O ya, well thats because i think the quality of pitches in north tipp plays a part and generally there are maybe 4 serious teams in tsdl. Maybe 2 in north is it?
Also, when a north tipp team can get a series of wins over south tipp teams, then it can be more seriously talked about. Its no good bringin a team to extra time. Shur didnt exeter once draw at old trafford in fa cup a few years ago ;-)
The reason i mentioned pitches is because, are they poor in north tipp, this seems to be what i here alot of? compare this to tsdl, every premier league pitch is very nice and many division 1s. That may sound a bit childish but its a thing people notice. People dont want to play on car parks (like roy said).