East Anglian rivalry - an outsiders perspective

Hi guys

I am a Liverpool fan but I live in East Anglia and so I believe I have an insight into NCFC / ITFC rivalry.

Basically what I have to say is this: why is there a rivalry in the first place? They are a City, you are a Town. They are in the PL, you are in the lower leagues. They are a bigger club with more history, you maybe not so much.

Now I like Ipswich, I like them a lot. But don't give me this rivalry thing, you should just be proud of your club and town and leave it there, surely?

Feedback gratefully received, keen to get some views - real fans only though pls, no WUMs.

UA

 

they are in what league? get your facts right before spouting bullshit

 

Ah ok true they are now in the Championship but lets face it they are doing pretty well aren't they. And my other points still stand.

Anyway - chill out, no offense intended, just keen to get some thoughts on this.

Cheers
UA

 

So UA, your very first post, this time round, is on the Norwich board saying you hope we get back into the Prem, then 3 or 4 posts later, on our rivals board, you tell them that we are in the PL!

But of course, you're not wumming!

 

A budgie WUM..

Guys he used to WUM on the budgie board a few years back.

Nothing to see here.

 

JWM - don't be like that. The inspiration for your user name was a Pool player, (albeit one of the not so great ones, always tried though). So we have a connection.

I was at the Derby and let me tell you I thought I was at Carrow Lane in terms of the noise.

 

Have i just stepped into a time machine and gone back a few years!

 

Shows how much you know, he is EMPHATICALLY NOT a Budgie!

 

Are you sure, Dave? He does go to Carrow Lane, after all

 

I meant in as much as he used to WUM your board back in the BBC606 days!

 

Troll-best ignored.

 

PS - they are 40 - odd miles away so its not a REAL derby

 

I like the "They are a bigger club with more history bit....what History???

 

Perhaps he's talking about Liverpool.

 

So are Newcastle and Middlesboro - is that too not a derby match?

 

Nope its not.....not in the same way that Newcastle and Sunderland is. The equivalent of Norwich v Ipswich is Forest v Doncaster or something.

 

So that's why the East Anglian Derby has been voted as the second most bitter rivalry in English football.

Nice attempt at Wumming though!

 

I don't doubt the antagonism and bitterness between the fans, but its not a Derby match

 

Like I give a feck what you think!

 

Feck it..lets tear up 150 years of tradition just becuase one person doesn't think it should be a derby.