FuriousFox46 Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 (edited) I know threads about our rivalries are a long-running joke on FoxesTalk but since it’s close-season I was wondering if anyone else is starting to think our ‘rivalries’ with Forest, Derby and Cov are dead for a generation? and if so, have your views on who you ‘hate’ the most changed? Incidentally, some friends of mine are collecting data on football rivalries here; https://umassamherst.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3FdJ8eN2EgFCfCB?mbsrc=krdir where you assign 100 rivalry points to all the teams you hate. so, if you had to do so - who would they go to? Edited 25 May 2021 by FuriousFox46
fuchsntf Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 Only worried about what WE do & achieve.. Only our Pl competitors interest me...
Popular Post BenTheFox Posted 25 May 2021 Popular Post Posted 25 May 2021 (edited) Cov will get promoted before Forest or Derby. I'm not even joking. Edited 25 May 2021 by BenTheFox 7 4
Nalis Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 Our rivals are generally situational. At different stages it was Peterborough, Watford, Plymouth, Wolves, Spurs, Burnley. No idea who it would even be now if anyone, it looked likely Wolves would be our natural medium to long term rivals but that seemed to dissolve very quickly.
Popular Post Voll Blau Posted 25 May 2021 Popular Post Posted 25 May 2021 No. Still love beating them, still love them being in a worse division than us. Buzzing to see a generation of kids emerge from those towns following City. 9
HybridFox Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 I reckon likes of Villa and Wolves will become more intense as Midlands rivals
Blue ROI Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 (edited) Forest was our only close rival since Pearson's first stint. We were way ahead of Derby for almost all of 2009-14. Harsh on them to say but both are at this stage almost an irrelevance. In the Premier League era we are closing in on matching the amount of seasons Forest, Derby and Cov have spent in the PL combined. Remarkable. Our strongest current rivals are the likes of Villa, Spurs, Chelsea. Edited 25 May 2021 by Blue ROI 2
Popular Post Sol thewall Bamba Posted 25 May 2021 Popular Post Posted 25 May 2021 The gap widens every year and I love it. Would love the chance to give one of them a good pasting in the cup just to remind them how distinctly average they all are as clubs, preferably Notts Forest. 8
FuriousFox46 Posted 25 May 2021 Author Posted 25 May 2021 10 minutes ago, Blarmy said: Spurs - 100 Man U - another 100 Forest - 40 Villa - 20 Spurs - 20 Chelsea - 15 Derby - 5
BenTheFox Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 1 minute ago, Nalis said: Our rivals are generally situational. At different stages it was Peterborough, Watford, Plymouth, Wolves, Spurs, Burnley. No idea who it would even be now if anyone, it looked likely Wolves would be our natural medium to long term rivals but that seemed to dissolve very quickly. West Brom being in the Premier as well as Wolves not having the best season themselves when someway with that. There are far too many clubs around Birmingham/the Black Country for any intense rivalry. Villa will always hate Blues and West Brom. West Brom and Wolves hate eachother and would both put Villa way before us.
SemperEadem Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 8 minutes ago, Blue ROI said: Forest was our only close rival since Pearson's first stint. We were way ahead of Derby for almost all of 2009-14. Harsh on them to say but both are at this stage almost an irrelevance. In the Premier League era we are closing in on matching the amount of seasons Forest, Derby and Cov have spent in the PL combined. Remarkable. Our strongest current rivals are the likes of Villa, Spurs, Chelsea. None of those listed at the end could give a monkeys about us.
SemperEadem Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 If we would have got Cov in the cup last year it would have really sparked that one up again. 2
FuriousFox46 Posted 25 May 2021 Author Posted 25 May 2021 Just now, tylesta said: Stopped after it asked me for 10 teams You can just put as many as you like I think?
Lineker's Left Foot Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 Cov despise Leicester but we don’t care 😂😂😂
Stadt Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 Ownership is probably the biggest factor in long term success, Forest and Derby are both owned by jokers so they’ll be behind us for a while. Cov’s owners are morons but the football side of things seem to be actually ok at the minute. @BenTheFoxis right, they’ll be up before Forest and Derby.
BenTheFox Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 In many respects Cov should be our biggest rival. Closest city and they don't have an out-and-out rivalry themselves really, as they're not in the Birmingham/Black Country loop. Blues and Villa don't really care about them and neither do West Brom or Wolves. 4
Koke Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 Cov Forest In the Premier League it's whoever we care battling out with.
SemperEadem Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 5 minutes ago, BenTheFox said: In many respects Cov should be our biggest rival. Closest city and they don't have an out-and-out rivalry themselves really, as they're not in the Birmingham/Black Country loop. Blues and Villa don't really care about them and neither do West Brom or Wolves. Plus they really hate us.
Blue ROI Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 14 minutes ago, SemperEadem said: None of those listed at the end could give a monkeys about us. I'd say from our point of view they would be some of our closest rivals I can think of. Villa is always a grudge match for us and Spurs are almost on an equal footing nowadays I wouldn't have said Chelsea but the events during and after the cup final has caused something of a stir.
420Hashish Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 Put Cvntsea as rivals for what happened the past few weeks.
BenTheFox Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 7 minutes ago, Stadt said: Ownership is probably the biggest factor in long term success, Forest and Derby are both owned by jokers so they’ll be behind us for a while. Cov’s owners are morons but the football side of things seem to be actually ok at the minute. @BenTheFoxis right, they’ll be up before Forest and Derby. Forest have a manager that has been there and done it in the championship so maybe they have a chance. However, the two occasions where he was promoted were with Newcastle, who had easily the best squad in the league and Brighton, who already had solid foundations having only just missed out on a couple of soccassions before they went up.
Nalis Posted 25 May 2021 Posted 25 May 2021 7 minutes ago, BenTheFox said: In many respects Cov should be our biggest rival. Closest city and they don't have an out-and-out rivalry themselves really, as they're not in the Birmingham/Black Country loop. Blues and Villa don't really care about them and neither do West Brom or Wolves. I agree, let Derby and Forest have their little wan kathon and the strangest rivalry in football. Its a bit like if Bradford and Huddersfield boasted about having a rivalry with each other instead of Leeds.
FuriousFox46 Posted 25 May 2021 Author Posted 25 May 2021 10 minutes ago, BenTheFox said: In many respects Cov should be our biggest rival. Closest city and they don't have an out-and-out rivalry themselves really, as they're not in the Birmingham/Black Country loop. Blues and Villa don't really care about them and neither do West Brom or Wolves. But they’re not really on the same level as us size wise are they? 25 odd seasons in the third tier, one major trophy. I personally don’t feel competitive with them because they literally have nothing over us.
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