Who do you consider our rivals?

[filthyfox]

I foxing hate Spurs.  Bunch of bottlers

[Spudulike]

46 minutes ago, Sly said:

Derby - 30 miles

Nottingham - 28 miles

Coventry - 26 miles

Peterborough - 41 miles

Burton - 37 miles

Northampton - 38 miles

 

We don’t really have anyone close by to have a local Derby. The next highest ranked team in Leicestershire is Coalville I believe and they’re down at level 8? 
 

Based on your location in the county, will be based on who else you come into contact with. 
 

 

 

Are those miles from ground to ground? Or City centre to city centre? I'd say they are all geographically close enough to be rivals. 

[Koke]

Who are the 12 people who voted for Atletico Madrid? 

 

I know Everton aren't a rival but they are top 3 most disliked clubs on here. And feeling is mutual on their side. 

[Guest David Oldfields Gate]

10 hours ago, Koke said:

Who are the 12 people who voted for Atletico Madrid? 

 

I know Everton aren't a rival but they are top 3 most disliked clubs on here. And feeling is mutual on their side. 

Me for one! They paid Remi Harrell in 97, no doubt about it. Still wrankles.

[Le Renard Blue]

I can remember a time when as soon as the fixtures were first published, looking for Forest and Man Utd home and away before any others.

Forest was the big away day of the season. Feb '67 I think, 47,000 in The City Ground, hundreds of us in The Trent End.

The following season I think, winning 1-0 in the snow, before it was abandoned. Of course we lost the replayed fixture.

January '72, a long awaited win at The City Ground, 1-2.

Looking forward to visiting the neighbours again.

[Stadt]

I don't hate Derby, definitely on't like them but it's more I just have zero respect for them. They're a joke. Forest I hate but have a bit of grudging respect for them. 

[FuriousFox46]

Forest and Villa because they both have the same bizarre superiority complex.

[Mickyblueeyes]

I've always hated Forest. Never really understood the Derby hate. Perhaps because we have always got one over them. From 94 and even in the Prem, we were always the better team. We then had the period of the annual 4-0 win against them. Forest when I got into football were a superior team to us. Guys like Collymore, Woan, Chettle, Bohinen etc. 

 

I pity Cov to be honest. 

 

I tell you what was weird. During the League 1 season and a few seasons after that, Peterborough fans really tried to build a rivalry. They genuinely showed a dislike for us and I think most of us were like why ? Ha. 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

11 hours ago, filthyfox said:

I foxing hate Spurs.  Bunch of bottlers

Haha that's rich.

 

It's Notts Forest isn't it. Before Clough, the "East Midlands Derby" was us and them and it's not up for debate.

 

[FuriousFox46]

4 minutes ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

I've always hated Forest. Never really understood the Derby hate. Perhaps because we have always got one over them. From 94 and even in the Prem, we were always the better team. We then had the period of the annual 4-0 win against them. Forest when I got into football were a superior team to us. Guys like Collymore, Woan, Chettle, Bohinen etc. 

 

I pity Cov to be honest. 

 

I tell you what was weird. During the League 1 season and a few seasons after that, Peterborough fans really tried to build a rivalry. They genuinely showed a dislike for us and I think most of us were like why ? Ha. 

They still don’t like us.

 

I grew up 15 miles from Peterborough on the Northants/Cambs border and there are still a fair few Leicester fans that way. We are the closest big club after all.

[FuriousFox46]

1 minute ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Haha that's rich.

 

It's Notts Forest isn't it. Before Clough, the "East Midlands Derby" was us and them and it's not up for debate.

 

I always read this but is that actually true? The three clubs have pretty much always been around the same level and Derby is much closer to Nottingham than Leicester is

[FuriousFox46]

6 minutes ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

I've always hated Forest. Never really understood the Derby hate. Perhaps because we have always got one over them. From 94 and even in the Prem, we were always the better team. We then had the period of the annual 4-0 win against them. Forest when I got into football were a superior team to us. Guys like Collymore, Woan, Chettle, Bohinen etc. 

 

I pity Cov to be honest. 

 

I tell you what was weird. During the League 1 season and a few seasons after that, Peterborough fans really tried to build a rivalry. They genuinely showed a dislike for us and I think most of us were like why ? Ha. 

Agreed.

 

For me, it’s the city rivalry. Leicester and Nottingham are the two major cities in the region, Derby is too small and Coventry are part of a different region to us 

[Arriba Los Zorros]

21 hours ago, Foxxed said:

Portsmouth??

Yeah that one confused me.

[Pliskin]

Aliens, I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before they visit us to stick a digit up our bottoms. 

[Yes]

2 hours ago, FuriousFox46 said:

I always read this but is that actually true? The three clubs have pretty much always been around the same level and Derby is much closer to Nottingham than Leicester is

Certainly true in the 50s/60s by all accounts, Derby were 2nd and 3rd tier while we were both mostly in div 1 sometimes competing at the upper end, with us making a number of cup finals in the process too. Before that who knows, I don’t think fans were overly strict on who they see as a rival like they are now though. 

[Nalis]

Derby and Nottingham are a lot closer to each other than either are to Leicester so it's natural they are biger rivals for each other than we are.

 

Similsr to how Rochdale and Oldham are bigger rivals for each other than Man City are to either or them.

 

 

[filbertway]

It's always been Forest and Derby for me.

 

League rivals seem to change every couple of years. Pompey 02/03 stands out for me as probably the first time I actively took notice of another teams results.

 

Not as fun as Spurs 15/16

 

[los dedos]

This has got to annoy Derby fans .🤣

[HitchinFox]

On 10/01/2022 at 16:00, SemperEadem said:

Very violent away trip there in the early 90's. 

Ah, so I did indeed miss something. 

[Leicesterpool]

How about Celtic, for pinching MON off us plus getting our revenge by pinching Rodgers off them.

[TrentFox]

Perth Glory. Absolute bastards. 

[Harboro]

On 10/01/2022 at 14:32, Voll Blau said:

Buzzing for the weird lads who say "Celtic" to rock up.

 

30 minutes ago, Leicesterpool said:

How about Celtic, for pinching MON off us plus getting our revenge by pinching Rodgers off them.

 

[FuriousFox46]

1 hour ago, TrentFox said:

Perth Glory. Absolute bastards. 

I know you’re joking but I’ve always had an irrational dislike for them 

[ozleicester]

[Arriba Los Zorros]

9 hours ago, los dedos said:

This has got to annoy Derby fans .🤣

That's fantastic. A very good mate Derby fan lives in Belper! Have gleefully made him aware of this.

Edited 11 January 2022 by Arriba Los Zorros