by YorkshireRoyal99 »
27 Feb 2023 15:43
From Despair To Where? YorkshireRoyal99 From Despair To Where? Blackburn is a big local derby. Rovers will be well up for that.
True - but that was likely to be a tough game anyway due to their position, whereas normally you'd "expect" to be beating the 2 sides at the bottom, they just might be slightly tougher due to the fact they are considered derbies (even though Wigan and Blackpool aren't really all that close to Burnley).
Neither Wigan or Blackpool see Burnley as a Derby or a rivalry.
Wigan have hardly ever played them (24 times in total) and see their main derbies as the Gtr Manchester clubs (Bolton, Rochdale) and Preston
Blackpool are 50 miles away and have bigger derbies with Preston and Bolton.
Burnley see Bradford as a bigger rival than either.
Can't see Wigan or Blackpool getting anywhere near Burnley. Fair enough Wigan have only lost 1 of 5 under Maloney but they've only beaten Huddersfield.
I've only ever thought they were as my mate is a Burnley fan and he and his Dad have had a season ticket for years and they said they considered them a "rival", although absolutely nowhere near to the same extent of Blackburn obviously, just because of "locality".
I'm sure they all do have bigger derbies or rivalries than each other, they've just said they prefer the bragging rights over Lancashire (a lot of clubs to beat) which, in fairness, they've done this season.
But yeah, I can't see Wigan or Blackpool pulling off anything special against Burnley either.
