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Senior82
Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 982 Location: Near Sheffield
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:32 am
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I'm sure i'm not alone on this one - it's the eve of a local derby for my rugby team and I feel sick already! We're at home, our opponents Doncaster have been garbage so far this year, and our superstar new signing from Fiji arrived in the country last week - yet I still feel nervous! One bookie even has Sheffield at 1/10 to win the match
It's always the same for a derby game in football or rugby, I always get a massive adrenaline rush - please tell me it's not just me! |
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craig Site Admin
Joined: 22 Nov 2014 Posts: 1349
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:06 pm
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Its not just you Senior!!
Having played Swansea on the weekend in the league for the first time at home in 10 years the atmosphere building up to the game was incredibly tense! Back in 1999 we were only getting crowds of 10,000 too so there were a lot of fans attending their first derby game as were now getting about 18,500 a game.
When they scored with minutes to go i thought the result was going to destroy my whole coming week! Luckily we popped up with a penalty in injury time to tie the game 2-2 and although we have had to endure jacks on the radio saying they were by far the greatest footballing team (Apparently they are the 5th best in the country after the Big 4!), we can just reflect on the fact that we have established ourselves in the CHampionship, gone through the phase of playing sexy football and grown to learn that some times its just sweat and grit that you need to grind out results which we have done well this year.
Thats why we are sitting pretty in the play offs and the "Brazilians" of the league have blown their chances. Fair play Roberto is a good manager and they have some good players but i think they will find it hard to keep hold of them in the summer and can see them struggling next year.
Thank god they have fallen away a bit from the play offs though as it was making my stomach turn thinking about having to play them in a play off final to gain promotion to the greatest league in the world, with all the money that comes with it. I dont think i would have been able to watch hardly any of the game and it would have destroyed the whole summer (and next season) if they had beaten us and got to play in the division above us next year!!
Best of luck in the game! |
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Senior82
Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 982 Location: Near Sheffield
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paulo
Joined: 20 Nov 2008 Posts: 1098 Location: Norwich, NR7
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 7:47 am
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Its our away derby today and I am up and about already - cant sleep!
Ours is even worse today as it is must win. With three games to go we are in the bottom 3 and need the points! |
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ForestMick
Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Posts: 1645 Location: Nottingham
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 11:38 am
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Sorry Paulo, I'd normally wish you good luck,but ........ COME ON IPSWICH!!!!! _________________ PLEASE check out my Prostate Cancer UK charity auction page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1550474568596587/ |
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coolascustard
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:23 pm
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The state we are in at the moment I will second that. |
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ForestMick
Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Posts: 1645 Location: Nottingham
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:40 pm
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Yeah, I can't believe how you've got sucked back in, think you'll be fine though. I want you to stay up, with Leicester comin up, there's plenty of local Derbies for us now. _________________ PLEASE check out my Prostate Cancer UK charity auction page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1550474568596587/ |
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