MarleysGhost Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Hi, Celtic fan here doing my nosy. I've had a soft spot for Everton mainly due to the Evertonians i've met whilst on holiday and i've kind of looked out for your results because of that but what i'd like to ask is who do you see as your biggest rivals? The obvious answer would be Liverpool, yes? I work with a Sunderland fan and he kind of goes between Middlesboro and Newcastle as his rivals which to me seems a little strange but i do believe that Man U would probably cite Liverpool and not Citeh as their rivals, although now that Man u seem ready to pass Liverpools league record maybe they'll change their minds once/if Citeh start challenging for honours. Any Arsenal fan i've met have said Spurs rather than chelsea, who i would have thought would be the team they'd rather beat? Going back to Liverpool/Utd rivalry do Everton fans have the same kind of affinity towards Man U or even Citeh as the Liverpool fans do? To me it's strange that Sunderland can cite more than one team as a rival (maybe the wrong word to describe the team you detest the most) i know who my enemy is and it'll never change, well maybe if the feckers go bust i'd need to adopt a new most hated and i know who that would be. So, one rival? More than one? Best of luck in the replay btw and hopefully you can hit the euro spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 I'd consider Liverpool to be Everton's main rivals, some would say Man Utd and Man City are also rivals due tot he city rivalry . In recent years Spurs could arguably be added to that list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Had a thread on these lines not long ago... Here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarleysGhost Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Had a thread on these lines not long ago... Here. Where your 1st reply was ..."Dislike" is different from rivalry.....totally understand the Leeds thing who's fans would be up amongst the worst ever to have set foot in Celtic Park. On the rivalry with Liverpool, do you still mix in the stands at the derby matches? i can recall this happening many years ago but have not witnessed it in recent years, this would say to me it's more of a friendly rivalry rather than a full on one which i personally wouldn't describe as a rivalry if so. You maybe friendly with Liverpool fans off the park but once on it you sit with your fans and they sit with theirs. End of. I attended the Celtic v hearts game yesterday and travelled with Aberdeen fans on the train to the game where there was much banter and a unified dislike of 'them' but i would never have chanced doing it on the return journey. Why am i described as a 'Toffee lady' have i messed up with my registration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FellainisHair Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 I don't see the Manchester teams as rivals, only Liverpool. I see the Villa games as a bit of a rivalry, only because we have been very close in recent years. Oh and no, "Toffee Lady" would mean that you don;t have many posts. I wondered the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Where your 1st reply was ..."Dislike" is different from rivalry.....totally understand the Leeds thing who's fans would be up amongst the worst ever to have set foot in Celtic Park. On the rivalry with Liverpool, do you still mix in the stands at the derby matches? i can recall this happening many years ago but have not witnessed it in recent years, this would say to me it's more of a friendly rivalry rather than a full on one which i personally wouldn't describe as a rivalry if so. You maybe friendly with Liverpool fans off the park but once on it you sit with your fans and they sit with theirs. End of. I attended the Celtic v hearts game yesterday and travelled with Aberdeen fans on the train to the game where there was much banter and a unified dislike of 'them' but i would never have chanced doing it on the return journey. Why am i described as a 'Toffee lady' have i messed up with my registration? There was a great picture a little while back of aged Liverpool fan being helped to his seat by all the surrounding Blues so it's not dead but it's certainly not what it was. I was lucky enough to be at some of the Wembley derbies in the eighties and it was really memorable. Very sad that's gone. ("Toffee Lady" will change after you have ten posts) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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