When it comes to rivalry most are defined by geography like Spurs/Arsenal/WestHam..etc and then there are others that are triggered by specific events like with Leeds//Liverpool. For me i always have hated losing to Arsenal and Pool and also Spurs ..... Wonder what others on here hate losing too and consider as our biggest rivals?
Who is our biggest rival?
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I really think we need to chalk up a couple of wins against Arsenal, the one London side big enough to challenge us should they get their act together.
I've gone for Utd too as our recent games with them have become somewhat hostile on the pitch with manager acrimony too.
I've gone for Utd too as our recent games with them have become somewhat hostile on the pitch with manager acrimony too.
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I hate Spurs the most, but how can a team that can't win a title if Levy's life depended on it be the biggest rival to the reigning European Champions 
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I'm not from England so don't really have to deal with fans personally, but I absolutely hate losing to Liverpoo and their entitled army of "true supporters". They just annoy the hell out of me. Always make it seem like they're destined for their victories even though some of them come from some really flukey calls (hello Garcia) and it's such a drama whenever they lose to anyone, the media around them, the ynwa chant, you name it... plus I never really liked Gerrard who sounded like a prick when they faced my local team São Paulo in the CWC and eventually lost.
(I have the same feeling about Barcelona and the "més que un club" as well, especially since the Messi era)
I've also marked Arsenal because it's annoying losing to them after Henry/RvP because they're just so bad yet still manage to get some results, it's quite incredible really. Spurs I just can't consider on the same level, poor fellas.
(I have the same feeling about Barcelona and the "més que un club" as well, especially since the Messi era)
I've also marked Arsenal because it's annoying losing to them after Henry/RvP because they're just so bad yet still manage to get some results, it's quite incredible really. Spurs I just can't consider on the same level, poor fellas.
I cant believe Arsenal did the double over us.. that too this season of all times to do it.. I remember when Arsenal used to be 6 points nailed on especially with Drogba on the team sheet.. My best mates are Arsenal fans .. but i have given them so much grief over the last two decades.. i think somewhere i feel sympathy for them.. but bin dippers i just cant stand .. hypocrisy and blinkers ... which extends to their players and fans.. and coaches and the media... i really to revel in their misery..
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Spurs top of the list because they are as obnoxious and nasty as it can get (the only time I've had any issue with another random fan on the train coming back from a game was a Spurs drunk that wanted to fight me...). They think they are this great Club and they've been mediocre for decades. Oh, and they have Son and Lamela.
Liverpool for how entitled and nasty their fans are. Never their fault and so on... And being the media darlings also does not help.
Leeds. I think this one is for me more of a tradition than real dislike of the team/club.
Arsenal, not really hate them, they have become a joke of a team. They also think themselves bigger than any other team in London, and I just pity them.
Liverpool for how entitled and nasty their fans are. Never their fault and so on... And being the media darlings also does not help.
Leeds. I think this one is for me more of a tradition than real dislike of the team/club.
Arsenal, not really hate them, they have become a joke of a team. They also think themselves bigger than any other team in London, and I just pity them.
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It doesn’t matter how successful they are but my god, there really is no other clubs I despise as much as arsenal and Spurs. F*cking horrible clubs, it would quite literally make my year if one of them get relegated. F*ck them
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Well I suppose there are two questions here (possibly more if you want to dive into it):
- Which team do I hate the most? Tottenham, as always.
- Which team is our rival in the literal sense? Man City (sort of), although I feel like we'd be flattering ourselves in terms of overall quality over the past few years. I suppose very recently it's been Leicester and Man Utd, although inevitably the answer to this question will always be dynamic unless you exist in one of those 'perpetual duumvirate' leagues like Scotland or Spain.
- Which team do I hate the most? Tottenham, as always.
- Which team is our rival in the literal sense? Man City (sort of), although I feel like we'd be flattering ourselves in terms of overall quality over the past few years. I suppose very recently it's been Leicester and Man Utd, although inevitably the answer to this question will always be dynamic unless you exist in one of those 'perpetual duumvirate' leagues like Scotland or Spain.
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My Grandfather had Season tickets at BOTH Chelsea and Brentford in the 40/50's, apparently they were never at home on the same week in those days.
It's Spurs always has been always will be. As a man in his mid 50's I can honestly say I don't know and don't think I've ever met a Man City fan. That was the worse thing about the Super League our rivalries with QPR, West Ham and Leeds would have been gone. I know plenty of QPR and West Ham fans I don't know a single Real Madrid or Barcelona fan.
For me there's two main ones. Spurs and Man Utd.
Spurs for obvious reasons.
And Man Utd because being born and bred in London, when I was in school, no word of a lie, 90% of my year group supported Man Utd. You'd get one or two Arsenal fans and the odd Liverpool fan. And this was obviously a time when they were winning everything, the treble etc. Half of them didn't have a clue about football or couldn't name more than 4 players, but literally everyone supported them. So I naturally grew a major dislike to them. Its funny because the older generation, i.e. anyone born 2 years before me or more, all supported Liverpool round here, but they have suddenly only come out of the woodwork in the last few years, so I'm not too fussed about them. Although every local bar and pub was packed to the rafters with Liverpool fans before the pandemic for major games, just goes to show the amount of glory hunting Londoners about.
I wonder who the new generation support now, hopefully being in London, a lot of them are starting to support us.
Spurs for obvious reasons.
And Man Utd because being born and bred in London, when I was in school, no word of a lie, 90% of my year group supported Man Utd. You'd get one or two Arsenal fans and the odd Liverpool fan. And this was obviously a time when they were winning everything, the treble etc. Half of them didn't have a clue about football or couldn't name more than 4 players, but literally everyone supported them. So I naturally grew a major dislike to them. Its funny because the older generation, i.e. anyone born 2 years before me or more, all supported Liverpool round here, but they have suddenly only come out of the woodwork in the last few years, so I'm not too fussed about them. Although every local bar and pub was packed to the rafters with Liverpool fans before the pandemic for major games, just goes to show the amount of glory hunting Londoners about.
I wonder who the new generation support now, hopefully being in London, a lot of them are starting to support us.