Dockyard Derby or Battle of the Ports?

[PL2 3DQ]

Pompey v Argyle - Dockyard Derby or Battle of the Ports or none of the above?

 

[rongreenblood]

Was always battle of the ports,50,60 years ago, but lately it seems "derby" is the norm.

 

[Frank the Phone]

Thing is, as tempting as it is to use a term with a bit of alliteration, the game is quite simply not a derby, and it certainly isn't regarded as such by Pompey fans. When we or Plymouth based journalists use the term it feeds Pompey fans' superiority complex.

 

[Andy S]

From the day I became a GUZZ rating in September 1966, the games against Pompey were always known as "The Battle of the Ports". Never has been a "derby" and never will be.

 

[rongreenblood]

From the day I became a GUZZ rating in September 1966, the games against Pompey were always known as "The Battle of the Ports". Never has been a "derby" and never will be.

Quite right too.

 

[IJN]

It's modern light hearted parlance though.

For example when Liverpool play Everton this season I'm sure some wags will term it The Benitez Derby, Forest v Derby is often called the Brian Clough Derby and only a few hours ago someone said 'Lindgaard Derby' when West Ham played Man Utd.

Me? I've always liked the Dockyard Derby as the link is obvious, there's a lot of ports (Dover v Falmouth) and every game we play against them seems to be played like a derby.

It's all about opinions though.

 

[Guiri Green]

Fight of the Flightdecks.
Sideburn scrap.
Dockie dust off.
Boobs v Jo"s.

 

[(I'm)Stranded]

The Matelot Meltdown
The South Coast Scuffle
The 180 miles apart non-Derby

 

[up the line]

One thing is for sure, this fixture will
befuddle some journalists and graphic designers charged with producing maps for publication, who previously believed the two places to be one and the same.

 

[justanotherfan]

How about Portsmouth v Plymouth Argyle, got a sort of ring to it.

 

[downinlooe]

Play Off Winners v Play Off Losers ?

 

[IJN]

That was held on Saturday.

 

[Cheltnum Green]

Ocean City against the mouth of a port?
No comparison and no contest really! 😀

 

[Bryan Tregunna]

I thought it had been renamed to the 'dockside derby'.

 

[Dreamgreen]

Argyle v The Gobshites does it for me.