How many non Footballing events have taken place at either Ninian Park or Ccs? There's probably quite a few, well loads actually if you consider some of the dross we have witnessed over the years. So I'll start, Jehovah's Witnesses convention....
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How many non Footballing events have taken place at either Ninian Park or Ccs? There's probably quite a few, well loads actually if you consider some of the dross we have witnessed over the years. So I'll start, Jehovah's Witnesses convention....
Bob Marley, the pope, rugby.
Rod Stewart
Rugby league
Howard Winstone, Jack Peterson
Football I know but does anyone remember the ‘Soccer Sixes’ tournament in the 60s that was held a few times pre season?
Empire Games 1958 - Showjumping
Pretty sure they were an end of season event - they were supposed to be football’s equivalent of the Snelling Sevens. Think it was only held twice wasn’t it?Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
There was also the game played for the survivors of the Aberfan disaster around the time when the Soccer Sixes were taking place. I have three memories of that match, first, there was a really good crowd, second, Tommy Steele was, by some distance, the best player out of the celebrities involved and the third one, I may be wrong about, but I think it was played on a Sunday during a time when there was barely any live sport played on that day.
Pretty sure the Stereophonics and Elton John have both played at the CCS.
And who can forget AA's book launch at Ninian? That was a splendid day.
Does this season count as a non football event?
I think it's a first for comedy at the stadium...Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ-Q
I played in that for Cardiff and District League against a Cardiff City team that included a young Toshack. I think we lost 4-2 but gave them a game.Quote:
Originally Posted by splott parker
Oh! to be young again!
:thumbup: You’re correct Paul, it was an end of season event, played across the pitch, not lengthways. Taff’s Well FC held a similar event well into the 80s, which I played in a few times.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Yes, I was there for that, many household names took part. Big crowd and a good day out for a good cause.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
Cardiff Tigers American football team.
Did you get a signed copy?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Might be worth a few bob in a few years time :hehe:
The Harlem Globetrotters played at Ninian Park in the late 60s.
Cardiff Rugby (union) played matches at both NP and CCS.
I was waiting for this. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by DJ-Q
Think Toshack played in the first tournament which I believe they won, but it was hard for them all of the way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowbridge Blue
mindblowing day that hahahahahahahaahahhahahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Bon Jovi and Rod Stewart aswell.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
Played at the CCS I mean. They sent their apologies ahead of the book launch.
I'm guessing that there will have been a few weddings in the function rooms there. Maybe a few divorces as well !!
Off topic a bit, but I first heard of Elvis’s death at NP. My old man used to sell some sort of tote tickets for the club, and I was sat in his car by the side of the Bob bank while he was in the ticket office, and it came on the radio.
Wales 2016 homecoming
A heady cocktail of Ganga, incense and Deep Heat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trigger
I think it was Bon Jovi who played at the CCS, my daughter was there with friends.
After a couple of songs, he went off stage, reappeared a few minutes later wearing a puffer jacket.
The crowd chanted "Welcome to Wales".
It's football, but I remember going to a South Wales XI versus Man United in 1976 in aid of Newport County. S. Wales won 1-0. Alex Stepney commented on a shot he stopped from John Buchannon saying it was one of the hardest he's felt. Article here.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cyejly8pe2xo
I’m sure there was boxing at Ninian Park back in the day wasn’t there?
Darts coming up at the CCS.
Fairly sure I saw a few darts thrown at my first SWD in 1999 too, I was a kid though so was absolutely off my tits on a mixture of fear and adrenaline so may not have actually seen that.
BIF BAF tickets. Takes me back a bitQuote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
There was a Hairdressing Championships at CCS a few years ago!!!
Winston Churchill political rally, late 40's or early 50's not sure when
There used to be boxing in the Bluebirds Club too in the 1960's - black tie events.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cardiff-Cal
Until now I thought Elvis died on the toilet at Graceland. Never knew he'd been to NP, let alone died there 😲Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
He was a regular in the Grange end with his Blue Suede Doc Martins.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
This deserves some love, Hairdressers Championship, good stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by alan_corneli
Slightly off topic - is there a reason why Cardiff is blue? Between us, Cardiff blues and the blue dragons in bobs link, is it coincidence or some significance?
There is no official reason why blue was chosen.Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ-Q
We have changed our name twice, and our colours 3 times, There is also no official reason why the nickname “The Bluebirds” was chosen, other than speculation that it originated from a Belgian play that he’d been performed at the New Thestre.
My theories based on many hours of research in the central library:Quote:
Originally Posted by William Treseder
Blue shirts (which were initially a lot lighter in colour) were chosen to mimic the rugby club, who were already very well established by the time Cardiff City became a professional football club. Incidentally, the early Cardiff City never played in the Riverside colours. Although CCFC was a further development of Riverside in some respects, they were basically two different clubs in reality. One was a parks team. The other was a newly-formed professional football club.
The original nickname of Cardiff City was the Citizens. By the early-Twenties when the club had entered the Football League, the team was being referred to in the local press as both the Citizens and the Bluebirds. I believe the Belgian play is a red herring. I reckon Bluebirds became favoured by City fans and the press in answer to local rivals Bristol City being the Robins and Swansea City being the Swans.
The 'sky blue' shirts of the 1920's were then presumably to mimic the lighter blue element of the Cardiff rugby shirts - assuming they were then playing in the dark/light blue hoops. I always wondered about that..Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman
The Pope
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