Sol thewall Bamba Posted 26 May 2021 Posted 26 May 2021 10 minutes ago, ParkerPen said: lads, it's Tottenham. and dirty Chelsea. Lads, it's not. 2
Finnaldo Posted 26 May 2021 Posted 26 May 2021 It’s always been Cov for me. It exists on a micro level as well with Hinckley and Nuneaton. There were videos of Cov fans burning Leicester shirts and vice versa in the 00s, and people have already talked about the legitimate violence around games as well. I get it’s partially regional as well but I don’t get how you can say Forest or Derby are bigger rivals when so many of their fans are so desperate to say we’re not rivals. Leicester and Cov have genuine vitirol on both sides and you’d never hear anything like that uttered around a Leicester/Cov game.
fazzyfox Posted 26 May 2021 Posted 26 May 2021 If Forest keep Chris Hughton for the whole of next season I would expect a play off place then who knows. Their problem has been, other than competing with clubs who have parachute money, that each 6 monthly manager who gets a go inherits players on 3 year contracts and never gets to wholly build their own team (although a few have had high turnarounds of players) which is the case at a lot of levels. I would be surprised if they didn't make the play offs but like Ipswich and others their youth system used to be their saviour but when the well runs dry they have to rely on journeyman pro's. Coventry seem to have cut their cloth accordingly and without pressure of expectation could put a run together as Barnsley did this season and get in there on the quiet. Derby are just a mess. If we were to play a promoted Forest in a couple of years time it would very much be them as underdogs, far from an level pegged rivalry which would make our games against them massive for them (though they deny this). No one has a divine right to the Premier League but along with Sheff Weds they're among the biggest to be away for so long, so I get a feeling they'll get their moment in the sun at some point in the next 2-3 years. Our rivals are definitely Cheatsea, Wolves were and could be again if they can sort their s*** out and be the side of the previous couple of seasons, will always hate Arsenal and Villa were last time they were up but currently don't seem so much so.
FuriousFox46 Posted 26 May 2021 Author Posted 26 May 2021 27 minutes ago, Finnaldo said: It’s always been Cov for me. It exists on a micro level as well with Hinckley and Nuneaton. There were videos of Cov fans burning Leicester shirts and vice versa in the 00s, and people have already talked about the legitimate violence around games as well. I get it’s partially regional as well but I don’t get how you can say Forest or Derby are bigger rivals when so many of their fans are so desperate to say we’re not rivals. Leicester and Cov have genuine vitirol on both sides and you’d never hear anything like that uttered around a Leicester/Cov game. Well you would because plenty of Leicester fans, myself included despite living in South Leicestershire, feel very little towards Coventry
ParkerPen Posted 26 May 2021 Posted 26 May 2021 it was fun playing Derby in the 90's as someone said they were similar level to MON's team. cant say as I am old enough (started going to the footy in the mid 90s) to really see Forest as rivals and Coventry were usually shit. remember watching us lose 3-1 or 3-0 cant remember at Filbert street thinking how teh **** did that happen ?! to be fair iI hate whoever we are playing, just taking it one game at a time there all rivals, all hated.
shailen Posted 26 May 2021 Posted 26 May 2021 Interesting question. Can we now say our rivals are no longer Everton, Wolves, West Ham but are actually more the so called big six clubs? I think we're in that spot where we're quite not ready for a title challenge and are on the periphery of being champions league. We're far behind Liverpool and Man City, and we're competing with the likes of Man Utd and Chelsea at the moment but they're still ahead of us, but we're ahead of Spurs and Arsenal. So where we've finished over the last two seasons is probably the best we could hope for realistically, despite the disappointment in how we finished there.
Spudulike Posted 26 May 2021 Posted 26 May 2021 My dislike is mostly for players rather than clubs. That twat Bale celebrating like that on Sunday in front of fans first time back coming from a City that's been on its knees during the past 15 months was very disrespectful. I've spent a lifetime disliking Liverpool but I've come to understand its not the football club that causes my anger but actually those southern (and especially Leicester) accented dick heads pretending to have an association with the club. Can't help myself from having a pop whenever I can. Don't know any Cov or Derby or NottsF fans so I don't really have much of opinion on them anymore. Might do if we ever play them again.
bovril Posted 26 May 2021 Posted 26 May 2021 Worth pointing out we have now won the same no. of domestic trophies as 'Massive' Leeds 2
Guest Manini Posted 26 May 2021 Posted 26 May 2021 2 hours ago, Spudulike said: I've spent a lifetime disliking Liverpool but I've come to understand its not the football club that causes my anger but actually those southern (and especially Leicester) accented dick heads pretending to have an association with the club. Can't help myself from having a pop whenever I can. I know it’s why they take it - but the “Leicester Reds” banner that gets hoisted up in the Man U end every time they come to us really winds me up.
BenTheFox Posted 26 May 2021 Posted 26 May 2021 2 hours ago, Spudulike said: My dislike is mostly for players rather than clubs. That twat Bale celebrating like that on Sunday in front of fans first time back coming from a City that's been on its knees during the past 15 months was very disrespectful. I've spent a lifetime disliking Liverpool but I've come to understand its not the football club that causes my anger but actually those southern (and especially Leicester) accented dick heads pretending to have an association with the club. Can't help myself from having a pop whenever I can. Don't know any Cov or Derby or NottsF fans so I don't really have much of opinion on them anymore. Might do if we ever play them again. Out of interest, would you think that if Vardy had done the same to another set of fans? And let's not act like he wouldn't if given the opportunity. 2
Spudulike Posted 26 May 2021 Posted 26 May 2021 4 minutes ago, BenTheFox said: Out of interest, would you think that if Vardy had done the same to another set of fans? And let's not act like he wouldn't if given the opportunity. He might have done but it doesn't stop me from me from being disgusted by Bales actions.
jimsmallman Posted 26 May 2021 Posted 26 May 2021 As I used to say onstage "I grew up in Hinckley, which is halfway between Leicester and Coventry. So you grew up supporting one of two teams... Leicester City... or Manchester United" I really, really, really hate Cov. I used to argue with my Dad all the time about who we should hate more (him being more in the Forest hatred camp) I do miss all the local derbies though. Some great days out. 1 1
Saxondale Posted 27 May 2021 Posted 27 May 2021 15 hours ago, shailen said: Interesting question. Can we now say our rivals are no longer Everton, Wolves, West Ham but are actually more the so called big six clubs? I think we're in that spot where we're quite not ready for a title challenge and are on the periphery of being champions league. We're far behind Liverpool and Man City, and we're competing with the likes of Man Utd and Chelsea at the moment but they're still ahead of us, but we're ahead of Spurs and Arsenal. So where we've finished over the last two seasons is probably the best we could hope for realistically, despite the disappointment in how we finished there. These kind of rivalries are transient. We might be shit next season and finish twelfth. Likewise, everything could suddenly fall into place at Burnley or Villa or Newcastle and could find we’re scrapping with them for fourth.
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