Quote: Bulliac "To be honest, in RL with lots of local games always on the agenda, the 'derby' concept has never really had the same resonance as in, say soccer. Going back to the old Yorkshire and Lancashire leagues almost every game would have qualified.
It's come to the fore more since having 2 [or 3] divisions, though I don't think Fax have been in the top section as consistently as us and Leeds to generate the same great 'derby' rivalry. I mean, we always want to beat all opposition but you never hear fans singing, "we all 8Fax", do you?'"
Thats because Fax havent been in the top flight for quite a while now and the majority of fans that sing "we all h8 leeds sc*m" is the younger generation that have only really experienced leeds derbies, leeds now does seem bigger as its grown over the years.
I wonder how many of the "younger generation" of fans that now attend remember,
1997 Halifax Blue Sox Vs Bradford Bulls @ Thrum Hall
Bulls win 30-26 after an epic comeback
Back then rivallry with Fax was far greater than it was with Leeds (although beating them in the CC Semi finals was a treat - especially Brian Mac smacking 3 leeds players LOL)
However this is only my opinion and how i remember things.