Down the Southern Road: Derbies and Gents

Regardless of where played, a proper derby stokes supporters' passions, incites vitriol to be spewed irrationally, and at times can pluck raw nerves to a bleeding point. If today's player, often unattached or deeply affiliated with a club� enough to identify with a rivalry match, actually buys in to this emotion and puts it into his play on the pitch, the results can run the gamut from being something of legend to looking brutish and petty.

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Twohundredpercent @ Jul 4, 2011 1:26 AM EDT | Blog Profile