| Perhaps the most unpleasantly nationalistic sporting fixtures in this part of the world are the Old Firm derbies in Glasgow. |
| There were a lot of local derbies in League One last year but no disrespect to that league, the games next season are going to be that much bigger. |
| For years, as both clubs underachieved, there was little to talk about between derby matches apart from the derbies themselves. |
| And locally, there are poker derbies and other fly-in events, so there's always something to be up in the air about. |
| Hopefully there won't be any such scenes tonight, although you'd expect the blood and thunder atmosphere that you get in local derbies. |
| Leigh Centurions are traditional rivals of the club and similarly matches between the two clubs are local derbies. |
