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Bitterest rivalry in English football - not the one you'd expect
The biggest rivalry in English football? Portsmouth vs Southampton...Last edited by Rogin the Armchair fan; 09-09-2019, 10:11.Tags: None
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Originally posted by tee rex View PostIt says 'a study', but I couldn't see any further detail on the source.
It seems to be more about the lack of available options for local rivalry.
https://www.givemesport.com/1500300-...ampaign=manual
Putting two and two together I think it's a case of which clubs correlate with each other the most, so 66% of Accrington respondents rate Morecambe as rivals, and 89% of Morecambe respondents rate Accrington as rivals, so they correlate more strongly than say London clubs who have more local rivalries.
Leaving aside the population used to determine this (can only guess it is some survey that people filled in to get a free bet on an online bookie, or something), then this number crunching doesn't prove the 'bitterest' rivalry.
And to underline how much bollocks it is, Carlisle's supposed biggest rivals are said to be Boro (who we last played in a competitive match in 1987, I think) with 69%, Preston and Sunderland tied on 54%, Newcastle on 46% and Morecambe on 31%, I'm sure last time one these came round Hartlepool were deemed our biggest rival.
And proving the "no-one dislikes us (much), and we don't care" theory, only Morecambe have named us, and even then only in 4th place.
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Originally posted by Simon G View PostThat's correct.
In fairness, it's been that long since we played them in a competitive fixture (22 years) that you'd be forgiven for thinking of FGR as our main rivals as they're the ones that the kids have latched onto.
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They're now groundsharing outside of the county in Evesham.
Their story is quite fascinating - from their first move to Meadow Park up to the present day. They hope to return there next season and are talking of going full-time - which is madness.
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Originally posted by Walt Flanagans Dog View Post
There's a bit more detail on one of the links:
https://www.givemesport.com/1500300-...ampaign=manual
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Originally posted by Walt Flanagans Dog View PostAnd proving the "no-one dislikes us (much), and we don't care" theory, only Morecambe have named us, and even then only in 4th place.
There could be some small sample anomalies elsewhere - I'm surprised at e.g. Newcastle/Villa, Sunderland/Coventry and /Portsmouth, Norwich/Boro and /Wolves. Suppose some of these could stem from specific games and incidents, which would explain Bournemouth/Leeds (albeit again with long memories involved).
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Saints / Pompey is pretty toxic. I'll regularly say I hate Fulham, and I'll chant it for 90 minutes, but I don't really hate them at all, they're just the team that I'm happiest if we beat (although Birmingham run them close sometimes). But in Southampton there seems to be genuine hate, of the frothing at the mouth variety, if their name is mentioned, and it comes back at least as strong.
The strike-breaking history alluded to in the article (of which both sides accuse the other) is an excuse, not a reason - it's just two towns that are the only major towns in the area and dislike the other for everything, not just football (the crowing when Southampton got the IKEA instead of Portsmouth was quite something).
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