Cardiff City fans are displaying incredible loyalty and
Mon Sep 24, 2018 1:13 pm
Cardiff City fans are displaying incredible loyalty and deserve victory in Burnley clash that could define rest of season -
By Paul Abbandanato
Monday 24th September 2018
With 89 minutes gone, their team 5-0 behind in the biggest home hiding for 24 years and the rain lashing down on a truly horrible afternoon, Cardiff City fans could still be heard singing at the top of their voices against Manchester City.
Their new 'We're the Famous Cardiff City, Allez Allez Allez' song reverberated constantly around the stadium, followed by the 'Don't Worry About a Thing' Bob Marley theme tune.
Pep Guardiola's champions will spank quite a few teams this season. I bet none of them will have supporters remaining as staunchly loyal to the bitter end as many of those Bluebirds fans on Saturday.
Not since April 1994, when Eddie May's Cardiff were humbled 2-7 by Cambridge at Ninian Park back in the old Division Two days, has there been a home result as bad as this one, although Dave Jones' Bluebirds were thrashed 6-0 at Preston nine years ago.
Yet still those supporters sang loud and proud, evidently taking a philosophical approach to the gargantuan task in front of a Neil Warnock team yet to record a victory this season.
Cardiff's team may, or may not, prove to be out of their depth in the Premier League, but their fans have definitely enriched the top flight with their numbers, passion and refusal to let even a once in a generation home thrashing like Man City quench their spirits.
The impressive backing was the one plus point on an otherwise afternoon to forget for Warnock and his players, who must be desperate to reward the unflinching early season support with a victory those fans crave.
Those three points need to come on Sunday. We may only be six games into the Premier League campaign, but already Cardiff versus Burnley in the Welsh capital has something of a season-defining feel to it.
Why? Because the Bluebirds have dipped into the bottom three and they need a good result to give everybody - players, manager, owner, fans, media - fresh belief and hope that we are not simply witnessing the unfolding of another doomed top flight relegation campaign.
Burnley at home is exactly the kind of fixture Cardiff need to prove they can win. There are a few others coming up shortly too - Fulham, Leicester, Brighton, Southampton.
By early December, at the end of that sequence of games, we will have a clearer indication as to whether Cardiff really can finish 17th or above, which is something that needs to happen for the good of Welsh football.
Warnock will be a relieved man that the next opponents aren't remotely of the quality of the last three his team have faced - Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal.
Yet Burnley actually finished just one place behind Arsene Wenger's Gunners last season. As they say, there are no easy games in the Premier League (although Man City, deep down, probably privately reckon they have a few).
Burnley over-achieved last time out and have had early season travails whilst attempting to follow that up. They responded by bouncing back with a 4-0 smashing of Bournemouth on Saturday, so have begun to right their own wrongs.
That victory hasn't come at a good time for Cardiff. On the other hand, it does demonstrate how one win can lift you away from the bottom and change a mind-set from despair to hope.
In many ways, the Burnley fixture is a perfect one for Warnock. Right up his street and far more reminiscent of the type of game his Bluebirds prevailed in last season, as opposed to the recent spankings at the hands of much superior opposition.
Cardiff have conceded 12 goals against Man City, Chelsea and Arsenal, but Warnock will demand a back to basics approach this time. And rightly so, too.
No-nonsense defending, incredible work ethic, a tight, tense game where goals should be at an absolute premium. A single one may well decide it.
If the 90 minutes do play out that way, Cardiff need that goal more than Burnley do. For psychological reasons, on top of anything else.
Sean Morrison and his team-mates can't be accused of not giving everything to the cause, and then a bit more on top, too, but the players are human. When they do that, and still don't win, energy and confidence can be sapped. What more can we do?
The best way to address that is with a morale-boosting triumph over Burnley. Win, and it gives new momentum the players and fans want, which can spill over into matches thereafter.
Lose, and some will argue it could prove the starkest reality check of the lot yet.
Yes, Cardiff have leaked an average of four goals per game in their last three, but they have capable players at the back and can resolve their defensive issues. A solid rearguard, no frills, no spills, just good old-fashioned defending, was the foundation upon which promotion was won.
Decent though Burnley's Aron Lennon, Matej Vyrda and Sam Vokes may be, they're not Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sane or Sergio Aguero. Nor Eden Hazard or Mesut Ozil.
Cardiff are more than capable of blotting out Burnley. The issue then becomes where the goal comes from at the other end.
The return of Josh Murphy, who possesses pace and flair, is most welcome, but Warnock will want more of a cutting edge from Junior Hoilett and a strangely out of sorts Kenneth Zohore.
Those three will hold the key in really tight 'six-pointers' Cardiff face this season, even if for the time being Danny Ward appears to be Warnock's choice centre-forward ahead of Zohore.
After Burnley, it's Spurs away for the Bluebirds. Liverpool at Anfield loom large, too.
We can't expect too much from those trips, underlining once again the huge significance of getting something tangible from Sunday's 90 minutes.
With not even a quarter of the season gone, the stakes are already enormous because this one game can give direction about how the rest of the campaign pans out.
Cardiff may or may not win, fingers crossed they will. But the one thing you can guarantee is that they will be roared to the bitter end by those incredible supporters, who know the significance of the match.
Allez Allez Allez... les Bleus.
By Paul Abbandanato
Monday 24th September 2018
With 89 minutes gone, their team 5-0 behind in the biggest home hiding for 24 years and the rain lashing down on a truly horrible afternoon, Cardiff City fans could still be heard singing at the top of their voices against Manchester City.
Their new 'We're the Famous Cardiff City, Allez Allez Allez' song reverberated constantly around the stadium, followed by the 'Don't Worry About a Thing' Bob Marley theme tune.
Pep Guardiola's champions will spank quite a few teams this season. I bet none of them will have supporters remaining as staunchly loyal to the bitter end as many of those Bluebirds fans on Saturday.
Not since April 1994, when Eddie May's Cardiff were humbled 2-7 by Cambridge at Ninian Park back in the old Division Two days, has there been a home result as bad as this one, although Dave Jones' Bluebirds were thrashed 6-0 at Preston nine years ago.
Yet still those supporters sang loud and proud, evidently taking a philosophical approach to the gargantuan task in front of a Neil Warnock team yet to record a victory this season.
Cardiff's team may, or may not, prove to be out of their depth in the Premier League, but their fans have definitely enriched the top flight with their numbers, passion and refusal to let even a once in a generation home thrashing like Man City quench their spirits.
The impressive backing was the one plus point on an otherwise afternoon to forget for Warnock and his players, who must be desperate to reward the unflinching early season support with a victory those fans crave.
Those three points need to come on Sunday. We may only be six games into the Premier League campaign, but already Cardiff versus Burnley in the Welsh capital has something of a season-defining feel to it.
Why? Because the Bluebirds have dipped into the bottom three and they need a good result to give everybody - players, manager, owner, fans, media - fresh belief and hope that we are not simply witnessing the unfolding of another doomed top flight relegation campaign.
Burnley at home is exactly the kind of fixture Cardiff need to prove they can win. There are a few others coming up shortly too - Fulham, Leicester, Brighton, Southampton.
By early December, at the end of that sequence of games, we will have a clearer indication as to whether Cardiff really can finish 17th or above, which is something that needs to happen for the good of Welsh football.
Warnock will be a relieved man that the next opponents aren't remotely of the quality of the last three his team have faced - Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal.
Yet Burnley actually finished just one place behind Arsene Wenger's Gunners last season. As they say, there are no easy games in the Premier League (although Man City, deep down, probably privately reckon they have a few).
Burnley over-achieved last time out and have had early season travails whilst attempting to follow that up. They responded by bouncing back with a 4-0 smashing of Bournemouth on Saturday, so have begun to right their own wrongs.
That victory hasn't come at a good time for Cardiff. On the other hand, it does demonstrate how one win can lift you away from the bottom and change a mind-set from despair to hope.
In many ways, the Burnley fixture is a perfect one for Warnock. Right up his street and far more reminiscent of the type of game his Bluebirds prevailed in last season, as opposed to the recent spankings at the hands of much superior opposition.
Cardiff have conceded 12 goals against Man City, Chelsea and Arsenal, but Warnock will demand a back to basics approach this time. And rightly so, too.
No-nonsense defending, incredible work ethic, a tight, tense game where goals should be at an absolute premium. A single one may well decide it.
If the 90 minutes do play out that way, Cardiff need that goal more than Burnley do. For psychological reasons, on top of anything else.
Sean Morrison and his team-mates can't be accused of not giving everything to the cause, and then a bit more on top, too, but the players are human. When they do that, and still don't win, energy and confidence can be sapped. What more can we do?
The best way to address that is with a morale-boosting triumph over Burnley. Win, and it gives new momentum the players and fans want, which can spill over into matches thereafter.
Lose, and some will argue it could prove the starkest reality check of the lot yet.
Yes, Cardiff have leaked an average of four goals per game in their last three, but they have capable players at the back and can resolve their defensive issues. A solid rearguard, no frills, no spills, just good old-fashioned defending, was the foundation upon which promotion was won.
Decent though Burnley's Aron Lennon, Matej Vyrda and Sam Vokes may be, they're not Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sane or Sergio Aguero. Nor Eden Hazard or Mesut Ozil.
Cardiff are more than capable of blotting out Burnley. The issue then becomes where the goal comes from at the other end.
The return of Josh Murphy, who possesses pace and flair, is most welcome, but Warnock will want more of a cutting edge from Junior Hoilett and a strangely out of sorts Kenneth Zohore.
Those three will hold the key in really tight 'six-pointers' Cardiff face this season, even if for the time being Danny Ward appears to be Warnock's choice centre-forward ahead of Zohore.
After Burnley, it's Spurs away for the Bluebirds. Liverpool at Anfield loom large, too.
We can't expect too much from those trips, underlining once again the huge significance of getting something tangible from Sunday's 90 minutes.
With not even a quarter of the season gone, the stakes are already enormous because this one game can give direction about how the rest of the campaign pans out.
Cardiff may or may not win, fingers crossed they will. But the one thing you can guarantee is that they will be roared to the bitter end by those incredible supporters, who know the significance of the match.
Allez Allez Allez... les Bleus.
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Re: Cardiff City fans are displaying incredible loyalty and
Mon Sep 24, 2018 6:05 pm
Bar a couple of years I’ve been a season ticket holder since 76. You take the good with the bad. 
Re: Cardiff City fans are displaying incredible loyalty and
Mon Sep 24, 2018 6:23 pm
compared to Last premier league our support is incredible, Chelsea away was excellent chanting with the fans when we were 4-1 down even when chelsea celebrated the fourth. Its going to be a long season but all i know is me and the 16000 loyal cardiff fans will still be there next season 
Re: Cardiff City fans are displaying incredible loyalty and
Mon Sep 24, 2018 6:28 pm
Tremendous support despite being in relegation places,our average crowd is now 11th in Premier League above Leicester,Wolves and Southampton! See transfermarkt.co.uk.
Re: Cardiff City fans are displaying incredible loyalty and
Mon Sep 24, 2018 11:00 pm
salopiancity wrote:Bar a couple of years I’ve been a season ticket holder since 76. You take the good with the bad.
This^^^
Re: Cardiff City fans are displaying incredible loyalty and
Tue Sep 25, 2018 4:11 am
Building the club and the supporter base can only be a good thing.
Re: Cardiff City fans are displaying incredible loyalty and
Tue Sep 25, 2018 3:32 pm
Sometimes it’s important to remember we were predicted to finish 16th in the Championship last season, before pulling off the equivalent to a footballing miracle and gaining automatic promotion.
I’m not one for quitting and hope our players give it the best they can, which in all fairness they have to date. There is a gulf in class, but this really is a bonus season and I hope this is remembered by our fans when we’re playing the so called “lesser” Premier League teams.
Our fans have been amazing - both home and away - so far with their vocal support and standing in the Canton Stand is an experience in itself.
I’m not one for quitting and hope our players give it the best they can, which in all fairness they have to date. There is a gulf in class, but this really is a bonus season and I hope this is remembered by our fans when we’re playing the so called “lesser” Premier League teams.
Our fans have been amazing - both home and away - so far with their vocal support and standing in the Canton Stand is an experience in itself.