By Kim BjerregaardWhen I first became a Leeds fan back in the early 90’s the games I looked forward to and was told about were the games against the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea. Games with a history, games that meant everything, to fans of both Leeds and our opponents.
Leeds United and the fall from grace is a well known story and games between us and the teams we compared ourselves to became few and far between, which also meant that the rivalries died out a bit, however I do believe that the clubs mentioned miss us in the Premier League, I base this on the fact that whoever they play they waste no time in singing: “We all hate Leeds scum”, apparently that is the only thing the “big clubs” can agree on, they hate us – but don’t worry, the feeling is mutual. Until I joined Twitter I actually still thought of those clubs as our big rivals and as the clubs we aspired to be, but it seems that quite a few people on Twitter think that out rivals these days are Norwich, Wigan, Huddersfield and Millwall? I can live with Huddersfield as they’re a local rival and also with Millwall because they’re a sick bunch, but really fellow Leeds fans, Wigan? Norwich? I realise that Norwich in recent years have managed to get quite a few of our better players and that Wigan are in the Premier League for the 8th year running, but still, to see them as our biggest rivals and have more focus on them and their games (or any other games than Leeds for that matter) is just pathetic in my opinion. That I can see Norwich's starting 11 and a swipe at Becchio, Howson, Snoddy or Bradley Johnson written or retwettet before I see anything about Leeds seems wrong to me, we're all quick enough to make fun of other fans who are more concerned by other teams than their own but it should go both ways I think. For me Leeds are as big a club as Liverpool or Manchester United, we’ve just suffered a massive fall, but that’s no reason to change rivals and creating rivalries with the so called “tin pot clubs”, if anything that just makes us a “tin pot club” ourselves. If you look at Twitter Leeds/MOT/ any Leeds player and other Leeds related stuff is trending almost every week, so why do we lower ourselves and compare us to small teams? If anything we should keep the “original” rivalries going so the “big teams”are prepared for us when we return, our fans are among the best in the country which we’ve proven time and time again when playing either Manchester United, Arsenal, Spurs, Manchester City or whoever in the cups – So let’s leave this weird “Norwich obsession” behind and focus on Leeds United and our march back towards the top of English football. MOT
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Coopz
12/3/2013 10:30:54 pm
Where do you get the Wigan rivalry from ? Thats news to me
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Kim Bjerregaard
13/3/2013 02:42:07 am
The Wigan thing might not be a "rivalry" but it's a weird thing of twitter where Leeds fans are "jealous" of them and feel they have taken our place.. that's where :)
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kev
12/3/2013 10:50:50 pm
with an average gate this season of 21,407 your not really a big club anymore !
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Spam
12/3/2013 10:51:36 pm
Sorry, but since the turn of the century. We've all been waiting for the 'sleeping giant'to awaken but season after season it remains in it's comma. You are a tin pot club and have been for a good eight years now....
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@leedeetee
12/3/2013 11:06:53 pm
Wigan? Are you sure you mean Wigan? Wigan?
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Steve A
12/3/2013 11:39:42 pm
I have to agree...... Wigan??????? No disresoect to Wigan .. but why???
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Daniel
12/3/2013 11:40:35 pm
Hi Kim, I understand your point about Leeds...but your only as good as your last game. I wonder how many Liverpool/Manchester Utd/Arsenal/Chelsea fans there would be if they ended up in League One. As a Norwich fan I would love to see Leeds back in the Premier League, not because you are a rival but because the games between the two are always entertaining.
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Kim Bjerregaard
13/3/2013 02:43:39 am
Thanks for reading Daniel :) I don't really believe in the tin pot thing at all, it's something I've taken off twitter and used in the blog to prove a point. Clubs are where they are for a reason, I just don't understand the obsession/jealousi of some fellow fans.
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cityboy
12/3/2013 11:42:44 pm
at least we at norwich support our club we support with full houses at every game until we expand the ground which if we stay up this year is coming true supporters aswe were also in league one and the championship.
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bigman
13/3/2013 12:05:05 am
wigan are leeds rhinos rivals not leeds united
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paul
13/3/2013 12:42:42 am
what a load of old tosh this article is and a waste of time reading and also probably to write it about old ground etc, who cares its the past get over it.
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Kim Bjerregaard
13/3/2013 02:44:52 am
I appreciate you feel you've wasted perhaps five minutes of your precious life reading my piece, not quite sure why you'd waste a further minute commenting though.
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billy
13/3/2013 04:04:58 am
HAha top reply Kim... MOT!
Farmboy
13/3/2013 02:15:55 am
"For me Leeds are as big a club as Liverpool or Manchester United" - deluded utterly deluded. Suggest you loosen the buckles of your jacket while you wait for the men in white coats to collect you.
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