Doesn't the fact that Sky are building up the Saints v Wigan game as the main event not tell you which is the biggest and best derby in super league?

Cheering Wakey on I hope?

when?? sky sports news had fc v kr as leading headline for millenium, followed by london and widnes!

Fair enough. Im the same with KR and FC. Dont mind either side.

Everyone will say that there derby is the biggest, but each derby is as big as eachother.
A FC or KR fan won't say that there derby is smaller than the Wigan Saints one for example. It's just geograpahy that decides this.

Saints/Wigan is the biggest derby,the two most successful clubs in British RL,just my opinion like.

Saints v Wigan is usually enjoyable as a neutral, simply down to the quality of rugby that is (usually) on display.

The Hull derby is a good experience, because it's the only real derby and there tends to be a fair bit of emotion involved from both sets of fans and players.

Cas v Wakey is enjoyable for the supporters - not sure it is for anyone else though.

Although all derby matches can be excellent.
The Hull derby is a real mouth watering fixture.
The two clubs are well supported and being from the same city the passion from the 2 sets of supporters is unequalled.
Bulls/ Leeds has lost its sparkle since the Bulls crown slipped.
Wigan and Saints can be a great spectacle and Wakey/Cas has plenty of emotion without being top drawer entertainment.
Sadly Salford /Huddersfield and London / Catalan seem to just make up the numbers and Warrington / Widnes are not well enough matched at the moment.

considering the name derby was only granted to two sporting events.

The Epsom Derby and Wigan v St.Helens I think we have our answer here folks

Aye, you're right. Not many can...

2011: Bradford vs Leeds (19,275); Leeds vs Bradford (18,095)
2010: Leeds vs Bradford (17,224); Bradford vs Leeds (11,995)
2009: Bradford vs Leeds (14,554); Leeds vs Bradford (17,824)
2008: Leeds vs Bradford (19,296); Bradford vs Leeds (14,013); Leeds vs Bradford (17,50icon_cool.gif
2007: Bradford vs Leeds (17,706); Leeds vs Bradford (22,000); Bradford vs Leeds (18,195)
2006: Bradford vs Leeds (16,603); Leeds vs Bradford (17,700);
2005: Bradford vs Leeds (22,843); Leeds vs Bradford (21,225)

Seems that Bradford can only pull a 20k crowd for the derby if they get the begging bowl out or they're playing well.
Apart from one game in 2007, it seems Leeds fans are caring less and less about beating Bradford these days also.

As for entertainment, many of those games were walkovers. How is that entertainment guaranteed?
I think you need to take those rose-tinted glasses off when making your argument!

In SKY tv eyes Wigan v saints is the biggest as EVERY SL game has been broadcast disrespect of where the teams are in the league, there have been numerous games between Bradford v Leeds have not been broadcast by our paymaster and last year oand the year before the Hull derby was not on tv

the thread title is the 'best' not biggest!

Very little passion in Bradford v Leeds. Very little passion in any Bulls game to be fair.

For me, Wigan v Saints is always going to be the best.

Do we have to have this discussion every year.