Quote Originally Posted by William Treseder View Post
You seem to be showing a lot of naeivity Bob for someone who’s actually had a paper column.
When I was a teenager, as you say, the Rugby internationals were attended by more rugby fans with real knowledge of the game, and the serious drinking began after the game. There was also little trouble and arrests at that time as well home or away. Compare that to following City at the time home and away, and you were lucky not to get your head kicked in, or avoid getting caught up in trouble.
Fast forward to now, and it’s the other way round. You should know better than anyone though, how difficult it is to get rid of a “label” both in the media, and amongst the general public.
Even now, if I mention to a someone from outside Wales or someone on holiday that I support the City, their usual first reference is to mention the Soul Crew, and the name we have for ourselves.
It’s a hard tag to get rid of.
Funny when l go on holiday and mention the city most people say Cardiff who?