retired_fabricodalacosta

Derby weekend for us Newcastle supporters, against the mackems. It's almost that time when you get the sick feeling in your stomach on the day of the game, with the result having an impact on your life for the next few days, possibly weeks and months. It's a time when friendships are put to one side for 90 mins as two sides do battle for local pride.

So - how do derby matches and their results affect your life ? Do you get over a loss fairly quickly or does it send you into a spiral of depression or make you angry for a few days ?

For me - a loss to them lot down the road is pretty devastating. Lowest I've felt is losing the playoff semi in 1990. However, a win against them always gives a major boost and none more so than than the 4-1 at their place last time we faced each other. I've got friends who are of the red and white persuasion, so we'll see how it goes this weekend.

retired_yuva_xna

Not at all important.

trotamundos

We don't have one as Fulham and Chelsea are better than us, and Brentford worse. So not important in the scheme of our football, let alone my life.

retired_yesmoncar

It's such a small rivalry that it isn't important. Don't have one specific rival either.

For a long time in 80's/90's/early 00's we were always a division or 2 higher, and now that has switched places so we rarely play anyway.

retired_linton_justin

some people take football faaaaaaaaaar too seriously imo.

retired_derek

what Rocky said.

DGibb

was quite annoying when bradford were in the Premiership, luckerly we never lost to them

runronnirun

important in a much less clichéd way

retired_julschisholm

makes me angry when we lose to them lot. But they still seem to have a chip on their shoulders on the radio phone in they will be talking about how they played and always bring up the wednesday.

Role on Jan 19th for The Steel City derby.

retired_nickyfit

I don't even want to think what work will be like if we lose.