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Cardiff City fans still rightfully angered by the whimsical rebranding of the club by meddling billionaire owner Vincent Tan have planned a ‘Blue March’ to take place before the …
Keep Cardiff Blue: Cardiff City FC fans march for their heritage and tradition, March 22nd 2014 Read More
As readers of this blog may know, I reluctantly abandoned my lifelong support for Cardiff City a while ago. I posted up the reasons for my decision in a post …
What’s wrong with Cardiff City FC – a rival fan’s perspective Read More
Long term readers of this blog will know that I’ve been a hardcore Cardiff City fan all my life. I’ve been going to games since I was 6 years old, …
Goodbye Cardiff City FC: a life long fan finds salvation in the lower leagues Read More
As you may know, I’ve been a lifelong Cardiff City fan but that alliance has been torn asunder by the dire rebranding antics of the club’s billionaire owner, Vincent “I’ll …
Cardiff City Bluebirds Unite march Read More
After suffering the humiliation of having their meddling billionaire owner Vincent Tan trash a century of the club’s heritage with his crass rebranding exercise, Cardiff City fans have had to …
The embarrassment continues for Cardiff City fans as truly hideous strip is unveiled Read More
Red scarf with the single word ‘Cardiff,’ backed by a stray Powerpoint motivational ‘Fire & Passion’ statement and a Red Dragon club emblem = wrong. Blue scarf with the words, “Cardiff City Football Club,” plus …
Cardiff City FC: a simple guide to scarf etiquette Read More
This was the first time I’d been back to see Cardiff City play after our Malaysian owners had whimsically decided to trash over a hundred years of history by changing the team’s strip and badge – adding …
Boxing day football – Cardiff City 2 Crystal Palace 1, heavy rain, crappy rebrands and a useful win Read More
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 …
Corporate branding and Cardiff City FC. So what are we called now? Read More
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 FC becomes Franchise FC as branding changes forced on fans Read More
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 …
Cardiff City Attack! Vintage 1993 football rave track from the 1927 Club Read More
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.
Cardiff City heartbreak at the Carling Cup final. I get very drunk Read More
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 …
Cardiff beat Crystal Palace on penalties – the Carling Cup final awaits! Read More
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.
Cardiff City vs Crystal Palace, Carling Cup semi-final at Selhurst Road, 10th Jan 2012 Read More
Once the longest-serving advert in any British football ground, the painted words of “Captain Morgan Rum – The Right Rum For Today’s Taste” adorned the roof of Cardiff City’s Ninian …
The 41 year reign of the Captain Morgan Rum advert at Ninian Park, Cardiff Read More
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, …
Millwall 3 Cardiff City 3, 19th March 2011 Read More
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 …
Crystal Palace 1 Cardiff City 0, 8th March 2011 – match report Read More
Today, is officially a very good day. [Match report] – [Blubbering Jack (MP3 file)]
Swansea City 0 Cardiff City 1. LOL Read More
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.
Cardiff City 3 Bristol City 2 – oh yes! Read More
Worth a repost (with new photos!) is this account of our trip to the Goldstone Ground in Brighton, 8th February 1997.
Brighton ‘Fans United,’ Feb 1997: a proper football protest! Read MoreAnd here’s some more! 70s Man goes to London 70s Man gets a job Inter City Traveller
More football cartoons Read MoreAh, it seems sooo long ago now, but I’m slowly adding strips from my old Bluebird Jones footie comic (described as “painfully right on” by nu-football mag 4-4-2!). Here’s a …
Football, women, drugs and the dole. Bluebird Jones 1993 Read More
Despite the raging hangover, I managed to drag my ale-soaked arse half way up Caerphilly Mountain and across Graig Llanishen for a bracing walk in the freezing mist. I’m really …
Two wintery walks around Cardiff Read More
Just back from a lovely few days climbing mountains, scaling hills and scrambling through thorny bushes in and around Cardiff. south Wales. Sadly, the mighty Cardiff City once again failed …
Christmas in Cardiff Read MoreExecutive box woe I’m afraid today hasn’t gone to plan. What should have been a whoopy-doopsy, all expenses paid trip to Reading for a Toshiba press launch and – oh …
Executive box woe – Reading vs Cardiff City Read MoreCollossal Cardiff City Crush Gillingham! The mighty Cardiff City slammed five goals past hapless Gillingham on Saturday – with Earnshaw bagging four! Tuesday night, I’m off to Reading football stadium …
Collossal Cardiff City Crush Gillingham! Read More