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Corporate branding and Cardiff City FC. So what are we called now?

Mon 11th June, 2012Mon 11th June, 2012 - by editor - 5 Comments.

For all my life, Cardiff City have been known as the ‘Bluebirds’, because they played in blue and had the logo of a bluebird on their badge. And that’s what …

Cardiff City FC becomes Franchise FC as branding changes forced on fans

Wed 6th June, 2012Wed 6th June, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

So after zero consultation with the fans, Cardiff City FC have declared that from henceforth we shall play in red, swiftly discarding over a hundred years of club tradition.

Cardiff City Attack! Vintage football rave track from the 1927 Club

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Cardiff City Attack! Vintage 1993 football rave track from the 1927 Club

Fri 18th May, 2012Fri 18th May, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Recorded at various Cardiff City games, home and away in 1991/2, is this old school rave tribute to the mighty Cardiff City FC and their manager, Eddie May, who recently …

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Say no to Cardiff City FC corporate rebranding and sign the petition

Wed 9th May, 2012 - by editor - 4 Comments.

It looks like Cardiff City really are going to ignore the wishes of their fans and push through the unwanted rebranding of the club in return for a fat £100m …

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GTFO: Malaysian investors want Cardiff City FC to rebrand and play in red

Tue 8th May, 2012Wed 9th May, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

I’ve come to expect all sorts of stupidity in the name of filthy cash when it comes to the modern game of football, but rarely have I seen anything as utterly idiotic …

A taste of Wales: Brains SA ('Skull Attack')

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A tribute to the true taste of Wales: Brains SA (‘Skull Attack’)

Thu 1st March, 2012Thu 1st March, 2012 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Seeing as it’s St David’s Day today, it seems appropriate to pay tribute to the Welsh Drink Of The Gods, otherwise known as Brains SA.

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Cardiff City heartbreak at the Carling Cup final. I get very drunk

Tue 28th February, 2012Tue 26th February, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

On Sunday, I was back at Wembley for a thrilling game of football as Championship underdogs Cardiff took on the Premiership big boys Liverpool. It’s taken until now for me to recover.

Carling Cup final 2012, Cardiff City versus Liverpool, Wembley

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Carling Cup 2012 – Cardiff City vs Liverpool. Come on you Bluebirds!

Sun 26th February, 2012Sun 26th February, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

My nephew is already half way down the M4 in a car laden with lager, and I’m getting ready for some serious north London drinking before this afternoon’s Carling Cup …

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Cardiff beat Crystal Palace on penalties – the Carling Cup final awaits!

Tue 24th January, 2012Tue 24th January, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve actually lost my voice from shouting at the mighty Bluebirds for so long tonight, such was the tension in this game. The away leg at Selhurst Park was nerve-racking enough but watching this …

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Cardiff City vs Crystal Palace, Carling Cup semi-final at Selhurst Road, 10th Jan 2012

Thu 12th January, 2012Thu 12th January, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

There was a lively atmosphere at Selhurst Park for the first leg of the Carling Cup semi-final on Tuesday, 10th Jan 2012, with the mighty Cardiff City taking on Crystal Palace.

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Stolen electricity and open air rehearsals: the Rhiwbina Hill sessions, Cardiff

Mon 9th January, 2012Mon 9th January, 2012 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Problem: we’re in a noisy rock band but there’s nowhere to rehearse – and we can’t afford to pay proper studios. Cunning solution: drive up to an abandoned quarry in …

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Cardiff Bay – photos around the old Tiger Bay and Cardiff Docks

Wed 4th January, 2012Wed 4th January, 2012 - by editor - 4 Comments.

For old-time Cardiffians like yours truly, it still seems quite hard to take in the immense changes that have taken place around Cardiff Docks in the past decade or so. …

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Cardiff city centre at Christmas 2011 – funfairs, shopping and Brains SA

Sat 31st December, 2011Sat 31st December, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Sadly, there wasn’t a snow-covered festive scene to greet me on my return to Cardiff this year, as the weather had turned boringly mild. There was still loads going in around the city …

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Doctor Who’s video guide to Cardiff, presented by Matt Smith

Sun 4th December, 2011Sun 4th December, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I loves the ‘Diff, so it’s great to see Doctor’s Who’s Matt Smith presenting a short video piece about my glorious hometown – a city lauded by National Geographic as being …

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Checking out the new National Museum of Art in Cardiff

Fri 23rd September, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

As if 1927 wasn’t a great enough year for Cardiffians (it was the year the mighty Bluebirds won the FA Cup) it was also the year that saw the opening …

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Cardiff Bay railway station in old Tiger Bay quietly rots away…

Wed 14th September, 2011Fri 16th September, 2016 - by editor - 13 Comments.

Located in what was once the bustling area of Tiger Bay in Cardiff docks, Cardiff Bay railway station (Bae Caerdydd) is the southern terminus of the short Butetown Branch Line, …

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National Geographic lists Cardiff in top ten worldwide ‘Best Summer Trips’

Thu 23rd June, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

If I hadn’t seen this with my own eyes I would have thought that someone had slipped some acid in my Brains SA, but the esteemed National Geographic magazine has …

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Photo of the day: raised manhood covers

Fri 25th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Spotted in Thornhill, north Cardiff, February 2004.

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Millwall 3 Cardiff City 3, 19th March 2011

Sat 19th March, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

This game had everything – except a win for Cardiff. We had Millwall fans fighting amongst themselves, dodgy refereeing, sending offs, a penalty revoked, fightbacks, a fantastic atmosphere and, sadly, …

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Crystal Palace 1 Cardiff City 0, 8th March 2011 – match report

Sun 13th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A midweek trip to Selhurst Park promised reasonably great things for the star studded players of the mighty Cardiff City, but, sadly, it turned out to be one of those …

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Message from Merthyr – how the ConDem cuts will kill the community

Tue 8th March, 2011Tue 8th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

If you’ve ever been to Merthyr, you’ll know what a thoroughly depressing place this once proud working town has become, and the government’s proposed benefit cuts are going to hurt …

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Swansea City 0 Cardiff City 1. LOL

Sun 6th February, 2011Sun 6th February, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Today, is officially a very good day. [Match report] – [Blubbering Jack (MP3 file)]

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Waiting passenger sculptures, Brixton railway station

Mon 10th January, 2011Thu 17th April, 2014 - by editor - 10 Comments.

Condemned to an eternity of waiting for trains that they can never board are these life-size bronze sculptures of three passengers on Brixton railway station, south London.

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Cardiff Christmas lights

Fri 31st December, 2010Fri 31st December, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

A few pics taken at night around Cardiff’s city centre, showing off the festive Christmas lights. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

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Spillers Records, Cardiff moves to the Morgan Arcade

Thu 30th December, 2010Wed 29th December, 2010 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Finally losing the battle to stay in their premises by The Hayes in central Cardiff, the much loved Spillers record store closed on June 26th, 2010, reopening in the nearby Morgan Arcade a …

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Cardiff City 3 Bristol City 2 – oh yes!

Sun 17th October, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

In case you’ve missed it, our ace Cardiff City reporter has filed another excellent report from Saturday’s match against Brizzle City. Check it out here.

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Great minor football scuffles: Cardiff City vs Luton 1994

Fri 24th September, 2010Wed 18th May, 2011 - by editor - 20 Comments.

I can’t remember what sent us all scuttling off in the direction of a half-empty Grange End on a cold Winter afternoon in 1994, but here’s the scene from our …

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Blackpool 3 Cardiff City 2 – some photos

Sun 23rd May, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Blackpool 3 Cardiff City 2 – Championship Play Off Final, Wembley So we missed out on the Premiership. It was a great game, Blackpool just deserved it and we never …

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Come on Cardiff! The Play Offs final is here!

Sat 22nd May, 2010Sat 22nd May, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Coca Cola Championship play-off final Wembley Stadium Date: Saturday, 22 May Kick-off: 1500 BST The bigger game have played in living memory is here and I’m a bag of nerves! …

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Cardiff City’s fabulous season in video

Fri 21st May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Turn off the sub-U2 backing drone of Futuretown’s ‘What Are We Waiting For’, stick on some slamming drum’n’bass, Pistols or The Clash, and soak up this glorious video showing Cardiff …