I never get the "what's the best,most intense derby" debate tbh. No matter what the derby, all the fans involved have the same passion/footie hate/ passion/hope/desperation. For Dundee and Dundee Utd fans their derby is every bit as important as Celtic v Rangers and the pasdions run just as deep.
Yeah but that's no fun to talk about on a Sunday morning. I missed the point Pinkie was making about Leicester too tbf and he's right.
Yeah that's what I mean, Lesta don't really have an intense local rivalry, like Villa/Brum, Arsenal/Spurs, Southampton/Portsmouth. As you say, Coventry are probably geographically the closest, but that's a bit meh really.
Things are about to get worse in Kent football, I keep reading about clubs gradually going over one by one. Maidstone the other week couldn't put a team together and furloughed all their employees. Dover are refusing to play anymore games this season. Ebbsfleet, were already struggling from the season before.
... well Cov at least know we exist ... the London Prem teams, if they think of you at all, is as being a slightly less bothersome version of Reading.
The red ****es form is even worse tbf, as they’ve now taken 9 points out of the last 11 league games. Less than 1 PPG average, that’s literally relegation form.
Any idea what's happening with Dartford ? My old man used to work in Dartford, and Arsenal would sometimes have pre season games / youth games there.
This would make sense if I was attempting to draw some sort of equivalence between us playing a bigger London club and the North London derby. Cov v Lesta ffs.
Other team's rivalries always seem a bit meh unless you're a fan of one of those teams. But if you know, you know. Anyway, what do you make of Brenda being linked with Spurs ? I know it's just a rumour, but could be a good move if you can get him Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is a leading contender to replace Jose Mourinho as Tottenham manager - after nearly landing the job nine years ago. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/56133509 @FosseFilberto thoughts ?
I'd agree with you but I also think it gets a bit diluted by the fans drawn from the peripheries... I live in Hertfordshire and there is just about an even split between Goonz and Spuds in places like St Albans and Harpenden etc they all travel to the derby games on the Thameslink together with little hint of any bad feeling.
Love all London derbies, West Ham’s still a big game for us in my opinion. They’re our quarter final so to speak. Chelsea semi. Arsenal final. First set of fixtures I look for at the start of the season. Genuinely feel sorry for fans whose clubs don’t have a proper rivalry with others. They’re the games that make it that bit more special each season.
They held a minute’s silence for the anniversary of a welsh mining disaster during which the Chester fans started singing about some Wrexham fan who had just died. Kicked off all game despite there being more police than away fans.
This First fixture we look for is the Arsenal v Spurs one. Are we at home or away first ? When is it ? Can we catch them cold ? Is it right in amongst a heavy fixture list ? Literally looking for any little chink that might give a miniscule advantage
Can't stand Rodgers...that ****ing one arm celebration makes him look an irritating twat. Honestly can not see why he'd leave Leicester to join us. They will have CL football next season, have a balanced squad and have a sensible transfer system whereas we resemble a car crash!
