a-history-of-how-the-rivalry-started.html

Nope, that's a load of bollox .

 

[alfredmizen]

Scaynes Hill vrs Plumpton 38 years ago two Plumpton players broke my leg ref didn't even see it.

Two players ? How did that happen ?

 

[ManOfSussex]

No mention yet of Mansfield v Chesterfield with it's roots in the miners strike?

 

[jevs]

The docks issues is a load of bollox.

No it's not

 

[atfc village]

Been to 2 Vale v Stoke games lively as can be, but Rovers v City at Twerton 2nd May 1990 was utter madness . Rovers beat City 3 0 to take the title over City . That was one dodgy evening.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

you were there paul .....

barber
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DR

 

[Simster]

Simster, the average new breed of happy flappy football fan at West Ham ( no I don't put you in that bracket) might not care about millwall , but the rest really do consider millwall their rivals, recent games are played to full houses , but with just a very small allocation to the away team.

Yes, saying "barely give a toss" was a bit of a stretch. That said, in my experience most of them would rather beat Spurs or Chelsea.

Actually, Spurs Chelsea and West Ham have a "hate triangle" going on don't they? Funny how Arsenal seem to be left out of that. I can only assume it's because their firm was never as TASTY as was made clear when that tit from the herd came on here a few years back. I'm sure you know more about it than I do.

 

[alfredmizen]

No it's not

Yes it is , I'm not questioning that the industrial dispute happened , but it being the reason for the rivalry is bollox, this was made up by some cub reporter to pad out a story , the bit in the telegraph even mentions the krays and richardsons for christs sake.

 

[nicko31]

Oxford v Swindon, can get a bit nasty...

 

[ManOfSussex]

Exeter v Plymouth too.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Yes, saying "barely give a toss" was a bit of a stretch. That said, in my experience most of them would rather beat Spurs or Chelsea.

Actually, Spurs Chelsea and West Ham have a "hate triangle" going on don't they? Funny how Arsenal seem to be left out of that. I can only assume it's because their firm was never as TASTY as was made clear when that tit from the herd came on here a few years back. I'm sure you know more about it than I do.

he was a go between
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DR

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Been to 2 Vale v Stoke games lively as can be, but Rovers v City at Twerton 2nd May 1990 was utter madness . Rovers beat City 3 0 to take the title over City . That was one dodgy evening.

bad CURRY on Gloucester road
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DR

 

[ManOfSussex]

Grimsby v Scunthorpe is another.

 

[alfredmizen]

Yes, saying "barely give a toss" was a bit of a stretch. That said, in my experience most of them would rather beat Spurs or Chelsea.

Actually, Spurs Chelsea and West Ham have a "hate triangle" going on don't they? Funny how Arsenal seem to be left out of that. I can only assume it's because their firm was never as TASTY as was made clear when that tit from the herd came on here a few years back. I'm sure you know more about it than I do.

As far as the rivalry thing goes , I have to hold my hands up that Chelsea have a bit of unrequited hatred towards spurs because we have no natural "local" rivals , qpr and Fulham would LOVE for us to have a little bit of hatred for them but it's just not there , in fact we sing to both of them "we don't hate you, cos you're sh1t"