I think that's true about the NLD.
Much as nobody would admit it, I think there's a certain amount of respect between the two clubs, particularly as they are now the top two without ludicrous oil investment.
I certainly hate West Ham and Chelsea more than them.
Is there room in your heart to hate anyone other than West Ham? Thought you'd filled up your allocation on them.
Yeah the geordies and mackems get really wound up for it. I can't imagine anything topping the Rangers v Celtic derby though as obviously the sectarian situation is an explosive element.I guess Liverpool v Utd isn't really a derby. Often the matches are dull anyway.
Always enjoyed the Sundelrand v Newcastle games. Seem to usually have a lot of goals and both teams only have that match to play for outside of surviving relegation so they really go for it.
Got to say that I wouldn't fancy sticking around in that scenario.I went up to Glasgow for the derby once. Didn't have a ticket, watched it in a Celtic pub near the ground. Celtic lost. Was standing outside the pub after the game when a coach load of Rangers fans came by going absolutely mental when they saw us. They were obviously aware the pub was on their route home. As were most of the Celtic fans who stayed in the pub after the game. Not this particular tourist though...
Watching an old video of Birmingham city fans taking a villa coffin though town, got me thinking. What derby do you lot look foreword to watching? Villa vs Birmingham is pretty tasty and I like Birmingham's old school feel to their ground (never been but the impression I get from tv). Liverpool Everton sticks in my mind as being entertaining even if the hate isn't that strong. Celtic Rangers is a decent watch.
I'm a big fan of Real/Atletico, simply because the local rivalry added to the fact that both sides are filled with a fabulous mix of cynical cheats and fouling bastards means that it's almost always a bloodbath.
Barca/Madrid is similar to a point, and arguably overtook it during the Mourinho/Guardiola era. It's always a fascinating watch - usually there's a terse five minutes or so until the first bad foul (almost always by Pepe), then all bets are off and it's mayhem. The commentators always say "we don't like to see this", but they are bang wrong. It's fucking fantastic.
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The best atmosphere I've ever been to in a Derby match was the Rome derby
I have cousins from Rome, the elder (and all the family traditionally) supports Roma but the younger became a Lazio fan with his friend
The younger one is the real football fan and he and his friends are season ticket holders with Lazio, I have been to quite a few games there most the stadium is more than half empty but the derby was unreal in terms of crowd and atmosphere
Growing up I used to go to the huge West London derby if Spurs weren't playing the same day.....Brentford vs Fulham
I've been to West Midlands derbys like Villa vs Birmingham or Villa vs WBA when I lived in Birmingham for my degree
I suppose I keep an eye on Barca vs Madrid - does that count as a derby? or just a big match between the two most successful teams?
From watching on of those Danny Dyer type football shows it seems one of the most intense derby games is against in Poland between the two Cracovia and Wisla