cardiff fan wondering your views...

[carpet20]

hey,

really happy with the draw tday,

althought we got different views on-it,

-cardiff: nice bit of money, good weekend, piss up (knocked out, focus on league)

-chelsea: preety certain of a win withouth playing best team, to progress with the cup easily.

although it never as easy as that, on a good day the cardiff support can make any ground seem like the home ground. also we always play better Against better teams, most of our players have flirted with the prem league and play that style of football. ramsey style at arsenal prime example (also lost to bottom 4 teams this season and beat 2-5 place teams this season - newcastle is next week.

1 more thing, cardiff still kept there "soul crew" reputation and were many of the old firms died out during the 9ties and noughties, cardiff kept strong numbers in the firm with new blood. i no chelsea and cardiff had a lot of history and may i give u praise, your the only team to stand your ground and fight city fans away in cardiff, "ever" according to dads stories thats above millwall and leeds, however that 1 victory was over shadowed by many other occasions were the opposite happeded.

please note i was not included and not encouraging "above" actions, but say because i wonder what are chelsea like these days has the family man-fan taking over or is there still a large congragation that will cause trouble up there ? ( is a bubble trip out of the question - as were forced into loads of them cause our nutters)

Edited January 24, 2010 by carpet20

[Phillip]

Those rough-and-tumble days are long over, right, BlueBeard and Lofty? (Oh, I forgot, Lofty is sadly no longer with us)

Edited January 24, 2010 by Phillip

[mad_mac]

Welcome.

I am not going to talk about the Soul Crew or the decline of hooliganism in the premiership, but I will say I'm not overly comfortable about this tie.

The beuty about the FA Cup is moments such as these. Two teams that have had a bit of a rivalry in the past, are suddenly forced together again after the passing of some time. Your Crew are obviously well known, and I do believe they will be very vocal at the bridge (it's always the away support that is better, just look at Chelsea v PNE yesterday, Chelsea totally outsang the PNE mob!)

As you say, a few of your team members have some premiership experience, so I hope Chelsea don't take it too lightly. I think Carlo will want to proress in impressive fashion, and try retain the cup, so I feel if there are any changes to our line up it will be for peripheral players and not youuth team products.

Looking forward to it.

Scott

[geezer]

Bumped into quite a few of your soul crew boys when we were down for one of the cup finals in Cardiff. They were actually really welcoming. Mind you the fact we were playing the scousers may have had something to do with it.

[Tea Bar Boy]

Personally looking forward to it . Given you will no doubt sell out your allocation and a lot of our prawn sarnie mob probably won’t go should make for a cracking atmosphere with a lot of old boys turning up for this one . I am sure Paddington and the surrounding areas will be lively . Good mate of mine is a Bluebird who I have been to matches with around London always impressed by your away crowd “ Tidy†as you say

[larkyboy]

How many tickets will Cardiff be getting for this game I take it they get more tickets than normal because its a cup game?

[just]

'83-84?.

Will the fella in the Pink shirt be coming?

[bluedeano]

;) bit, very, gutted that this game is not on general sale, why ?

[geezer]

;) bit, very, gutted that this game is not on general sale, why ?

None of our games are ever on general sale until after the season ticket holders and members have had their pickings.

[pies not prawns]

How many tickets will Cardiff be getting for this game I take it they get more tickets than normal because its a cup game?

We got 5,800... on sale via t'interweb only over the weekend, then to perosnal callers and telephones on monday. Going like hot cakes (should that be chelsea buns?), i suspect they will sell out as quick as broadband connections and phone lines will allow.

So... has your ground changed since 1983?

[bluedeano]

None of our games are ever on general sale until after the season ticket holders and members have had their pickings.

Geezer, i know that much, but it doesn't usually say that ' THIS MATCH WILL NOT GO ON GENERAL SALE' !

[pies not prawns]

Geezer, i know that much, but it doesn't usually say that ' THIS MATCH WILL NOT GO ON GENERAL SALE' !

I dont know how your club works, but my guess is that we could sell our allocation twice over, many fans will be disapointed .... and there would be many city fans that would not think twice about getting tickets for the home end if they went on general sale.

[BlueBeard]

there would be many city fans that would not think twice about getting tickets for the home end if they went on general sale.

That could get very interesting!

[blue monty]

i know the talk all about hooligans and the firms and now its a family thing but i love a good OLD TEAR UP, sorry thats me

Edited January 30, 2010 by blue monty

[chelsea-rangers]

Coming down from Scotland for this game. Can't wait should be tasty :D :lol: . Where is the best place at the bridge to sit, best atmosphere?

[pies not prawns]

Coming down from Scotland for this game. Can't wait should be tasty :D . Where is the best place at the bridge to sit, best atmosphere?

Best atmosphere will be in the away end, but it is sold out

Tickets had been on sale online from 4pm Friday, The ticket office opened early at 8.30am on Monday to deal with fans who had been waiting overnight, and tickets were sold out by 9.20am. All tickets went to Ambassadors.

[KT87]

I doubt that Mr.Pies.

[kazchelsea]

i cant wait got my ticket reckon it will be best atmosphere at the bridge for ages

[Peckham Blue]

i cant wait got my ticket reckon it will be best atmosphere at the bridge for ages

Got mine today, glad I ordered straight away as it's now Sold Out.

[Bovis Messroom]

Memories of Cardiff? Good and bad. Got talking to a doorman at one of the pubs there at one of the cup finals and he was a old member of their mob. Was very complimentary about us. There was a major 'off' in their main stand in 81/82, a mob of cardiff got cornered by a load of our lot. Underestimated how many we had in the stand when they appeared near the away end. There were Chelsea charging over the seats as well as climbing up from the paddock in front. Plod eventually came in, took them out and led them round the side of the pitch and put 'em in the big side terrace through a gate down in the far corner. Their last visit (83/84?) left a bit of a bad taste, booing the minutes silence for the Chelsea fan who'd been killed up in Huddersfield the previous week. The late comeback in the 3-3 draw there comes to mind too. All in the past now of course and really looking forward to this one, Should be a cracking atmosphere.

Edited February 5, 2010 by Bovis Messroom

[pies not prawns]

Got mine today, glad I ordered straight away as it's now Sold Out.

Ha ha! be ready for chants of "Your only here cos its cardiff!"

:D

[MKBlue]

First time I went to Ninian was in our promotion year in 77, and seeing as there's a fair few old heads on here some will probably remember it. It was probably the biggest single row I've ever seen at a match. After the game on the big sports field adjacent to the main stand and all the way back to the station. I'm guessing this is the day that the old heads at Cardiff are referring to and it was not long after both Spurs and Millwall had come a cropper there. Of course revisionist history by the likes of Cass et al will tell you that Chelsea never really had any sort of presence in that particular scene, but those of us who were around at the time know.

[BlueBeard]

First time I went to Ninian was in our promotion year in 77, and seeing as there's a fair few old heads on here some will probably remember it. It was probably the biggest single row I've ever seen at a match. After the game on the big sports field adjacent to the main stand and all the way back to the station. I'm guessing this is the day that the old heads at Cardiff are referring to and it was not long after both Spurs and Millwall had come a cropper there. Of course revisionist history by the likes of Cass et al will tell you that Chelsea never really had any sort of presence in that particular scene, but those of us who were around at the time know.

Oh yes :D

[Hutch]

First time I went to Ninian was in our promotion year in 77, and seeing as there's a fair few old heads on here some will probably remember it. It was probably the biggest single row I've ever seen at a match. After the game on the big sports field adjacent to the main stand and all the way back to the station. I'm guessing this is the day that the old heads at Cardiff are referring to and it was not long after both Spurs and Millwall had come a cropper there. Of course revisionist history by the likes of Cass et al will tell you that Chelsea never really had any sort of presence in that particular scene, but those of us who were around at the time know.

i went there a couple of times. i remember outside there was trouble everywhere. we had the better of it outside but .. i think this was the first time we went to ninian park, i distinctly remember a certain person, initials with the initials DH having a go (verbally) at a certain person from tunbridge wells for taking a mob of youngsters to a place like that after they'd got run out of the cardiff end.

another thing i remember clearly is cardiff fans chucking stones and bricks at the special as it went under some bridge on the way back.

oh and what cass said? i know a couple of his mates very well - proper mile end boys, and they'll tell you that back then the only london clubs worth bothering about were chelsea, tottenham and millwall. the rest of them generally didn't want to know.

[pies not prawns]

i went there a couple of times. i remember outside there was trouble everywhere. we had the better of it outside but .. i think this was the first time we went to ninian park, i distinctly remember a certain person, initials with the initials DH having a go (verbally) at a certain person from tunbridge wells for taking a mob of youngsters to a place like that after they'd got run out of the cardiff end.

another thing i remember clearly is cardiff fans chucking stones and bricks at the special as it went under some bridge on the way back.

oh and what cass said? i know a couple of his mates very well - proper mile end boys, and they'll tell you that back then the only london clubs worth bothering about were chelsea, tottenham and millwall. the rest of them generally didn't want to know.

This is not intended as a dig... honestly.... i remember those days clearly and do remember Chelsea having quite a formidable firm. These days though you dont associate Chelsea with that sort of thing, perhaps it is just the media sanitised image of the premiership. Cardiff fans only have to break wind and it is all over the press, but i suspect there may be a lot going on around 'the big four' that is swept under the carpet.

Do you still have a 'firm'? ....... i know you probably have a lot of old heads that still go, but is there regular trouble?