Cardiff City v Swansea City - Sat 12th Dec - 12:30 - Match Thread

[Mr Shitpeas]

I thought Eddie Large died?

 

[Popeye]

Setting fire to Bargoed would be an improvement.

He’s just text me, laptop is dead. He said he’s been so bored he’s read a whole book tonight
I imagine it was this

 

[BLUE TUESDAY]

Yeah , I got a text from him last nite , but I was asleep after vaping and and drinking wine last nite

His lappy must too old for the charger or something
Hes board as fuck ,

I'll give him a ring after breaky later ,

 

[kernel]

 

[Cymro84]

How did that team not get promoted?!

 

[kernel]

 

[Pen Y Bont Blue]

The local derby always seems to be a close run thing & this season I can’t see any different. Hoping that City just take the 3 Pts with a 1-0 win but the game has the makings of a classic 0-0 or 1-1.

 

[TDA]

CCS to the Liberty Stadium by road is 44 miles
CCS to Ashton Gate by road is 44 miles

CCS to the Liberty Stadium as the crow flies is 34 miles
CCS to Ashton Gate as the crow flies is 25 miles

........ which goes to support the contention of us oldies that the match against the Wurzels is, and always has been, the true local derby and the game against Swansea is a relatively modern invention.

Furthermore, we have spent 42 seasons in the same division as Bristol City, but only 30 with Swansea.

 

[Lawnmower]

CCS to the Liberty Stadium by road is 44 miles
CCS to Ashton Gate by road is 44 miles

CCS to the Liberty Stadium as the crow flies is 34 miles
CCS to Ashton Gate as the crow flies is 25 miles

........ which goes to support the contention of us oldies that the match against the Wurzels is, and always has been, the true local derby and the game against Swansea is a relatively modern invention.

Furthermore, we have spent 42 seasons in the same division as Bristol City, but only 30 with Swansea.

Difference is you can go to Bristol, park up couple of hundred yards from the ground walk in and out with their fans having a chat.

At Swansea away it’s a military police operation.

For all the stuff about the old days for the past 30 years Bristol City vs The Bluebirds has had nothing in the South Wales Derby for passion and tension

 

[Travis Bickle]

 

[Travis Bickle]

CCS to the Liberty Stadium by road is 44 miles
CCS to Ashton Gate by road is 44 miles

CCS to the Liberty Stadium as the crow flies is 34 miles
CCS to Ashton Gate as the crow flies is 25 miles

........ which goes to support the contention of us oldies that the match against the Wurzels is, and always has been, the true local derby and the game against Swansea is a relatively modern invention.

Furthermore, we have spent 42 seasons in the same division as Bristol City, but only 30 with Swansea.

 

[BLUE TUESDAY]

We facking luvs you Rallsy

 

[TDA]

Difference is you can go to Bristol, park up couple of hundred yards from the ground walk in and out with their fans having a chat.

At Swansea away it’s a military police operation.

For all the stuff about the old days for the past 30 years Bristol City vs The Bluebirds has had nothing in the South Wales Derby for passion and tension

It depends which era you belonged to. When I was a lad going to games, we never played Swansea. Between 1965 and 1980 we were in different divisions and they were at much of a level with Newport. On the other hand, the City v Wurzels fixtures were quite tasty, both on and off the pitch.

Since 1980 and a fair few meetings in the lower divisions, this second generation rivalry appears to have emerged and has been latched onto by the younger generation.

Needing a military police operation is hardly something to be proud of.

 

[kernel]

 

[Lawnmower]

It depends which era you belonged to. When I was a lad going to games, we never played Swansea. Between 1965 and 1980 we were in different divisions and they were at much of a level with Newport. On the other hand, the City v Wurzels fixtures were quite tasty, both on and off the pitch.

Since 1980 and a fair few meetings in the lower divisions, this second generation rivalry appears to have emerged and has been latched onto by the younger generation.

Needing a military police operation is hardly something to be proud of.

Maybe, but it’s a fair measure of the intensity of the derby.

Also need to see it from the other side. Bristol City’s main derby is Rovers. Most Swansea fans aren’t all that bothered about any other game except the one v us.

 

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[kernel]

 

[RingPeace]

 

[BLUE TUESDAY]

Maybe, but it’s a fair measure of the intensity of the derby.

Also need to see it from the other side. Bristol City’s main derby is Rovers. Most Swansea fans aren’t all that bothered about any other game except the one v us.

Now that's very true TI
Both made very valid points there

I fucking hates Bristol with a passion
That fucking awful way they talk
Swansea is just a village down the road , who I pity

I also remember Ti having to wait at the Clifton suspension bridge , to get our match tickets
When you ran a coach there

Going there was like a military operation too @TDA honest TEEDS, the old bill made us wait there a while mate ,and then we had the escort
Treated us like appalling granted

Good to see you @Lawnmower
Hope everyone is alright mate

 

[TDA]

Now that's very true TI
Both made very valid points there

I fucking hates Bristol with a passion
That fucking awful way they talk
Swansea is just a village down the road , who I pity

I also remember Ti having to wait at the Clifton suspension bridge , to get our match tickets
When you ran a coach there

Going there was like a military operation too @TDA honest TEEDS, the old bill made us wait there a while mate ,and then we had the escort
Treated us like appalling granted

Good to see you @Lawnmower
Hope everyone is alright mate

These more recent versions of rivalries appear to have more to do with the hooligan years than genuine football reasons.