Do We Have A Serious Rivalry? (1 Viewer)

pusbccfc · May 30, 2015

Seeing the responses on the Villa thread, it seems no one gives a toss about them. Leicester are now worlds apart from us. So has our demise ended our 'rivalries'?

KarmicChris · May 30, 2015

It's always been Incester for me. I've never seen Cov play Villa

pusbccfc · May 30, 2015

KarmicChris said:
It's always been Incester for me. I've never seen Cov play Villa

For the younger supporters Leicester v Coventry was the main rivalry. As I said, they are worlds apart from us at the moment, they have probably forgotten about us.

ccfcway · May 30, 2015

dont we hate SISU / CCC / CT / Wasps

Noggin · May 31, 2015

until we stop being our own worst enemy its hard to care about rival clubs

phildownunder · May 31, 2015

Used to be Leicester for me as I lived in Hinckley for 17 years and worked and mixed with a lot of their fans. It was good to be a City fan then in the 70s and early 80s as we regularly got the better of them and they were a yoyo team at times then. Never really got around to hating them or their fans though.

I agree with what the OP is getting at, that a team`s serious rivals must surely be the ones in their own league at any given time. Remember the words of the Sky Blue Song which started "Proud Posh or Cobblers..." because they were our rivals when it was thought up.

Otis · May 31, 2015

When I was growing up it was Wolves, then Leicester and Villa seemed to come much later.

Hard to be rivals with someone when you don't even play in the same division for years and years and years.

mrtrench · May 31, 2015

"We hate Halesowen and we hate Halesowen. We are the Halesowen haters"

Colin1883 · May 31, 2015

ccfcway said:
dont we hate SISU / CCC / CT / Wasps

Sixfielders...... We seem to hate each other more ....

bigfatronssba · May 31, 2015

Unfortunately when your shit no one cares about you.

skybluetony176 · May 31, 2015

I think the moment we pull Villa, Leicester or any other midlands club's who have been traditional rivals over the years in a cup game we'll all be chomping at the bit for let's face it, a cup upset and not just because it will mean progression in the cup or we just want to see our team win which goes without saying. There will be another dimension to it.

So that rivalry will always be there it's just the opportunity to display it that has diminished.

sw88 · May 31, 2015

Think Sunderland hate us more than opposition teams closer to home

KG7 · May 31, 2015

I always found it funny that Leicester hated us so much when we couldn't give a shit about them. Then we went down and the tables turned

PTA · May 31, 2015

KG7 said:
I always found it funny that Leicester hated us so much when we couldn't give a shit about them. Then we went down and the tables turned

Why is that funny?

simonregis · May 31, 2015

Why do people seem so intent on having enemies? We should love all teams and their supporters, choke-choke.

KG7 · May 31, 2015

PTA said:
Why is that funny?

It was funny that they hated us so passionately and we couldn't give a shit about them.

Gint11 · May 31, 2015

Growing up it was Villa because them and us were the mainstays in the top flight, then occasionally wolves and Leicester although I appreciate in the 60s + it was wolves.

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ccfcway · May 31, 2015

simonregis said:
Why do people seem so intent on having enemies? We should love all teams and their supporters, choke-choke.

to be fair, you are partly right. i find it bizarre that i m unable to sit next to someoene else who supports a different team in case we may hurt each other.

oscillatewildly · May 31, 2015

bigfatronssba said:
Unfortunately when your shit no one cares about you.

Wasn't that the working tagline for the film 'Alien' ?

italiahorse · May 31, 2015

ccfcway said:
to be fair, you are partly right. i find it bizarre that i m unable to sit next to someoene else who supports a different team in case we may hurt each other.

Go to Rugby then. ... and you can have a drink ??
Works for me

hill83 · May 31, 2015

bigfatronssba said:
Unfortunately when your shit no one cares about you.

When my shit what?

mrtrench · May 31, 2015

simonregis said:
Why do people seem so intent on having enemies? We should love all teams and their supporters, choke-choke.

I agree. I don't hate anyone and especially not just because they happen to like a different football team.

Samo · May 31, 2015

mrtrench said:
I agree. I don't hate anyone and especially not just because they happen to like a different
football team.

I don't hate anyone either but I do enjoy the tribal feel of footy and the banter and rivalry. Trouble is a few take it too far.

simonregis · May 31, 2015

Samo said:
I don't hate anyone either but I do enjoy the tribal feel of footy and the banter and rivalry. Trouble is a few take it too far.

If people, me included, took life as seriously as football we wouldn't be on here. - Logical comment by confucius

Samo · May 31, 2015

simonregis said:
If people, me included, took life as seriously as football we wouldn't be on here. - Logical comment by confucius

I don't understand this post.

mrtrench · May 31, 2015

Samo said:
I don't hate anyone either but I do enjoy the tribal feel of footy and the banter and rivalry. Trouble is a few take it too far.

Ah well, yes I enjoy banter and funny chants. However that's very different to having to post that Villa supporters, for example, are vile on an internet forum far away from the match.

I think Simon is saying that we don't take our lives very seriously as we waste time talking on here.

Samo · May 31, 2015

mrtrench said:
Ah well, yes I enjoy banter and funny chants. However that's very different to having to post that Villa supporters, for example, are vile on an internet forum far away
from the match.

I think Simon is saying that we don't take our lives very seriously as we waste time talking on here.

Who wants to take life seriously? Yes I agree, for me the Villa and Leicester baiting is just a pretence to enhance the experience of being involved and belonging to one club. It's traditional to hate the neighbours right? Bloody French, grrrrr.

tbh444 · May 31, 2015

Not convinced most leicester fans ever gave much of a shit about us, compared with say derby/forest (except perhaps the ones who live down the m69). Villa even more so, always entirely one-way, they only vaguely entertained it just because there were no other west mids clubs in the top flight for so many years... so no I don't think we do - but don't agree it's anything to do with league position, just geography (bit like Middlesbrough)

Gint11 · May 31, 2015

I agree no one really gives a shit. Hating other teams is pretty childish.

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pusbccfc · May 31, 2015

Having a rival is a big part of football. It should attract the big crowds and for many teams it is the only real excitement they get throughout a season.

Otis · May 31, 2015

I only hate some teams because of the behaviour of their fans. Otherwise, can't say I am too bothered.

ceetee · May 31, 2015

It's only rivalry when it's mutual.

Otherwise it's just plain hatred.

I'm old enough to remember when Leicester were in the first division and we were in the third - and I don't mean last season.
Any rivalry is a bit artificial as mostly we've been in different divisions

Samo · May 31, 2015

ceetee said:
It's only rivalry when it's mutual.

Otherwise it's just plain hatred.

I'm old enough to remember when Leicester were in the first division and we were in the third - and I don't mean last season.

Any rivalry is a bit artificial as mostly we've been in different divisions

Are Celtic and Rangers no longer rivals then?

Blue Maniac · May 31, 2015

Samo said:
Are Celtic and Rangers no longer rivals then?

I think that's a little bit different.

Samo · May 31, 2015

Blue Maniac said:
I think that's a little bit different.

Just making the point that it's not all about being in the same division.

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