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New to the party

Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:24 pm

Hello fellow bluebirds I am a Cardiff city fan based in sunny Scotland after years of waiting I am finally attending my first ever Cardiff game. I have a 13 hour bus jounrney through the night on Friday to arrive at 11.30 on Saturday morning. Was looking for advice on wear to go pre and post match so I can soak in the proper fan experience. Travelling on my own. Hopefully first of many trips now

Re: New to the party

Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:35 pm

Scottishbluebird1985 wrote:Hello fellow bluebirds I am a Cardiff city fan based in sunny Scotland after years of waiting I am finally attending my first ever Cardiff game. I have a 13 hour bus jounrney through the night on Friday to arrive at 11.30 on Saturday morning. Was looking for advice on wear to go pre and post match so I can soak in the proper fan experience. Travelling on my own. Hopefully first of many trips now


I’m assuming it’s the Brentford game at the end of the month.

The Canton area of Cardiff is pretty decent for pubs pre-match, but post match I’d recommend the city centre.

Re: New to the party

Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:04 pm

Scottishbluebird1985 wrote:Hello fellow bluebirds I am a Cardiff city fan based in sunny Scotland after years of waiting I am finally attending my first ever Cardiff game. I have a 13 hour bus jounrney through the night on Friday to arrive at 11.30 on Saturday morning. Was looking for advice on wear to go pre and post match so I can soak in the proper fan experience. Travelling on my own. Hopefully first of many trips now




Welcome aboard fellow bluebird. Yes as previous poster mentioned canton is decent. Wetherspoons and plenty pubs down there within walking distance of ground

Re: New to the party

Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:07 am

Thanks guys. Yeah it is the Brentford game on Saturday.

Re: New to the party

Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:28 am

13 hour journey through the night.. I take my hat off to you

As already mentioned numerous pubs in Csnton pre match then probably City centre afterwards is your best bet

Safe journey and enjoy the game :ayatollah:

Re: New to the party

Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:03 pm

oohahhPaulMillar wrote:13 hour journey through the night.. I take my hat off to you

As already mentioned numerous pubs in Csnton pre match then probably City centre afterwards is your best bet

Safe journey and enjoy the game :ayatollah:


Crikey, sometimes I can’t be arsed and I live 4 miles from the ground! Hats off :occasion5:

Re: New to the party

Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:45 pm

Welcome and where in God's other country are you?

As others have said Canton( for me the best ) or city centre :bluescarf: :ayatollah: :thumbup:

Re: New to the party

Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:56 pm

Chapter in Canton always good for food and beer before or after games.

Re: New to the party

Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:12 pm

Thirteen hours.. it’s about 11 or 12 to Inverness. Let’s hope they win. My first game they lost.. haunted me for years.

Re: New to the party

Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:39 pm

Welcome and enjoy :ayatollah: :bluebird:

Re: New to the party

Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:45 pm

Enjoy the day mate, would have offered to meet you for a beer but I am missing this one

Re: New to the party

Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:35 pm

rumpo kid wrote:Thirteen hours.. it’s about 11 or 12 to Inverness. Let’s hope they win. My first game they lost.. haunted me for years.



Travelling down by bus that’s why it’s taking so long live in Ayr travel to Glasgow

Glasgow to Bristol
Bristol to Cardiff

Re: New to the party

Wed Feb 26, 2020 4:18 am

Welcome Scottishbluebird.

Welsh connections? Why us? How did it start?

As a local man and with a ccfc dad my years of torment interspersed with the odd highlight thrown in have been laid out for me.

Are you sure this is what you want and are you doing it of your own free will? Help can be arranged if its not too late.

Re: New to the party

Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:37 am

Wonder how that city fan from Montana USA (mentioned in the paper) enjoyed his first city game last night?

Hope our Scottish newbie fares better on Saturday but....

Re: New to the party

Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:40 am

Don't do it chief, do not get hooked.

Re: New to the party

Wed Feb 26, 2020 3:16 pm

Scottishbluebird1985 wrote:
rumpo kid wrote:Thirteen hours.. it’s about 11 or 12 to Inverness. Let’s hope they win. My first game they lost.. haunted me for years.



Travelling down by bus that’s why it’s taking so long live in Ayr travel to Glasgow

Glasgow to Bristol
Bristol to Cardiff


I drove up to Ayr in roughly 2002 to watch City in a pre season friendly at Somerset Park. We won 3-0 and I drove straight back after the game! Got home about 6am and then got a morning flight to Majorca! Missed the first 2 days of the holiday through sleeping! :sleepy2:

Re: New to the party

Wed Feb 26, 2020 5:57 pm

Welcome and enjoy the ride!

Re: New to the party

Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:13 am

bluescull wrote:
Scottishbluebird1985 wrote:
rumpo kid wrote:Thirteen hours.. it’s about 11 or 12 to Inverness. Let’s hope they win. My first game they lost.. haunted me for years.



Travelling down by bus that’s why it’s taking so long live in Ayr travel to Glasgow

Glasgow to Bristol
Bristol to Cardiff


I drove up to Ayr in roughly 2002 to watch City in a pre season friendly at Somerset Park. We won 3-0 and I drove straight back after the game! Got home about 6am and then got a morning flight to Majorca! Missed the first 2 days of the holiday through sleeping! :sleepy2:

Used to drive to Ibrox and back in a day, went to over twenty games one season. Too old to do it now and too many speed cameras.

Re: New to the party

Fri Feb 28, 2020 12:40 am

Welcome ;)

Re: New to the party

Fri Feb 28, 2020 6:27 pm

Good luck for ya firstie mate..Albert is in, shame about Tomo..

Re: New to the party

Sat Feb 29, 2020 6:53 am

Nearly there in Birmingham been a long night on public transport.

Bluebirds bluebirds

Re: New to the party

Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:12 am

Scottishbluebird1985 wrote:Nearly there in Birmingham been a long night on public transport.

Bluebirds bluebirds

Hat's off to you fella, the finishing line is in sight. I pray that after such an arduos journey our boys do you proud and get the win I'm sure you crave for. Keep us posted. :bluebird:

Re: New to the party

Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:58 am

On the last leg now just in Bristol waiting on my final bus

Re: New to the party

Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:42 am

So did you enjoy Scottishbluebird?

Re: New to the party

Sun Mar 01, 2020 12:06 pm

My wee fella was down for this one too, his mum dropped him as they were visiting her brother who stays on Treforest. He's 13 and first time he's been down CCS without me in tow!

13 hours on the overnight train from Aberdeen via London on Friday night, going home via Crew today. Absolutely loved it as always. Poor lad.

Re: New to the party

Sun Mar 01, 2020 1:16 pm

Loved every minute of it and I will be back. But deary me refs down here are worse than the ones up the road

Re: New to the party

Sun Mar 01, 2020 1:27 pm

Scottishbluebird1985 wrote:Loved every minute of it and I will be back. But deary me refs down here are worse than the ones up the road


Excellent. Standard of referee truly atrocious. Though Vaulks should have been given red was the one in our favour.