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Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 1:54 pm

most Intimidating Football Ground you have been to? that's the topic on football forum. net

comments,

Ninian Park was very tasty. Intimidating but a real football atmosphere. I really miss grounds like that.

reading fan

Cardiff for me. First game of the season 1999. I think the whole of the valleys had turned out some real beasts roaming the city.

millwall fan

Firstly Ninian Park - we played there in the FA Cup in the 90s and got a draw to take them to a replay. They didn't like it. IRA chants, religious flags, hail, thunder, clouds rolling in from the valleys; a dark, dark place. The one and only time I have seen a poor fellow Glover bloodied after having been bottled by one of the host 'fans'.

Yeovil fan

Definitely Ninian Park. Had coins thrown at me from one side, bottles from the other, cracking ground tho.

burnley fan

Ninian Park for me too - it was Aug 2001, so just in the lead up to the Leeds aggro that winter at NP. I had heard Wycombe and Brighton had got grief too there in that period. Coins and bottles from the right, older meatheads to the left in the side stand. Hardly any women there either, just men, some with small kids.

Bournemouth fan

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Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:13 pm

I miss that place !

Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 2:34 pm

I miss Ninian Park ,not many "old" grounds left nowadays , that's one of the main reasons I went to Fulham this season as it is 1 of the "old fashion" grounds left (in the prem) with a bit of character

Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:05 pm

Loved ninian park :ayatollah:

Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:20 pm

HAIL NINIAN
I still hear that place calling me in my sleep,summoning me back for one last hurrah.All city fans died the day we left that place. :( :( :(

Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:49 pm

sir ninian wrote:All city fans died the day we left that place. :( :( :(


Don't be so ridiculous. :laughing6:

Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:55 pm

If our atmosphere at the CCS was the same as it was when we played Leeds in the cup and millwall then we'd probably be in a champions league spot
:D

Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:57 pm

Steve WFC - Definitely Ninian Park, I remember being pelted by a number of coins when they beat us 2-1 with a last minute penalty. To be fair, one of them was a £2 coin which my mate picked up, put a bet on and won £180 :laughing6:

Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:01 pm

Beasty1988 wrote:most Intimidating Football Ground you have been to? that's the topic on football forum. net

comments,

Ninian Park was very tasty. Intimidating but a real football atmosphere. I really miss grounds like that.

reading fan

Cardiff for me. First game of the season 1999. I think the whole of the valleys had turned out some real beasts roaming the city.

millwall fan

Firstly Ninian Park - we played there in the FA Cup in the 90s and got a draw to take them to a replay. They didn't like it. IRA chants, religious flags, hail, thunder, clouds rolling in from the valleys; a dark, dark place. The one and only time I have seen a poor fellow Glover bloodied after having been bottled by one of the host 'fans'.

Yeovil fan

Definitely Ninian Park. Had coins thrown at me from one side, bottles from the other, cracking ground tho.

burnley fan

Ninian Park for me too - it was Aug 2001, so just in the lead up to the Leeds aggro that winter at NP. I had heard Wycombe and Brighton had got grief too there in that period. Coins and bottles from the right, older meatheads to the left in the side stand. Hardly any women there either, just men, some with small kids.

Bournemouth fan

Link; http://www.footballforums.net/forums/sh ... n-to/page6


ahhh, a proper ground.

Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:12 pm

Barry Chuckle wrote:
sir ninian wrote:All city fans died the day we left that place. :( :( :(


Don't be so ridiculous. :laughing6:

Sorry, I meant to say all city fans bar you died when we left ninian.

Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:01 pm

Yes it's a pity we are not playing there now. A couple of mental atmospheres early in the season would have had most not relishing playing there. :ayatollah:

Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:32 pm

Would pay a lot of money to see one more game there if it was possible. The worst thing was the send off it had f*cking pathetic. Rip ninian

Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:54 pm

super kev legend wrote:Would pay a lot of money to see one more game there if it was possible. The worst thing was the send off it had f*cking pathetic. Rip ninian


Agree , that was a disgrace and whoever was in charge should have been sacked . Should have just let the fans on the pitch . Although with hindsight , typical cardiff organisation frankly

Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:58 pm

northside of risca wrote:
super kev legend wrote:Would pay a lot of money to see one more game there if it was possible. The worst thing was the send off it had f*cking pathetic. Rip ninian


Agree , that was a disgrace and whoever was in charge should have been sacked . Should have just let the fans on the pitch . Although with hindsight , typical cardiff organisation frankly


Well in fairness, the club didn't want anything to happen as we were looking likely for the playoffs at the time & obviously would need to keep the pitch and stadium in workable order.

Re: Ninian park not a nice place for visiting fans

Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:34 pm

IRA chants and religous flags wtf is that Yeovil fan on about???