Cardiff v Spurs: who do you want to win?

[tangerinedream]

as per fucking usual trouble at a Cardiff game

The quote function is fun

 

[1927]

The misquote function is fun

 

[William of Walworth]

Why the distinction

I call Preston, North End or Wigan, Latics - just because they are our rivals I don't see the need to address them formally. Why does 'Spurs' cause so much rancour?

Not criticising just curious.

It's an anti-media reaction thing for me really. How often do you get Match of the Day, or newspaper football reports, referring to the Reds, the Blues, the Gunners, the Trotters [etc.] ... OK it happens with those teams a little bit on occasion, but 'Spurs' seems to be consistently used as if it's a neutral abbreviation, rather than the fan-name that it really is.

If you're not a 'Spurs' fan (in which case no problem) call em Tottenham, say I ...

</derail >

 

[Pete the Greek]

0-0. The twat on the radio concedes that City had the best chances.
Time to start my efforts to get a ticket for the replay....

I've only ever been to one footy match before and that was a pre-season friendly for a tenner (at White Hard Lane funnily enough)

How much would it cost to see an FA cup game at an average ground?

I'd really like to see a top flight match before I'm 30!

 

[Biffo]

As someone who was there let me tell you that the flare was alight for ages in the hand of the fan who lit it and when it obvioulsy got to hot to handle was thrown into the no man's land netween the fans and extinguished by a plod. this was AFTER about 200 of Tottenham's boys had left the ground and invited city's crew outside for a scrap, an invitation that was declined, but I don't see you criticising spuds actions, as per fucking usual trouble at a Cardiff game and it all gets blamed on us!

Accurate account. Fuck I got wet today! Some pics here:

http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=171302&page=17

 

[tangerinedream]

It's an anti-media reaction thing for me really. How often do you get Match of the Day, or newspaper football reports, referring to the Reds, the Blues, the Gunners, the Trotters [etc.] ... OK it happens with those teams a little bit on occasion, but 'Spurs' seems to be consistently used as if it's a neutral abbreviation, rather than the fan-name that it really is.

If you're not a 'Spurs' fan (in which case no problem) call em Tottenham, say I ...

</derail >

But it's part of their name unlike the above, which are simply nicknames. You get say 'Nottingham' refered to as 'Forest' or 'Manchester' as 'City' all the time on the radio. Rochdale often are called 'Dale' or 'the Dale.' I know what you mean though, I do think a lot of the media labour under the misaprehension that the rest of the world give two hoots about Tottenham.

Oh, you've got me doing it.

 

[Brockway]

I hate it when away fans do that rushing towards the grandstand knowing full well there are loads of coppers there to stop them getting in.

Who was that dude who ran towards the Tottenham fans? What a twerp.

Considering it was pissing down I thought the atmos was really good.

 

[JTG]

i just looked him up and i remember now, he gave directors boxes to the soul crew and shit. he wasn't exactly shrewd tho was he, john hall invented that geordie nation brand, cardiff could do that to a much bigger scale since they have wales which is a lot bigger than newcastle's area

if you could get the dafties up north to stop supporting man utd you'd be onto something....

funnily enough, there are other football clubs in Wales. Some of them are even professional. They get a bit cheesed off at assumptions that the entire country belongs to Cardiff City and so do a fair few Cardiff fans I know.

 

[JTG]

There's not a lot wrong with supporting two. My objection is to people from the Cardiff catchment area only supporting one - a club belonging to a city with which they have no affiliation or connection - to the exclusion of their hometown team.

This is my view. I don't like it when people seem to primarily support Liverpool (say) and support Cardiff/Bristol Rovers/whoever as a secondary interest.

I support Rovers because they're my hometown side, they're my first, second and third interest. Everton come a very long way back in my interests. The other way around would just be weird imho

 

[Biffo]

funnily enough, there are other football clubs in Wales. Some of them are even professional. They get a bit cheesed off at assumptions that the entire country belongs to Cardiff City and so do a fair few Cardiff fans I know.

Swansea, for example, are very professional.

 

[JTG]

But it's part of their name unlike the above, which are simply nicknames. You get say 'Nottingham' refered to as 'Forest' or 'Manchester' as 'City' all the time on the radio. Rochdale often are called 'Dale' or 'the Dale.' I know what you mean though, I do think a lot of the media labour under the misaprehension that the rest of the world give two hoots about Tottenham.

Oh, you've got me doing it.

some nob on the telly last night was wittering on about 'Bristol'. Only complete cunts refer to either side as 'Bristol' nobody ever says 'Manchester' or 'Sheffield' do they?

I've got photos of the JJB from when we first played there, one stand on the side closed and the two other stands in shot had home support very lightly scattered across them. Springfield Park was far better, it had excellent mudslides behind the goal

 

[JTG]

A sentiment I heartily endorse

Lee Trundle can fuck off though, the fat diving cunt

 

[editor]

Big match report here:
http://www.urban75.org/cardiff/tottenham-hotspur-06.html

 

[Sweaty Betty]

Well the Claude refused to play the game, as l;ast time it kicked off in there!

So we ended up in the billabong!!

 

[Biffo]

Big match report here:
http://www.urban75.org/cardiff/tottenham-hotspur-06.html

Good photo. Better than my pic of the flare of the CCFC thread

 

[Mr Retro]

Spurs were hanging on at the end. I thought in the last frantic few minutes Cardiff were going to win it.

Why can't Cardiff score any more?

 

[spacemonkey]

Good photo. Better than my pic of the flare of the CCFC thread

Love a good bit of flare action!

 

[chieftain]

If you're not a 'Spurs' fan (in which case no problem) call em Tottenham, say I ...

</derail >

By your rhetoric that should surely be "Tottenham Hotspur FC" not Tottenham has thats not there full name is it now...

Get in the corner and don the pointed hat boy

 

[chieftain]

As someone who was there let me tell you that the flare was alight for ages in the hand of the fan who lit it and when it obvioulsy got to hot to handle was thrown into the no man's land netween the fans and extinguished by a plod. this was AFTER about 200 of Tottenham's boys had left the ground and invited city's crew outside for a scrap, an invitation that was declined, but I don't see you criticising spuds actions, as per fucking usual trouble at a Cardiff game and it all gets blamed on us!

Im not criticising Cardiff or Spurs fans, just person/s with the flare... who happened to be in the Cardiff section...

Would you like any fish with that huge chip?

 

[editor]

Im not criticising Cardiff or Spurs fans, just person/s with the flare... who happened to be in the Cardiff section...

I think flares look k3w1 (so long as no one's lobbing them about or getting hurt) although I would have preferred a blue one.

 

[William of Walworth]

By your rhetoric that should surely be "Tottenham Hotspur FC" not Tottenham has thats not there full name is it now...

Get in the corner and don the pointed hat boy

You're being even more pedantic than I am!!!!

 

[STFC]

Flares are great. More flares at football, I say.

Some twat on TalkSport this morning was complaining about the nasty atmosphere at the game, which he took two clients to. He mentioned that it's always been dodgy when he's been to Cardiff with "his team" (he didn't mention who), so the presenters rightly told him he was stupid for taking clients if he knew what it was like down there. Prize tosser.

 

[Biffo]

Flares are great. More flares at football, I say.

Some twat on TalkSport this morning was complaining about the nasty atmosphere at the game, which he took two clients to. He mentioned that it's always been dodgy when he's been to Cardiff with "his team" (he didn't mention who), so the presenters rightly told him he was stupid for taking clients if he knew what it was like down there. Prize tosser.

Can you imagine discussing business here? Soggy deals to be done.

 

[editor]

:
Can you imagine discussing business here? Soggy deals to be done.

I perversely *like* going to freezing cold, wet, open terraces, and if they help keep wankers coming along with their "clients," all the better!

 

[STFC]

He was probably thinking it might be a bit 'edgy' and his clients would be impressed, but it was a bit too 'edgy' for him to cope with. Serves him right. Football is for the fans, not for corporate entertaining. Take them to the opera next time.

 

[1927]

I would have preferred a blue one.

I made exactlay the same comment to the guy sat(stood actually, aren't we naughty?) next to me. I actually thought it gave Ninian a rather european feel.

 

[editor]

Anyone got any news on getting tickets for the replay?

 

[tangerinedream]

I perversely *like* going to freezing cold, wet, open terraces, and if they help keep wankers coming along with their "clients," all the better!

amen to that.

How long has the Bob Bank got? -Surely you have to be all seater soon?

 

[chieftain]

Anyone got any news on getting tickets for the replay?

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/cardiffticketsonsale.html

Tottenham Hotspur v Cardiff City
FA Cup Third Round Replay
Wednesday, January 17, 2007, Kick Off 8pm


Club Members and Season Ticket Holders: Tuesday, January 9, 2007

General Sale: Friday, January 12 (Subject to availability).


Please note: For security reasons we can only sell tickets to supporters that have purchased tickets from the Club before.

Tickets are ONLY available in person from the Park Lane Ticket Office or by calling the Spurs Ticketline on 0870 420 5000.

Category C Pricing
http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/tickets/ticketinfo_prices.html

 

[1927]

Forget it, fucked link up!