" Many City fans have never experienced what lies ahead "

"Many City fans have never experienced what lies ahead"

In the last 13 years Cardiff City Football Club has really had nothing but Success and has never had a real fight on their hands on the pitch. Years ago, We would have a relegation battle virtually 2 out of every 3 years, never pretty football, dire games, but the loyalty and passion from the fans that went got us through many of them.

Now is not the time to desert, at least we are playing top Quality sides, not Rochdale and Barnet, so there are no excuses,every seat should be filled from now till May at the Cardiff City Stadium and all the away games, they were virtually full in August/Sept/Oct and November. If u cant go give your ticket to another City fan.


This hurt reading this
Vince wrote 'Coach 4 not looking good for Man City dropping like flies may have to share some with other coaches'



Its easy to support a Successful team, the real fans stay with your club no matter what.

Yes we have different opinions,about the team/manager/owner etc but we still All Support Cardiff City Football Club and so no reason why the Support should drift away.

" BLUEBIRDS BLUEBIRDS "

I started following the Bluebirds in Toshack's last season, my 1st away game was against Sheffield United were we lost 4-1.

In the following 10 seasons I misses only 1 game home or away, started travelling with Mair Daniels and Adar Glass Caerdydd then by car.

I then started shift work where only 1 Saturday out of 4 was free, so watching the city became hard, would just get the odd home game.

7 years ago I suffered 2 strokes that brought the end of shift work but ill health stopped me in my tracks, thankfully I have recovered enough to start watching the City again and I bought my 1st season ticket in 2011/12 season. People have many things that stop them watching football but you can be sure it's never far from their heart.

I use to go away with Mair Daniels Adar Glas Supporters Club in the late 70's, great trips and always had a good laugh with the Valley lads on the coaches,We wore scarfs around our wrists :lol:

Sorry to hear about your health. good to see you back

Showing your age now.

To be honest im fed up of fans slating us every game. We all knew it was going to be tough and in reality I expected us to go down and if we do I will be there again next year.

This is my 25th year watching Cardiff and have seen many highs and lows, its not over yet though so lets keep the faith

i,ll be there, since 82
seen loads of ups and downs
one thing i got used to over the years is, we must be the worst team in the league at defending during the last ten minutes when holding a lead, life isn't easy being a city fan you see it all i would say more downs than ups over the years
i used to love the old third division, go where wanted, pay on the day, leaking roofs on away ends
make sure you cleaned the hire van before giving back or lose your deposit.

The way of allocating away tickets is shocking, everyone I speak to, who by the way have been following City away for 30-40 years are pissed off with how difficult and conveluted it is to buy a ticket, unless you travel on a coach. Also, its got to the stage that you have to keep on going or at least buy away tickets so that you can carry on building up enough games to be liable for a ticket in future games. There is little new blood being brought into the away following, who will get the bug. To rely on the same supporters week in week out becomes a stretch for some, Im sure some are basically bankrupting themselves! but are afraid to miss a game,as they will lose out on future tickets. I will by the way be at both Manchester games

Casual its a good point u make about angry fat fans around you half the time they are too busy arguing about colour to watch the actual game we should all pull in the same way support the team not the regime

Cheers annis people dont realise that most city fans work all week just to pay carlos via paypal for all these away trips just to see mates who they never even knew or wouldnt know if it wasnt for the great work carl does on the forum buses its more than football its my weekend family

plastics and glory hunters deserting a sinking ship. Was always going to be the way once we hit a rough patch.

It shows who the loyal fans are to be honest. If fans don't go because we're playing shit then they aren't real supporters, that's the truth.

I agree on jonny Owen Daya. He never goes but always gets his mug on telly. I cringe for him on times. A Merthyr lads who I know in work say he loves himself and they can't ever remember him going to watch the City

Sometimes if you escape relegation on the final days, the experience is as good as getting promotion, hopefully though we get out of the bottom 3 ASAP.

Annis i will be at every match home and away as i have been since i first walked up the famous slope to the bob bank in the old lady as a 7yr old pal i started 33yrs ago as a kid and still love the craic even when we were losing 5 0 at maidstone and going to darlo nyd losing by 4 goals even a sit down protest at prestons plastic pitch when we got stuffed mate unfortunately as u say kids of today only think theres 2 divisions in england if only they knew real lower lge away days and standard of football they are all spoilt rotten nowadays but i share the frustrations with old skool and new fans when we watch a shower of shit like that yesterday suppose to be playing for a new manager its worrying i even hear fans saying they wouldnt care if we went down if it means tan walks away and tbh a part of me thinks that too but the prem is a huge 80m bonus every year and getting bigger so as long as wer in the prem tan will be in the seat and in the media so forgetting the colour issue we either back the team not the regime or accept the fact things wont get better and walk away from the club we love pal ive tried and i cant but its down the the individual and how strong their beliefs are mate but as u say for every 1 that doesnt renew their st theres 10 plastic prawns waiting to snap them up

Well said, especially without a comma !
No I mean it, well said chief.

I moan like hell when we lose but I always have for 40 years lol but I don't want relegation as my son is 19 and never experienced it only promotions and finally the premiership plus 4 trips to Wembley and a classic game at the Millennium stadium. I remember relegation it hurts and even though I will always support City whatever league.

My main reason for my message is I hope it does not lie ahead and we stay up

The way of allocating away tickets is shocking, everyone I speak to, who by the way have been following City away for 30-40 years are pissed off with how difficult and conveluted it is to buy a ticket, unless you travel on a coach. Also, its got to the stage that you have to keep on going or at least buy away tickets so that you can carry on building up enough games to be liable for a ticket in future games. There is little new blood being brought into the away following, who will get the bug. To rely on the same supporters week in week out becomes a stretch for some, Im sure some are basically bankrupting themselves! but are afraid to miss a game,as they will lose out on future tickets. I will by the way be at both Manchester games

My son asked me yesterday - how do you get a ticket to an away match ?

I said you have to prove you have been to 5, 6 or 7 previous away matches.

He replied - how do you go to your first away match if you cannot qualify for one ?

mmmmmmmmm ?

The way of allocating away tickets is shocking, everyone I speak to, who by the way have been following City away for 30-40 years are pissed off with how difficult and conveluted it is to buy a ticket, unless you travel on a coach. Also, its got to the stage that you have to keep on going or at least buy away tickets so that you can carry on building up enough games to be liable for a ticket in future games. There is little new blood being brought into the away following, who will get the bug. To rely on the same supporters week in week out becomes a stretch for some, Im sure some are basically bankrupting themselves! but are afraid to miss a game,as they will lose out on future tickets. I will by the way be at both Manchester games

My son asked me yesterday - how do you get a ticket to an away match ?

I said you have to prove you have been to 5, 6 or 7 previous away matches.

He replied - how do you go to your first away match if you cannot qualify for one ?

mmmmmmmmm ?

So the people who have let vince down are not the so called plastics as they are referred to on here, but established supporters who most probably are the ones bragging about rochdale etc on a wet and windy tuesday night.

The way of allocating away tickets is shocking, everyone I speak to, who by the way have been following City away for 30-40 years are pissed off with how difficult and conveluted it is to buy a ticket, unless you travel on a coach. Also, its got to the stage that you have to keep on going or at least buy away tickets so that you can carry on building up enough games to be liable for a ticket in future games. There is little new blood being brought into the away following, who will get the bug. To rely on the same supporters week in week out becomes a stretch for some, Im sure some are basically bankrupting themselves! but are afraid to miss a game,as they will lose out on future tickets. I will by the way be at both Manchester games

My son asked me yesterday - how do you get a ticket to an away match ?

I said you have to prove you have been to 5, 6 or 7 previous away matches.

He replied - how do you go to your first away match if you cannot qualify for one ?

mmmmmmmmm ?

So the people who have let vince down are not the so called plastics as they are referred to on here, but established supporters who most probably are the ones bragging about rochdale etc on a wet and windy tuesday night.

How can u say they are the ones who went to Rochdale on a Tuesday night, just over 100 fans attended. How can u belittle loyal fans from the old days


All u to do to get on the ladder was to have gone to so many away games last season etc or so many this season, say like Man City now they are on Sale to Silver members, Fulham/Villa went on sale to Away members etc. Yes there are games like Swansea for example when they make it harder as they then go down the ladder from those who have attended the most this season and last season.

The way of allocating away tickets is shocking, everyone I speak to, who by the way have been following City away for 30-40 years are pissed off with how difficult and conveluted it is to buy a ticket, unless you travel on a coach. Also, its got to the stage that you have to keep on going or at least buy away tickets so that you can carry on building up enough games to be liable for a ticket in future games. There is little new blood being brought into the away following, who will get the bug. To rely on the same supporters week in week out becomes a stretch for some, Im sure some are basically bankrupting themselves! but are afraid to miss a game,as they will lose out on future tickets. I will by the way be at both Manchester games

My son asked me yesterday - how do you get a ticket to an away match ?

I said you have to prove you have been to 5, 6 or 7 previous away matches.

He replied - how do you go to your first away match if you cannot qualify for one ?

mmmmmmmmm ?

So the people who have let vince down are not the so called plastics as they are referred to on here, but established supporters who most probably are the ones bragging about rochdale etc on a wet and windy tuesday night.

How can u say they are the ones who went to Rochdale on a Tuesday night, just over 100 fans attended. How can u belittle loyal fans from the old days


All u to do to get on the ladder was to have gone to so many away games last season etc or so many this season, say like Man City now they are on Sale to Silver members, Fulham/Villa went on sale to Away members etc. Yes there are games like Swansea for example when they make it harder as they then go down the ladder from those who have attended the most this season and last season.

The way of allocating away tickets is shocking, everyone I speak to, who by the way have been following City away for 30-40 years are pissed off with how difficult and conveluted it is to buy a ticket, unless you travel on a coach. Also, its got to the stage that you have to keep on going or at least buy away tickets so that you can carry on building up enough games to be liable for a ticket in future games. There is little new blood being brought into the away following, who will get the bug. To rely on the same supporters week in week out becomes a stretch for some, Im sure some are basically bankrupting themselves! but are afraid to miss a game,as they will lose out on future tickets. I will by the way be at both Manchester games

My son asked me yesterday - how do you get a ticket to an away match ?

I said you have to prove you have been to 5, 6 or 7 previous away matches.

He replied - how do you go to your first away match if you cannot qualify for one ?

mmmmmmmmm ?

So the people who have let vince down are not the so called plastics as they are referred to on here, but established supporters who most probably are the ones bragging about rochdale etc on a wet and windy tuesday night.

How can u say they are the ones who went to Rochdale on a Tuesday night, just over 100 fans attended. How can u belittle loyal fans from the old days


All u to do to get on the ladder was to have gone to so many away games last season etc or so many this season, say like Man City now they are on Sale to Silver members, Fulham/Villa went on sale to Away members etc. Yes there are games like Swansea for example when they make it harder as they then go down the ladder from those who have attended the most this season and last season.

Just spoke to Vince, he assured me they are fans who joined the Supporters club this season and last season.
All New fans, booking places in advance.

First relegation battle that I remember was in 73/74. The previous seasons had been quite successful, and we nearly went up to Division 1 in 70/71. To cut a long story short, we had to draw the last game, home to Malcolm Allson's Crystal Palace, to stay up. We went one down early on, but Tony Villars scored in front of the Grange End just before half time, and that's how it stayed, somehow.

It was a midweek game, and my dad drove up from Carmarthenshire after I had got home from school. 27k crowd. Afterwards, it felt like we had won the league, everybody on the pitch. Palace went down to Division three instead of us.

We got relegated the next season, though, but then straight back up in 75/76. That was my best season ever. We moved up to Cardiff in 76 too. Happy days!

The point is, that relegation, and promotion, are part and parcel of football. Ups and downs. Most seasons following a promotion are difficult, and are usually a relegation battle, or at least touch and go until late on. Sometimes the last day.

No real City fan will consider walking away now. My dad is 85, and I'm 56, and were both ST holders. If we can stay up this season, then we will have that much more experience next. If we go down, well so be it. Life goes on. But we need to pull together to make sure that we do stay up!

The way of allocating away tickets is shocking, everyone I speak to, who by the way have been following City away for 30-40 years are pissed off with how difficult and conveluted it is to buy a ticket, unless you travel on a coach. Also, its got to the stage that you have to keep on going or at least buy away tickets so that you can carry on building up enough games to be liable for a ticket in future games. There is little new blood being brought into the away following, who will get the bug. To rely on the same supporters week in week out becomes a stretch for some, Im sure some are basically bankrupting themselves! but are afraid to miss a game,as they will lose out on future tickets. I will by the way be at both Manchester games

My son asked me yesterday - how do you get a ticket to an away match ?

I said you have to prove you have been to 5, 6 or 7 previous away matches.

He replied - how do you go to your first away match if you cannot qualify for one ?

mmmmmmmmm ?

So the people who have let vince down are not the so called plastics as they are referred to on here, but established supporters who most probably are the ones bragging about rochdale etc on a wet and windy tuesday night.

How can u say they are the ones who went to Rochdale on a Tuesday night, just over 100 fans attended. How can u belittle loyal fans from the old days


All u to do to get on the ladder was to have gone to so many away games last season etc or so many this season, say like Man City now they are on Sale to Silver members, Fulham/Villa went on sale to Away members etc. Yes there are games like Swansea for example when they make it harder as they then go down the ladder from those who have attended the most this season and last season.

Just spoke to Vince, he assured me they are fans who joined the Supporters club this season and last season.
All New fans, booking places in advance.

Then in that case I apologise just thought it was people who have gone to so many games last year, who could get tickets.

And regards your comment re belittling fans, I stated rochdale etc not just rochdale. I had no intention of that just pointing out that it must have been seasoned supporters who have let vince down not the so called plastics, however your confirmation from vince disproves my theory

First game 87/88, been going week in week out since, apart from the odd promotion season i grew up with us being nothing but rubbish, but the last few seasons have been the worst out of any since i started going, just don't feel like i belong there most of the time its become a bit of a chore i often find myself getting angry with people around me

Same here mucker. Bring back the terraces.

Where did we get relegated and we were all singing, down in four minutes we re going down in four minutes. Might have been gillingham.

Where did we get relegated and we were all singing, down in four minutes we re going down in four minutes. Might have been gillingham.

It was Gillingham Away on the Tuesday night, we sang and sang as we lost 4-1 Andy Legg played that night.

I agree on Big Gwyn Daya. He never used to go but always gets his mug on telly. I cringe for him on times. A Merthyr lads who I know in work say he loves himself and they can't ever remember him going to watch the City

Sorted !

The way of allocating away tickets is shocking, everyone I speak to, who by the way have been following City away for 30-40 years are pissed off with how difficult and conveluted it is to buy a ticket, unless you travel on a coach. Also, its got to the stage that you have to keep on going or at least buy away tickets so that you can carry on building up enough games to be liable for a ticket in future games. There is little new blood being brought into the away following, who will get the bug. To rely on the same supporters week in week out becomes a stretch for some, Im sure some are basically bankrupting themselves! but are afraid to miss a game,as they will lose out on future tickets. I will by the way be at both Manchester games

My son asked me yesterday - how do you get a ticket to an away match ?

I said you have to prove you have been to 5, 6 or 7 previous away matches.

He replied - how do you go to your first away match if you cannot qualify for one ?

mmmmmmmmm ?

So the people who have let vince down are not the so called plastics as they are referred to on here, but established supporters who most probably are the ones bragging about rochdale etc on a wet and windy tuesday night.

How can u say they are the ones who went to Rochdale on a Tuesday night, just over 100 fans attended. How can u belittle loyal fans from the old days


All u to do to get on the ladder was to have gone to so many away games last season etc or so many this season, say like Man City now they are on Sale to Silver members, Fulham/Villa went on sale to Away members etc. Yes there are games like Swansea for example when they make it harder as they then go down the ladder from those who have attended the most this season and last season.

Just spoke to Vince, he assured me they are fans who joined the Supporters club this season and last season.
All New fans, booking places in advance.

Then in that case I apologise just thought it was people who have gone to so many games last year, who could get tickets.

And regards your comment re belittling fans, I stated rochdale etc not just rochdale. I had no intention of that just pointing out that it must have been seasoned supporters who have let vince down not the so called plastics, however your confirmation from vince disproves my theory

Cheers

I love a good relegation dogfight. For those who've not had one, staying up is almost as good as promotion but, going down, it really, really hurts. Enjoy the ride!

The way of allocating away tickets is shocking, everyone I speak to, who by the way have been following City away for 30-40 years are pissed off with how difficult and conveluted it is to buy a ticket, unless you travel on a coach. Also, its got to the stage that you have to keep on going or at least buy away tickets so that you can carry on building up enough games to be liable for a ticket in future games. There is little new blood being brought into the away following, who will get the bug. To rely on the same supporters week in week out becomes a stretch for some, Im sure some are basically bankrupting themselves! but are afraid to miss a game,as they will lose out on future tickets. I will by the way be at both Manchester games

Totally agree. The way the tickets are being allocated are totally eliminating new fans, its not all about the regulars, its about getting youngsters on board and giving them the away bug. With the same old fans going all the time we will never increase our fan base, when youngsters or new older supporters cannot get a ticket for home or away matches. I for one will not be disappointed if we get relegated, last season we used to hire a 16 seat minibus 3/4 times a season and go to an away, no chance this season my mates that don't go regularly can't get a sniff of a ticket. I can't stand going up on the 52 seaters, always get there an hour before kick off, total bollocks, minibus or train we fly up there straight on the piss

Where did we get relegated and we were all singing, down in four minutes we re going down in four minutes. Might have been gillingham.

It was Gillingham Away on the Tuesday night, we sang and sang as we lost 4-1 Andy Legg played that night.

Was it wet and cold by chance?

Where did we get relegated and we were all singing, down in four minutes we re going down in four minutes. Might have been gillingham.

It was Gillingham Away on the Tuesday night, we sang and sang as we lost 4-1 Andy Legg played that night.

Was it wet and cold by chance?

Cold, but not wet that night

Where did we get relegated and we were all singing, down in four minutes we re going down in four minutes. Might have been gillingham.

It was Gillingham Away on the Tuesday night, we sang and sang as we lost 4-1 Andy Legg played that night.

Was it wet and cold by chance?

Cold, but not wet that night

Its always cold in Kent

It's hard to say the fans should stick together when there is this attitude of "I'm a real fan because I have been to every game since......" Or "anyone wearing red is a plastic..." (Not exact quotes) Just look at the divisiveness of the headline. Everyone blames tan for the division amongst fans but maybe we need to look at our own attitudes.
There are many good reason as to why people don't go to every game so why be so elitist about it? It seems a bit hypocritical to call for unity with this underlying attitude.