Times poll -which is league's biggest derby : Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:59 am  

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Re: Times poll -which is league's biggest derby : Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:27 am  

Canyoubelieveit wrote:

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I'd say thats a close call between the Hull derby and the Wigan/Saints one. Having been to a wigan saints one but not a Hull one I'd vote for Wigan/Saints.

Im just glad they canned the idea of derbies at MM, good call that.

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:58 am  

Batley v Dewsbury, nothing else comes close.

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:01 am  

Asim wrote:

Batley v Dewsbury, nothing else comes close.

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:03 am  

st.diggsy wrote:

:lol:

What's so funny?

Have you ever been to a Batley v Dewsbury game, or do you think that it isn't possible to have an intense rivalry outside of the almighty Super League?

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:04 am  

Asim wrote:

What's so funny?

Have you ever been to a Batley v Dewsbury game, or do you think that it isn't possible to have an intense rivalry outside of the almighty Super League?

I've played in the academy Dewsbury v Batley derby.....it's an all out warzone.

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:06 am  

I'd say that in recent years, given the gulf between the sides involved and the large number of games played between them in a short space of time,that both the Saints/Wigan and Leeds/Bradford derbies have lost some of their flavour.

Just going back to 2002, these games were exciting as there was a definite chance they could go either way. But now they're pretty much a guaranteed result.

: Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:14 am  

I bet the Huddersfield fans are upset that there's no option between them and us. They seem to think there's a rivalry there too after all.