Cardiff City 2009-2010 season

[badlands]

just looked it up.... i looked it up earlier and he was not there, but he is now

(*me thinx i was looking in the wrong place)

Why didn't he bloody bring him on then? We looked knacked and could have done with some fresh legs. Must have been saving him to play with the youth side on saturday.

I think DJ thought about Ross and his dodgy hams and decided to throw on the mighty expendable leg end that is Warren Feeney

 

[Clint Iguana]

Me wants Wildig to get a start on saturday ... the next ramsey?

 

[1927]

McCormack was named as a sub against Posh wasn't he?

He was, and was about to come on at one point, but DJ sat him down again.

Ashley Cole out too.

17 more to go

I was going to post that as soon as I heard, but got in and forgot to log on!! Dam you badlands.

Me wants Wildig to get a start on saturday ... the next ramsey?

There's talk of Meads getting a game too. One thing is certain there will be a few academy boys on the bench!

 

[1927]

Platinum Ambo scheme has been nominated for marketing campaign of the season!!

You couldn't make it up

I have emailed the following, but I forgot a couple of things I wanted to say, bollocks!

I note with interest the nomination of cardiff City in the award for Best marketing Campaign for their Plantinum Ambassador scheme. This is the scheme that advertised a deal whereby those buying season tickets for the 2010-11 season before December 31st would not only have the price of their season ticket fixed for five years, but would also receive the cost of next seasons tickets back from the club if they were promoted. It seemed too good to be true, and you know what they say about things that LOOK too good to be true.

The fans flocked to buy their season tickets a full 9 months before the season started and when the club promised that the anticipated £3million revenue would be spent on players in the January transfer window, sales took off.

Unfortunately it was all too good to be true. The transfer window came and went without so much as a loan signing, which of course the club knew would be the case as we were unable to sign anyone because of a transfer embargo. Not only was the windfall not spent on players, if has not been used to pay our debt to HMRC and indeed we are due in court facing a winding up order again in 27 days.


Demonstrations have taken place calling for the resignation of the chairman, a certain Peter Ridsdale who you may have heard of, and asking where the money has gone.

In view of the above, which it seems you must have been unaware of, do you really consider it appropriate to nominate the Platinum Ambassador scheme for any type of award?

I also not that you have nominated the Cardiff City website for an award for digital content. This is another surprising nomination, if you take a look at the website you will find whole sections that have not been updated for a very long time. The Kids section has not been updated since August 2008 and the Fan Club section has not been updated since 2007.

I would be interested in your comments

 

[Clint Iguana]

He was, and was about to come on at one point, but DJ sat him down again.

Proof, if needed, that i am old bastard.

Stood at the back of the Ninian, giant haystacks could have been on the bench and i would not have seen him celarly enough to work out who who it was....

(*proof number two.... the fact that i know who giant haystacks is )

 

[agricola]

Platinum Ambo scheme has been nominated for marketing campaign of the season!!

You couldn't make it up

Maybe they mean "best marketing campaign" in the sense that it conned so very many people?

 

[1927]

Maybe they mean "best marketing campaign" in the sense that it conned so very many people?

Well it did that!

 

[Placid Casual27]

1927 you are a gent

Hope the tkt gets a good home

Let's sing our nuts off in there boys, and be careful outside

Loving it

 

[1927]

1927 you are a gent

Hope the tkt gets a good home

Let's sing our nuts off in there boys, and be careful outside

Loving it

I've been called a lot of things on here!

Looking forward to a great day out even if I'm not expecting anything on the pich!

 

[Placid Casual27]

Maybe you're a woman? I'm confused now

Well up for Sat as long as it doesn't go off all over the shop

Have a good journey up all, buzzing

 

[badlands]

Maybe you're a woman? I'm confused now

I just spat my coffee over my keyboard

 

[editor]

Love the way the BBC are talking up the game:

Cash-strapped Cardiff's visit to the filthy-rich aristocrats of London's trendy King's Road is the kind of princes versus paupers clash that makes the FA Cup the competition it is.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8510419.stm

 

[badlands]

5 points from safety!

The words of DJ on Talkshite earlier.

Plus he said he'd been talking to Warnock on the phone.

Reckon this adds up to administration.

Also said that Bothroyd, Rae and McPhail are out. We cant fill our bench. We'll be fielding a very young side.

 

[Gromit]

He's being realistic to counter in advance the disapointment backlash from when Chelsea stuff us.

I think it's about time they relaunched a scheme we had a Ninian Park.

Ambassador's match where you can buy a ticket for a friend for a tenner.

We've only filled the stadium once and such a scheme could help us fill it a few more times.
Surprised they haven't triedto lure new custom to the new stadium this way already. Could have helped with advanced ST sales before the financial crisis hit.

 

[1927]

He's being realistic to counter in advance the disapointment backlash from when Chelsea stuff us.

I think it's about time they relaunched a scheme we had a Ninian Park.

Ambassador's match where you can buy a ticket for a friend for a tenner.

We've only filled the stadium once and such a scheme could help us fill it a few more times.
Surprised they haven't triedto lure new custom to the new stadium this way already. Could have helped with advanced ST sales before the financial crisis hit.

I had a couple more ideas to increase revenue or atleast save some money.

The Premier seats have about 1500 spaces every game, why dont the club use these as currnecy and ask local business to offer services in return for seats. This way they get the benefits of Premeir club without the massive outlay. Or tout them to existing PC members at a reduced rate.

The other thing that struck me is the amount of room under the stands, now these areas are kitted out wwith bars and food outlets, Cardiff is losing small live music venues due to noise complaints, why not have a venue under the stands.

 

[editor]

Fucking MASSIVE game tomorrow!

You can watch it live on the web. Here's the graphic I did for Wirefresh:

http://www.wirefresh.com/chelsea-vs-cardiff-fa-cup-clash-to-be-streamed-live-for-free/

 

[Gromit]

I had a couple more ideas to increase revenue or atleast save some money.

Praps we could have some sort of massive walk where people buy bricks

 

[badlands]

Their team tomorrow,

announced by Ancellotti

'Tomorrow we play Hilario in goal, defenders are Ferreira, Alex, Carvalho and Zhirkov. Midfielders Lampard, Mikel, Ballack, and strikers Sturridge, Joe Cole and Drogba.'



Yea, though I walk through the shadow of the valley of death................

 

[ddraig]

it's on S4C!

 

[Clint Iguana]

Praps we could have some sort of massive walk where people buy bricks

Perhaps we could sell shirts that cost two quid to make for £40 .. then when the sales slow down, knock them out for £20 and let people think it is a bargain

To increase the profit margin, we could even get a local company to pay us to have their name on the front of it, thus recouping the £2 we splashed out in the first place.

..... THEN .... bring out a new kit !!!!

 

[1927]

Is anyone getting excited yet?

 

[Clint Iguana]

Is anyone getting excited yet?

Aye... i like top of the table clashes ... come on West Brom, lets ave ya

 

[Clint Iguana]

in depth (7 minute) interview with Dj about tommorrow on BBC

 

[Placid Casual27]

I'm excited, it's gonna be a bit loud, I think

Pint before the game, heads down, nice

 

[Clint Iguana]

Is anyone getting excited yet?

Rolls made, Chelsea buns buttered and slab of strongbow (other ciders are available) by the door, staring at me and whispering 'drink me'.

 

[1927]

Rolls made, Chelsea buns buttered and slab of strongbow (other ciders are available) by the door, staring at me and whispering 'drink me'.

I raided the reduced to clear section in Waitrose. So I have some carrot and chick pea fallafels, mini sausage rolls and a chees and pickle baguette.

Oh yeah a slab of Bow, its been screaming drink me all night and I have just succumbed and cracked one open.

You on bus or train Clint? I didnt think you could drink on bus. I on the other hand was properly prepared and rang British Transport Police and asked them if there was a no alcohol rule tomorrow. They said there isn't.

 

[1927]

I'm excited, it's gonna be a bit loud, I think

Pint before the game, heads down, nice

Just the one pint?

 

[Placid Casual27]

2 or 3, innit

Gotta love this shit. It ain't Hayes.

 

[Clint Iguana]

I raided the reduced to clear section in Waitrose. So I have some carrot and chick pea fallafels, mini sausage rolls and a chees and pickle baguette.

Oh yeah a slab of Bow, its been screaming drink me all night and I have just succumbed and cracked one open.

You on bus or train Clint? I didnt think you could drink on bus. I on the other hand was properly prepared and rang British Transport Police and asked them if there was a no alcohol rule tomorrow. They said there isn't.

well... there are busses and there are busses.

us valley boys refer to the official supporters club as the pop and crisps for a reason.... cos our busses aint. I will say no more

I went by train for the highbury game. there was a big fuss about the trains being dry. i had a combination of two litres of 'blackurant squash' with a head, cans secreted in every pocket of my coat of many pockets and a bag full of cans. My theory was that it was likely that 50% would be confiscated by the transport police but i would get away with some of them. By coming off a valley train at 6am I caught the plod on the hop though so i had to drink them all. I had to get off the tube twice between paddington and highbury for a piss

 

[1927]

well... there are busses and there are busses.

us valley boys refer to the official supporters club as the pop and crisps for a reason.... cos our busses aint. I will say no more

I went by train for the highbury game. there was a big fuss about the trains being dry. i had a combination of two litres of 'blackurant squash' with a head, cans secreted in every pocket of my coat of many pockets and a bag full of cans. My theory was that it was likely that 50% would be confiscated by the transport police but i would get away with some of them. By coming off a valley train at 6am I caught the plod on the hop though so i had to drink them all. I had to get off the tube twice between paddington and highbury for a piss

Ive also gone for some covert ops just in case. I have added a large amount of vodka to a 2litre bottle of coke. I am also taking the vodka bottle, but replaced with water. I'm working on the basis that if they are confiscating drink they will take my bottle of vodka!!! off me and leave me with the coke!