Which club do you dread playing ( any div )

Terrier · Post by **Terrier** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 9:48 am

Mine is Crystal Palace, home or away I expect nothing when playing them!

Blackrod · Post by **Blackrod** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 9:57 am

Leeds. There’s usually some idiotic fans trying to cause trouble.

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:03 am

Bolton Wanderers. Just hate them.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:06 am

Any lower league side.

Zlatan · Post by **Zlatan** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:09 am

FactualFrank wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:06 am
Any lower league side.

like Rovers...

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:09 am

Orient

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:23 am

None

PremierLeagueClass · Post by **PremierLeagueClass** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:25 am

Reading - one of the reasons that away leg is my favourite match of all time.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:49 pm

ARSEnal. You know they’ll cheat us somehow.

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:03 pm

Definitely the cheating Gooners. They are to me the ones who play anti-football. They have turned diving, whinging and crying into an art form. And their fans actually seem to believe they are getting fouled. They fall over using a hair dryer.

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:09 pm

In the mid to late Eighties, it was Scarborough for me.
I think they beat us four or five times on the bounce.
Remember going to the chip stadium in '88, 1-0 defeat.

Don't even know what division they're in now.

Nobody now, really.

Foshiznik · Post by **Foshiznik** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:11 pm

Definitely Arsenal.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:13 pm

PremierLeagueClass wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:25 am
Reading - one of the reasons that away leg is my favourite match of all time.

Reading for me too. Family earache, when it goes pear shaped.

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:33 pm

Man City. Nothing enjoyable about our past few games against them. The worst being the last one at home. I've stopped going to the Etihad as the 5-0 drubbings are getting a bit tedious for me

Sausage · Post by **Sausage** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:53 pm

ElectroClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:09 pm
In the mid to late Eighties, it was Scarborough for me.
I think they beat us four or five times on the bounce.
Remember going to the chip stadium in '88, 1-0 defeat.

Don't even know what division they're in now.

Nobody now, really.

I'll second your Scarborough nomination. Even in the 91-92 season they took four points off us.

But if you look at our head-to-head record against them it reads W6 D1 L6 which is a lot better than I recall.

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:54 pm

Belial wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:33 pm
Man City. Nothing enjoyable about our past few games against them. The worst being the last one at home. I've stopped going to the Etihad as the 5-0 drubbings are getting a bit tedious for me

It's strange isn't it but even long before City's millions came along they used to batter us, more at home than away. Just short of 10 years (next month) since they walloped us 1-6 at home. 2nd tier (1st division then) 2001/2: 2-4 at home and 5-1 away. 3rd tier (second division then) 98/99: even though we got a creditable draw away they battered us 0-6 at home.

What IS it with City?????

This is not even to mention the more recent complete drubbings - City fans must take bets on how many they'll score against us.

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:56 pm

Belial wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:33 pm
Man City. Nothing enjoyable about our past few games against them. The worst being the last one at home. I've stopped going to the Etihad as the 5-0 drubbings are getting a bit tedious for me

This. Exactly this.

Longside4evr · Post by **Longside4evr** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 3:29 pm

Man City definitely they are one we dont go on about has its the norm for us to get battering from them
that's why George Boyds goal was so sweet
The 3-3 draw didn't help our cause though still went down at the end of the season after being two nil up

Im_not_Robbie_Blake · Post by **Im_not_Robbie_Blake** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 3:44 pm

None!

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 3:47 pm

It's Blackburn for me because losing to them hurts more than losing against any other team

turfytopper · Post by **turfytopper** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 3:49 pm

Sausage wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:53 pm
I'll second your Scarborough nomination. Even in the 91-92 season they took four points off us.

But if you look at our head-to-head record against them it reads W6 D1 L6 which is a lot better than I recall.

Defeats against Scarborough last longer in the memory than a victory. Think I was there in 1988 too ..Steve Davies (or was it Davis?) made his debut on loan from the mighty Crewe .. oh boy have things changed . Yet still there is a section on here who think we should be playing like we're Barcelona lol.

turfytopper · Post by **turfytopper** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 3:50 pm

I'll never tire of playing premier League opposition.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 5:03 pm

turfytopper wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 02, 2020 3:49 pm
Defeats against Scarborough last longer in the memory than a victory. Think I was there in 1988 too ..Steve Davies (or was it Davis?) made his debut on loan from the mighty Crewe .. oh boy have things changed . Yet still there is a section on here who think we should be playing like we're Barcelona lol.

Davis - and his debut was at Scarborough on our first ever visit

TVC15 · Post by **TVC15** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 5:20 pm

Think I’ve seen us lose at Scarborough 3 times at least. First time we arrived 30 minutes late because of traffic and we were 3-0 down.
Blackburn for the fear of losing more than anything.
Leeds because of their horrible fans.
Never liked playing Rochdale or Stockport back in the day as they always raised their game and we often struggled.
Bolton was horrible for a few years too.

Nowadays things are very different - Bayern Munich probably as I think that could be a tricky tie in next years CL and we might have to park the bus at the Allianz before turning em over back at the Turf

RalphCoatesComb · Post by **RalphCoatesComb** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 6:06 pm

Rochdale (Away)

What a sh!thole of a ground!!!

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 6:11 pm

Eric Morecambe got it right.

Arsenal.

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:36 pm

houseboy wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:54 pm
It's strange isn't it but even long before City's millions came along they used to batter us, more at home than away. Just short of 10 years (next month) since they walloped us 1-6 at home. 2nd tier (1st division then) 2001/2: 2-4 at home and 5-1 away. 3rd tier (second division then) 98/99: even though we got a creditable draw away they battered us 0-6 at home.

What IS it with City?????

This is not even to mention the more recent complete drubbings - City fans must take bets on how many they'll score against us.

They must love playing us. First game I remember against them was a 1-0 IRRC with Colin Hendry the scorer - just to rub it in bit more

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:40 pm

Leeds cos I support both teams and they both cant win

BFCmaj · Post by **BFCmaj** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 9:07 pm

Has to be Blackburn for me. I am an absolute bag of nerves for fear of losing and I can't enjoy the match.

bfcmik · Post by **bfcmik** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 9:19 pm

Blackburn.

Both for the fear of losing but also the aggravation caused by Lancashire Constabulary with their insistence on the stupid, way over the top transport procedure.

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 10:08 pm

I never looked forward to playing Gillingham for some reason, and a horrible
ground to get to into the bargain.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:34 pm

Used to be west ham...we never got bugger all as long as I can remember They're poor now though.

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:46 pm

Stockport. Because it would mean we must be in the North West Counties League, or thereabouts.

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:22 am

dsr wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 02, 2020 11:46 pm
Stockport. Because it would mean we must be in the North West Counties League, or thereabouts.

They are doing reasonably well now in the National League last I looked (yes, it surprised me as well). A return to the league is not impossible. They are only a point or so off the play-offs.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:50 am

houseboy wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 03, 2020 9:22 am
They are doing reasonably well now in the National League last I looked (yes, it surprised me as well). A return to the league is not impossible. They are only a point or so off the play-offs.

Currently in the play off positions

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 11:52 am

Wolves. Always been a bogey team ever since the 4th division days

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:24 pm

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:50 am
Currently in the play off positions

To be honest Tony I wasn't sure how far down the play-offs go in that league, they are currently 7th, are there normally 6 in the play-offs?

cockneyclaret · Post by **cockneyclaret** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:49 pm

Wycombe (have we ever won there) and Gillingham

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 4:06 pm

houseboy wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:24 pm
To be honest Tony I wasn't sure how far down the play-offs go in that league, they are currently 7th, are there normally 6 in the play-offs?

They do in the National League. Top go up and 2-7 in the play-offs.

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Tue Mar 03, 2020 4:47 pm

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 03, 2020 4:06 pm
They do in the National League. Top go up and 2-7 in the play-offs.

Go Stockport - I know we've had our tussles but another North West club in the league would be good.