pauld
Active Member
There is really nothing to say.
plenty to say, but probably not today, as we will regret in the morning.
If I had my season ticket for next year in my hand I would rip it up now - nuff said.
Cardiff City 2008-09
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plenty to say, but probably not today, as we will regret in the morning.
If I had my season ticket for next year in my hand I would rip it up now - nuff said.
Just seen the interview with Dave Jones on ITV: "We all have knocks in our life, i've had plenty of knocks in mine, be it in football or otherwise." You'd have thought his bad luck had run out by now. What a horrible way to miss out on the playoffs. I feel for yous, i really do.
bendeus
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A shitty day for the city of Cardiff. The rugby side of it narrowly lost out to one of the biggest club side on the planet, which is understandable. The football side, though? Is there anything that can explain a capitulation such as the one we've seen over the last few weeks? What a bastard of a day
editor
hiraethified
Well, I'll have it if you don't want it!
Yes, it was shit the way we ran out of steam at the end, but I think a bit of perspective is needed.
These kind of collapses happen when you've got a slimline squad with no budget for bringing in new blood. Hull started brightly in the Premiership and quickly ran out of puff, and we did the same in reverse.
We've got away with some seriously average players this year, but despite that we still ended up only missing out on the play offs by a stinking goal.
It wasn't that long ago that attendances of 6,000 were considered pretty good for City games and from where I'm sitting we've come a very very long way - look at the crowds were pulling in now. The 'Sleeping Giant' tag used to be a bit of a joke, but there's some real hope that we can move on to bigger and better things.
Sure it's disappointing to see the way it all fucked up at the end but come on folks - we're miles away from being as shit as we used to be and we've been to Wembley twice already, FFS! And when was the last time we finished as highly as this in the league?
(that's a serious question, by the way, because I can't remember).
For fuck's sake, some posters, I can remember when cardiff were in the basement, I know it's gutting, but look at the long term, the club has come a mile, that's how it seems to an outsider.
spacemonkey
I Love Noodles
Well, I'll have it if you don't want it!
Yes, it was shit the way we ran out of steam at the end, but I think a bit of perspective is needed.
These kind of collapses happen when you've got a slimline squad with no budget for bringing in new blood. Hull started brightly in the Premiership and quickly ran out of puff, and we did the same in reverse.
We've got away with some seriously average players this year, but despite that we still ended up only missing out on the play offs by a stinking goal.
It wasn't that long ago that attendances of 6,000 were considered pretty good for City games and from where I'm sitting we've come a very very long way - look at the crowds were pulling in now. The 'Sleeping Giant' tag used to be a bit of a joke, but there's some real hope that we can move on to bigger and better things.
Sure it's disappointing to see the way it all fucked up at the end but come on folks - we're miles away from being as shit as we used to be and we've been to Wembley twice already, FFS! And when was the last time we finished as highly as this in the league?
(that's a serious question, by the way, because I can't remember).
That's all very pragmatic Ed, I think I'll be more like this for a few days yet though...
editor
hiraethified
Do they though? Seriously, has any team ever lost out on promotion because of such a completely and utterly disastrous run at the very end of the season? Ever? I suspect we broke some kind of record this year.
Probably 1971, when we looked safe to go up to the then first division but sold Toshack with three games to go, finished narrowly in third place, and never really recovered. Until now, sort of.
editor
hiraethified
Didn't ipswich used to do this all the time?
Rovers 1999/2000, second by miles with ten games to go, only won one of those last ten games, lost at already relegated Cardiff on the last day and didn't even make the play offs.
Yes, I remember the glee that was greeted with at Ninian Park as people around me sobbed their eyes out.
What goes around comes around
Clint Iguana
not an undercover cop
I would agree with Ed, this is the best position we have been in for many years. We are pissed off now because we narrowly missed out on promotion, but it has been an exciting season, one of the best that i can remember. There have been moments this season where quite literally, it was "just like watching Brazil!"
It has to be said though, that team yesterday were a disgrace, no enthusiasm at all. The only one that showed any passion was (yet again) Burke.... low and behold, he gets substituted!
Apart from ten minutes at the start of the second half we showed none of the flare and style that got us into this position in the first place. The City fans even turned on Roger Johnson at one point, a man that through the season has more consistently than any other player shown some passion and some guts.
Yesterday i saw superheroes, convicts, nuns and pantomime cows in tears, genuinely gutted about they way things had panned out. Most of them were young though, this is all new to them. When you have been following city for as long as i have, you get used to it .... this is what following city is all about. Missing out on promotion is nowhere near as bad as getting relegated.
And I am proud to say, despite the predicament we found ourselves in, our massive away following still managed to outsing the famous Hillsborough stadium.
Yes, we blew our best chance in years and there will be the usual worries about our best players leaving us now etc but we can have another go next year. Don't forget two seasons ago we spent 15 weeks top of the league, we are getting there slowly!
For me the one thing about this that REALLY pisses me off and time will never be able to put right ... and that is the fact that we have not been able to say goodbye to Ninian Park properly. That is something i will never forgive this squad for.
It has to be said though, that team yesterday were a disgrace, no enthusiasm at all. The only one that showed any passion was (yet again) Burke.... low and behold, he gets substituted!
Apart from ten minutes at the start of the second half we showed none of the flare and style that got us into this position in the first place. The City fans even turned on Roger Johnson at one point, a man that through the season has more consistently than any other player shown some passion and some guts.
Yesterday i saw superheroes, convicts, nuns and pantomime cows in tears, genuinely gutted about they way things had panned out. Most of them were young though, this is all new to them. When you have been following city for as long as i have, you get used to it .... this is what following city is all about. Missing out on promotion is nowhere near as bad as getting relegated.
And I am proud to say, despite the predicament we found ourselves in, our massive away following still managed to outsing the famous Hillsborough stadium.
Yes, we blew our best chance in years and there will be the usual worries about our best players leaving us now etc but we can have another go next year. Don't forget two seasons ago we spent 15 weeks top of the league, we are getting there slowly!
For me the one thing about this that REALLY pisses me off and time will never be able to put right ... and that is the fact that we have not been able to say goodbye to Ninian Park properly. That is something i will never forgive this squad for.
Clint Iguana
not an undercover cop
We should get in touch with Chantelle, she should be able to tell us how to cope with being shafted by Preston.
havent you just spunked four million on Chopra ?
from what i've heard Ridsale has been budgetting under the assumption that you'd be in the premierwankfest, and what with the new stadium you're looking at the very real possibility of financial disaster round the corner
Clint Iguana
not an undercover cop
not quite... as i understand it he was on loan with the option of buying at end of season. given what i have seen of him over the last few games i think we ought to say thanks but no thanks.
No doubt we will cough up though
spacemonkey
I Love Noodles
NoCoolNickname
New Member
Football - bloody hell!
rapattaque
At fighting weight
to be fair, you narrowly missed out on the play-offs, with three other strong teams and the form that you were in before the sheff weds game, you would hardly be favourites innit
Clint Iguana
not an undercover cop
If the team had played to their capability there is no-one in the league that would have come close to presenting us with a threat. Some of the football i have seen this season has literally been "Just like watching Brazil". Unfortunately, consistency has not been a feature of the team and you are right, the way we have played lately we were not going to get to Wembley, never mind clinch promotion.
However...... if we had secured just one point out of our last four games we would have guaranteed one more game at ninian park and been able to give her the send off she deserved. That for me is the most annoying thing.
What we need is few fire bugs in the team .. you wont catch an arsonist chucking away their last four matches!
NoCoolNickname
New Member
Or only lost 5-0 to us!
If Andy Lonergan hadn't saved McCormack's penalty, or Kennedy hadn't scored that own goal, you'd be in the play-offs now and our season would be over! I nearly didn't bother going to that game I was so convinced our season was over.Better luck next season!
spacemonkey
I Love Noodles
I think I'm more gutted about yesterdays result than I was about the FA Cup final last year.
Despite the fact that the FA Cup was a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Odd.
Despite the fact that the FA Cup was a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Odd.
I'm a Swans fan, but not a mean-spirited one, so I think it is a shame you didn't make it to the play-offs. Would have been great if we had both Welsh clubs had made it, not least from the international team's point of view as Wales need as many players in the Premiership as possible. Ledley could make it at Premiership level and develop into an even better player for Wales I think. Hope Swansea and Cardiff can hold on to their best players and could back stronger next year. (Let's hope Wrexham have a better season as well - sort if out Deano!)
StanSmith
Three Lions on my shirt
Its a shame you didnt make it, but we were in the same boat last year and it is a right shitter. If you can keep your better players together (which given you are moving to your new ground might be hard because of the money issues) and add a couple of shrewd signings I think you could make the top 2 next season.
Just hang on in there and good luck!!
PS If you beat w**t b**m a couple of times as well that would be just sweet thanks!
Just hang on in there and good luck!!
PS If you beat w**t b**m a couple of times as well that would be just sweet thanks!
Clint Iguana
not an undercover cop
Always good to hear from a non-mean-spirited-jack ... so few of you about.
I think going back just a few years Cardiff's squad was full of Welsh internationals, Ernie, Gabbidon, Collins, Koumas, Parry, Ledley, Ramsey .. to name but a few. Not the case these days, Parry and Ledley is about it these days (the latter may well leave us this summer, the former should in my opinion). Don't really pay much attention to Swansea, but i am not aware of many Welsh Internationals in the squad. Maybe a place in the Premiership would entice a few locals back (?)
blackadder
I knew a girl named Nikki
AT least you've had a etymology named after your club.. my bets a Swans fan wrote it.
