The unwritten rules of being a football fan

1 When you pick your team its for life, no turning back.
2. Its the team you support not the regime.


Any more?

1 When you pick your team its for life, no turning back.
2. Its the team you support not the regime.


Any more?

1,000% Ian.

I love and support Cardiff City No matter what, 50 Consecutive seasons as a season ticket holder.

I detest and don’t trust the regime one bit.

Don’t agree fully with your first point As a 6 year old i supported Leeds and i had all the posters etc Then my uncle took me to my first City game when i was 10 and have never supported another team since but City In fact i have seen over 1000 city matches

Don’t agree fully with your first point As a 6 year old i supported Leeds and i had all the posters etc Then my uncle took me to my first City game when i was 10 and have never supported another team since but City In fact i have seen over 1000 city matches

Yes. its when you make that conscious decision that it counts.

Don’t agree fully with your first point As a 6 year old i supported Leeds and i had all the posters etc Then my uncle took me to my first City game when i was 10 and have never supported another team since but City In fact i have seen over 1000 city matches

Yes. its when you make that conscious decision that it counts.

This is so true. When I was about 10-12 I noticed football, previous to that only rugby was on my mind. My eldest Bro, 6 years my senior, "decided" to be a Man U fan. With sibling rivalry and "younger brother syndrome" driving my thinking, I looked for the team that Man U fans hated the most and "decided" I was a Liverpool fan.

Around the age of 14, I was invited to a Cardiff game by the older, cooler kids, a couple of years older than me.

The rest is history. The buzz, atmosphere, chanting and tribal loyalty sucked me straight in. I've never looked back. It was like a drug, and like all drugs we had a few highs and many lows. Once that drug gets you there is no turning back.

Don't bother talking to the Mrs. about the game, she might pretend, but she doesn't give a shit.

Don't bother talking to the Mrs. about the game, she might pretend, but she doesn't give a shit.

The question I get is 'was it an important game?'

1 When you pick your team its for life, no turning back.
2. Its the team you support not the regime.


Any more?

1,000% Ian.

I love and support Cardiff City No matter what, 50 Consecutive seasons as a season ticket holder.

I detest and don’t trust the regime one bit.

You haven’t said mate.

Don't bother talking to the Mrs. about the game, she might pretend, but she doesn't give a shit.

The question I get is 'was it an important game?'

I got "Sorry for your loss" an awful lot earlier this season...

Grangetown born and bred it never crossed my mind to support anyone else but City. I too must have seen over 1000 games, but always remember my first season as a regular on the Grange End. My first night game under the lights was magical, the smell of Bovril and pipe tobacco, looking at the Canton stand and seeing lights everywhere with people lighting their pipes and fags, radio Ninian had about 3 records it seemed and they played them every week. They were great days to be a fan.

Grangetown born and bred it never crossed my mind to support anyone else but City. I too must have seen over 1000 games, but always remember my first season as a regular on the Grange End. My first night game under the lights was magical, the smell of Bovril and pipe tobacco, looking at the Canton stand and seeing lights everywhere with people lighting their pipes and fags, radio Ninian had about 3 records it seemed and they played them every week. They were great days to be a fan.

You mention Bovril and brings back a memory My uncle who took me to my first game always talked about his half time Bovril On the day I don’t know if i was more excited to see my first live match or having the half time Bovril he promised me We all i can say it was my first and last Bovril i ever had I don’t think i have ever been so disappointed in life lol O
Oh and i could not understand why the ground had the alphabet in the corner Took years before someone told me what it was used for

Grangetown born and bred it never crossed my mind to support anyone else but City. I too must have seen over 1000 games, but always remember my first season as a regular on the Grange End. My first night game under the lights was magical, the smell of Bovril and pipe tobacco, looking at the Canton stand and seeing lights everywhere with people lighting their pipes and fags, radio Ninian had about 3 records it seemed and they played them every week. They were great days to be a fan.

You mention Bovril and brings back a memory My uncle who took me to my first game always talked about his half time Bovril On the day I don’t know if i was more excited to see my first live match or having the half time Bovril he promised me We all i can say it was my first and last Bovril i ever had I don’t think i have ever been so disappointed in life lol O
Oh and i could not understand why the ground had the alphabet in the corner Took years before someone told me what it was used for

What was it used for??

Grangetown born and bred it never crossed my mind to support anyone else but City. I too must have seen over 1000 games, but always remember my first season as a regular on the Grange End. My first night game under the lights was magical, the smell of Bovril and pipe tobacco, looking at the Canton stand and seeing lights everywhere with people lighting their pipes and fags, radio Ninian had about 3 records it seemed and they played them every week. They were great days to be a fan.

You mention Bovril and brings back a memory My uncle who took me to my first game always talked about his half time Bovril On the day I don’t know if i was more excited to see my first live match or having the half time Bovril he promised me We all i can say it was my first and last Bovril i ever had I don’t think i have ever been so disappointed in life lol O
Oh and i could not understand why the ground had the alphabet in the corner Took years before someone told me what it was used for

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The letters coincided with a match and they posted scores of those games The games were in the programme

Grangetown born and bred it never crossed my mind to support anyone else but City. I too must have seen over 1000 games, but always remember my first season as a regular on the Grange End. My first night game under the lights was magical, the smell of Bovril and pipe tobacco, looking at the Canton stand and seeing lights everywhere with people lighting their pipes and fags, radio Ninian had about 3 records it seemed and they played them every week. They were great days to be a fan.

You mention Bovril and brings back a memory My uncle who took me to my first game always talked about his half time Bovril On the day I don’t know if i was more excited to see my first live match or having the half time Bovril he promised me We all i can say it was my first and last Bovril i ever had I don’t think i have ever been so disappointed in life lol O
Oh and i could not understand why the ground had the alphabet in the corner Took years before someone told me what it was used for

I think the Bovril was ok, but it was mainly bought to wrap your hands round the cup to warm them up.

Always respect the minute’s silence!

One of mine was always rushing to buy the pink Football Echo. I still can't believe how quickly it was available after FT.

One of mine was always rushing to buy the pink Football Echo. I still can't believe how quickly it was available after FT.

Loved that paper, bit of Gren’ (god rest his soul) used to get it off Edwin at the top of town in Caerphilly (the worlds oldest paper ‘boy’) happy days

One of mine was always rushing to buy the pink Football Echo. I still can't believe how quickly it was available after FT.

It was always available for me by the time I got off the train to Barry so that I could hawk it around the clubs & the pubs.

One of mine was always rushing to buy the pink Football Echo. I still can't believe how quickly it was available after FT.

It was always available for me by the time I got off the train to Barry so that I could hawk it around the clubs & the pubs.

I'm originally a Cadoxton lad so we may have been on the same train. Always amazed me how it was in the shops by 6pm.

One of mine was always rushing to buy the pink Football Echo. I still can't believe how quickly it was available after FT.

Loved that paper, bit of Gren’ (god rest his soul) used to get it off Edwin at the top of town in Caerphilly (the worlds oldest paper ‘boy’) happy days

Another one was me and my Dad watching the BBC and him marking the results down on his pools sheet. Can't remember the name of the announcer but he was the voice of football for many years.

One of mine was always rushing to buy the pink Football Echo. I still can't believe how quickly it was available after FT.

Loved that paper, bit of Gren’ (god rest his soul) used to get it off Edwin at the top of town in Caerphilly (the worlds oldest paper ‘boy’) happy days

Another one was me and my Dad watching the BBC and him marking the results down on his pools sheet. Can't remember the name of the announcer but he was the voice of football for many years.

Kenneth Wostleholme ?

One of mine was always rushing to buy the pink Football Echo. I still can't believe how quickly it was available after FT.

Loved that paper, bit of Gren’ (god rest his soul) used to get it off Edwin at the top of town in Caerphilly (the worlds oldest paper ‘boy’) happy days

Another one was me and my Dad watching the BBC and him marking the results down on his pools sheet. Can't remember the name of the announcer but he was the voice of football for many years.

James Alexander Gordon.

You could correctly guess the away teams score, just by the inclination in his voice.

Maybe John Webster or James Alexander Gordon

One of mine was always rushing to buy the pink Football Echo. I still can't believe how quickly it was available after FT.

It was always available for me by the time I got off the train to Barry so that I could hawk it around the clubs & the pubs.

I'm originally a Cadoxton lad so we may have been on the same train. Always amazed me how it was in the shops by 6pm.

Me too, lived in Laura street, across the road from the dow corning main gate, went to palmerston infants school. My father had 12 or 13 brothers & sisters and a few of them lived around the same area. I'm sure we knew a lot of the same people depending on your age, I'm late 50s.

Maybe John Webster or James Alexander Gordon

It was Tim Gudgin who was on Grandstand and Final Score. You knew if it was going to be a win, loss or draw just by his voice inflections.

One of mine was always rushing to buy the pink Football Echo. I still can't believe how quickly it was available after FT.

It was always available for me by the time I got off the train to Barry so that I could hawk it around the clubs & the pubs.

I'm originally a Cadoxton lad so we may have been on the same train. Always amazed me how it was in the shops by 6pm.

Me too, lived in Laura street, across the road from the dow corning main gate, went to palmerston infants school. My father had 12 or 13 brothers & sisters and a few of them lived around the same area. I'm sure we knew a lot of the same people depending on your age, I'm late 50s.

I'm mid 50s so we probably do, I lived off Weston Hill.

When the opposition goalie takes a goal kick, you have to go "You're shit, Aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

When the opposition goalie takes a goal kick, you have to go "You're shit, Aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

i started watching us in the early 70s where I stood at the front of the GrangeEnd. We use to always applaud the away keeper when they came to defend the goal in front of us.

Maybe John Webster or James Alexander Gordon

It was Tim Gudgin who was on Grandstand and Final Score. You knew if it was going to be a win, loss or draw just by his voice inflections.

Tim Gudgin took over from James Alexander Gordon who perfected the art. I remember a feature on him in my Grandstand Annual when I was a kid. Frank Bough was on the cover.

When the opposition goalie takes a goal kick, you have to go "You're shit, Aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

i started watching us in the early 70s where I stood at the front of the GrangeEnd. We use to always applaud the away keeper when they came to defend the goal in front of us.

You saying that has somehow triggered a memory of when it was once fashionable to throw toilet rolls on the pitch, they'd unfurl as they flew through the air as they unravelled. Another unwritten rule.