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I dont have an issue with Middlesboro at all. I loved there old ground Ayresome Park alot more than the Riverside is now. Ayresome Park was a bog of a pitch in the winter but great fun. From John Craggs - Grahame Souness - Alan Foggan - John Hickton et al, the Tigers had many a battle with the Boro. The Boothferry 4-3 which was on tv when John Kaye scored 2 was a good game with happy memories. I dont see Middlesboro now as anything other than another team that Hull City need to beat. Afterall its only 3 points.
 
CumbrianTiger said:
Although there is method in your madness, we would have the same problem as with Leeds as we wouldn't be Boro's no. 1 rival either as they have Newcastle, Sunderland and Darlo all in much closer proximity.
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Indeed, but Newcastle and Sunderland hate each other too much to really care about 'Boro, and Darlo are to them as Grimsby be are to us.

Hence why we should have an intense rivalry with the smoggie bastards.
 
Jimmy Graham's bald head said:
I grew up in York so used to love the Hull-York matches because of all the banter with my mates - strange how the clubs have gone in different directions since those days. I'd quite like to see them back in the league nowadays.
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They're close to been back in league football again, which will be good for the city as the fan base is of league football. Nice supporters as well, bit of banter with the landlord at the pub close by who is a big York fan and is aware of my hull supporting background (we're united in not been big fans of Leeds!)
 
Leeds at home last season seemed a rivalry affair anyway, crowd was going for it, it was fiery on the pitch and all that. If we keep meeting them over the next few seasons that may well progress the rivalry a bit further. Sadly most the Leeds lot are too delusional to accept who they really are and still live 30 years in the past... have they even discovered flat screen tellys there yet? Suprised some of them have even found the internet!
 
Can't we just make our disgust at Hull Whites be heard, infact Hull Man Utd and Liverpool fans as well, rather than making ficticious rivalries up. These actually stick their noses in and talk ****e about City.

I've got nowt against the Smoggies.
 
Golaccio! said:
Can't we just make our disgust at Hull Whites be heard, infact Hull Man Utd and Liverpool fans as well, rather than making ficticious rivalries up. These actually stick their noses in and talk ****e about City.

I've got nowt against the Smoggies.
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tend to agree with you on this.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
I hate middlesborough , goes back to the early 70s and being in the kempton separated by a thin line of blue . still I must admit I allways looked foward to city v boro games :-)
 
TONY_WARNERS_FACE. said:
I was talking to some mates of mine the other day about the rivalry between the two Sheffield teams, and how some of them take it to ridiculous extremes such as Wednesday fans not eating bacon because it's red and white, and it made me think "I kinda wish we had a rivalry like that". We've got Leeds, but if we're honest they don't really care about us outside of this board, Scunthorpe are too small to hate and Grimsby are now in the conference. The conclusion? **** Middlesbrough, similar sized club, don't have real rivals of their own and like us the rest of Yorkshire won't truly accept them.

We can call it the "Sort of in Yorkshire but nobody really notices derby", or if you're boring the "Humber-Tees derby".

Discuss. It's brilliant, I know.
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To be honest I'm quite glad we don't have a clear rival. Some boards where there are two rival sets of supporters end up being one endless childish argument.
But I suppose our traditional rival is Sheffield United. I remember they were always the main 'enemy' in the 80s.
 
The FRENCH TICKLER said:
I dont have an issue with Middlesboro at all. I loved there old ground Ayresome Park alot more than the Riverside is now. Ayresome Park was a bog of a pitch in the winter but great fun. From John Craggs - Grahame Souness - Alan Foggan - John Hickton et al, the Tigers had many a battle with the Boro. The Boothferry 4-3 which was on tv when John Kaye scored 2 was a good game with happy memories. I dont see Middlesboro now as anything other than another team that Hull City need to beat. Afterall its only 3 points.
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Eny fule no - eh Perry? :emoticon-0105-wink:
 
Prehistoric Bob said:
Leeds at home last season seemed a rivalry affair anyway, crowd was going for it, it was fiery on the pitch and all that. If we keep meeting them over the next few seasons that may well progress the rivalry a bit further. Sadly most the Leeds lot are too delusional to accept who they really are and still live 30 years in the past... have they even discovered flat screen tellys there yet? Suprised some of them have even found the internet!
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Yeah, Leicester and Hull are much more developed places than Leeds. <laugh>

I think you're right that the games have more passion in them than the average league fixture. I'd say Hull's probably my sixth favourite White Rose Derby after Bradford, Sheff U, Huddersfield, Sheff W and Boro (if you count them as Yorkshire). More fun than Donny and Barnsley, but it's hard to find anything offensive about HCFC and I like to see you doing well when you're not playing United. Certainly doesn't feel like a game against those filthy Mancs or even Bradford when we faced them in the League Cup this season.
 
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