Has there ever been a lower key Cardiff v Swans game ?

[MacAdder]

Re: Has there ever been a lower key Cardiff v Swans game ?

He made it sound like a total priority compared with Warnock!

I disagree.
At least Warnock could get his teams up for big games, something Jones rarely seemed capable of whilst he was with us.

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Has there ever been a lower key Cardiff v Swans game ?

At least Warnock could get his teams up for big games, something Jones rarely seemed capable of whilst he was with us.

Warnock presided over one South Wales derby. Swansea won it 1-0. City were utterly abysmal on the day. Warnock left soon after.

[MacAdder]

Re: Has there ever been a lower key Cardiff v Swans game ?

Warnock presided over one South Wales derby. Swansea won it 1-0. City were utterly abysmal on the day. Warnock left soon after.

He was a dead man walking by then.

[G rangetown Blue]

Re: Has there ever been a lower key Cardiff v Swans game ?

Good luck to those going tomorrow. I went on the first bubble trip….never again.
After years of travelling there with no trouble whatsoever, now every chavvy jack toe rag lines the street to chuck stones and cans at the buses! Never used to see them, and could have a few drinks before the game, and walk back to the station, no problem.
Obviously those who went looking for them would find them, I’m talking about the majority of us who didn’t go looking.

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Has there ever been a lower key Cardiff v Swans game ?

He was a dead man walking by then.

Ah, right. Dead man walking. Probably the same reason he failed to rouse his team for the Severnside derby a fortnight later….

[MacAdder]

Re: Has there ever been a lower key Cardiff v Swans game ?

Ah, right. Dead man walking. Probably the same reason he failed to rouse his team for the Severnside derby a fortnight later….

Of course, only he was a dead man crawling by then.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Has there ever been a lower key Cardiff v Swans game ?

Of course, only he was a dead man crawling by then.

You think so? I was surprised when he left.

[198bore]

Re: Has there ever been a lower key Cardiff v Swans game ?

Jones played the derby down but those games under him against Martinez and Rogers were some of the best. McCormacks penalty, Bellamy's thunderbolt, Chopras winner are all great memories. Those squads stayed pretty consistent back then too so the players had a proper rivalry. It's a lot more transient now.

[Divine Wright]

Re: Has there ever been a lower key Cardiff v Swans game ?

I disagree.
At least Warnock could get his teams up for big games, something Jones rarely seemed capable of whilst he was with us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOVGyX-Q-6Y

Maybe we don't need a cheerleader in order to have a decent atmosphere. Good football and good footballers will do the job.


.........as expressed by 198bore

[MacAdder]

Re: Has there ever been a lower key Cardiff v Swans game ?

You think so? I was surprised when he left.

Really?
I think most people expected his exit given it was a side that he assembled that was failing.

[MacAdder]

Re: Has there ever been a lower key Cardiff v Swans game ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOVGyX-Q-6Y

Maybe we don't need a cheerleader in order to have a decent atmosphere. Good football and good footballers will do the job.


.........as expressed by 198bore

You mean like Man United?
Good footballers alone do not do a job of winning trophies.

A good atmosphere and scintillating football is something we all want to see but surely ultimately success is what really counts :shrug:

[goats]

Re: Has there ever been a lower key Cardiff v Swans game ?

Jones played the derby down but those games under him against Martinez and Rogers were some of the best. McCormacks penalty, Bellamy's thunderbolt, Chopras winner are all great memories. Those squads stayed pretty consistent back then too so the players had a proper rivalry. It's a lot more transient now.

They more often than not play like their lives depend on it, maybe it’s not such a big deal for our lot…..annoyingly