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Clyde vs Thistle -17th October opening day


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2 minutes ago, Hammer Jag said:

It’s not a derby.

I’m just happy for the return of league football. I would actually like us to have a derby again as it does add a bit of extra spice to a game but it has of course fallen out of relevance with fans. Title had a ring to it mate. :P

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1 hour ago, Hammer Jag said:

It’s not a derby.

Agreed, a derby to me always has to consist of teams in the same area, and since Clyde rent out a stadium from the council in Cumbernauld, which is outside Glasgow, it’s not officially a derby to me.

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34 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said:

The clubs are closer together than Ross/ICT, Newcastle/Sunderland, Portsmouth/Southampton or Ipswich/Norwich. I doubt any of those would not be considered a "derby" by their respective fans, so your criteria falls down, imo.

Fair point, but it’s not a “Glasgow Derby”  to me. I’d consider a few of those mentioned rivalries but not derbies, although as you say, their fans may disagree with me. 

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40 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said:

The clubs are closer together than Ross/ICT, Newcastle/Sunderland, Portsmouth/Southampton or Ipswich/Norwich. I doubt any of those would not be considered a "derby" by their respective fans, so your criteria falls down, imo.

In most of the cases you mention the clubs are closer, geographically, than any other club. Obviously, Colchester/Ipswich has more of a claim geographically. Ipswich/Norwich is more relevant because they are more closely matched in terms of quality.

By all means call Thistle/Clyde a derby if you want. It really isn't though, so I'll pass.

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I'm not particularly bothered whether people think it is, was just disputing the criteria provided. I've grown to dislike QP more in recent years, but as I never meet a fan of either team then I don't get worked up about the matches as much as I might if I lived locally.

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Bookies predicting a close one. Clyde 7/4 Thistle 5/4 on bet365.

Important we come through tomorrows cup game with no injuries. Going by the state of Dumbarton's 2 goals on Saturday I fully expect us to concede so hopefully we have our shooting boots on at the other end.

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15 hours ago, JagsCG said:

Agreed, a derby to me always has to consist of teams in the same area, and since Clyde rent out a stadium from the council in Cumbernauld, which is outside Glasgow, it’s not officially a derby to me.

This is the most sorearse comment I've ever read I think, delicious

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