Tag: football
A night of drinking and dancing at the Andrew Buchan Bar, Albany Road, Cardiff – in photos
Stocking a fine range of Welsh real ales from the independent Rhymney Beers brewery, the Andrew Buchan bar in Albany Road is one of my favourite pubs in Cardiff.
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Football comic art launch at Cardiff’s Andrew Buchan bar – exhibition runs till Feb 2016
On Saturday, I was up in Cardiff for the launch of an exhibition showing original artwork from the Bluebird Jones football comic I was involved with from 1993-1995.
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Bluebird Jones football comic exhibition opens in Cardiff, 17th Oct – 1st Feb 2016
I’m chuffed to be able to announce that an exhibition of original artwork from the Bluebird Jones football comics will be opening this Saturday, 17th October in Cardiff. The exhibition …
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The latest Cardiff City FC crest rebrand now features a weird red ferret/dragon thing
Readers of this blog will know that some time ago, I finally threw in the towel on my lifelong support of Cardiff City after one corporate rebrand too many. Happily, I found …
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Newport County sweep aside Plymouth Argyle on a dark and miserable Boxing Day afternoon
With the rebranded and corporatised Cardiff City no longer on my sporting agenda, we travelled to Newport on a wet and cold Boxing Day afternoon to watch the home team take on Plymouth …
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The hand-painted and hand made signs of Harrow Borough FC, north London
In line with the fan-run, no-budget, slightly ramshackle ethos, there’s often plenty of home-made and hand painted signs to be found around the grounds of lower league football teams. At …
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Ghostly football – players hunt the ball in the swirling mists of Surrey
Yesterday, I travelled to Surrey to watch Dulwich Hamlet take on the Metropolitan Police FC at their East Molesey ground. The game wasn’t that great – Hamlet lost 2-0 – but there were some dramatic scenes …
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Keep Cardiff Blue: Cardiff City FC fans march for their heritage and tradition, March 22nd 2014
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 …
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The embarrassment continues for Cardiff City fans as truly hideous strip is unveiled
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 …
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Dulwich Hamlet clinch promotion after nail-biting draw with Burgess Hill – and Champion Hill goes wild!
There were jubilant scenes of celebration at Champion Hill yesterday after Dulwich Hamlet clinched automatic promotion with a 1-1 draw against an in-form Burgess Hill FC.
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Promotion is a heartbeat away as Dulwich Hamlet beat Crawley Down Gatwick 3-1
With just two games left in the season and promotion rivals Maidstone three points behind, this was a must-win game for Dulwich Hamlet. And win they did!
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Isthmian League Cup Final – Dulwich Hamlet 2 Concord Rangers 3 – photo report
The last cup final I attended was at Wembley last year watching Cardiff lose to Liverpool in the Carling cup, so as big matches go, last night’s Isthmian League Cup Final at Maidstone’s Gallagher Stadium was a …
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Hard luck Hamlet! Dulwich Hamlet lose to Concord Rangers in Isthmian League Cup Final
Commiserations to the mighty Dulwich Hamlet who lost 2-3 after extra time in the Isthmian Cup Final against the Premier Division Concord Rangers. I travelled down to Maidstone for the game and the Hamlet crowd were …
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Dulwich Hamlet hammer out a win against a stubborn Chipstead in wind-blasted game
It has to be said that this wasn’t a classic game, with Hamlet fortunate to take three points from a Chipstead team who at times dominated the game. After the thrills of …
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The wonderful posters of Lewes FC, a member-owned lower league team
With the higher echelons of football turning into a homogenised, sponsor-pleasing, corporate-friendly selling machine, it’s great to see the individuality and sense of fun that can still be found in the lower divisions. South …
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Dulwich Hamlet 1 Maidstone Utd 1 – honours even in top of the table clash
A big crowd of over 1,000 people braved the freezing temperatures to watch an enthralling battle between the league leaders Maidstone United and our very own Dulwich Hamlet, currently in second place.
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Cardiff City FC: a simple guide to scarf etiquette
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 …
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Cardiff City FC becomes Franchise FC as branding changes forced on fans
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.
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Say no to Cardiff City FC corporate rebranding and sign the petition
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
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 …
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Cardiff City triumph at Crystal Palace: play-offs here we come!
Despite the unfeasibly early start (kick off at 12.30? Why?) and the heftily hiked-up prices (£30 ticket and £3.80 for a bottle of Carling – you’re having a laugh), this was …
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