Cardiff City /Cardiff Dragons/ RedBlueDragonBirds 2013-2014, Bluebirds Unite and related chat

[ddraig]

oh for fucks sake
it is tribal
school hates nearest other school
town hates nearest other town, same for city etc
just way it is

then obviously with football it is more obvious to all and grows with incidents along the way entrenching attitudes

 

[deadringer]

He's taken away our heritage, our tradition, our colours, our badge and our nickname, and now he's trying to take away age-old rivalries.

And still some sheep go along with his bullshit and try to justify his meddling. It's embarrassing.

He's laying on food and drink for the visiting suits by the sounds of it

 

[Favelado]

I've always said that hating another Welsh club is illogical when there are so many English clubs for us to hate.

It would be pretty fucking illogical playing in the English league at all in that case.

 

[editor]

It's like he's trying to strip off everything that made Cardiff City special and turn us into a homogeneous nothing team.

 

[Clint Iguana]

It's like he's trying to strip off everything that made Cardiff City special and turn us into a homogeneous nothing team.

I dont think the fans are going to be nice to the jerks just cos he asked

 

[shambler]

"we should give them as warm a welcome as we can. Just like when we go there."

Think I might actually be looking forward to the stick they give us over him

 

[Clint Iguana]

"we should give them as warm a welcome as we can. Just like when we go there."

Last time i went down there, we had rockets launched at our bus*.


(* distress flares, rather than actual cruise missiles)

 

[Gromit]

It would be pretty fucking illogical playing in the English league at all in that case.

What's all this 'English league' nonsense?

There is the Barclays Premier league (consisting mainly of foreigners) and The Football League.

In Britain only the scots have a league worthy of appending a single country to the title.

The league of Wales doesn't count as its rubbish.

 

[Favelado]

What's all this 'English league' nonsense?

There is the Barclays Premier league (consisting mainly of foreigners) and The Football League.

In Britain only the scots have a league worthy of appending a single country to the title.

The league of Wales doesn't count as its rubbish.

According to FIFA, UEFA and everyone else on the planet except you, it's the English league. We have an anomalous situation where some Welsh clubs play in the English league system, but the English system it is.

 

[editor]

Lots of rumours on Twitter than Malky Mackay has quit. Still it doesn't matter if he has - we can just get another friend of Tan's son to take charge!

 

[ddraig]

oh dear! more ism regarding new head of recruitment - wrong visa

But it has now been claimed that Aspalyamov’s visa only allows him to work in this country on a 12-month internship.

Cardiff are now said to be working with the Home Office to ensure Aspalyamov can stay on in his role, and they are believed to be confident that the situation will be sorted out.

http://www.southwales-eveningpost.c...tory-20016867-detail/story.html#ixzz2jK6rGBkc

 

[editor]

It's a fucking farce.

 

[ddraig]

he has been asked to stand down while they investigate
https://twitter.com/cardiffcitymad/status/395976112582721536

 

[framed]

Farcical is the only way to describe it...

From the change of shirt colour to indulging his son and his friends, Cardiff City now epitomise the term 'a rich man's plaything'.


Edit: What about the 'fit and proper person' test? Not that it's made any difference before, but these eejits are making Cardiff a laughing stock.

 

[bendeus]

Gromit's 'if this were a normal corporate entity.....' metaphor is looking more and more threadbare.

If this was a normal corporate entity rather than a plutocrat madman's wank sock this wouldn't be happening, would it?

 

[Clint Iguana]

It gets worse

Vincent Tan's level of interference in his role as Cardiff City's owner has extended to signing a player without the prior approval of Malky Mackay or any of the manager's recruitment and scouting staff. Etien Velikonja, a Slovenian forward who cost €2m (£1.7m), arrived at Cardiff unannounced last year and via a deal that involved Jorge Mendes, one of the world's most high-profile football agents.

Velikonja signed a four-year contract when he joined from NK Maribor in July 2012 but has played only 73 minutes of league football in 15 months and completed only one game, when he was named in the starting XI for the 2-1 FA Cup defeat at Macclesfield in January. The 24-year-old, who earns a five-figure weekly salary, has not made the substitutes' bench once this season and, based on his transfer fee alone, has so far cost Cardiff £10,000 for every minute that he has played.

 

[Gromit]

It's never been boring being a Cardiff fan. Cardiff owners are a special breed.

The difference now is that the national news is interested is our crap not just the western mail and echo.

 

[ddraig]

It's never been boring being a Cardiff fan. Cardiff owners are a special breed.

The difference now is that the national news is interested is our crap not just the western mail and echo.

were they right to replace Moody with this young man?
is it good that more people can read about and see what is going on then?

 

[Gromit]

It was always meant to be a temporary measure (if they are to be believed but innocent until proven guilty). Little did they know how temporary Was he the right temporary appointment? From a PR angle no. From a performance angle? We'll never know now if he'd have performed or not.

Is it good? Well editor keeps muttering about national embarrassment. If you care about such things then no. Info is useful to fans (even though what the press provides can hardly be considered info in the truest sense). Is useful to rival fans other than entertainment and ammo to bait us with?

We already had a local source of info. Has the national press really added to that in a good way with their tabloid sports reporting?

 

[Favelado]

Tan's buying the players too I see.

 

[editor]

It's never been boring being a Cardiff fan. Cardiff owners are a special breed.

The difference now is that the national news is interested is our crap not just the western mail and echo.

Did you not read the article above? He's buying players WITHOUT ASKING THE MANAGER. And look how much that useless player has cost the club already. Does that not concern you in the slightest?

 

[editor]

It's beyond a joke now.

Owner's meddling has included suggesting tactical changes and substitutions from the stand during Premier League matches

 

[bendeus]

It's beyond a joke now.

Owner's meddling has included suggesting tactical changes and substitutions from the stand during Premier League matches

And it's going to get them relegated. The stupid twat is going to hole his 'investment' below the waterline.

 

[Favelado]

Good luck with your next post Gromit.

 

[Clint Iguana]

Never been so ambivilant about a derby game against the Jacks. I feel totally disengaed. Been more excited about watching City play Plymouth Argyle. Damn you Tan.

 

[Favelado]

Never been so ambivilant about a derby game against the Jacks. I feel totally disengaed. Been more excited about watching City play Plymouth Argyle. Damn you Tan.

Conversely, I have never given a toss about a South Wales derby before, but will be tuning in for my latest fix of Cardiff gossip without fail tomorrow.

 

[Gromit]

Did you not read the article above? He's buying players WITHOUT ASKING THE MANAGER. And look how much that useless player has cost the club already. Does that not concern you in the slightest?

Its always a concern. Like when Sam Hamman bought a load of ex-Wimbledon players without consulting Lennie Lawrence. I felt sorry for Gareth Ainsworth who was disliked by the manager through no fault of his own and could have made more of a difference for us if he'd been given a fair chance.

That's life as a city supporter for you. Past and present.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

What lineup has Tan gone for today?

 

[Yelkcub]

Watching this. Who are Cardiff's star players? Bellamy? I've always had sneaking admiration for his abrasive nature, if not the whole hitting team-mates with a golf club thing.

Who else?

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Caulker and Turner are good centre backs. Medel is a proper scrapper in midfield, Odemwingie is fast and scores a few but is very inconsistent. Whittingham strikes a mean dead ball - scored loads in the Championship from midfield but not so far in the prem.