[Football] 'Local' Derbies

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

The Albion v Palace game raises the matter of what constitutes a 'local' derby i.e. how geographically close do the two clubs need to be need to be? Give or take a few miles (i.e. over the years grounds might move but cities don't) these are qualifiers for grudge games which cover a fair old distance:


- Albion v Palace 48 miles

- Norwich v Ipswich 43 miles

- Cardiff v Swansea 42 miles

Any others? Feel free to go international.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Even Anfield to Old Trafford is 33.4 miles and one tends to think of that being fairly local.

 

[Insel affe]

Colchester v Southend 41 miles

 

[neilbard]

England v Scotland...….412.2 miles

 

[pb21]

The South Coast Derby

Brighton v Bournemouth

100 miles

 

[Medwayseagull]

As I have mentioned previously on similar threads there is a difference between a derby and a rivalry. A derby, in my opinion, should have a very close geographical connection - normally in the same city. All the other so called derbies are, in fact, rivalries.

 

[Perry Milkins]

As I have mentioned previously on similar threads there is a difference between a derby and a rivalry. A derby, in my opinion, should have a very close geographical connection - normally in the same city. All the other so called derbies are, in fact, rivalries.

Agreed.

 

[Curious Orange]

Albion v Portsmouth is 50-odd miles too

 

[jakarta]

As I have mentioned previously on similar threads there is a difference between a derby and a rivalry. A derby, in my opinion, should have a very close geographical connection - normally in the same city. All the other so called derbies are, in fact, rivalries.

Is the correct answer.

Manure and the Bin Dippers may detest one another but they play their Derby games against Man City and Everton respectively.

 

[Simster]

Albion v Portsmouth is 50-odd miles too

I don't really think we're on their radar, tbh.

Any others? Feel free to go international.

Portland Timbers - Seattle Sounders is the biggest derby in the game in the USA and they are 173 miles apart.

A small distance by North American standards. Cultural relativity I suppose.

 

[schmunk]

I liked when the commentator on the recent Switzerland-Belgium match called it the "Chocolate Derby".


307 miles.

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Worthing V Bognor (13 miles and several light years)

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

I don't think distance matters so much when the clubs involved are still each other's nearest league rivals, eg Ipswich and Narch.

But Albion v Bournemouth is no more a derby simply because we're both on the south coast (although I'd count them as West Country) than Grimsby v Sunderland is an east coast derby or Mallorca v Madrid is a Real derby.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

England v Scotland...….412.2 miles

England is ZERO miles from Scotland.

 

[Bold Seagull]

England is ZERO miles from Scotland.

 

[Simster]

I don't think distance matters so much when the clubs involved are still each other's nearest league rivals, eg Ipswich and Narch.

But Albion v Bournemouth is no more a derby simply because we're both on the south coast (although I'd count them as West Country) than Grimsby v Sunderland is an east coast derby or Mallorca v Madrid is a Real derby.

Or Palace v Portsmouth is a bell-end derby.

 

[Wellesley]

England is ZERO miles from Scotland.

I wondered what that smell was.

 

[Baker lite]

I liked when the commentator on the recent Switzerland-Belgium match called it the "Chocolate Derby".


307 miles.

I saw a video entitled that once...
Not my cup of tea.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Albion v Portsmouth is 50-odd miles too

Think Pompey have more of a rivalry with Stains to be honest.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I saw a video entitled that once...
Not my cup of tea.

Too much information me thinks.