QPR relish capital gains as Man City and Wigan flop in north-west derbies
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By Brian Sears 29 March 2013 QPR face a London derby this Easter weekend that will partly determine whether their season can be resurrected. That one is played on Monday, and a week later the two clubs from Manchester - champions-elect United and champions (reigning) City - will also meet in a derby, at Old Trafford. It has been theorised in the past that clubs who face a lot of derbies, regionally, can be at a disadvantage to those that don't, because derbies can be closer affairs than 'other' games if only because the geographical proximity adds people and spice to the atmosphere. In looking at the regional derby records this season, below we consider the six London clubs on the one hand (that's Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham, QPR, Tottenham, West Ham) and the five north-west clubs on the other: Everton, Liverpool, City, United and Wigan. And we conclude that QPR like derbies
QPR relish capital gains as Man City and Wigan flop in north-west derbies
QPR relish capital gains as Man City and…
QPR relish capital gains as Man City and Wigan flop in north-west derbies
By Brian Sears 29 March 2013 QPR face a London derby this Easter weekend that will partly determine whether their season can be resurrected. That one is played on Monday, and a week later the two clubs from Manchester - champions-elect United and champions (reigning) City - will also meet in a derby, at Old Trafford. It has been theorised in the past that clubs who face a lot of derbies, regionally, can be at a disadvantage to those that don't, because derbies can be closer affairs than 'other' games if only because the geographical proximity adds people and spice to the atmosphere. In looking at the regional derby records this season, below we consider the six London clubs on the one hand (that's Arsenal, Chelsea, Fulham, QPR, Tottenham, West Ham) and the five north-west clubs on the other: Everton, Liverpool, City, United and Wigan. And we conclude that QPR like derbies