City support from the Cardiff area's?

[dembethewarrior]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

The club are not going to do that , it's far too simple

One thing that surprised me was that something like 75 percent on man United season ticket holders came from greater Manchester according to their database ?

Not that surprising.

People still have to commute to games and you'd have to say that is more likely to happen with people living closer.

25 percent of ST traveling from all over the country is still some number.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Not that surprising.

People still have to commute to games and you'd have to say that is more likely to happen with people living closer.

25 percent of ST traveling from all over the country is still some number.

Back in the late 90's when I was living and working in London, I used to go to Highbury with a mate, and the 5 mile ST catchment at the time was something crazy like over 80%. It was a very local club.

[City123]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Look at our attendances

Despite a dreadful season we have the 9th highest average attendance in the league.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

It's a shame that the inner city areas of Cardiff and the rest of the city are not as loyal as you

But if CCFC had a strong local following and was an identity like some other clubs are to their area then things might be different

But they are not

People said when we got back in the championship we have big gates

Well we have had better gates since coming back up but our support is disappointing both within Cardiff and given our huge catchment area

If our local support was better then given the size of Cardiff we would have better gates

It's just the way it is

We need to play attractive football first and foremost. We blew two chances in the PL. Gates won't be a problem then. When we were playing Leeds and Villa in the championship back in '17 there were crowds of almost 30K. A hell of a lot of local and Cardiff supporters too. We've always agreed that the club doesn't do enough to attract diversity though. That's where we could increase support by thousands within 2 or 3 miles of the club. I don't know why we haven't got our act togetehr by now.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Despite a dreadful season we have the 9th highest average attendance in the league.

That's pretty impressive considering the Covid factor. We also have great away support too.

[logic]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

That's pretty impressive considering the Covid factor. We also have great away support too.

Logic would indicate that if they were consistent, a certain poster will soon turn up and claim that great away support isn't really great due to not being made up of Cardiff based fans, despite having zero evidence for their case.

[dembethewarrior]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Well if you think Cardiff City is represented in South East Wales and particularly in Cardiff in the same way Portsmouth are down that way I will have some of what you are smoking

Show me where I said that.

You can keep what you are smoking.

It is well known on here you won't lose an argument, even sometimes when it os clear you are you are losing one, you turn into the shhouty man who shouts lounder and more frequently than everybody else so win by default...


As you were.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

We in the Taunton Bluebirds Group (aka TBG) hold our meetings in a local phone box and without having to remove the defibrillator or paperbacks. My fellow car-sharer to City games takes the tap end.

[Armitage Shanks]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Birmingham City is a weird one as well.
Second biggest city, but most of those who live in the area support Aston Villa.

There was a suggestion a few years ago that Aston Villa was the be rebranded as Aston Villa Birmingham. As they were the biggest club in Birmingham.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

there just doesn't seem to be that pride in coming from Cardiff that Swansea people have for example

Really? I've always thought Cardiff people have great pride in the city, mirrored by those who come to Cardiff from outside.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Really? I've always thought Cardiff people have great pride in the city, mirrored by those who come to Cardiff from outside.

Well people will come to Cardiff to work and study and end up staying but I don't think that's got anything at all to do with the pride cardiffians have , or don't have , in their city

That's the same for most places

I prefer Cardiff to Bristol but lots of people go there and end up staying

For a city of its size Cardiff has lots to do but I don't get the feeling it's close to its citizens hearts in the same way Newcastle is

The football team , the rugby team , the poor live music scene , its almost as if people can't be arsed

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Birmingham City is a weird one as well.
Second biggest city, but most of those who live in the area support Aston Villa.

There was a suggestion a few years ago that Aston Villa was the be rebranded as Aston Villa Birmingham. As they were the biggest club in Birmingham.

Villa are basically the man United of the west Midlands and are disliked by Birmingham, West Brom and wolves fans for the attention they get

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Show me where I said that.

You can keep what you are smoking.

It is well known on here you won't lose an argument, even sometimes when it os clear you are you are losing one, you turn into the shhouty man who shouts lounder and more frequently than everybody else so win by default...


As you were.

You have said that as this has been your contribution to this thread . I can only debate with you what you put on the table .

Cardiff City are poorly supported in general and the support from the local population has never been very good .

That's the way it is .

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Logic would indicate that if they were consistent, a certain poster will soon turn up and claim that great away support isn't really great due to not being made up of Cardiff based fans, despite having zero evidence for their case.

Our away support is great so I have to disagree with you there