I've moved this from here because it's something that interests me.
T*tt*nh*m: goes all the way back. London rivalry, North v W and SW is just part of it. There was Greavesy ending up at WHL, the '67 final and any number of encounters since, both on and off the pitch.
The Arse:A more intense rivalry than of old perhaps, or at least that's how it seems to me. But then I used to know a lot of Arse fans, there was this bloke little Donald and his mob - last I heard, years ago he'd become a Cockney Red, shows you can never tell. But anyway. Nowadays, they get so self-righteous about their oh so lovely to watch style of play that never wins any bloody thing. And Wenger can shoot his idiot mouth off about whatever he likes. And so on. It seems all too easy for that lot to forget their own history; all that "1-0 to the Arsenal" stuff. the George Graham era, when Lucky Arsenal was a truly deserved tag.
Leeds: Truly obnoxious supporters. I've made my position clear elsewhere about that lot. And with Leeds it also went a bit further. The '70 Cup Final had something to do with it but even without that, our players of that era hated their players of that era, not to mention Don bloody Revie.
The Mancs: Cockney Reds alone are reason enough to hate that lot. People say it was just jealousy because of their success. No chance. They were hated and despised all through the '70s and '80s when they were winning sweet f.a. Even when they went down to the old second division, they were hated and despised.
A common thread there? History. We hate them, they hate us. And it's been going on for years. But Scousers? Well we can't say we ever got on with them, and yes there was trouble at games involving the two clubs, but there was none of the rabid stream of abuse that nowadays emanates from so many LFC supporters towards every aspect of Chelsea FC; the players, ground, manager, owner, fans - you name it they'll have a go at it. So why could that be, I ask myself. Jealousy? Maybe a touch of that but, no I think the main reason is pure and simple fear. Fear that they will never ever be Premiership Champions. That the Mancs and ourselves will be the main contenders for the foreseeable future. And that's also why they constantly harp on and on about their precious European history - even though we actually won a European trophy before they ever did, but I digress - this constant emphasis is merely a device to disguise the inadequacy of their performances in the Premier League. The poor f*ckers are sh*tting themselves!!!!!!
Got to think about this one. Let's look at the other four first.
T*tt*nh*m: goes all the way back. London rivalry, North v W and SW is just part of it. There was Greavesy ending up at WHL, the '67 final and any number of encounters since, both on and off the pitch.
The Arse:A more intense rivalry than of old perhaps, or at least that's how it seems to me. But then I used to know a lot of Arse fans, there was this bloke little Donald and his mob - last I heard, years ago he'd become a Cockney Red, shows you can never tell. But anyway. Nowadays, they get so self-righteous about their oh so lovely to watch style of play that never wins any bloody thing. And Wenger can shoot his idiot mouth off about whatever he likes. And so on. It seems all too easy for that lot to forget their own history; all that "1-0 to the Arsenal" stuff. the George Graham era, when Lucky Arsenal was a truly deserved tag.
Leeds: Truly obnoxious supporters. I've made my position clear elsewhere about that lot. And with Leeds it also went a bit further. The '70 Cup Final had something to do with it but even without that, our players of that era hated their players of that era, not to mention Don bloody Revie.
The Mancs: Cockney Reds alone are reason enough to hate that lot. People say it was just jealousy because of their success. No chance. They were hated and despised all through the '70s and '80s when they were winning sweet f.a. Even when they went down to the old second division, they were hated and despised.
A common thread there? History. We hate them, they hate us. And it's been going on for years. But Scousers? Well we can't say we ever got on with them, and yes there was trouble at games involving the two clubs, but there was none of the rabid stream of abuse that nowadays emanates from so many LFC supporters towards every aspect of Chelsea FC; the players, ground, manager, owner, fans - you name it they'll have a go at it. So why could that be, I ask myself. Jealousy? Maybe a touch of that but, no I think the main reason is pure and simple fear. Fear that they will never ever be Premiership Champions. That the Mancs and ourselves will be the main contenders for the foreseeable future. And that's also why they constantly harp on and on about their precious European history - even though we actually won a European trophy before they ever did, but I digress - this constant emphasis is merely a device to disguise the inadequacy of their performances in the Premier League. The poor f*ckers are sh*tting themselves!!!!!!
