Off Topic FC v Rovers

  • Please bear with us on the new site integration and fixing any known bugs over the coming days. If you can not log in please try resetting your password and check your spam box. If you have tried these steps and are still struggling email [email protected] with your username/registered email address
  • Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!
look_back_in_amber said:
Obviously, but then it applies to the same code in those cities. I was referring more to cross code bitterness, I only seem to read about with regard to Hull teams/supporters.
Click to expand...

Don't confuse having a rivalry with wanting the other club to fail, the local derbies give the fans one of the biggest and most important games of the year, underneath the 'hatred' there is a dependancy on these rivalries which is often unacknowledged by the fans.

Whilst the knuckle-dragging Celtic contingent cheered when Rangers went down, the more rational ones were understandably disappointed because their best two games of the football calendar had been taken away.

Obviously it is different with the cross-code rivalries, although probably less logical as neither team has any impact on the other.
 
Castro's Coffin said:
Probably. I used to work in Leeds back in the Revie days and the rugby fans didn't wish for Leeds United to fail.
Neither did Leeds rugby fans support football teams from another city.
Elsewhere you don't see people in Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Bolton, Burnley etc writing in the local paper about how they hope the local team fails and how crap they are. Neither do you see the amount of people in those places with the shirts of other clubs as you do in Hull.
Click to expand...

And the other way round, none of the Leeds United fans have a petty grudge with the Rhino's fans, in fact a large contingent went to support them in the Challenge Cup final last year.

Also there's a hell of a lot of Man U and Chelsea shirts in Leeds.
 
HCAFC (Airlie Tiger) said:
Don't confuse having a rivalry with wanting the other club to fail, the local derbies give the fans one of the biggest and most important games of the year, underneath the 'hatred' there is a dependancy on these rivalries which is often unacknowledged by the fans.

Whilst the knuckle-dragging Celtic contingent cheered when Rangers went down, the more rational ones were understandably disappointed because their best two games of the football calendar had been taken away.

Obviously it is different with the cross-code rivalries, although probably less logical as neither team has any impact on the other.
Click to expand...
I'm not confusing anything at all, I just find it hard to understand the mentality of people that continually slag off another team within their locality. "It's a football town, no it's a rugby town" bollocks and bullshit. They simply come across to me pathetic narrow minded ****wits I'm afraid. I'd like to see success for every team within our locality no matter what the sport.
 
  • Like
Reactions: pudseytiger and HCAFC (Airlie Tiger)
look_back_in_amber said:
I'm not confusing anything at all, I just find it hard to understand the mentality of people that continually slag off another team within their locality. "It's a football town, no it's a rugby town" bollocks and bullshit. They simply come across to me pathetic narrow minded ****wits I'm afraid. I'd like to see success for every team within our locality no matter what the sport.
Click to expand...

Completely agree, unfortunately that's far too sensible for our city. People are far too insular and hold small minded, petty views which are of no use to anyone and if anything hold the city back.
 
  • Like
Reactions: look_back_in_amber
Mr. Hat said:
The capital of rugby is leicester.

That's the world capital of rugby as well.

No one gives half a **** about rugby league, I can't even understand why it exists. ****ing **** abomination of a half decent sport.

Says it all about the spanners that actually pay to watch that ****e.

And they even have the gall to claim that 'puffball' (as they so eloquently call it) is soft?

<laugh>

A game of bowls is more dangerous than the tag rugby code of rugby you Northern fannies play.
Click to expand...
Well done on pointing out the capital of Rugby :emoticon-0150-hands Fine effort there mate, Do you know who won the Rugby World Cup? That is the All Blacks mate and for the record their from New Zealand :afro:. No one gives a **** about rugby league? Well my league loving friend you sure do tonight! You wasting your precious time claiming you know something of this sport yet having a go at fans of both codes who love the sports equally! Yes top hat I love rugby league, I love football!! As a kid growing up I mostly played rugby league but played football too myself, I enjoyed the physicality of rugby league and the technical skills of football.. You see just because two codes are very different doesn't mean they can't be enjoyed playing/spectating etc take off your rose tinted glasses mate <ale>
 
  • Like
Reactions: look_back_in_amber
Aussie blackcat85 said:
Well done on pointing out the capital of Rugby :emoticon-0150-hands Fine effort there mate, Do you know who won the Rugby World Cup? That is the All Blacks mate and for the record their from New Zealand :afro:. No one gives a **** about rugby league? Well my league loving friend you sure do tonight! You wasting your precious time claiming you know something of this sport yet having a go at fans of both codes who love the sports equally! Yes top hat I love rugby league, I love football!! As a kid growing up I mostly played rugby league but played football too myself, I enjoyed the physicality of rugby league and the technical skills of football.. You see just because two codes are very different doesn't mean they can't be enjoyed playing/spectating etc take off your rose tinted glasses mate <ale>
Click to expand...

You seem to hve missed the point.

I was ridiculing tag rugby (league) in favour of its proper form (Union)
 
Mr. Hat said:
You seem to hve missed the point.

I was ridiculing tag rugby (league) in favour of its proper form (Union)
Click to expand...
Nah, I get ya.. You hate rugby league <ok> My fav English import to play over here was Gareth Ellis, ironically he played for the Tigers in the NRL. Top player quick off his feet very agile was sad to see him return to uk. How's he going for FC? Wish him all the best :emoticon-0167-beer:
 
HCAFC (Airlie Tiger) said:
Completely agree, unfortunately that's far too sensible for our city. People are far too insular and hold small minded, petty views which are of no use to anyone and if anything hold the city back.
Click to expand...
That's exactly has I see it you're bang on matey.
The thing is the people with these attitudes can't even see it.
It really makes this City look pathetic
 
Southwest corner said:
That's exactly has I see it you're bang on matey.
The thing is the people with these attitudes can't even see it.
It really makes this City look pathetic
Click to expand...
What does the huge advertising hoarding opposite HRI, near the KC, 'ONE CITY, ONE SPORT, ONE DERBY' make the city look like?
 
Aussie blackcat85 said:
Nah, I get ya.. You hate rugby league <ok> My fav English import to play over here was Gareth Ellis, ironically he played for the Tigers in the NRL. Top player quick off his feet very agile was sad to see him return to uk. How's he going for FC? Wish him all the best :emoticon-0167-beer:
Click to expand...

I don't hate it, I just don't understand the point of it. If you wanted to watch rugby, you'd watch rugby. Not that softy version for puffs.
 
tubbylard said:
What does the huge advertising hoarding opposite HRI, near the KC, 'ONE CITY, ONE SPORT, ONE DERBY' make the city look like?
Click to expand...
That's a promotion for the bloody game.
Jesus Christ people on here just can't wait to get offended by anything.
You're not seriously getting wound up by that are you.???
 
  • Like
Reactions: look_back_in_amber
Castro's Coffin said:
Probably. I used to work in Leeds back in the Revie days and the rugby fans didn't wish for Leeds United to fail.
Neither did Leeds rugby fans support football teams from another city.
Elsewhere you don't see people in Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Bolton, Burnley etc writing in the local paper about how they hope the local team fails and how crap they are. Neither do you see the amount of people in those places with the shirts of other clubs as you do in Hull.
Click to expand...

If City had as much success as those clubs we'd have a stronger fanbase & less plastics.

That's all it's down to.

Rovers & FC fans remember glory days at Wembley & Cardiff respectively.

The fans of the Boxing roar on Campbell & Coyle because they're entertaining & successful.

City? Get good crowds for a relatively small club. We have a catchment area that nobody at the club tries to tap into.

I'd love to see the whole of the East Riding & Hull area get behind City and the other sports. It would make us one of the biggest sporting cities in the UK.
 
Hank Scorpio said:
If City had as much success as those clubs we'd have a stronger fanbase & less plastics.

That's all it's down to.

Rovers & FC fans remember glory days at Wembley & Cardiff respectively.

The fans of the Boxing roar on Campbell & Coyle because they're entertaining & successful.

City? Get good crowds for a relatively small club. We have a catchment area that nobody at the club tries to tap into.

I'd love to see the whole of the East Riding & Hull area get behind City and the other sports. It would make us one of the biggest sporting cities in the UK.
Click to expand...
Agreed !!
 
KR look to be a team really on the up, out of the two top Hull rugby league teams I think they actually came into existence with us (Hull City) all those years ago, used to play in West Hull too apparently
 
tubbylard said:
What does the huge advertising hoarding opposite HRI, near the KC, 'ONE CITY, ONE SPORT, ONE DERBY' make the city look like?
Click to expand...

They make KR look like they've got a clever marketing department.

If we any wit or humour about us, it would be replaced by Hatties 'One City, One Sport, One Darby' one.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom
Back