I wish I'd never started this thread now.
QuoteBlackburn v Burnley?Blackburn v Accrington?Accrington v Burnley?None of them are between teams from the same town/cityI'm never quite sure what constitutes a 'derby'. Do they have to be from the same town/city?If so, Aston and West Bromwich weren't part of the same city when first played.Pedant ahoy.
Blackburn v Burnley?Blackburn v Accrington?Accrington v Burnley?None of them are between teams from the same town/city
It is an interesting point as to what constitutes a derby as to whether we are talking teams in the same city or in the same area.
Why don't Derby have a derby?
Quote from: usav on November 26, 2013, 12:25:49 PMWhy don't Derby have a derby?Take your pick forest or leicester.
The East Anglian derby is fierce and there must be at least 30 miles between Ipswich and Norwich.