The 20 Fiercest Rivalries In English Football - According To The Telegraph

[mrevans]

I found this article and wondered what would be number one and if/where we'd feature. Although a somewhat patronising article in places (I'll leave that to you to decide where), still interesting.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/picturegalleries/11197636/The-20-fiercest-rivalries-in-English-football-by-Jonathan-Liew.html

[Rocky]

Probably about right?

 

We don't play each other often enough due to the GAP.

[KeepUpLino]

Not very a accurate, bloke comes across a proper dick

[JM91]

this guy has just randomly picked out derbies and ordered them.

Poor journalism.

[CodeRed]

The 20 fiercest rival in English football.....and the number one listed is two WELSH teams !!

[One BCFC]

I would have said Millwall vs West Ham was the fiercest. What about Preston vs Blackpool that is as fierce as most on that list.

[Lew-T]

I'm surprised the Scouse derby is so low..

[Aaron-Bcfc]

Surprised Ipswich v Norwich has even made the list, watched it earlier this season and the atmosphere was dead

[Robbored]

Leeds v Bradford. Sunderland v Newcastle. Arsenal v Spurs

[Lew-T]

Leeds v Bradford. Sunderland v Newcastle. Arsenal v Spurs

Two of those are in the list.

[Super]

Nothing comes close to United and Liverpool.

['Orns]

What a condescending piece of 'journalism'

 

Obviously incredibly well researched

[Aizoon]

That's ten minutes of my life I won't get back.

Probably the bitterest rivalry isn't even local - Leeds and Millwall.

[PolskRed]

Nothing comes close to United and Liverpool.

 

Agreed, those trains back to London and the South can be frightening places after one of those games...

[Robin1988]

Sunderland - Newcastle should be number one for my money.

[Tall King Blox]

City v Cardiff

City v Millwall

City v Chelsea

City v Leeds

 

All pretty hairy cos they dont use tunnels  

 

[The Casual Connoisseur]

Our Derby was number one in one of those "lads" mags a while back.

Cardiff v Swansea is tame, the sc have gone their own way and both clubs are somewhat plastic.

The worst rivalry I've been to is Ajax v Feyenoord, the only ne in this country close would be Man Utd V Leeds which doesn't even get a mention.

Rubbish journalism as pointed out by many already.

[The Casual Connoisseur]

City v Cardiff

City v Millwall

City v Chelsea

City v Leeds

 

All pretty hairy cos they dont use tunnels  

As you know, most Millwall consider us a rival along with the obvious West Ham, Leeds, Cardiff, wonder why?!!!!

[Aizoon]

City v Cardiff

City v Millwall

City v Chelsea

City v Leeds

All pretty hairy cos they dont use tunnels

Don't we use a tunnel to get to Cardiff?

[Aizoon]

Agreed, those trains back to London and the South can be frightening places after one of those games...

Nowhere in Weymouth is safe

[slartibartfast]

I'm surprised the Scouse derby is so low..

The're too busy playing the "Scouse Victim" card to dislike each other !

[swindon fan]

What about Bristol Rovers and Forest Green Rovers?

[22A]

"For a city that doesn't really like football enough to support two teams, this one gets surprisingly heated. Though Rovers are in the Conference now, they still play each other occasionally, matches that almost invariably end in a pitch invasion, a line of police horses across the pitch and dawn raids the following morning".

Meanwhile not too many London games featured.

No mention of Brentford v QPR (a lot of hatred amongst older fans),

Spurs v Chelsea (frequent battles on &off the pitch in the 60s - 80s),

Millwall - Charlton (local derby with class distinction of the fans)

Plymouth - Torquay didn't feature as it's too far away from London based journos

[Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan]

I'm surprised the Scouse derby is so low..

It's not very 'fierce' though surely?

[Bris Red]

Thought that was a reasonable position for the Bristol derby to be fair..

If both club's were in the Championship/Premierl league it has/had the potential to be the biggest derby in the country IMO.

[cityexile]

Nothing comes close to United and Liverpool.

Have to say, for that not to get in the top twenty kind of discredits it.

[Guest]

Cardiff v Swansea in the PL last year was absolutely lame.

Surprised Leeds V Man U wasn't in the mix - pure hatred

[Malago]

I expect the Mangoes v the Sags will turn into a nasty piece of business.

[Shedman]

Rangers vs Celtic..... I know it's the English Derby's reported here but I have never witnessed more vitriol than this fixture.

Bar Glentorn vs Cliftonville... bit mental

[Lack of Action Man]

Rovers vs horses?

In all seriousness, what is a measure of ferocity? Is it the standard at which the matches are played? What's at stake? History? Club firms?

Everyone would have a different opinion based on how you define the ferocity of a football rivalry.