Very good, superbly attended victory parade for the G. In the bay and Cardiff castle this afternoon. Well deserved too.
Hopefully, the road closures weren’t too upsetting.
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Very good, superbly attended victory parade for the G. In the bay and Cardiff castle this afternoon. Well deserved too.
Hopefully, the road closures weren’t too upsetting.
Great turn out. I chatted to a bloke (about 60 ish) outside the castle. He'd cycled down from Gloucester to see him and is cycling back this evening.
If I have one complaint about the road closures it was that pedestrians were walking 3 or 4 abreast holding up the cyclists.
Is he having a parade at the Emirates?
No.Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
Did he have one as the CCS?
It’s not compulsory that being born in Cardiff he has to support City. Such a thing as freedom of choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
Your point is? I didn’t mention anything about supporting The City, I was wondering if Arsenal were doing anything in his honour as he’s quite up front about his love for them. He’s a bit different to the likes of Joe Cordina who entered the ring last weekend in a City dressing gown & proudly wore the badge of his home town club on his shorts. But there you go it takes all sorts, I do know whose take on football supporting I’d prefer though👍Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleve van Leef
Whoooosh
Why would he dress up as a stadium?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick
Good. Bloody cyclists. Pain in the arse. Think they own the road yet dont pay any road tax.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
In my book if you like football you support your local home town club .Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleve van Leef
Bloody lycra wearing plastic
Neither do pedestrians or vehicle owners for that matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Henry Hill
:tumbleweed:Quote:
Originally Posted by Henry Hill
I think youll find that vehicle owners do pay for road tax and should therefore be more entitled that cyclists.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
Inference.Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
But it's not compulsory, each to their own. And there are plenty around the Country who support Clubs outside their area who regularly go to games.Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
As I said, ‘Takes all sorts! but I know what type of person I prefer. Especially ones who play on the ‘Welsh’ thing when it suits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cleve van Leef
So if Cardiff City invited him down the stadium to walk around the pitch, you'd turn your back on him because he likes Arsenal and not Cardiff City? Despite what he has just achieved?
Just like (insert European country here) lorry driversQuote:
Originally Posted by Henry Hill
The idea of petrol guzzling, rage ridden, planet destroyers being “entitled” to anything is laughable. You are the scorn of existence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Henry Hill
Wise up and get on your bike....
Stop parking in bike lanes while you’re at it.
No I would not ,I would applaud his remarkable effort.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick
I'm sure his prefred walkaround gig , would probaly be in North London .
Of course it would, he’d most probably ride his push bike to North London. I would applaud him, it was a great achievement but I would be wondering what the f*ck he was doing down the City when he has no affiliation to us. Anyway let’s get down to Bournemouth and not by bike👍Quote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
I wouldn’t clap him, Welsh Plastic :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
Odd thing to call him as I've rarely seen a sportsman so obviously passionate about being Welsh. The fact that he supports an English football team doesn't make him any less Welsh in all the things that matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Auntie Andy
How can he be described as a Welsh Plastic? As far as I can see he is a very, very proud Welsh man. He has the Welsh flag around him as often as he can. It was hardly his fault they played God save the Queen after he won the TDF. He has done more for Wales than the vast majority of this country.Quote:
Originally Posted by Auntie Andy
Yes , he's one of those Welsh Cardiff sports fans that don't recognise Cardiff City as it's not the done thing, where rugger and cricket are much more appropriate to ones character building ,if you do have a liking of soccer then best to chose a nice posh club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nick
Not having a go at you, but what does it mean to be passionate about being Welsh? I was born in Cardiff, and I've searched my soul and conscious over this 'Passion' over the country of my birth, yet still can't seem to unlock it, I don't think it exists. I was brought up on a council estate by parents who have Spanish-Irish ancestry, I supported CCFC because they were the closest club and want Wales to win at football, I don't care for the national anthem, it's a nice song but the lyrics mean **** all to me. In short, i'm not quite sure what it is that i'm supposed to be passionate about. I was just born here-Not my doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Penarth Blues
To me it means a huge pride and connection to the place you associate with being home. Not everyone has this I guess, but Thomas clearly feels proud of the place he calls home and is happy to show this pride.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
Proud of the place he calls home, except when he’s supporting an English football team :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Penarth Blues
Does supporting Arsenal make him any less proud of the place he was born and grew up in?Quote:
Originally Posted by Auntie Andy
Yes :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavross1927
**** me hs achieved a phemonal achievement, he’s a likeable lad and great role model and seems immensely proud of where he’s from and because he happens to like Arsenal then he’s the subject of snide comments?
I wish he did support Cardiff but hey ho is a free country and as inspiration for youngsters from Cardiff go he’s up genre with the very best.
I get the irritation but it seems slightly churlish to dislike him because of that, considering the incredible achievement and good he's doing for Cardiff in terms of profile in all other ways.Quote:
Originally Posted by Auntie Andy
Your spot on, for me it was down to the Sky interview and his only discussion on football was Arsneal ,Wenger , players messaging him ,his love for the club , he did go on a bit ,and yes it niggles me as a life long supporter of my home club.Quote:
Originally Posted by CardiffIrish2
He could have rounded of the interview with a mention of his home team club being in the same league this year , not forgetting they too have achieved a lot, he could have recognised that just being a footy fan ?
I'm not being churlish , I simply find it very strange that a lad who likes football generally didn't mention Cardiff City, being in the same league as his beloved Arsenal this year , not asking him to be a fan , just a passing reogntion will do ,and I think this might well niggle a few City fans like me .
I do notice though compared to past plastic fan rants, there are not so many negatives on this matter ,I'm guessing it's about about accepting of some , and not others , oh and that nationalist waving flag thing .
I simply refuse to have a go at anyone who chooses to not support their home town team. Quite often their choice was influenced by friends or family and those tend to be more powerful than some link by a quirk of birth .More importantly, for generations, this club was hardly an attraction be it the owners who hardly bothered , the teams who bounced around the lower leagues, the none existent facilities and lack of any significant community engagement. Frankly, that we attracted anyone to see us at some points in the last 4 decades is a minor miracle. Should this cycle fellow choose to get enjoyment from following Arsenal then good luck to him and hopefully he will pop down to see them in his home city and he will have a thorough miserable afternoon where his and his teams yellow shirts ( if they still play in yellow away)will be told ,in no uncertain terms , where they can be inserted.
I was more or less the catalyst of this thread. My stance is still that he is a classic ‘Reversible shirt’, Wales play England at rugby on a Saturday & they’ve got their red shirts on hurling dreadful abuse at anything & everything English, yet the next day in anticipation of Sky Super Sunday they turn these ‘conveniently’ red shirts inside out and hey presto it’s a Liverpool/Man U/Arsenal shirt. Please don’t deny this, anyone on this thread who’ve witnessed a Wales v England rugby game in a Cardiff pub, the anti English abuse is widespread, would they repeat their bias at Anfield/Old Trafford/Emirates? They are hypocrites of the highest order............not saying Thomas is an English abuser at other sports...... or is he? Anyway Bournemouth pub stop now, just pulled up👍👍👍👍
Horseshit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Majorblue
You have one question, and one question only.
1) Do you like football?
If the answer is yes, you will go and watch your local football club
The only exceptions to that rule are your personal circumstances (work, skint, family) and whether or not the football club treats your support with the respect it deserves.
It is not a valid excuse to say "I would support Stanley, but they're shit", "I would support Rochdale, but they've lost 6 on the trot and have only won one promotion since the war", "I would support Torquay, but they're in the Fourth Division", "I would support Gillingham, but the owner never buys players". In fact, those counter arguments are rendered useless when you say "I would support Gillingham, but they never buy players so I support Liverpool instead". Isn't it strange how people don't seem to live in Dorchester and support Tranmere Rovers?
Picking a team based purely on success is pathetic. It's also the easy way out.
Didn't realise people need to give excuses for who they support. Who must they report to? What kind of documentation is required?
They must report to the City of their birth and seek apologies. They require a passport, a bus pass or a Hull stub.Quote:
Originally Posted by lardy
You could imagine these phoneys in the ‘30s ..... ‘Wow! These Germans are looking good’
Folk are only defending him because of his undoubted heroics .