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CARDIFF CITY vs Barnsley: FA Cup semi final
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We've certainly got a real rugby team that crushed all the bigger countries around. Including England.
LOLcakes! Toasted!
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
"Do the Ayatollah" (marius's post, top of this page) -- do explain?
Atmospheric report and great pix, but the Youtube link appears not to be working ...
doin the ayatollah... well a few of them anyway
Balbi
Hey, Dean Yager!
Balbi
Hey, Dean Yager!
And dunno if you've seen this ed, but someone's attempting to cause all kinds of trouble...
http://www.ccmb.co.uk/fudforum/inde...rt=0&rid=0&S=61a9532677ecb508bcc91f8e43d5914f
That's so stupidly cuntish, that it might take with some of our lesser IQ rated supporters (PFC and CCFC)
http://www.ccmb.co.uk/fudforum/inde...rt=0&rid=0&S=61a9532677ecb508bcc91f8e43d5914f
That's so stupidly cuntish, that it might take with some of our lesser IQ rated supporters (PFC and CCFC)
Gromit
International Man of Misery
"Do the Ayatollah" (marius's post, top of this page) -- do explain?
Its a Cardiff celebration (not a goal celebration as one stupid journalist called it).
It involves waving your arms above your head.
Here is another video of example:
If i shouted "William Do the Ayatollah" you would be expected to do it.
If you did you'd be rewarded with a cheer.
If not a boo!
Every new player we sign is expected to do the Ayatollah on their debute when asked to by the crowd.
Cheers!! 
-- I checked those links -- looks fun!!
How did that become a Cardiff tradition then?
Editor : I think it's only embedded Youtube links that are a problem for me, the separate/different window Youtube links that Miss HissyFit and Marius provided were fine... oh well!
-- I checked those links -- looks fun!! How did that become a Cardiff tradition then?
Editor : I think it's only embedded Youtube links that are a problem for me, the separate/different window Youtube links that Miss HissyFit and Marius provided were fine... oh well!
Gromit
International Man of Misery
According to Wiki:
The Ayatollah celebration came into use at Cardiff City games in 1990. It was originally performed by the singer and fans of a Welsh-language punk group called U Thant. It was first performed by Cardiff City fans at Sincil Bank, home of Lincoln City, on September 15, 1990, the day after U Thant had played a gig at Cardiff's Chapter Arts Centre. U Thant's singer had been inspired by footage of attendants at the funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini, which was broadcast live on British TV, doing the movement to express their grief at his death.
When the supporter, a fanzine writer known as "Eric the Red" travelled to Cardiff away games he encouraged his friends and those around him to copy the act and "Do the Ayatollah". It has been claimed that it was initially used as a sign of despair at the way the team were playing, but this is not true. In the era of inflatable balloons, it was simply a surrealist performance which looked good on the terraces. Cardiff at the time were struggling in the lower leagues, but it quickly became very popular with fans of the club and has since been used in terms of celebration and support for the team. Away games at Hereford United and Peterborough United in 1992 helped cement its place in the fans repertoire.
The Ayatollah celebration came into use at Cardiff City games in 1990. It was originally performed by the singer and fans of a Welsh-language punk group called U Thant. It was first performed by Cardiff City fans at Sincil Bank, home of Lincoln City, on September 15, 1990, the day after U Thant had played a gig at Cardiff's Chapter Arts Centre. U Thant's singer had been inspired by footage of attendants at the funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini, which was broadcast live on British TV, doing the movement to express their grief at his death.
When the supporter, a fanzine writer known as "Eric the Red" travelled to Cardiff away games he encouraged his friends and those around him to copy the act and "Do the Ayatollah". It has been claimed that it was initially used as a sign of despair at the way the team were playing, but this is not true. In the era of inflatable balloons, it was simply a surrealist performance which looked good on the terraces. Cardiff at the time were struggling in the lower leagues, but it quickly became very popular with fans of the club and has since been used in terms of celebration and support for the team. Away games at Hereford United and Peterborough United in 1992 helped cement its place in the fans repertoire.
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Its billed as Portsmouth vrs Cardiff and not Cardiff vrs Portmouth and so I think we are in the same lucky end as the last time (lucky for both us and Portsmouth) and should get to wear the lucky black and gold again.
Onket
Je suis [CONTENT REMOVED]
Other end & only 25,000 tickets each.
http://www.cardiffcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1286507,00.html
I'd be fucking livid about that, personally.
http://www.cardiffcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1286507,00.html
I'd be fucking livid about that, personally.
revol68
what, fucking what?
sure it was the same last year, no?
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That's assuming that it's the same people making up the home crowd every match. Which of course, it's not.
Well no, it's not. But given that both clubs' allocation for the final is higher than the capacity of their respective grounds, I don't think it's as much of an issue as in previous years. I just hope it's the glory hunters who miss out rather than the die-hards.
Onket
Je suis [CONTENT REMOVED]
The point is that less tickets end up in the hands of fans despite the capacity of this stadium being higher than the previous Wembley. That is a disgrace. They should have made it 120,000 & satisfied their corporate obligations that way, leaving 80,000 to be split between the two teams. And maybe issue binoculars at the gates.
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hiraethified
I'd rather 20,000 extra 'glory hunters' - who may then turn into more loyal fans - than 20,000 Prawn sandwich scoffing corporate schmoozers any day.
Rollem
two kinds of wonderful
spacemonkey
I Love Noodles
I still can't get used to 'Cardiff City' and 'Glory hunters' in the same sentence.
Onket
Je suis [CONTENT REMOVED]
Why? Who by?
revol68
what, fucking what?
well quite, regardless of how loyal each teams fans are, the clubs should be the ones to dish them out, not the FA to a bunch of yes men, stiffs and other parasites, especially since most of them end up being touted for silly money.
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
when was the last time a glory hunter turned into a loyal fani want proof....
The term glory hunters is surely wrong in this case and well you know it. If we count season ticket holders, at city that's about 9,000 as the loyal fans and everyone else as a GH then the point is being missed. I would count myself as a loyal fan, but for various reasons, work commitments for instance cannot go every week and so have not gone to the expense of a season ticket. Having said that I consider myself personally a better recipient of a ticket than a faceless corporate twat who will go to the final irrespective of who is in the final, just because it is a free day out. The more of me and less of him the better the atmosphere will be. On sunday we couldnt even hear the other Cardiff fans singing, let alone the Barnsley fans, and having 40,000 neutrals at the final is going to do nothing for the already hideous atmosphere.
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Even when I was travelling to almost ever City away game and financing it by selling my CCFC comic, I could never afford a season ticket, so I wouldnt be classified as a 'loyal fan' for the FA Cup final tickets which seems a bit harsh.
I mean, Rochdale away. In the rain.
That's loyal, alright.
I mean, Rochdale away. In the rain.
That's loyal, alright.
Rollem
two kinds of wonderful
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
The point I was trying to make is that not everyone who isnt a season ticket holder is a glory hunter!
nothing glorious about me
