I couldn't believe what I was reading with the Derby lads threatening to smash middlesbrough up? ( this isn't going to end well for them) To be fair they did turn up and try, but soon realised they had made a mistake, watching them running back to the train station after the match with the police struggling to stop Boro lads pouring through police lines was something I hadn't seen in a long time..the youtube clips are quite funny and them complaining about how the police couldn't control the situation..they soon changed their tune.Yeah social media has changed a lot of things with rivalries and will continue to do so. The world is a lot smaller and fans from all over the country are arguing with eachother on Twitter etc. It was a lot different years ago.
Our game against Derby last year became huge from social media. Fans from both clubs bickering about Steve Gibson. By the time the game came round there was serious animosity. After the game there was a fair amount of trouble. It was fed by social media.
We also had something similar with Burnley a few years ago.