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WTF? Aren't they supposed to be more Welsh than us?
They aren't called the Jacks as in Union Jack, they called the Jacks as in Swansea Jack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Jack
Always thought the significant support we get from the valleys has historically made the city more overtly “Welsh”. Although not anti-unionist per se, those areas are arguably more (Welsh) patriotic.
A work colleague of mine (football fan, English) text me during the game asking if the jacks are more like Rangers and the city like Celtic. I said if you had to choose, then yes purely due to the UJs, but otherwise the comparison doesn’t work.
The jacks do appear to have a loyalist minority in their support that’s quite visible but that’s leavened out a little by it being the only place I’ve seen a Welsh republican flag at the football.
I’m sure there are plenty of city fans that would align themselves as unionist/loyalist but if so I’ve never seen any visual representation of it down the city on the scale you see at Swansea. Always wondered what sort of reaction you’d find if a few started appearing.
Let's hope they don't appear, we don't want any of that Rangers and Celtic crap at our club.
The Union Jack wouldn’t be anything to do with the alleged infiltration of the Swansea fan base by the Football Lads Alliance, would it ?
I’m sure there are plenty of city fans that would align themselves as unionist/loyalist but if so I’ve never seen any visual representation of it down the city on the scale you see at Swansea. Always wondered what sort of reaction you’d find if a few started appearing.[/QUOTE]
Sorry Bollocks Cardiff City is a unified non political non religious club - TFFT
As long as we have our idiots singing about them being too scared to follow Wales, and bigger idiots who try to create a reason for them no to follow Wales, they'll have their idiots displaying union flags.
Wouldn't it be nice if this derby evolved into something more based on our distinct identities as Welsh cities? At the moment it seems to be competing to be such a small minded thing as "one team in Wales" or based on "we'll sing rugby songs so you sing about sexual abuse."
They have union jacks because of the word jack in the name.
If it was called the union king for example they would'nt have them.
[QUOTE=Maxim;5038139]Nail on the head Stan.[/QUOTE
I wonder if McBurnie will take the nickname of his present club literally and turn up with one at Hillsborough as a supporter a few years down the line.
When I was younger dull PT Jack's I knew were recruited by Combat 18 on the North Bank, racists underbelly as been there as far back as the 90s to my knowledge. Hard to get this knowledge in County Louth. Off topic do you prefer Drogheda or Dundalk FC's?