AyrTroopMajor Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) On 18/11/2019 at 22:54, Roker Rover said: The answer down here in England is Middlesbrough. They love to call games v Sunderland and Newcastle 'Deby' matches, but as a Sunderland fan we only have one Derby match and I know Newcastle fans feel the same. Hartlepool and Darlington were always too small to be real rivals as they hardly every played Boro and that's even more the case now that those two clubs are non league. Looking South they have Leeds as the nearest club, but even though both Boro and Leeds are within the old Yorkshire boundaries I have yet to meet a Leeds fan who considers Boro a Derby. They have their obsession with Man Utd as well as Yorkshire derbies with Sheff Wed, Sheff Utd, Huddersfield, Barnsley, Bradford City, Rotherham and Hull. Boro really are a team with no natural rivals. My team are probably the nearest equivalent rival to them and its true that they love to beat us, but its just not reciprocated in the same way. I always get the impression they are frustrated that pretty much nobody takes them seriously. Thought it was hilarious a week or so ago when Jonathan Woodgate claimed that the social media comments calling for him to be sacked as Boro boss could have been Sunderland or Newcastle fans pretending to be Boro fans. As if Sunderland fans (especially with the absolute state of things there) and Newcastle fans would even be remotely arsed enough to do that. So deluded. Edited November 21, 2019 by AyrTroopMajor 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Reading football club. Such a meh club, so cant imagine anyone is able to muster up enough hatred of them to be bothered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Clyde Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thought it was hilarious a week or so ago when Jonathan Woodgate claimed that the social media comments calling for him to be sacked as Boro boss could have been Sunderland or Newcastle fans pretending to be Boro fans. As if Sunderland fans (especially with the absolute state of things there) and Newcastle fans would even be remotely arsed enough to do that. So deluded.I would imagine if their fans do dislike Boro, they'd want Woodgate to stay.Like Manure with Ole. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummie Clyde Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Reading football club. Such a meh club, so cant imagine anyone is able to muster up enough hatred of them to be bothered. Yeah, they are a bit of a nothing club 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Dumbarton these days, sadly. We need the Bankies back in the senior leagues, pronto. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 hour ago, The Moonster said: Dumbarton these days, sadly. We need the Bankies back in the senior leagues, pronto. Was it not considered a derby match when we were in the same league? Not sure if there was much hatred, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, IainMorton said: Was it not considered a derby match when we were in the same league? Not sure if there was much hatred, though. Meh, media probably painted it as a "local derby" but I wouldn't call Morton a rival of ours and I doubt we even register with the majority of your fans. When I was a bit younger there was always a bit of an edge to Morton games from what I remember, but again I don't think it ventures close to rivalry. You c***s are actually an alright bunch once you get past the weirdos like ton trooper and Hucker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 As a child I recall being disappointed that Reading FC did not have a local rival named Writing FC. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Dumbarton these days, sadly. We need the Bankies back in the senior leagues, pronto.Time to restore Vale Of Leven & Renton to their former glories too.Scottish football needs a strong Dunbartonshire imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 20 minutes ago, GNU_Linux said: Time to restore Vale Of Leven & Renton to their former glories too. Scottish football needs a strong Dunbartonshire imo. Meh, Renton can f**k off. Happy to see the Vale succeed though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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