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According to Ferguson it is man U v Liverpool, I disagree.

Real v Barca for me, what is yours?

World Cup Final.
But I think you mean in terms of club football. Even Dortmund v Schalke is bigger than Manure v Liverpool.

I would say Accrington v Swindon

newcastle v sunderland :-p

These big games mean nothing to me.  Biggest game in the world for a town fan should be playing Oxford.

Agree. On the world stage Man U v Liverpool is a big game but there are others that beat it ( Real v Barca ) and many that match it. I'm sure there are a few Brazilian, Argentinian, Spanish, Italian and German fans who would disagree with Fergy.

Swindon vs Poxford of course!

Next to that Real vs Barca, then Boca vs River Plate, well before Man Ure vs Liverpoo.

Accrington vs Swindon Town is the biggest game in the world right now.

i think all south american derbys are more fiercly competed than ones in europe. becuase they are madcuntz

The biggest game in the world for me is always the next Town game.

Other than that, I don't think there's anything in Europe that can touch the Old Firm game. No other game has that long history of religious bigotry bringing with it an intensity of  hatred and hostility not seen in any other game.

I quite agree that Barca v Real Madrid is a massive game but they've not heard of the concept of 'away fans' in Spain. It is this that makes a game really big for me.

What I've seen of some of the games in Brazil and Argentina even tops the Old Firm games though (River Plate v Boca Juniors, Vasco De Gama v Flamengo etc)

Liverpool v Man U is a massive game with lots of genuine hatred there between the Mancs and Scousers. For me though, it's not even in my 'top ten' of big games let alone the biggest.

The Old Firm has been diluted for me by the sheer number of times they play each other, there's not enough time to build up to it when there's about 7 a year.

 :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WaYJXHAv3k&feature=related
wont get much more intense than this. I believe its taken from Danny Dyers football factories.

Any of the following 3 facing each other Bosnia/Croatia/S*rbia. You could not pay me to go to one of those games as there would be a reasonable chance of being killed.

Swindon v Oxford for me. Not because I actually think it is but for me personally it's the biggest game in football.

with the exception of real vs barca i think he's right.  nobody in asia gives a shit about swindon vs oxford.  by sheer numbers of 'followers' of both teams around the world this probably is the biggest domestic club game in the world.

that i don't really care who wins doesn't make it any less big

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn_4h7tAAWg&fmt18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1evjvEhSTbg&feature=related

And a bit of Zeljo vs Sarajevo. That away end looks absolutely mental!

Too right

FC Pakhtakor Tashkent versus FC Bunyodkor.

This has turned into a football violence thread. Lots of teams hate each other and it regularly kicks off but Fergie wasn't talking about that.

Going by the massive worldwide support of both clubs and their glorious histories, I'd say he's right. It is the biggest game in the world.

You are right, Fergie wasn't talking about that.  What he is actually doing is be-littleing Chelsea and Man City, the arrogant big headed red nosed wanker.  :soapbox:

He's right though, Chelsea and Man City may have spent millions but neither will ever get near Man Utd and Liverpool's success for many, many years.

Exactly.  Ferguson's comments are nothing other than a nervous dig at Man City.  Far from conquering the world, he realises that Man Utd may not even be the top club in their own city by the end of the season.  He's pissed off that City's tilt at success (admittedly, purchased success) has arrived just as he's about to retire.

If ever.

That twat Ferguson will never retire

In terms of distance travelled of supporters for a derby, he is right this must be the biggest.
Afterall the distance the Manure supporters have to travel from Kent & the Liverpool fans from Cardiff/Ireland is huge

Spot on.  Doesn't matter if Manchester City win the league and CL this season Manchester United will still be by far the bigger club.

Fergie is by far the greatest manager of my football watching lifetime, the way he's reshaped his Man Utd teams since 86 is nothing but amazing.  For that reason he's entitled to his opinion, shame that supporters of other football clubs find it so hard to give credit to the bloke and just have to resort to childish insults.

isn't that the point of football :-)

Maybe MWS, think I've just got a bit bored of that side of things. 

I hope he doesn't retire, I have a pint riding on him choking to death on his chewing in the dugout at Old Trafford while having a go at the 4th official.

Don't think anyone's failing to give him credit.  But he's a master of mind games and loves winding folk up...so I don't think it's out of order to enjoy the moment when he's clearly showing a little discomfort himself.

He doesn't wind me up, we all know the most successful clubs seem to generate the biggest support,  must be a coincidence  :sherlock: I expect half of you lot have worn a man u or Liverpool shirt in the past (hence the excitable comments). It's akin to my dad's bigger than your dad......laughable.

Rarely has a comment been posted that's so wide of the mark.

That's quite an achievement on here!

Define 'reasonable chance' in statistical terms.

Gary Linekar answered this on MOTD Saturday night.

Leicester Vs Birmingham....  :hmmm:

Go on Nev, do your stuff

Probably the same probability of getting killed at any game : 50%

Afterall, you will either be killed, or you won't (no shit sherlock)

Lineker, it's Lineker.

Oh dear..

Those statistics might be true for a black man going to a HSV game.