sglosbcfc Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/11043204/which-is-the-most-competitive-derby-in-england-and-scotland Genuinely surprised by a few things in this article - I thought City had an even bigger margin of wins over the Gas, I'm surprised Swansea come out on top over Cardiff and I'm equally surprised that United edge out Wednesday in Sheffield. Finally, I didn't expect Southampton to have such huge superiority over Pompey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider-manc Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 8 hours ago, sglosbcfc said: http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/11043204/which-is-the-most-competitive-derby-in-england-and-scotland Genuinely surprised by a few things in this article - I thought City had an even bigger margin of wins over the Gas, I'm surprised Swansea come out on top over Cardiff and I'm equally surprised that United edge out Wednesday in Sheffield. Finally, I didn't expect Southampton to have such huge superiority over Pompey. I guess it depends on what you choose to remember... there was a period in the late 80s early 90s when we couldnt buy a win against the Gas.... I try to forget it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 1 hour ago, cider-manc said: I guess it depends on what you choose to remember... there was a period in the late 80s early 90s when we couldnt buy a win against the Gas.... I try to forget it as well. That period was mid 80’s to 1990. By 1991( Donowa goal) we got ourselves back on top again, bar the odd horrible result..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 2 hours ago, cider-manc said: I guess it depends on what you choose to remember... there was a period in the late 80s early 90s when we couldnt buy a win against the Gas.... I try to forget it as well. 47 minutes ago, Bar BS3 said: That period was mid 80’s to 1990. Yep that was horrible - we went 10 games against them without a win I think it was - hearing them chant “will you ever beat the gas?” was a low point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcshorey Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Can't believe how little West Ham and Millwall have played each other, shows that the rivalry is much more off the pitch than on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeneys Penalties Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 2 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Yep that was horrible - we went 10 games against them without a win I think it was - hearing them chant “will you ever beat the gas?” was a low point... I swear...if I ever hear them bleating that again....godknows how Id react Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Controller Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 From the thread title I thought maybe Frank Lampard's Derby were changing their name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Chris_Brown said: From the thread title I thought maybe Frank Lampard's Derby were changing their name. Just read this thread and this was the first thing that crossed my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: I swear...if I ever hear them bleating that again....godknows how Id react Don't want to tempt fate but that seems miles away. Even playing them in the league seems remote but them racking up ten matches unbeaten seems a fairytale. From their perspective if only they had a wealthy foreign owner who could change the balance of power! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 7 hours ago, bcfcshorey said: Can't believe how little West Ham and Millwall have played each other, shows that the rivalry is much more off the pitch than on it! Their rivalry, certainly historically, is nothing to do with football. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/6105500/West-Ham-v-Millwall-a-history-of-how-the-rivalry-started.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 7 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: - hearing them chant “will you ever beat the gas?” was a low point... I remember the EP reported that when City won 4-2 at Twerton, the fans left mockingly singing "Will we ever beta the gas"? On the South coast Saints / Pompey was not just football related. Portsmouth was Royal Navy, Southampton Merchant Navy. I never heard of any real rivalry between Saints & Bournemouth or Pompey & Brighton. Because of off field antics, the Police will not let Chester v Wrexham be played at 3.00pm on a Saturday, usually 12.00 on a Sunday lunch time. Mansfield v Chesterfield was even recently "tasty". "They built the M1 to separate us" claim some locals. Colchester v Sarfend can still be interesting at times as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 5 hours ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: I swear...if I ever hear them bleating that again....godknows how Id react Well you haven't beaten us for a few years, so if we do beat you the next time we play, I shall definitely be singing this :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Old Boy Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 9 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Yep that was horrible - we went 10 games against them without a win I think it was - hearing them chant “will you ever beat the gas?” was a low point... 7 hours ago, Sweeneys Penalties said: I swear...if I ever hear them bleating that again....godknows how Id react They have to play and beat us first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 9 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Yep that was horrible - we went 10 games against them without a win I think it was - hearing them chant “will you ever beat the gas?” was a low point... The boner when Donowa notched, was worth it though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 2 hours ago, 22A said: I remember the EP reported that when City won 4-2 at Twerton, the fans left mockingly singing "Will we ever beta the gas"? Yep I remember that - a great victory as the gas had beaten us 0-2 at Ashton Gate a couple of months before...also, just to put a little dampener on this Monday evening - we’ve only beaten the gas three times in the last eight games we’ve played against ‘em.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Juan Kerr said: The boner when Donowa notched, was worth it though! It may just be the wish being father to the thought but weren`t they actually singing it when he banged it in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porto Red Posted July 23, 2018 Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Juan Kerr said: The boner when Donowa notched, was worth it though! 59 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: It may just be the wish being father to the thought but weren`t they actually singing it when he banged it in? The boner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sglosbcfc Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 13 hours ago, 22A said: I remember the EP reported that when City won 4-2 at Twerton, the fans left mockingly singing "Will we ever beta the gas"? On the South coast Saints / Pompey was not just football related. Portsmouth was Royal Navy, Southampton Merchant Navy. I never heard of any real rivalry between Saints & Bournemouth or Pompey & Brighton. Because of off field antics, the Police will not let Chester v Wrexham be played at 3.00pm on a Saturday, usually 12.00 on a Sunday lunch time. Mansfield v Chesterfield was even recently "tasty". "They built the M1 to separate us" claim some locals. Colchester v Sarfend can still be interesting at times as well. The Mansfield V Chesterfield fixture went up a notch during the miners strike. The Notts miners of Mansfield accepted a deal from the Tory government and sold out, the Derbyshire miners of Chesterfield stayed resolute ( I think i have that the right way around). This just added to the already pretty intense dislike. I believe Notts County v Mansfield is also viewed as a derby as Notts play Forest so infrequently and Forest view Derby as their number enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Roper Posted July 24, 2018 Report Share Posted July 24, 2018 10 hours ago, Red Right Hand said: It may just be the wish being father to the thought but weren`t they actually singing it when he banged it in? I do believe they were ,Im sure a gashead I know told me they were .But of course its all shrouded in the mists of time now . Do remember getting back to Kings Head in Pill and singing for what seemed like hours .Great night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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