Monthly Archives: October 2006

For years now, Swansea fans have been goading Cardiff with the animated breast stroke action, and the “swim away” chant. As it happens, I was a participant in the scenes that inspired the taunt. It was Christmas time in the … Continue reading →

Cardiff City are playing away at Sunderland this evening. The Stadium of Light is one of the grounds that I have yet to visit, and it I was tempted to go. But these days, being tempted isn’t enough. The all-ticket … Continue reading →

In the past, when a new terrace phenomenon came along, it would be submerged into the culture and its origins would be lost. Thankfully, we now have the internet to document the starting point of these things, and I was … Continue reading →

It appears that this blog has finally reached the masses of Hammamistes on the Cardiff City Mad messageboard. To be fair, their criticisms of me and my blog are difficult to defend. Firstly, the complaint that I didn’t properly accredit … Continue reading →

It was dark when I left at 7.30am. But the early start gave me a record journey time of 3 hours 36 minutes on the A470. Nothing much on the road, and there is still no sign that anybody lives … Continue reading →

This message was posted on Cardiff City.com a few minutes ago. I might as well publish it here in its entirety.————————————An informal meeting took place in the Ninian Park boardroom yesterday morning (25/10/06) between new Cardiff City Chairman Peter Ridsdale … Continue reading →

No sooner is Hammam out of the door than the new boss, Peter Ridsdale is calling a summit of “fan leaders” to meet with him. Where other clubs have a PR officer and a press list, Cardiff City have a … Continue reading →

From the message board at Cardiff City Mad Just my thoughts:- £30m in debt – Thanks Sam!Got rid of our brilliant badge even though the majority wanted it kept – Thanks Sam!Paul Guy keeping us afloat – Thanks Sam!Got rid … Continue reading →

Not everybody is fawning with gratitude at the feet of Sam Hammam. Here are some emails that I have received from less enamoured Cardiff City fans.—– It’s shades of grey though, isn’t it ? If you want to call it … Continue reading →

This is a report of the 2002-02 season at Leeds United: It was not the first time that the question of money had been raised as a major issue. The Guardian carried the following report a month earlier: “The scale … Continue reading →