derbies

[spadge]

what would you class as a derby, the news of the world classes us against scunthorpe as a derby,
id say that
leeds
pigs
dingles
donny
rotherham
are our derbys because of the atmosphere and rivalry goes, just6 wundered what other blades thoughts where?

 

[Sensiblade]

Just the Pigs as they are in Sheffield and none of the others are (I know Roverum are at the moment, but they aren't supposed to be )

 

[H. Metal Blade]

Pigs due to history and proximity
Leeds cause of hatred and Inter-City rivalry
Your Toytown, Dingles and Donny's certainly aren't Derbies....we just entertain the lil'uns for a day...






(Traditionally....)

 

[shorehamview]

Wendy, due to the fact that they are in the same city as us.

Nobody else, because they aren't in the same city as us. South Yorkshire derby? Yorkshire derby? Big fish cocks to that. What next, us against Southampton the "Teams that play in red and white stripes and have both sign James Beattie and whose names begin with S derby"?

Wendy, and that's it. All the rest are just matches.

 

[judge]

just the oinkers from s6
not really bothered about anyone else tbh

 

[GoldCoast Blade]

Me too, just the pigs. Nobody else keeps me awake for an hour, let alone a week before kick off.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

It's just a sad attempt by the media to spin as many matches as possible as 'big' games.

That said there's 'derby' games and 'local rivalry' games. i wouldn't class scunny in that group, but but donny, rotherham, barnsley, chesterfield, leeds would be.

Looking at google earth, that's roughly 30 miles radius as the crow flies, which i think is reasonable enough for a local rivalry.

That criteria also puts huddersfield, and halifax into that group as well as mansfield. Bradford is ever so slightly outside. Nottingham forest/county & derby are just outside as well. Oldham is inside that radius but i guess the pennines/Lancashire barrier stops them from being a local rival.

Maybe we need to simplify it a bit. If t'int Yorkshire, t'int a rival?

 

[boo radley]

Got ot be best when beating that west yorkshire scum. its better than beating wendies and long may they remain low. The best most satisfying 4 minutes of football ive ever seen and will never forget. We all hate leeds scum we all hate leeds scum

 

[Santos Little Helper]

"what would you class as a derby"

Derby County?