Where Were You When We were Shit?

Been going since the Scoular era & did'nt miss a game for years.Struggled in 84/85 during miners strike due to no money so i used to cycle down, tie the bike to floodlight & wait to just after half time when they opened the gates.That was a very poor team under Durban but i think things got even worse in the early 90's when crowds dipped below 2000 & we had a thin b/w programme to cut costs. Games of thar era that stand out were against Orient when it totally lashed down & a near empty bob bank with everyone moving to the back to keep dry.Aldershot, when there was hardly anyone there & a final game of the season against Blackpool in a crowd of 1700 which included several hundred Blackpool.Oh & we had beatings by Merthyr, Weymouth,Hayes & Bath!

i can just remember cardiff losing to middlesborugh 4-3, toshack clark gary bell etc, cant remember the year, but i was a little sprog honest, just thinking, i thin kwas scouler the manager

1970 mate

bloody hell was it that long ago, and that was not my first game

I have always attended a handful of games each season, last season I went to about 10 games, and this season I have my first season ticket....so yeah I am to what people are refering too as a 'glory supporter'

it's not that I am only interested in seeing premier league football, it's just I was encouraged by seeing the bluebirds doing well last season and now I have the bug.

So to answer the question- when the bluebirds 'were crap' as you say, as was mostly watching match of the day, but know the club is growing and florishing I am one of the many converts to championship football!

Since 1981 for me. Best thing that has ever happened to the club was moving.

Were really getting big now!!

I haven't missed many games since 1980, what about you?

30,000 Fans will Tell you they have been Watching City Since the 70's what they mean is they went to a couple of Big Games in the 70's and then Read the Football Echo for 25 yrs, IF ONLY THEY HAD ALL SUPPORTED CARDIFF CITY DURING THE BAD TIMES

I haven't missed many games since 1980, what about you?

30,000 Fans will Tell you they have been Watching City Since the 70's what they mean is they went to a couple of Big Games in the 70's and then Read the Football Echo for 25 yrs, IF ONLY THEY HAD ALL SUPPORTED CARDIFF CITY DURING THE BAD TIMES

Annis hartlepool,darlington.macclesfield etc away dont you mean the good times

I haven't missed many games since 1980, what about you?

30,000 Fans will Tell you they have been Watching City Since the 70's what they mean is they went to a couple of Big Games in the 70's and then Read the Football Echo for 25 yrs, IF ONLY THEY HAD ALL SUPPORTED CARDIFF CITY DURING THE BAD TIMES

Annis hartlepool,darlington.macclesfield etc away dont you mean the good times

Yes Your Right, I LOVED THOSE TRIPS and To people like US They Were Good times, A lot of Other people want the Bigger Names to watch lol

I haven't missed many games since 1980, what about you?

30,000 Fans will Tell you they have been Watching City Since the 70's what they mean is they went to a couple of Big Games in the 70's and then Read the Football Echo for 25 yrs, IF ONLY THEY HAD ALL SUPPORTED CARDIFF CITY DURING THE BAD TIMES

on no he,s back behave lads lol good trip sir !

Remember the leaky drainpipe on the bob bank?

I haven't missed many games since 1980, what about you?

30,000 Fans will Tell you they have been Watching City Since the 70's what they mean is they went to a couple of Big Games in the 70's and then Read the Football Echo for 25 yrs, IF ONLY THEY HAD ALL SUPPORTED CARDIFF CITY DURING THE BAD TIMES

on no he,s back behave lads lol good trip sir !

Yes Brilliant Thanks Mallo

Remember the leaky drainpipe on the bob bank?

I Sure do, I loved The Run Down Old Ninian Park

Remember the leaky drainpipe on the bob bank?

I Sure do, I loved The Run Down Old Ninian Park

I loved the smell of piss, cigarettes and bovril as we got turned over by some crap Northern Club like Darlington.

I had season tickets during the Durban years and hardly missed a home game from 1983 until 1990. Then my family moved to Carmarthen and i've been in exile ever since. Had season ticketr for a few seasons. My kids love the city but my finances are tight at the moment and i cant afford to go regularly-next game for me is Burnley on December 18th.

Remember the leaky drainpipe on the bob bank?

I Sure do, I loved The Run Down Old Ninian Park

I loved the smell of piss, cigarettes and bovril as we got turned over by some crap Northern Club like Darlington.

I had season tickets during the Durban years and hardly missed a home game from 1983 until 1990. Then my family moved to Carmarthen and i've been in exile ever since. Had season ticketr for a few seasons. My kids love the city but my finances are tight at the moment and i cant afford to go regularly-next game for me is Burnley on December 18th.

Gareth, WE HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF NINIAN PARK, They can Never take them away from us

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Gareth, WE HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF NINIAN PARK, They can Never take them away from us

Yes Annis-great memories. For every defeat to Doncaster, Darlington etc there are the games that stick out-Plymouth 5-4 after being 4-1 down with 2500 in the ground (My Grandads last ever game-RIP), Chelsea 2-1 in Milk Cup, the big cup shocks (Leeds, Man City) plus other cup shocks like us beating Brentford 2-0 (yes newcomers Brentford used to be better than us!).

Im only 16, and have had a season ticket for the past 4 seasons, and have not missed many games since then bar times when i was ill or couldnt get to the ground (as i wasnt allowed to go on my own haha!) hopefully i will now i wont miss any games in the near future!

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Gareth, WE HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF NINIAN PARK, They can Never take them away from us

Yes Annis-great memories. For every defeat to Doncaster, Darlington etc there are the games that stick out-Plymouth 5-4 after being 4-1 down with 2500 in the ground (My Grandads last ever game-RIP), Chelsea 2-1 in Milk Cup, the big cup shocks (Leeds, Man City) plus other cup shocks like us beating Brentford 2-0 (yes newcomers Brentford used to be better than us!).

Plymouth was an amazing game, 4-1 down and to win 5-4 Superb, went to the 2nd leg in the Night We Won 2 nil

The Chelsea game was Only 8,500, Felt like 40,000

Im only 16, and have had a season ticket for the past 4 seasons, and have not missed many games since then bar times when i was ill or couldnt get to the ground (as i wasnt allowed to go on my own haha!) hopefully i will now i wont miss any games in the near future!

Alex, Keep going My Son

Didnt miss a home game between 78 and 86, ballboy for 6 yrs.

Moved away to South London in 86 when I was 13 yrs old , so since have averaged about 12 games per season home and away

But i was there when we were shit

Didnt miss a home game between 78 and 86, ballboy for 6 yrs.

Moved away to South London in 86 when I was 13 yrs old , so since have averaged about 12 games per season home and away

But i was there when we were shit

The 80's Were My Favourite Years

Didnt miss a home game between 78 and 86, ballboy for 6 yrs.

Moved away to South London in 86 when I was 13 yrs old , so since have averaged about 12 games per season home and away

But i was there when we were shit

The 80's Were My Favourite Years

annis liked the 80.s like myself as he could see is feet then - and he only has them ninian brekys to blame

Didnt miss a home game between 78 and 86, ballboy for 6 yrs.

Moved away to South London in 86 when I was 13 yrs old , so since have averaged about 12 games per season home and away

But i was there when we were shit

The 80's Were My Favourite Years

The 80s were great as we never stayed in same division for more than a couple of years. Then we had Eddie Mays team of the early 90s which made all the suffering of the 80s go away.

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Gareth, WE HAVE GREAT MEMORIES OF NINIAN PARK, They can Never take them away from us

Yes Annis-great memories. For every defeat to Doncaster, Darlington etc there are the games that stick out-Plymouth 5-4 after being 4-1 down with 2500 in the ground (My Grandads last ever game-RIP), Chelsea 2-1 in Milk Cup, the big cup shocks (Leeds, Man City) plus other cup shocks like us beating Brentford 2-0 (yes newcomers Brentford used to be better than us!).

Plymouth was an amazing game, 4-1 down and to win 5-4 Superb, went to the 2nd leg in the Night We Won 2 nil

The Chelsea game was Only 8,500, Felt like 40,000

that chelsea game was one of the best ever in the bob bank

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The Chelsea game was Only 8,500, Felt like 40,000

that chelsea game was one of the best ever in the bob bank[/quote]

I was about 14 at the time and in Grandstand Seats. Platnauer became a hero that night!