12 hours ago, BillyWoofs_shinpad said:

What is all this anti Derby vitriol?

I’d rather we had as many big teams in the Championship, it makes the matches far more appealing. As @SmogDane said in an earlier post, wouldn’t it be great to have a go at Sunderland twice a season. For me, a match against Derby, holds far more appeal than one against Rotherham or Wycombe. 

Nah, *** Derby.

I actually enjoy an away day at Rotherham more than Pride Park. I am defo in the f**k Derby camp.

42 minutes ago, TLF10 said:

I actually enjoy an away day at Rotherham more than Pride Park. I am defo in the f**k Derby camp.

I might be wrong, but aren't Pride Park & The Riverside literal copy paste jobs? Not sure which was first, but aren't they the same stadium essentially?

4 minutes ago, Brunners said:

I might be wrong, but aren't Pride Park & The Riverside literal copy paste jobs? Not sure which was first, but aren't they the same stadium essentially?

There or thereabouts, yeah.

*** derby too 

1 hour ago, Neverbefore said:

No kebano tomorrow and confirmation that he's off

Sad to see him go and yeah I don't see how he comes back at all. But I'm actually quite glad he's not playing tomorrow. It's another opportunity for a young player to take a place in the team at some stage in the game, hopefully.

16 minutes ago, Brunners said:

I might be wrong, but aren't Pride Park & The Riverside literal copy paste jobs? Not sure which was first, but aren't they the same stadium essentially?

Ours was first.  I believe there are some differences but the basic design was the same, yeah.

1 minute ago, Changing Times said:

Ours was first.  I believe there are some differences but the basic design was the same, yeah.

thanks for the answers CT and Wilson 🙂

1 minute ago, Brunners said:

thanks for the answers CT and Wilson 🙂

Wilson is lovely, isn't he 😍

I think when Pride Park was built it was fully built whereas the Riverside didn't have the NW and SW corners built until later, and the extra top bits of the nearest North Stand and South Stand blocks as well.

Edited May 7, 20215 yr by Changing Times

That's also why the capacities are different.

This riveting stuff should really be on a more appropriate thread though such as the transfer window thread 👍

59 minutes ago, Brunners said:

I might be wrong, but aren't Pride Park & The Riverside literal copy paste jobs? Not sure which was first, but aren't they the same stadium essentially?

Very much so mate. We were first but they are very similar. I prefer ours though haha.
 

Rotherham and Sheff Wed just less travel time than Derby for an away day.

No Kebano tomorrow. Probs see Spence start RWB

9 hours ago, TLF10 said:

No Kebano tomorrow. Probs see Spence start RWB

Not too sure of that Jose wants to keep him under wraps😉

10 hours ago, Brunners said:

I might be wrong, but aren't Pride Park & The Riverside literal copy paste jobs? Not sure which was first, but aren't they the same stadium essentially?

Yes the Riverside was model cost affordable stadium built with quite a few others following the basic plan of MFC.

Derby as you say, Sunderland, Rotherham and a few others building to the initial design. In fact Darlington had a mini Riverside did they not?