Originally Posted by
the other bob wilson
Yes, people talk about a lost generation of supporters we have who were growing up in the 80s and 90s and it's largely put down to crap football on the pitch., However, I know of a few who were stopped from going to games during that time by their parents because they were concerned that it wasn't safe at City games. I don't agree with that opinion because, certainly in "run of the mill" games at Ninian Park during that time, there was no violence worth talking about, but the important thing was that youngsters who were potentially long term supporters of the club were being stopped from attending because of the fear of hooliganism and I think it's reasonable to assume that you could multiply the "few" I'm aware of many times over to get a total figure.
Also, on different point, I always think that the team that beat Leeds in 2002 were ever given the credit they were due because they had their thunder stolen so to speak by what happened off the pitch that day - looking back now, that game represents a turning point as far as hooliganism at Cardiff City goes.