How seriously do you all take it? Its massive for me wven bigger than playing Newcastle. Middlesbrough is the town ive grew up in, and ive had to endure alot over the years when they were splashing money left right and centre and even making the Uefa Cup final being the worst. Their fans hate us with a passion, but we dont seem that arsed about them? Makes me laugh and the reason for this thread is ive just taken the dog for a walk in my Sunderland top. I decided to call in a pub and there was about 10 blokes in there all sat seperate minding their own buisness till i walked in. I instantly felt all eyes on me, some evil looking but as soon as i sat down with my pint and eye balled them they continued with what they were doing. It makes me laugh living in Teesside. I wish them constant failure because of the fact ive grown up around them and next to Newcastle you wont fund a much more fickle fanbase
It’s a derby. It’s more of a ‘game with an edge’ than a fierce rivalry to me though. It’s annoying if we lose to them, but it isn’t a killer. There’s definitely an extra glow on a win. I actually don’t care about them at all day to day. Wasn’t offended when Julio went there I’d have been distraught had he signed for the Mags. They get to make us and the Mags rivals as they are a little bit no man’s land, they’d have been better targeting Leeds who I know have a spiky bit for them.
No different to a game against Leeds for me, grew up in jarra to be fair so never mixed with them would probably view it differently if I had
Ive only ever known 1 Boro supporter. He was a twat. Whenever we beat them, i think of him. Other than that, beating them gives me only slightly more satisfaction than beating anybody else of their ilk. Losing to them is just like losing to anybody else.
Aye I get it from your perspective being based there. They mean little more than most clubs to the vast majority of us I’d wager.
I live and work around them imahine my pain lol. All my mates support them too. They really do hat us with a passion
I quite like Boro. Growing up in midlands meant I quite liked to see most northern sides do well except the Mags. Boro is barely any different to Blackburn or Preston.
Also a Jarra lad. Never knew any Boro fans inside or outside of school growing up. I worked with a Boro fan once for quite a few years and he did think that it was a massive game when we played each other. I just don’t see it as a derby game or barely a rivalry. All our songs are about Newcastle, we never sing about Boro. It reminds me of Scotland and England. The majority of Scots hate us and are always desperate for us to lose and fail. We don’t really care about them or their results. Tees, do they see us or Newcastle as their biggest rivals? Do they sing about us at their games?
I think its more a case of Boro's rivalry with us. We are their nearest (big) game, whereas for us its the mags. I dont hate them as a club like I do the mags.
Not a derby for me, not even close. I class it as an opposition rivalry similar to Leeds. Their closest thing to a derby is either Hartlepool or Darlington.
It's a localish match giving it a little more added edge for us, imo. Know a few Boro supporters and it's the game of the season for them.
