Derby in Derby wearing a Derby with Rhys Darby

[Iain G]

Any suggestions?

[LewysGot2]

Listen to Terence Trent Darby...

[SHODAN]

He was great in Flight of the Conchords.

[Iain G]

He was great in Flight of the Conchords.

Was Terrence Trent D'arby in flight of the conchords?

[He's here!]

Why is it called the derby? I remember way back when I was a student and I mentioned I was travelling back to Edinburgh for the derby most folk thought I meant a horse race.

[nonshinyfinish]

Why is it called the derby? I remember way back when I was a student and I mentioned I was travelling back to Edinburgh for the derby most folk thought I meant a horse race.

I don't think there's a definitive answer, but the two main theories I've seen are:

- Because of the popularity of the Derby (the horse race), it became a general term for a major sporting event, including major football matches such as those between city rivals.

- The Shrovetide football game (a village football game involving hundreds of folk trying to get a ball to a particular point) in Derby was particularly violent, and so it became a shorthand for any fiercely contested match.

[LewysGot2]

I don't think there's a definitive answer, but the two main theories I've seen are:

- Because of the popularity of the Derby (the horse race), it became a general term for a major sporting event, including major football matches such as those between city rivals.

- The Shrovetide football game (a village football game involving hundreds of folk trying to get a ball to a particular point) in Derby was particularly violent, and so it became a shorthand for any fiercely contested match.

There’s another theory that the Earl of Derby owned Stanley Park between Anfield and Goodison. A newspaper report in the early 1900s called a game between Liverpool and Everton as The Derby Match…

[Glory Lurker]

But why is Derby called Derby? I think that must be at the root of it

[AltheHibby]

Here you go. Another thing the Romans did for us.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby#:~:text=However%2C%20the%20origin%20of%20the ,which%20flows%20through%20the%20city%2C