Yes it is. Just a more gentle one than against our northern neighbours. I like Boro and their fans. I know I shouldn't but I loathe NUFC and everything they stand for.
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junior derby,mini derby,wanabee derby then?Yes it is. Just a more gentle one than against our northern neighbours. I like Boro and their fans. I know I shouldn't but I loathe NUFC and everything they stand for.
It’s the junior derbyjunior derby,mini derby,wanabee derby then?
This, not a deby but a bit more spicy than West Brom away for example.
Mind you, they way some are going on Stoke is bigger than Newcastle & Boro combined now.
Boro seem to hate the mags nearly as much as we do. It's because they are universally unlikeable.Strange one as probably more of our fans live closer to Boro than Newcastle but its never felt that big to me.
I've never met a Boro fan who was bothered about us either all the ones I know class either the mags or Leeds as their main rivals
For me it’s a derby but people from British West Hartlepool live closer to their ground than they do to ours. I imagine to our fans from Billingham, Stockton and parts of South East Durham it’s a derby too.
Why nor man.
Just seen this discussion.
For me the answer's no.
It's a nice bit of regional pride to beat them, but otherwise I don't find I have a reason to despise them like the mags or feel strong emotions.
I also seen a thought provoking reply to that noting that we don't hold grudges against our former players who go there either (Arca, Leadbitter) whereas that's not the case with those up the road.
Huge amount of Mags in Teesside and South Durham and they are the worst kind that only go to a midweek cup game once a season. I'd say in Darlington of the North East Teams its about 90:5:5 in the mags favour although season card holders would be a much more even split.Boro seem to hate the mags nearly as much as we do. It's because they are universally unlikeable.
Tbf, there's a dearth of pro clubs in our region compared to London where there's what, 10/15 clubs ?Sunderland is 30 miles from Middlesborough.
Arsenal v Watford are only 15 miles apart but you would be laughed at if you suggested that was a derby game?
Really, that does genuinely surprise me .I think the last few times Boro have played Sunderland at home, it’s never been near their biggest attendance neither, although this time it will close to being a sell out.