Who was the 1st CCFC player you met?

Paul Went, his nipper used to go to St Helens in Barry and my mates brother was in his class. One day we were picking up my mates brother from school and we were delighted to be was chatting to Paul whilst waiting for the kids to be let out.

James Collins and Danny Gabbidon

Peter Sayer - who pulled up in his TR7 and asked my old man for directions to the Michael Sobell Sports Centre in Aberdare!

Peter Sayer - who pulled up in his TR7 and asked my old man for directions to the Michael Sobell Sports Centre in Aberdare!

Was it still there when he came out I wonder ?

Andrew Legg,lived back to back with him for 20 years.

I take it your a Baglan lad then, good chance i know you or you will definitely know the Jack mates i have from Baglan.

Yes Sir I am,Wayne Hughes lived in Pentwyn along with his brother Mark who played for Swansea and Tranmere,their cousin Carl was a great lad too.

Dave Carver, lived in my parents street in Cyncoed.

tony villars we both aged 11,met at secondary modern school

Mine was Alan Curtis he used to come to my primary school once a week to take us for Football training around 1991/92

Spoke to Nigel Stevenson in The Royal Infirmary one Saturday,he had knock during a city game
can't remember what i was doing there....stood chatting to Terry Boyle whilst having a piss in the Marriot
at Jason Perry's testimonial,the very first was Ronnie Bird,he came to our presentation night when i played for Rhacca
Rangers (Machen) 1971ish

Peter Sayer - who pulled up in his TR7 and asked my old man for directions to the Michael Sobell Sports Centre in Aberdare!

And his TR7 was painted in club colours as well - blue with the white and yellow stripes.

Alf Sherwood.

Can't remember the first but met so many over the years, most of whom have been good memories. Got some good stories too. Born and raised in Caerphilly I remember Earnie playing for Mornington Meadows and GEAS as a kid and through our teens, he used to score for fun. Got to know Dai Thomas as I got older too cos he was mates with a few older lads I knew, he was a good lad Dai and quite a funny and entertaining guy.

Used to see Rhys Weston quite a bit when he played for us cos I worked security for a few years in Next then later HMV and he'd regularly pop in and always have time for a chat, a vey good lad. Also met Kav too whilst working for Next and he gave his missus his bank card and told her to go off and shop cos he was talking. When I apologised and said I'd let him get on he refused and said if it wasn't for us fans buying season tickets and supporting the team etc he wouldn't be where he was. A real genuine and lovely chap who I spoke to for more than half hour, legend.

Me and my mates who I used to stand on the Bob Bank with always used to boo Richard Langley cos he was shit and put in very little effort. I remember one time being out in Lloyds Bar in town several years ago not long after it had opened and he was in there with a few others and one of my mates told him to come over the park with us on Sunday and he'd teach him how to take corners. This in reply to one of Langley's wayward efforts that went straight out of play earlier that day. Needless to say Langley took offence and said some sort of abuse back but we just laughed at him, big headed idiot who believed his own hype. Another time the same mate grabbed Layton Maxwell and playfully put him in a headlock, but he took it well and saw the funny side. Kevin Campbell too another time was in Life on St Mary Street on his own and when we recognised him and started chatting to him he asked if he could sit at our table. He told us plenty of good stories and even bought a round of drinks for us all, top chap. Steve Thompson was a good funny guy too, who I met after we played our last home game of the season. After the match he came out of the players entrance and had the bottom of his trouser legs cut off, courtesy he told me of Robbie Fowler. Thommo vowed to get him back though and we had a laugh about Fowler being a scouser, wearing a shell suit and generally being injured all season.

The best of the lot though is Mark Bonner who was my favourite player back when he played for us, so much so that I got his name and number done on the back of a City shirt. Via Steve Day, who is good mates with him, I managed to get hold of Mark and he agreed to meet me on xmas eve outside the ground the year before last and sign the shirt for me, I spoke for a while with him and it really made my day, and xmas come to think of it. He said I must of been the only person to have his name and number done on the back of a City shirt lol, and I really appreciated him taking time out of his day to come and meet me, especially on xmas eve.

Gil Reece. He would sometimes come into Sharpe & Fisher builders' merchants on the West Dock in the 70s, where I was working. Him and his brother (Les, I think) had a plumbing business. Always very friendly. Rest in Peace, Gil.

Peter Sayer - who pulled up in his TR7 and asked my old man for directions to the Michael Sobell Sports Centre in Aberdare!

And his TR7 was painted in club colours as well - blue with the white and yellow stripes.

was ouside NP when he pulled up one day bloke on car park gate wouldnt let him in, Sayer saying Im a player dont you know who I am , bloke says no got any identification ,Sayer pointed car and said my f*cking names written all along it , funny as ..

First Cardiff related person I met was Sam Hammam.

First player I met was Scott Young.

Rumbled you .... Another Biggwyn Alias !

Lol. What makes you think that?

My first League away game was round 1967, Charlton away on the train. On the return journey home we were actually sharing the train amongst others with the Cardiff City team, Toshack, Peter king, Don Murray all the old greats, when we pulled into Cardiff Central, Leighton Phillips who was staying on the train because he lived further down west, called me over gave me half a crown and asked me if i'd run and buy him a football echo.

Well I was made up, a Cardiff City player not only talking to me, but asking me to do him a favour, but also when I got back with the echo and a sweaty brow from running, he let me keep the change, which was as much as my weeks pocket money.

Mind you in them olden times, I was living in a hole in the road and eating gravel for breakfeast and getting up for school an hout before I went to bed after a day in the pit, and you tell the kids and they don't believe you. Actually not only do they not believe you, they say f**k of you big fat old lying tw*t, kids hey, you got to love them.

Joe Ledley

I met Adam Matthews last night. Nice guy.

George Wood used to drink in Taffs Well rfc with the old steward, i was star struck but he used to tell some cracking tales

jason perry , i used to live in the Bridgend inn down bedwas an his dad lived across the road ,jason an my dad used to get on an i remember jason playing on my spectrum with me for 5 lol

It was either Brian Walsh or Trevor Ford back around 1961/2

Here is Brian's wiki entry. Hadn't realised that he had died.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Wals ... footballer)

My dad used to insure the City players. Back in those days many players had club houses and Brian had one on St Malo Road in the Heath. We lived in the next street St Ina and my dad took me along one day when he had to do some insurance business.

Trevor Ford used to have a garage in Llandaff North which I think is now the James and Jenkins garage on Station Road/. Again my dad took me along as he had to see Trevor about his insurance.

I also recall him meeting Trevor Morris former City manager then manager of Swansea when I went to one of my first matches when we were still in the old first division.


I had just started to follow football and I remember being really impressed that my dad was on first name terms with them!!

First player I remember having a proper convo with was Andy legg at the supporters trust opening thing

I remember this as it was the day I was made redundant my mate on here coc85 drove and i got pissed

A top bloke and we agreed Alan Cork didn't have a clue how to use him

Alf Sherwood.

Same Alf Sherwood when i was eight playing golf at Llantrisant & pontyclun golf club

Tom Heaton Down The Worms Head 2 years ago,nice guy.

Derek Brazil, when i was 6 i went to one of those coaching schools, and he was one of the coaches

Tarki Micallef whilst City were playing the South Wales Police in a pre-season friendly, and Tarki wasn't playing because he was in plaster, so he stood with us on the sidelines to watch the match...... One of the best moments for me though was getting to drink before and after the Wales - Brazil match many years ago with my hero, Phil Dwyer... and by God can the man drink....

John Charles