Why are there so many Championship derbies this weekend?

[Simster]

Proper requited derbies:
Crystal Palace V Brighton
Burnley V Blackburn

"lesser" derbies:
Huddersfield V Leeds United
Millwall V Charlton
Leicester V Derby

 

[Another Berkshire Seagull]

Good time for overtime for the police

 

[Braders]

Also read on another board that all the London Premiership and Championship clubs are playing in the capital this weekend.

 

[Napper]

Elsewhere -

West Ham v Chelsea
Everton v Man City . . . not sure that counts
Fulham v Tottenham
Coventry v Walsall
Oxford v Aldershot . . .hhmm

 

[Simster]

Elsewhere -

West Ham v Chelsea
Everton v Man City . . . not sure that counts
Fulham v Tottenham
Coventry v Walsall
Oxford v Aldershot . . .hhmm

Of those, I'd only count Chelsea v West Ham as any sort of derby as that East v West one has always been a big game. Although Man City v Everton might be too.

Not sure where you're getting the lower league games from? It's FAC2 at the weekend isn't it?

Oh and Hibs v Hearts in Scotland in the Scot Cup.

 

[forrest]

Of those, I'd only count Chelsea v West Ham as any sort of derby as that East v West one has always been a big game. Although Man City v Everton might be too.

Not sure where you're getting the lower league games from? It's FAC2 at the weekend isn't it?

Oh and Hibs v Hearts in Scotland in the Scot Cup.

Yep FA Cup R2 this weekend. So will be hard for there to be any of them lower league games as Aldershot are away to Fleetwood and Coventry are at home to Morecombe

 

[Napper]

Of those, I'd only count Chelsea v West Ham as any sort of derby as that East v West one has always been a big game. Although Man City v Everton might be too.

Not sure where you're getting the lower league games from? It's FAC2 at the weekend isn't it?

Oh and Hibs v Hearts in Scotland in the Scot Cup.

Fair one, was getting from F365 site, probably for the week after.

 

[SeagullSongs]

Also read on another board that all the London Premiership and Championship clubs are playing in the capital this weekend.

Excellent stat.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

West ham, millwall, chartlon, palace, arsenal, Fulham, Chelsea and spurs are all playing in London.. Not sure if they're all Saturday though.

 

[albion534]

I'm more looking forward to AFC Wimbledon v MK Dons

 

[Thimble Keegan]

It is also the Madrid derby too this weekend...

But there is only one that matters!!

Albion & England forever.

Thimble Keegan
Rustington BHA

 

[Simster]

I'm more looking forward to AFC Wimbledon v MK Dons

This will prove to be a damp squib. Wimbledon will take about 500, MK will have about 6,000 there. Nobody will make any noise and MK will win easily.

 

[yxee]

They're all on Saturday, and apart from West Ham v Chelsea they're all at 3pm!

 

[albion534]

This will prove to be a damp squib. Wimbledon will take about 500, MK will have about 6,000 there. Nobody will make any noise and MK will win easily.

BBC Sport - MK Dons v AFC Wimbledon: MK not to scout at AFC

Don't know about that! Reckon it will be a very tasty game