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  1. #1

    Re: Anyone else considering not going back?

    So we have two strands to this thread - not continuing to watch City and moving away from this area.
    Even before the pandemic struck, I had decided I wasn't going to renew my ST if Harris was manager. I was bored at matches and simply didn't enjoy the football. It was the Slade era all over again - when I also didn't renew. I just cherry-picked the matches I fancied - usually against the better teams. I think my mindset is different to many on here - I'm a fan of football more than a fan of City. For me, over the last ten years, generally the football at CCS has been watchable.
    As regards moving away, its a total non-starter. We moved back to Cardiff when we started a family. We sat down and discussed where we wanted to live - and it could have been anywhere. We chose Cardiff - and it's been great living here.
    If folk want to move, I wonder if it's because they are not happy with their life's course and/or where they live. For me, I have several hobbies which I thoroughly enjoy. Researching local and family history. Writing. Playing guitar. Building guitars. Gardening. There's something there for every season and I tend to immerse myself deeply in my hobbies. In short, I love where I live and love how I spend my life. Why would I want the upheaval of a move away?

  2. #2

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    As some have alluded to, I think I have gone off City because of a combination of things...

    1. The move to CCS. Ninian Park, despite being a shit hole, had bags more character and added loads as a backdrop to "the match day experience". Smells, noise. Very nostalgic.

    2. Tan. The red thing. I know that Sam left us in the shit, but despite Tan's efforts in putting the club back on track financially, he seems to be in it for himself. SH, despite being wreck-less, did seem to be in it for the common good. That's just my impression.

    3. The on-field "project". A number of managers that have played dull football with no view to a future. Very few Welsh or local players. No youngsters in the side.

    .... I can honestly say that with the pandemic I have gone one/two/three games without knowing what the results had been. First time that has happened for many years.

  3. #3

    Re: Anyone else considering not going back?

    Quote Originally Posted by Divine Wright View Post
    As some have alluded to, I think I have gone off City because of a combination of things...

    1. The move to CCS. Ninian Park, despite being a shit hole, had bags more character and added loads as a backdrop to "the match day experience". Smells, noise. Very nostalgic.

    2. Tan. The red thing. I know that Sam left us in the shit, but despite Tan's efforts in putting the club back on track financially, he seems to be in it for himself. SH, despite being wreck-less, did seem to be in it for the common good. That's just my impression.

    3. The on-field "project". A number of managers that have played dull football with no view to a future. Very few Welsh or local players. No youngsters in the side.

    .... I can honestly say that with the pandemic I have gone one/two/three games without knowing what the results had been. First time that has happened for many years.
    Leaving Ninian was a stab in the heart, the rebrand pretty much machine gunned my head off and Covid may well be the final nail in the coffin.

  4. #4

    Re: Anyone else considering not going back?

    I’ll be going back, but I’ll be cherry picking my games. No more season ticket as I won’t be bothering with the cold, dark, wet Tuesday night games. And anything that is televised means I’ll stay home or pop down the local.

  5. #5

    Re: Anyone else considering not going back?

    Quote Originally Posted by Divine Wright View Post
    As some have alluded to, I think I have gone off City because of a combination of things...


    Tan seems to be in it for himself. SH, despite being wreck-less, did seem to be in it for the common good. That's just my impression.
    I'd love to know what you think Tan is getting out of this. The club is costing him a fortune. He lives so far away he can't be getting any enjoyment from a team that is awful to watch, has a disappointing manager, loads of disenchanted fans, an ageing squad and debts up to the top of his trousers with absolutely no chance of ever getting his money back.

  6. #6

    Re: Anyone else considering not going back?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vindec View Post
    I'd love to know what you think Tan is getting out of this. He has debts up to the top of his trousers
    Nobody, but nobody in the whole world has that much debt

  7. #7

    Re: Anyone else considering not going back?

    Quote Originally Posted by Divine Wright View Post
    As some have alluded to, I think I have gone off City because of a combination of things...

    1. The move to CCS. Ninian Park, despite being a shit hole, had bags more character and added loads as a backdrop to "the match day experience". Smells, noise. Very nostalgic.

    2. Tan. The red thing. I know that Sam left us in the shit, but despite Tan's efforts in putting the club back on track financially, he seems to be in it for himself. SH, despite being wreck-less, did seem to be in it for the common good. That's just my impression.

    3. The on-field "project". A number of managers that have played dull football with no view to a future. Very few Welsh or local players. No youngsters in the side.

    .... I can honestly say that with the pandemic I have gone one/two/three games without knowing what the results had been. First time that has happened for many years.
    Sam Hammam, in it for the common good !! You are joking right ? The man who refused to leave on his final day unless he was given £300000 out of club funds. The man who saddled us with a massive debt from a ‘hidden’ loan company that he owned. The man who wanted to relocate us to Dublin. And Tan - in it for himself - the man who has converted over £100m of his debt onto equity and bankrolled the club to the tune of £3.5m a month for the last 8 months.

  8. #8

    Re: Anyone else considering not going back?

    Quote Originally Posted by dml1954 View Post
    Sam Hammam, in it for the common good !! You are joking right ? The man who refused to leave on his final day unless he was given £300000 out of club funds. The man who saddled us with a massive debt from a ‘hidden’ loan company that he owned. The man who wanted to relocate us to Dublin. And Tan - in it for himself - the man who has converted over £100m of his debt onto equity and bankrolled the club to the tune of £3.5m a month for the last 8 months.
    Idon't think that Hammam wanted to relocate us to Dublin, that was the other club he tucked up.

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