Admin Ian M Posted February 12, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 To be fair do any of us really care what this gloryhunter thinks anyway? Up until this season he supported the Bluebirds but switched allegiances when it became clear that some rich Malaysian businessman was pumping money into some team in his city who play in red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall King Blox Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I wouldn't say the cities are alike. Bristol with a proud history going back to the Middle Ages, Britain's second largest city at one point, a larger connurbation even now, noted for hi-tech industries. Cardiff, built in the mid 19th century by a Scottish aristocrat as a jetty for loading coal from his Valleys coalfields. Noted for the high percentage of the population on disability benefit. Massive Attack v Charlotte Church. No contest. ? And we still get get trouble between us.........Mmmmmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 ? And we still get get trouble between us.........Mmmmmmmmmm I don't hate 'em. Was just pointing out that while they may think we envy their attendances, they probably envy our city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodbarmyarmy Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 they probably envy our city. mmm...I doubt that very much.....world class sports and concert venues (next up is a £250m moto gp track up at ebbw vale - a welsh GP...jeez... A council that "welcomes" & "recognizes" investment opportunities and does not take the nimby view everyfekintime ........ NO KIN PUSHBIKES (well not infested or preparing for an infestation like Bristol seems to be) Oh and they got Dr who & casualty ..............nicked from us.........what next?....... And anyway........its not a GULF between us .....it's the Bristol Chanel....... Plus point? .........they dont have a ZOO...so lets celebrate that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Ha Ha & don't forget the high percentage of single parent families Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davros Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Okay we could all look at points in the bag... But as a club Cardiff City are expecting over 25,000 this Saturday. When Bristol city played Cardiff at home in the 3rd game of the season (the significance of it being the 3rd game is that you can't come back and now say, 'well you are top of the league you should be selling out the stadium'. Afterall you went top following this early KO), you only had 14,500+ fans at the gate. That's a difference in attendance of 10,000 people. A game being played in cold February rather than that scorcher of a day in August when the new season and a great result over palace should have enabled a potentially better attendance. I just find it quite incredible that Cardiff City have now become a club regularly getting crowds of 23k and upwards (club has has over 35k season ticket applications for next season although its capped at 20k). Not sure the river severn is a gulf ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poland_red Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Okay we could all look at points in the bag... But as a club Cardiff City are expecting over 25,000 this Saturday. When Bristol city played Cardiff at home in the 3rd game of the season (the significance of it being the 3rd game is that you can't come back and now say, 'well you are top of the league you should be selling out the stadium'. Afterall you went top following this early KO), you only had 14,500+ fans at the gate. That's a difference in attendance of 10,000 people. A game being played in cold February rather than that scorcher of a day in August when the new season and a great result over palace should have enabled a potentially better attendance. I just find it quite incredible that Cardiff City have now become a club regularly getting crowds of 23k and upwards (club has has over 35k season ticket applications for next season although its capped at 20k). can't believe you wasted time to tell us you get bigger crowds. hadn't noticed, so cheers. now maybe find a puddle to jump over an tell us all about that an all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted February 13, 2013 Admin Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Has anyone mentioned that it's an estuary or a channel, not a gulf yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 A Malaysian gulf. At least we're from Bristol and proud of our roots. I'm not sure where they're from. If I was a Cardiff fan I'd cut off that protrusion sticking out of my forehead and go and support a proper Welsh club that's proud of its roots, Swansea I actually hope they go up this season because none of them will be able to celebrate their hollow victory as it will be a team in red, with a funny nick name and the best part of all . . . . They're not even Welsh..if you are born a cardiff fan,how can you just change?..would be like you or i going over to the Rovers..if City were taken over by an Asian consortium you would have to stick with it,same as they are.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffBlackLabel Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Ahhhh Banter. I think the two clubs are similarly sized, but throughout history Cardiff City have been marginally bigger and had marginally more success, but overall there is little between us. As for city envy. I don’t envy Bristol. I’d take your airport, and your suspension bridge and some of your buildings, but not much else. Certainly not your accent, your creaking transport infrastructure, your fondness of flubber in jogging bottoms or your irritating militant middle class cyclist types. Bristol is a great city, but so too is Cardiff, so no envy at all. All this said, I am ashamed of my club and our fans at what’s happened. I think in the same situation most clubs below the Premier league would have reacted the same (It’s the chasing the dream where morals are lost, in football and elsewhere) but the lack of balls shown since the start of the season has shocked me. I did consider Cardiff a ‘special’ club, with a very proud and fairly special fan culture but now I see us as just another middling modern fanbase…Bolton, Huddersfield, Cardiff..all the same. I hope we stuff Bristol City on Saturday, but on the terraces I hope you embarrass us about the rebrand, because we deserve it. That said, in the interest of generational-relationships I do think it's important that you Bristolians tone down your dislike of Cardiff City, because within a few years it's very likely that your children, and many of the young people in Bristol will be Cardiff City supporters..who won't be tempted by their nearest premiership club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oops Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Ahhhh Banter. I think the two clubs are similarly sized, but throughout history Cardiff City have been marginally bigger and had marginally more success, but overall there is little between us. As for city envy. I don’t envy Bristol. I’d take your airport, and your suspension bridge and some of your buildings, but not much else. Certainly not your accent, your creaking transport infrastructure, your fondness of flubber in jogging bottoms or your irritating militant middle class cyclist types. All this said, I am ashamed of my club and our fans at what’s happened. I think in the same situation most clubs below the Premier league would have reacted the same (It’s the chasing the dream where morals are lost, in football and elsewhere) but the lack of balls shown since the start of the season has shocked me. I did consider Cardiff a ‘special’ club, with a very proud and fairly special fan culture but now I see us as just another middling modern fanbase…Bolton, Huddersfield, Cardiff..all the same. I hope we stuff Bristol City on Saturday, but on the terraces I hope you embarrass us about the rebrand, because we deserve it. That said, in the interest of generational-relationships I do think it's important that you Bristolians turn down your dislike of Cardiff City, because within a few years it's very likely that your children, and many of the young people in Bristol will be Cardiff City supporters..who won't be tempted by their nearest premiership club? I'm afraid I can't mate. I do however dislike Leeds slightly more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brent Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Ahhhh Banter. I think the two clubs are similarly sized, but throughout history Cardiff City have been marginally bigger and had marginally more success, but overall there is little between us. As for city envy. I don’t envy Bristol. I’d take your airport, and your suspension bridge and some of your buildings, but not much else. Certainly not your accent, your creaking transport infrastructure, your fondness of flubber in jogging bottoms or your irritating militant middle class cyclist types. Bristol is a great city, but so too is Cardiff, so no envy at all. All this said, I am ashamed of my club and our fans at what’s happened. I think in the same situation most clubs below the Premier league would have reacted the same (It’s the chasing the dream where morals are lost, in football and elsewhere) but the lack of balls shown since the start of the season has shocked me. I did consider Cardiff a ‘special’ club, with a very proud and fairly special fan culture but now I see us as just another middling modern fanbase…Bolton, Huddersfield, Cardiff..all the same. I hope we stuff Bristol City on Saturday, but on the terraces I hope you embarrass us about the rebrand, because we deserve it. That said, in the interest of generational-relationships I do think it's important that you Bristolians tone down your dislike of Cardiff City, because within a few years it's very likely that your children, and many of the young people in Bristol will be Cardiff City supporters..who won't be tempted by their nearest premiership club? Are you ashamed of yourself then? You seem to have accepted it just as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffBlackLabel Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Are you ashamed of yourself then? You seem to have accepted it just as well. Personally I'm confortable with my approach. I have been to less games this season, I have never purchased any red merchandise, I have commented a lot on Walesonline website, I have texted Radio Wales, I have made my views known to friends and family (and thus influencing some of them, and probably making them less likely to buy red gear). I've consistently argued my point in person and online, I've got into 1-2 arguments with strangers, I've even written on toilet walls (!!!!). All that said, I'm still a Cardiff City fan, and while the club probably means less to me than it did, I can't see it in me to boycott the team or give up on the club. I'm really angry with our chairman, I think he's totally tarnished what should be the best season for 50 years, but there you go.. At the end of the day, this season has taught me that there are far more important things than football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oops Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Personally I'm confortable with my approach. I have been to less games this season, I have never purchased any red merchandise, I have commented a lot on Walesonline website, I have texted Radio Wales, I have made my views known to friends and family (and thus influencing some of them, and probably making them less likely to buy red gear). I've consistently argued my point in person and online, I've got into 1-2 arguments with strangers, I've even written on toilet walls (!!!!). All that said, I'm still a Cardiff City fan, and while the club probably means less to me than it did, I can't see it in me to boycott the team or give up on the club. I'm really angry with our chairman, I think he's totally tarnished what should be the best season for 50 years, but there you go.. At the end of the day, this season has taught me that there are far more important things than football. Would that be just underneath your mobile number? Easy tiger, only jesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffBlackLabel Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Would that be just underneath your mobile number? Easy tiger, only jesting ha, yes.. I never got any answers Nope, just one of my little ways of trying to spread the discontentment. Actually, it's a very successful and cheap form of advertising... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Actually, it's a very successful and cheap form of advertising... Tight arse. We've got stickers... https://twitter.com/BCFCMINDTHEGAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC RISK77 Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Obsessed obout us. hang on we have about 15 Cardiff threads going on this forum at the moment...thats quite obsessional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cider army1981 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Cardiff has 3D maps on google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_real_city Posted February 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Saturday will be good with all these promised of a loud away atmosphere. You must admit in your previous 5 visits to Cardiff (not including fa cup defeat) you have mustered little to nothing in terms of noise, and points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderArmyy Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Saturday will be good with all these promised of a loud away atmosphere. You must admit in your previous 5 visits to Cardiff (not including fa cup defeat) you have mustered little to nothing in terms of noise, and points. Lets face it in about 5 attempts coming to AG you mustered nothing in terms of noise, and points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_real_city Posted February 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 ?? 5 attempts... are you being serious or ignorant... we beat you last season, and a recent 6-0 hammering! we have done the double over you two years in a row coming into this season, scoring a hefty amount of goals (average 3 a game). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderArmyy Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 4-2, 3-0, 1-1, 1-0 a few years back.. we've held are own at home.. can't say the same for away though.. but that will change saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfred Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 ?? 5 attempts... are you being serious or ignorant... we beat you last season, and a recent 6-0 hammering! we have done the double over you two years in a row coming into this season, scoring a hefty amount of goals (average 3 a game). The only noisy Cardiff crowd was in 2003 play offs. The rest of your visits have been mediocre to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC101 Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 ?? 5 attempts... are you being serious or ignorant... we beat you last season, and a recent 6-0 hammering! we have done the double over you two years in a row coming into this season, scoring a hefty amount of goals (average 3 a game). As far as I remember Malaysia 'The Red Dragons' FC have never beat us. The score was 4-2 to City in our only ever game wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_real_city Posted February 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 but you said last 5 visits?? now last year we won 2-1 and you were hardly in the game. game before was 6-0... here's the match report... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8470722.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderArmyy Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 but you said last 5 visits?? now last year we won 2-1 and you were hardly in the game. game before was 6-0... here's the match report... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8470722.stm Before the 2-1 it was 3-0.. get your facts right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_real_city Posted February 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 well we have both made factual errors. but to totally ignore a 6-0 defeat, you live in denial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderArmyy Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 well we have both made factual errors. but to totally ignore a 6-0 defeat, you live in denial Not sure where i'm "ignoring" the 6-0 defeat..care to explain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_real_city Posted February 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Lets face it in about 5 attempts coming to AG you mustered nothing in terms of noise, and points. surely that is ignoring the 6-0 defeat. as well as the 2-1 defeat last season. as we have indeed gathered quite a few points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Joe Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 even if cardiff got into the prem, why would any one want to go over there to watch? so what if man utd, man city , chelsea are there, get to see enough of that crap on the tv as it is. bit different if it your own team playing them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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