Inbred-on-inbred action: Burnley vs Blackburn. Two traditional clubs very fiercely supported in their little, gnarled, crumbling Lancashire towns. Don't play each other too often, so the hatred simmers, and there will no doubt be plenty of 'Kean in' jibes coming from the Claret sections. Blackburn have made a good start, however, and have the upper hand in terms of club size and silverware. The utter stupidity of some of these people was exemplified when Burnley's militant element last went to Blackburn and travelled to their main pub, surrounded by Police, by taxi.
Cross-border Carnage: Cardiff vs Bristol City. It started with a bang when the Bristol side took an emphatic 4-2 victory at Ashton gate. But will their fellow red-clad side be out for revenge when they visit Legoland? An expensive squad may have gelled better by that point, and there's plenty to prove with neither side able to face their natural local rivals due to divisional gaps on either side of the divide. The cider-swillers love nothing more than boasting of their Englishness to these third world dragon-worshipping heathens, and vice-versa Cardiff's new-found all-encompassing Welshness as devised by Malaysian Vincent Tan. Plenty of ammo for the terrace trade-off.
South London Sparkler: Millwall vs Charlton. After having the Hammers back for a brief spell in the second tier last season, Millwall will look for a new place to vent their spleens. Well, locally anyway (we all know who their true obsession is with). Charlton being the biggest club in Kent and Millwall the second biggest, it provides a unique opportunity for local bragging rights, although it's highly doubtful either stadium will sell out with the piddling amount of home fans these two clubs are able to muster.
Battle of the identicals: Forest vs Derby. Both managed by the same iconic bloke FFS. They play each other all the time and there's very little for them to hate each other about. Usually a decent game and there always seems to be an inter-squad brawl, but that's about all it has to offer the division.
More to follow (including Hudders/Leeds, Wendies/Barnsley, Palace/Brighton and much more)!
Any suggestions of your own, Leeds fans? Criticisms/corrections?
- EXODUS' ESTIMATION: Top dog of the Championship rivalry stakes.
Cross-border Carnage: Cardiff vs Bristol City. It started with a bang when the Bristol side took an emphatic 4-2 victory at Ashton gate. But will their fellow red-clad side be out for revenge when they visit Legoland? An expensive squad may have gelled better by that point, and there's plenty to prove with neither side able to face their natural local rivals due to divisional gaps on either side of the divide. The cider-swillers love nothing more than boasting of their Englishness to these third world dragon-worshipping heathens, and vice-versa Cardiff's new-found all-encompassing Welshness as devised by Malaysian Vincent Tan. Plenty of ammo for the terrace trade-off.
- EXODUS' ESTIMATION: Two clubs with a nasty edge. Silver medal position.
South London Sparkler: Millwall vs Charlton. After having the Hammers back for a brief spell in the second tier last season, Millwall will look for a new place to vent their spleens. Well, locally anyway (we all know who their true obsession is with). Charlton being the biggest club in Kent and Millwall the second biggest, it provides a unique opportunity for local bragging rights, although it's highly doubtful either stadium will sell out with the piddling amount of home fans these two clubs are able to muster.
- EXODUS' ESTIMATION: Police overkill, but still an enjoyable game on the pitch with plenty to play for in a season of nothingness for both cubs. Average rivalry.
Battle of the identicals: Forest vs Derby. Both managed by the same iconic bloke FFS. They play each other all the time and there's very little for them to hate each other about. Usually a decent game and there always seems to be an inter-squad brawl, but that's about all it has to offer the division.
- EXODUS' ESTIMATION: More of the same. Run-of-the-mill stuff from the no-man's land known as the Midlands, and in reality, both sides will look forward to their fixtures against true hate Leeds than against each other.
More to follow (including Hudders/Leeds, Wendies/Barnsley, Palace/Brighton and much more)!
Any suggestions of your own, Leeds fans? Criticisms/corrections?
or both games might be no brainers,
Just you on them ones i think
