No mate , what youve seen is several articles peddling the same bullsh1t by sub editors to make a story more interesting, portsmouth werent even founded till 10 years after the strike ended.
That's the same sort of crap made up by tabloid reporters that says the Millwall v West ham rivalry is about dock strikes , which it isn't, it.was about being the top dog in London.
Nope , before maxwell and the Thames valley united :lolol:, it might have been a purely hooligan thing , I don't know, but oxford fans certainly used to sing to the tune of the red flag , 'we'll never be mastered , by no reading *******s' I knew a couple in the 80s, there was definitely a...
I agree with you there Notters that all rivalries are manufactured to a certain extent , I don't think the Brighton/palace one is though , not at all , a very organic growth if I may say so :lolol: can't understand people who think it's manufactured, I have just started working with a palace...