Whats the biggest derby in Irish football

[Dodge]

Who gives a rats arse which game is the "biggest derby"?

The orginal poster

[cheifo]

FFs lads, nobody outside of Derry/Donegal thinks that the biggest game in the league. just like nobody outside Waterford/Cork thinks thats the biggest game in the league. Its possibly the biggest game for those respective fan bases but in real terms, no one else gives a toss.

Typical ridiculous thread...

Dodge, if people are having a discussion on which Derby game is the biggest then its to be expected the one with the largest attendance will be offered as an answer by people.I agree however that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.More games like Cobh/Cork and Drogs/Dundalk will help the league.

[micls]

FFs lads, nobody outside of Derry/Donegal thinks that the biggest game in the league. just like nobody outside Waterford/Cork thinks thats the biggest game in the league. Its possibly the biggest game for those respective fan bases but in real terms, no one else gives a toss.

Typical ridiculous thread...

I dont think anyone in Cork thinks its a derby either.

Bohs v Rovers by a mile.

Harps and Derry can brag about crowds but its a bit different when your not playing each other as often. If harps can stay up for a few years and yere still getting that crowd in 5 years time then maybe it should be considered

[WoodquayBoy]

The one I'd sit down to watch would be Rovers v Bohs. The one I'd love to go to would be Harps v Derry. On the island, probably Glens v Linfield.
Does that cover all the bases!?

[Réiteoir]

Harps fans suffering from a hefty dose of Corkiecrowditis.

Next they'll be telling us there were 82,000 at the play-off matches...

[Block G Raptor]

Harps fans suffering from a hefty dose of Corkiecrowditis.

Next they'll be telling us there were 82,000 at the play-off matches...

Word of the Month

[Réiteoir]

Plus aren't decent Derby matches supposed to be in the least bit competitive?

This kinda suggests otherwise: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...oir/screen.jpg

[Mr A]

Who ever said that? Liars to a man.

Anyway- Cockhill Celtic V Illies Celtic is the derby of Irish Football.

[Rovers1]

end of the day its up to the individual and who s/he supports.... i like Rovers V Shams myself.....sorry Sligo Rovers Vrs. Shamrock Rovers

[Steve Bruce]

Watched a Linfield/Glens match on sky a few months. Hard to tell what the crowd might have been but it was definetly not small. While it had a good atmosphere, colour and a good spectacle as a game I dont think it was as intense as a rovers/bohs match.

Try being in the ground.

[deecay]

end of the day its up to the individual and who s/he supports.... i like Rovers V Shams myself.....sorry Sligo Rovers Vrs. Shamrock Rovers

Exactly,GUFC fans hate us more than we hate them and we hate Harps but their big game is Derry

[AnnaghRed]

Bit of a rivalry for a Portadown v Glenavon encounter.

15 years ago you'd have had 6000 at a match, now you'd be very lucky to see 2000

[dortie]

Im going to go against the grain here, Derry v Harps is not the biggest derby, for a few reasons, the first has been mentioned already, there is no rivalry in terms of the actual football, look at the damn statistics, i never ever ever go to one of these games fearing defeat or even a draw, sad really.

In terms of real hatred, its there with about 33% of the fans (im one )...there is a 'love-in' between the rest.

Maybe in terms of attendance, yes we do pull excellent crowds, personally i think Rovers v Bohs is one of the best. Id have rated Derry v Shels as one of my favorites of times gone by - for rivalry that is.

[Greenforever]

FFs lads, nobody outside of Derry/Donegal thinks that the biggest game in the league. just like nobody outside Waterford/Cork thinks thats the biggest game in the league. Its possibly the biggest game for those respective fan bases but in real terms, no one else gives a toss.

Typical ridiculous thread...

The bigest game and the biggest derby are different, the biggest game surely is that between the 2 top contenders for th eleague in a given season.

Anyway isn't Football a game of opinions!

[GavinZac]

Cork - Waterford by far

cork-waterford isn't a derby

[Réiteoir]

And the results of the League Website poll are in - and they speak volumes:

Which fixture is the biggest derby in Irish football?


Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers 55%
Derry City v Finn Harps 13%
Cork City v Cobh Ramblers 7%
Drogheda United v Dundalk 6%
Shamrock Rovers v St. Patrick's Athletic 5%
Bohemians v Shelbourne 4%
Bohemians v St. Patrick's Athletic 3%
Galway United v Sligo Rovers 3%
Cork City v Waterford United 3%
Other 2%

[Lim till i die]

Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers 55%
Derry City v Finn Harps 13%
Cork City v Cobh Ramblers 7%
Drogheda United v Dundalk 6%
Shamrock Rovers v St. Patrick's Athletic 5%
Bohemians v Shelbourne 4%
Bohemians v St. Patrick's Athletic 3%
Galway United v Sligo Rovers 3%
Cork City v Waterford United 3%
Other 2%

In fairness, a lot of the respondents were clearly morons which kind of invalidates it a little.

[GavinZac]

In fairness, a lot of the respondents were clearly morons which kind of invalidates it a little.

Yes. Theres a better class of poster on Foot.ie, you see.

[Dodge]

In fairness, a lot of the respondents were clearly morons which kind of invalidates it a little.

I take it you don't agree with general election results either

[Sam_Heggy]

Galway United v Sligo Rovers 3%