City support from the Cardiff area's?

[ken smith]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

THeyve always been the best supported team in England though, even prior to Premier League when they weren't very good (relatively speaking).

The population is just under 3million people and pretty much everyone supports either them or Man City. The season ticket prices are not that expensive and the countrywide support are in the main TV watchers.

I do agree with you on the other points you've made about how shite the support from Cardiff is in general though.

[Toadstool]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Doncaster, Sunderland, Leicester & Coventry are similar sizes to Cardiff but the football followings seem to be dramatically different.

[Hilts]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Doncaster, Sunderland, Leicester & Coventry are similar sizes to Cardiff but the football followings seem to be dramatically different.

The advantage we have over Docaster Leicester and Coventry is the catchment areas. Those clubs have areas outside of the City who have a choice of clubs. The Valleys with us provides a significant percentage of our support.

[City123]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Well having a few programmes framed on the wall in a pub near the ground frequented on match days is not really the same

I mean people can argue the toss all day that Cardiff has good support from Cardiff itself but that's being in denial .

CCFC has always had a good following from outside the city limits , its in Cardiff where the support is lacking . Its woefully embarrassing to see man United and Liverpool tops around Canton on match day .

You wouldn't see that in a proper football city

In denial? You're the one convinced people in Canton don't support Cardiff because they don't have a supporter's club to take them to games

The truth is you have nothing to back up what you're saying and you're pedalling the same old crap about Cardiff that you always do. Every city in Britain have people who support the big PL teams, Cardiff is no different.

Of course Cardiff does draw support from outside the city, but it does from inside it too

[WJ99mobile]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

This is the thing I don't understand , we are more successful now , an established second flight team , yet there was more support when we were crap

I don't get it

Combination of things -

My opinion is people are suckered into an identity regardless of the success

Went to Newcastle away once, it's night and day in terms of support. Everything was geared towards being Geordie and a toon supporter - shirts were worn with pride everywhere. They also don't have a hotbed of Liverpool/Man Utd etc supporters because they've always had some level of success, nor do they compete with rugby.

It's more difficult here in Cardiff, but we can do more

[dembethewarrior]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

I haven't seen any City fans in St Mellons area, apart from my sons (and one of them now lives in Roath)

I know a couple from there

[Hilts]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

The Monday morning after wed lost to Liverpool in the Carling Cup I dropped my Daughter off to her primary school. Some absolute w@nker had sent his kid into school in a Liverpool top.

What a pr!ck.

[dembethewarrior]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Back in the 70's there was a massive contingent from Llanrumney but sadly no interest anymore.

Again..know fans from this area.


Not all of them walk around with flags and tips on

[Fine Lines]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Well, i'm just around the corner from you, so there's at least 2 of us The Youngers Chippy on Caerphilly Rd is kitted out in City pics etc.The Barbers shop opposite the Birchgrove pub has a City themed stain glass window and a little further north is the butvhers arms in rhiwbina which used to be packed out with City memorabilia. North cardiff is a hotbed

Ha yes forgot about Youngers chippy. Forgot about that !

[dembethewarrior]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

talking bollux as usual Ipswich is a proper football town but you do see Premier league tops being worn around the town on any day its NOT a Cardiff only thing despite you always trying to promote that fiction

Claps and claps.


Don't bother though, you won't beat him in an argument because he refuses to give an inch.

[NYCBlue]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

I’ve been living in London for nearly a decade now and one thing I’ve experienced in work and my social life here that’s surprised me is how few “plastics” (I don’t care much for that term but it’s shorthand that’s understood) I’ve come across. In the minority of football fans I’ve got to spend any time with.

Nearly everyone I’ve met that’s a football fan supports a club from either the city/town/area they grew up in or it was where one of their parents were from and passed it on. Smaller sample size of course but very different to my experience of living in South Wales.

London has 6 EPL clubs. 3 of them are amongst the biggest clubs in the country and the 4th is not too far behind. How many Brentford, QPR, Orient or Wimbledon fans have you met?

[198bore]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

I was up in Sunderland recently and it was evident how much the football club meant to the whole city. Shirts everywhere and memorabilia in a lot of shops and pubs. It has a smaller population than Cardiff and a large rival up the road but maintains a diehard supporter base despite a struggling team.

Always felt like the stadium being in Canton was a factor for people in east Cardiff as it's awkward to get to. Imagine if we had the Arms Park; the walk up crowd on a Saturday would be huge!

[Citizen's Nephew]

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In denial? You're the one convinced people in Canton don't support Cardiff because they don't have a supporter's club to take them to games

The truth is you have nothing to back up what you're saying and you're pedalling the same old crap about Cardiff that you always do. Every city in Britain have people who support the big PL teams, Cardiff is no different.

Of course Cardiff does draw support from outside the city, but it does from inside it too

I live in CF11 top of Penarth Road/Riverside, 10 mins from The Grange so pretty close to CCS. Me and Mrs. C walk to matches and there are masses of local supporters. We don't see many CCFC shirt wearers ( I own one but never wear it). We don't see many scarves but usually, there's the odd hat that's years old and worn (as in distressed). If you catch a No2 Dumballs Road bus you'll even see/meet people from The Bay going to games (shock horror). Lots of students from Grangetown and Canton go in small groups. They don't wear Cardiff tops.

It's utter bollux that we don't get a local following and yes, it's a complete myth that we're all wearing plastic tops in the city. Of course, there're no f*ckn supporters clubs from Grangetown. The club is, well, the supporters club.

I used to wear an old battered 99 baseball cap when I was more mobile and cycled around Cardiff (sadly, something I can no longer do) and would get loads of thumbs up, comments, 'great hat' remarks from all kinds of people around the city who recognised the significance of the 99.

There's no doubting the massive support outside of the city but there's a huge very local support too. I'd argue that the club just doesn't do enough to welcome asian and muslim locals. Something Yousef was trying to do when he organsied the mural near Bute Street. The club is bloody useless when it comes to trying to attract a more diverse supporter base and there are lots of local lads who would go if they felt more welcome.

Just because we're not wearing replica CCFC shirts doesn't mean we don't exist!

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

In denial? You're the one convinced people in Canton don't support Cardiff because they don't have a supporter's club to take them to games

The truth is you have nothing to back up what you're saying and you're pedalling the same old crap about Cardiff that you always do. Every city in Britain have people who support the big PL teams, Cardiff is no different.

Of course Cardiff does draw support from outside the city, but it does from inside it too

BTW, I was agreeing with you!

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: City support from the Cardiff area's?

Again..know fans from this area.


Not all of them walk around with flags and tops on

Exactly.