What made you choose Cardiff City over Swansea City? Was it personal choice, family? Location etc ?
If your from Bridgend (roughly half way), what swayed you?
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What made you choose Cardiff City over Swansea City? Was it personal choice, family? Location etc ?
If your from Bridgend (roughly half way), what swayed you?
I was born in neath , my uncle from neath was a cardiff fanQuote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
He took me as a young kid then I picked up my interest in my teens
You will be surprised at the level of cardiff support in neath , port talbot especially and porthcawl , margam , bridgend
I'm from Newport. My grandparents used to take me and my cousins.
All their kids used to go with them when were younger (mother and uncle)
They were from Risca. I didn't have much interest as a kid but would say supported them at my late teens.
Newport County never game into the equation, they were probably so far down leagues.
I would say I probably don't have the same dislike for Swansea as some from Cardiff.
I think there was quite a following ratio wise for Cardiff from Newport a few years ago but has probably been saturated as the club has performed better.
Are there may native Newportians who support City? I can't see it myself, they're not keen on us.Quote:
Originally Posted by mazadona10
Used to be a great crew from Cwmbran back in the 90’s home and away with City and Wales.Quote:
Originally Posted by mazadona10
Born in Cardiff. Man Utd fan
I was in Risca when I started. (1970).
Jones's coaches used to do specials down the valley straight to the ground and back.(Sat aftenoons only)
County were in their record-breaking season - record of longest start to a season without a win.
My boys were born in London, in the middle of the Arsenel/Spurs/WHU triangle (Leyton) So started out as ManU fans :shrug:
I had to convert them when I moved back to Cardiff. They're ST holders now.
Rhondda Valley at a time it was much easier to get to Cardiff than anywhere else. Loyalty has been tested often but it's in the blood.
I am and have numerous friends from Newport who support City.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
When I first started going down to watch Cardiff in the early 90’s there used to be a bit of hostility.
Not nowadays though.
Rhymney Valley.
Cardiff City territory
I remember them wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Toadstool
Older guy with grey hair followed by a younger bunch
One had long black hair , wore eye liner , was always pissed playing pool and looked like a heroin addict
:hehe:Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
When I was an impressionable teenager Merthyr was blue. It was the height of the hooligan era late 80s / early 90s and it was certainly not a safe place for the few Jacks in town. Supporting Swansea was not something you broadcast around Merthyr in those days.
These days since the 7 years the Jacks spent in the PL there’s a lot more Jacks in Merthyr. I’d still say the town was blue but not the large majority that it used to be.
Steve Strange was a Bluebird?Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
I'm from West Wales, Swansea's an hour away and were never a thing when I was growing up, I supported Man Utd like most of the other kids. Moved to Cardiff in 2001, Divine Wright off here took me to Ninian Park and that was that
From Monmouth, uncle took me to a game in 1968, Toshack, Clark, Murray etc, hooked ever since.
He did indeed look like steve strangeQuote:
Originally Posted by cyril evans awaydays
But a fat one
Do you remember big nick from tredegar ?Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
Used to wear a yellow french foreign legion type of baseball cap
Was there home and away for many years then just stopped
When I was a regular in the supporters club the coaches would always stop and pick up at MonmouthQuote:
Originally Posted by Des Parrot
Hostility towards you? You've got to be joking! You were-are a City fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue
Old man used to watch the city but moved away from Wales in the late 70s. We moved back in the late 80s not long after I was born
City would've been the closest football league side growing up too so if you wanted a fix of professional football then Ninian Park was the closest ground in which to see it.
Always thought despite it being in the same ground how different the experience must’ve been for my dad, going from 2nd tier and regular European football to 3rd/4th tier yo yo club with a few thousand in attendance. May have felt a little like watching a different club in a way.
City has tended to feel a bit like a regional “South (East) Wales” club to me and I can’t say I overtly identify with Cardiff in a civic sense as I’m not from there. I like the place itself don’t get me wrong, lived there very happily for the best part of a decade and knew it fairly well.
Appreciate it may sound strange to a Cardiffian but for me the club could’ve been from any area of South Wales really. Sure there must be other places with a scarcity of professional clubs where this might happen - Tyne and Wear, Norfolk?
I think he means hostility from the locals to someone from newport supporting cardiff city instead of countyQuote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
Most of the people I have met from newport support liverpool or man united
Cwmbran is an interesting town though , seem to be loads of cardiff fans up there
I'm from Pontypridd, so City are the closest team to me. And I watched the Hamburg game on TV in 1968 and 3 days later went down and saw my first game. Swansea were always lower League then anyway. As soon as went to my first game that was it for me.
Mair and Roy Daniel , Adar Glas supporters club coaches from pontypriddQuote:
Originally Posted by cardiff55
You would have to go a long way to find two more genuine and loyal cardiff fans than those two
I believe they have both passed away now
Sorry Mate, I meant in Newport.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuerto
It's strange you should say that , I am not doubting your word, but the newport county websites are full of venom towards cardiff city . Are you saying walking around john frost square in a bluebirds top is a safe occupation ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue
I'm from Carmarthen, went to college in Swansea. Grew up following rugby so been a Scarlets fan all my life... only got into football when I was 18. My uncle moved to Cardiff in the early 80s and became a fan he took me to my first game.... 1999/2000 season when we were relegated from the second division. 1-1 draw against Oldham.... followed City while I lived in London, used to come back to visit my uncle and go to the odd game, moved to Cardiff in 2007 and still here, season ticket holder... wouldn't support any other club!Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
Bald head?Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Think he watches Merthyr now. Or did I hear he died? One of the two anyway.
That's himQuote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
A nurse
Sure he watches Merthyr now.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Remember a bloke called John from llanelli was a big cardiff fan , used to travel on our bus , llanelli used to have a fair few cardiff fans back then .....2010Quote:
Originally Posted by mbatte
I agree, Cardiff are pretty much a south east Wales club, just take a look at the flags at games and you'll see places like Barry, Risca, Caerphilly etcQuote:
Originally Posted by Kind of Blue
John Frost Square is no longer there.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
But yes, I’ve seen plenty of City shirts in town when I’ve been back.
Many of the old County lads are friends with City lads from the 80’s.
Some do hate City but mainly it’s good natured ribbing and a passing interest in how they are doing.
Lemmy was one of the older county fans , no longer with usQuote:
Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue
Villa were my first team when I got into football when I was about 10. Purely a random pick. Family never interested in it at all but all the kids at school supported Man Utd or Liverpool. I had to be different.
The first game I ever went to was Swansea vs Wolves in September 1988. A friend of the family was a Jack and a season ticket holder on the North Bank. I went along and, for devilment decided to cheer on Wolves. They won 5-2 and me cheering each Wolves goal didn't go down too well. The family friend never asked me to go to a game again. I have no idea why I rebelled against Swansea for no real reason.
I then discovered Cardiff had a team and kept an eye on their results, completely unaware of any rivalry with Swansea. Villa were my team for about 3 or 4 years until others at youth orchestra were Cardiff fans. They sowed the seed in my head that I should support a Welsh team being a Welshman. We'd regularly chat about City for weeks and years afterwards even if we hardly ever went to a game.
It might seem strange but I have no idea what my first Cardiff game was. Once or twice a season in the late 90s I'd make a game, then when I passed my driving test in 2000 I went down as often as I could, getting season tickets from time to time.
Yeah, nice fella Lemmy.Quote:
Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY
Heartbreaking what happened to him.
Yes , not a nice way to goQuote:
Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue
As the name suggests I’m from Bridgend. My reason is
A. I’m not in bred
B. My aunty’s boyfriend ( now Uncle) was a Cardiff fan, she went to games and so she bought me a scarf for my 5th birthday, and so that was that.
I know what you’re saying about Jacks been more visible but I think that more people from the area actually go and watch City. Mid 80s to early 90s you practically knew every City supporter that travelled by train on a match day.Quote:
Originally Posted by J R Hartley
I still do a double take on seeing someone in a Jack top in the area and think “cheeky cuunt!”:biggrin:
There seems to be quite a few Ospreys fans up here at the top of the Rhondda, but I can only remember seeing one Jacks shirt in all of the time I've been up here.
By contrast, it's a regular occurrence to see City tops, but the wearers do tend to be around my age - I've caught a train from Treherbert to games fairly often since I've been up here and there are always a few City fans who get on at every station on the way with Ponty and Porth having the most, but there are always quite a lot who get on in Treorchy.