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Biggest derby in the country?

nichorob
nichorob Posts: 1,794
in Other Football and Sports
If we are talking the UK then it is easily Rangers/Celtic, if not the world.

What about England though? Villa v Brum tonight has got to be up there.
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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,598
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  • cabbles
    cabbles Posts: 15,255
    What ITV used to call the M1 derby in the 90s Watford vs Luton
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,810
    it's all subjective and depends what your criteria are.....Chester v Wrexham is higher on the police hooligan agenda than Man U v Man C
  • IA
    IA Posts: 6,103
    Gillingham v Swindon
  • NomadicAddick
    NomadicAddick Posts: 2,114
    Bristol Rovers v Bristol City is pretty tasty!
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    You lot and Welling??? :wink:
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,126
    Liverpool v Utd surely? Arsenal v Spurs in the south.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Many rivalries are quite one sided. Man U fans couldn't care less about Leeds, I doubt most West Ham fans care about Millwall...
  • IA
    IA Posts: 6,103
    The Red Robin said:

    Liverpool v Utd surely? Arsenal v Spurs in the south.

    Arsenal and Spurs are in the North
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  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    Margate/Ramsgate
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,296
    Cardiff v Swansea
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    killerandflash said:

    Many rivalries are quite one sided. Man U fans couldn't care less about Leeds, I doubt most West Ham fans care about Millwall...

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  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,866
    Newcastle v Sunderland and West Brom v Wolves are pretty lively.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Millwall v Gillingham

    The Pikey Derby
  • CharltonDave85
    CharltonDave85 Posts: 502
    Dartford vs Gravesend(sorry Ebbsfleet as they sold there name)
  • The_Organiser
    The_Organiser Posts: 3,999
    In no particular order and England only:

    Birmingham v Villa
    Manchester
    Merseyside
    Pompey v Saints
    Bristol
    Oxford v Swindon
    Sheffield
    Burnley v Blackburn
    Newcastle v Sunderland
    Spurs v Arsenal
    West Ham v Millwall
    Wolves v West Brom
    Luton v Watford
    Ipswich v Norwich
    Grimsby v Lincoln
    Chester v Wrexham
    Derby v Forest
    Cambridge v Peterborough
    Plymouth v Exeter
    Charlton v Palace/Millwall

    The Prem ones are all lame now and If I was offered free tickets i'd steer towards the lower ones.

    You then have games that are not derbys per-se but have still historically been tasty affairs:

    Man U v Leeds
    Liverpool v Man U
    Leeds v Boro
    Palace v Brighton (sniggers)
    Chelsea v Spurs
    Leeds v Chelsea
    Gillingham v Swindon

    PS - I think West Ham do care greatly about Millwall
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6khLVvtyIE
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    Dont forget Charlton v Sheff Wednesday, thats becoming a bit of a matchup between the fans
  • The_Organiser
    The_Organiser Posts: 3,999
    My Port Vale mates would kill me - forgot them v Stoke which is very tasty!
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  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    Wasnt Cardiff v Bristol City known for a lively atmosphere?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,318
    Then you've Chesterfield v Mansfield and the Nottingham Derby
  • The_Organiser
    The_Organiser Posts: 3,999
    DamoNorthStand said:

    Wasnt Cardiff v Bristol City known for a lively atmosphere?

    It had the Eng v Wales element plus two clubs with notrious hooligan elements. The fact both are a lot less active now and the use of bubble trips means I think it would be a preety lame affair these days.

  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,153
    But forgetting who is a bit tasty, and concentrating on that round thing on the meadow, which derby (other than ours) piques everyone's interest the most as a match to look out for? And do you have a team you always would rather win?

    For me it's Spurs v Arsenal - Spurs to win (Dad was from there, and a fan, Arsenal thought they were too good for SE London), Man City v Man Utd (City, as traditionally they were underdogs) and being a Bedfordshire lad, Luton v Watford (Hatters all the way, of course).

    I always want Liverpool to lose, so their game v Everton is the same as any other to me. And as for Celtic v Rangers, I want them both to lose.

    I also like to see Vale beat Stoke, as one set of fans are very decent the others most certainly not, but I wouldn't go out of my way to see it.
  • The_Organiser
    The_Organiser Posts: 3,999
    As a long-term and dedicated Man U hater I have always had a soft spot for City and continue too do so.

    Other than that I think I generally favour the underdog in most of them.

    Pretty unique as I like to see Wednesday win in Sheffield
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    I'm not that bothered by many of these rivalries, especially those involving smaller clubs. I recall Phil Chapple being booed by Peterborough fans for being a former Cambridge player!
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,032
    Malmo v Helsingborg
  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,109
    Are we all forgetting the big one?

    Hamlet v Tooting.

    CMON PEOPLE.
  • OsamaBenHamer
    OsamaBenHamer Posts: 647
    EastStand said:

    Are we all forgetting the big one?

    Hamlet v Tooting.

    CMON PEOPLE.

    Tooting fans once claimed to be responsible for throwing sausages at the met police. Bizarre.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,650
    For me there's only one Derby worth a mention, transcends all other world footballing rivalries, languages, and locations, El Classico... Charlton v Palace.

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