Zingari Posted 8 July 2011 Posted 8 July 2011 Leicester and Coventry might just as well accept that no one else hates us enough to be their number 1 rivals, so we may as well just accept each other as the last wallflowers left at the dance-hall
FuriousFox46 Posted 8 July 2011 Posted 8 July 2011 To hit you with the facts. The last Football fan census from 2003 showed these as the top 3 rivals Aston Villa - Birmingham, WBA, Wolves Birmingham - Aston Villa, WBA, Wolves Coventry - Aston Villa, Leicester, Birmingham Leicester - Forest, Derby, Cov Derby - Forest, Leicester, Leeds Forest - Derby, Leicester, Sheff Utd
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 8 July 2011 Posted 8 July 2011 Someone should send that memo to all the forest fans I've ever met. yep agreed, all the red scum fans ive ever met hate us, 2nd to Derby because geographically they are closer but thats it. Coming from Lufbra myself originally i hate, i mean absolutely DETEST F****t, and i have before anyone gets on their moral high horse several friends who are red scum fans. I hate them almost as much as the ex-wife
The Voice Posted 8 July 2011 Posted 8 July 2011 My best mate is a cov fan (bad i know) but his uncle payed for them greg downes, he even thinks they will be relegated and he reckons by chrsitmas and he's a fan !!!!!!
jonthefox Posted 8 July 2011 Posted 8 July 2011 My best mate is a cov fan (bad i know) but his uncle payed for them greg downes, he even thinks they will be relegated and he reckons by chrsitmas and he's a fan !!!!!! some sense then.
dayday Posted 9 July 2011 Posted 9 July 2011 My best mate is a cov fan (bad i know) but his uncle payed for them greg downes, he even thinks they will be relegated and he reckons by chrsitmas and he's a fan !!!!!! Greg Downes was a good player in his day...though has a poor taste in who he supports
jonthefox Posted 9 July 2011 Posted 9 July 2011 just a thought. But lets suppose us and forest are promoted this season and derby are well derby. Hotly contested premier league matches would see forests love affair with the rams out the window .
Karljohn Posted 9 July 2011 Posted 9 July 2011 Live in Atherstone and Cov is nearest ground to me, always hated them, they rammed their 1987 cup win down our throats for years but conveniently forgot when Sutton United beat them in the cup 2 years later. Will be heading to the Ricoh on opening day, just hope we make some noise in there for once. Ive had a tenner on them to go down this year, they must be bottom 3 on form in 2011 and without the sex pest up front the outlook is as gloomy as their city centre. Just found out they have lost Gunnarsson aswell, gone to Cardiff.
East London Fox Posted 9 July 2011 Posted 9 July 2011 I'd agree with our main rivals as Forest, Derby, then Cov - but really not too bothered about them, even though they are not too far away. I was not even aware that they were considered to be a main rivalry until a couple of years ago.
East London Fox Posted 9 July 2011 Posted 9 July 2011 Yep- really interesting site here - http://www.footballfanscensus.com/issueresults/Club_Rivalries_Uncovered_Results.pdf One interesting point is - TEAMS WITH THE LEAST RIVALS The following ten clubs had the least number of other fans seeing them as their rivals: Gillingham Bournemouth Macclesfield Coventry Stockport Leyton Orient Torquay Walsall York Yeovil
Saxondale Posted 9 July 2011 Posted 9 July 2011 It's clearly about where you live. I grew up in and around Loughborough, which used to be full of Forest fans. Can see why the Cov fixture would mean something to the Hinckley and Nuneaton boys. Interestingly, there used to be a stat on Wikipedia about Leic / Cov being the twenty-something fiercest rivalry in English football! WTF? Obviously calculated by some mad statistician based on some erroneous facts.
RonnieTodger Posted 9 July 2011 Posted 9 July 2011 I never used to mind Coventry until I saw us lose at the Ricoh Arena in 2008, 2-0. Their fans drove me insane but calling us scum (not insinuating you did). Bit by bit my dislike towards Coventry would grow and when I look at some of the fans trying to tease Leicester's about results, I just find them annoying and grotesque. But now Coventry are number 1 on my most hated clubs list because of it. I know it's only a recent rivalry but it's because of some of your fans rather than history. Plus I look forward to trips to the Ricoh more than most because it's a great day out. Not that we've ever won there...
Red Dawn Posted 12 July 2011 Posted 12 July 2011 I never used to mind Coventry until I saw us lose at the Ricoh Arena in 2008, 2-0. Their fans drove me insane but calling us scum (not insinuating you did). Bit by bit my dislike towards Coventry would grow and when I look at some of the fans trying to tease Leicester's about results, I just find them annoying and grotesque. But now Coventry are number 1 on my most hated clubs list because of it. I know it's only a recent rivalry but it's because of some of your fans rather than history. Plus I look forward to trips to the Ricoh more than most because it's a great day out. Not that we've ever won there... Get out! It's an absolute dive!!
1964FOX Posted 12 July 2011 Posted 12 July 2011 As always in this type of thread it is about where you live and how old you are. There are numerous Leicester fans who hate Cov most but more who hate Foerst and Derby. I know many of our fans who loathe Portsmouth more than any other club. We simply are not any clubs biggest rival and neither are Cov but there are teams around us with enough hatred between them to make the match interesting. Personally I hate every team for 90 minutes on match day and yes I love it when we beat Forest and Derby but don't hate any collective set of fans who are passionate about their local team. A bit of passion and rivalry between local clubs adds to the atmosphere of the match so I'm all for it as long as it remains at a level of banter between fans.
lestajigs Posted 17 July 2011 Posted 17 July 2011 Not long now till face the scum!!! Cant wait for this
Karljohn Posted 17 July 2011 Posted 17 July 2011 I have heard that Leeds have bid for Clingan now at Cov, anymore outgoings from them and it will be a youth team that faces us. Can't wait to give them an opening day mauling.
Iwan is a Welshman Posted 17 July 2011 Posted 17 July 2011 I hate Cov but not as much as I hate Forest and Derby. Grew up in Coalville. I don't believe all of this Forest/Derby aren't really bothered about us. They clearly are but just not as much as they're bothered about each other. Historically and geographically that makes sense.
Matt Posted 17 July 2011 Posted 17 July 2011 Asked for odds on Coventry going down yesterday, 2/1. Now while agree if I was a bookie i'd be offering odds like that because I think it is quite likely, they're going to drop soon, but at 2/1 don't think i'll be bothering I want abit more for my money.
Guest Bilo Posted 17 July 2011 Posted 17 July 2011 Asked for odds on Coventry going down yesterday, 2/1. Now while agree if I was a bookie i'd be offering odds like that because I think it is quite likely, they're going to drop soon, but at 2/1 don't think i'll be bothering I want abit more for my money. I thought that when we were 8/1 to win the league back in May. <_<
Matt Posted 17 July 2011 Posted 17 July 2011 I thought that when we were 8/1 to win the league back in May. <_< Put a 0 on that 8. 80/1.
purpleronnie Posted 17 July 2011 Posted 17 July 2011 We're 4/1 in some places. Coventry are 80/1. Blimey.
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