AnglianRed 6,229 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, Lee. said: None of the Sunderland fans I know consider Middlesbrough as a derby. For that reason alone, neither do I. I couldn't give two hoots if Newcastle or Sunderland make their way to the Championship. It would be just another game for me. Well, their fans may not acknowledge it, but the Tees-Wear derby is officially a thing. A quick Google shows results from Wikipedia, the Northern Echo, the MFC website and even Facebook. Though it is usually also acknowledged that the Tyne-Wear derby is the bigger / more important fixture. Even some contradictory comments from Chris Coleman, back when he was Sunderland manager: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-vs-middlesbrough-chris-coleman-14324634 On the one hand he insists Boro is not a derby game for them, then in the next sentence he says, "Boro is a big game - they're local rivals...the same as Hull". I always thought the definition of a derby was a game against another team in the same league and in fairly close geographical proximity. 🤷♂️ I guess the number of games played and the leagues have something to do with it. Obviously the more matches and the higher the league, the bigger and more important they are. Anyway, being a bit bored today, I pulled some figures from the 11v11.com site. I won't claim they're 100% accurate but I think they should give a decent picture. I think it shows there is a more established rivalry between all 3 clubs than some fans may care to admit... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Uwe 3,543 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Not a derby but definitely a grudge match Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,952 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 So someone made up a rumour that James Rodriguez is transitioning and now he's trending on twitter. I'm sure he feels just wonderful 😩 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Brunners said: So someone made up a rumour that James Rodriguez is transitioning and now he's trending on twitter. I'm sure he feels just wonderful 😩 The tweets causing it to trend are pretty disgusting. It's Football v Transphobia week as of yesterday so the timing of it all feels incredibly sinister to me, too. I've got no place for it at all. This was the statement from the group running the FvT week of action. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GrimsbyBoro 1,959 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 3 hours ago, AnglianRed said: I always thought the definition of a derby was a game against another team in the same league and in fairly close geographical proximity. Originally it was two teams from the same city, outside of London there were only about half a dozen Derby matches: Liverpool Manchester Birmingham Nottingham Sheffield Bristol Stoke It later grew into local rivals and even counties. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Changing Times 12,218 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Brunners said: So someone made up a rumour that James Rodriguez is transitioning and now he's trending on twitter. I'm sure he feels just wonderful 😩 Gestede must have done it a few times but kept changing his mind afterwards. Link to post Share on other sites
Redcar Rioja 5,872 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 On 3/25/2021 at 1:08 PM, Brunners said: So someone made up a rumour that James Rodriguez is transitioning and now he's trending on twitter. I'm sure he feels just wonderful 😩 Some very sad and bored people out there, what goes on in their heads is scary especially considering that they likely have the right to vote. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 19 minutes ago, Redcar Rioja said: Some very sad and bored people out there, what goes on in their heads is scary especially considering that they likely have the right to vote. And the ability to father children. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Brunners 7,952 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Gibbo has done his ankle ligaments and will miss the rest of Norwichs promotion push. Hope you come back strong Ben! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,229 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 On 3/25/2021 at 3:01 PM, GrimsbyBoro said: Originally it was two teams from the same city, outside of London there were only about half a dozen Derby matches: Liverpool Manchester Birmingham Nottingham Sheffield Bristol Stoke It later grew into local rivals and even counties. Well you know how it is. Once one town / city has something, everyone else wants one. 😁 I guess our "local rivals" should be Darlington and Hartlepool, but since we've never been in the same league (at least as far as I recall) I suppose we've had to look further north. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Neverbefore 10,695 Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 56 minutes ago, Brunners said: Gibbo has done his ankle ligaments and will miss the rest of Norwichs promotion push. Hope you come back strong Ben! Gutted for him. Glad he's getting a second chance in the premier League, he's always been good enough, just not enough of a battering ram for dyches liking. Link to post Share on other sites
TeaCider24 12,401 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 That's a big shame for him, but he's still been an integral part of a promotion side for the second time. I'm sure he's loved this season after the shambles of a 2 years he had at Burnley. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
oldman 155 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 16 hours ago, AnglianRed said: Well you know how it is. Once one town / city has something, everyone else wants one. 😁 I guess our "local rivals" should be Darlington and Hartlepool, but since we've never been in the same league (at least as far as I recall) I suppose we've had to look further north. We played Darlington in the 1966/67 season in the old division 3 and did the double over them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966–67_Football_League#Third_Division 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AnglianRed 6,229 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, oldman said: We played Darlington in the 1966/67 season in the old division 3 and did the double over them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966–67_Football_League#Third_Division Wow - thats a looooonnnng time ago! 😁 1 Link to post Share on other sites
oldman 155 Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 1 hour ago, AnglianRed said: Wow - thats a looooonnnng time ago! 😁 Can't forget that season it was my first supporting the Boro. Over 50 years later I still haven't learnt my lesson UTB 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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