Because you're seeing it through the eyes of a rivalry. Again, if Orient worked their way up to the Premier League you'd certainly start classing it as a Derby game?
I don't make the rules, but I've posted two sources citing the same, and all other sources say the same, a Derby is a game of two clubs who are geographically close to each other, you can class it as you wish mate.
Of course, the bigger the rivalry the bigger the derby. Leeds biggest rivals will always be Man UTD as you say, even though Man UTD will see Liverpool has their biggest rivals.
No, I wouldn't because I'd always class it as a Derby.
If Gateshead miraculously worked their way up to the Premier League you can bet your last dollar you'd be then classing it as a Derby with Newcastle.
Fans are only just realising why rival matches are called a 'derby'
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Football fans are only just realising why matches between two rival teams are called 'derbies'.
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No it isn't, again, you don't have to be in the same city for it to be called a derby, you just have to be geographically close to each other, 15 mile between Newcastle & Sunderland is geographically close enough to be classed as a derby.
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I don't think you are as much as you think mate, take for instance Leeds UTD, it's classed as a derby when they play Huddersfield Town. It is and has always been known as a West Yorkshire derby.
I just hope you two have the courage to come out of the bunker this time around. Lol
I was in the middle of Europe motoring back at break neck speed with two pups in the boot and attempting to beat the border closures whilst you two were masked up and wearing marigolds in the basement, just different gravy lads.
Funny that seeing as I drove all the way to Germany to pick the Akita up, 24 hour round trip with no kip and half hour rest, a pure machine, born in the wrong era.