Cardiff Cty - How not to run a football club...

[Wax Jacket]

This seems a good antidote to the Cardiff approach.

http://www.planetswans.co.uk/article.aspx?ArticleID=11337

Somehow i can't find my way to disliking them now.

excellent stuff, agree with you

[Svlad Cjelli]

This seems a good antidote to the Cardiff approach.

http://www.planetswans.co.uk/article.aspx?ArticleID=11337

Somehow i can't find my way to disliking them now.

Yes, the Swansea Trust is one of the best. One of their founders, Richard Lillicrap, was one of the nicest and most committed blokes you could ever hope to meet. He died in 2007 : http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/sep/05/obituaries.mainsection

If we can't go up I'll definitely wish Swansea all the best.

[Terminal Boardom]

This seems a good antidote to the Cardiff approach.

http://www.planetswans.co.uk/article.aspx?ArticleID=11337

Somehow i can't find my way to disliking them now.

excellent stuff, agree with you

Quite agree. Great article which shows what can be done when the spirit and desire is there.

[Bandini]

This seems a good antidote to the Cardiff approach.

http://www.planetswans.co.uk/article.aspx?ArticleID=11337

Somehow i can't find my way to disliking them now.

Yes, the Swansea Trust is one of the best. One of their founders, Richard Lillicrap, was one of the nicest and most committed blokes you could ever hope to meet. He died in 2007 : http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/sep/05/obituaries.mainsection

If we can't go up I'll definitely wish Swansea all the best.

His disarming humour was among his most effective weapons

No surprise that someone called Richard Lillicrap developed a good sense of humour tbf.

[reading_fan]

I've been wondering how long it would take Cardiff to be in this position, it wasn't so long ago they'd got no money to pay wages and the backroom staff and now they've spunked £x a week on Bellamy's wages. They've been a financially ruined club for a number of years now and yet still manage to find stupid money to splash out on signings and wages. They're lucky to have the Malaysian owners, because without them it's questionable they'd have a club at all given the way they've done things over the years. Even then, the guy seems to be just about keeping them afloat at the moment, what with the "buying season tickets early" fiasco.

Some of our fans who criticise Mr Mad for not spending vast quantities of money of rank average players would do well to take note of what's happening at Cardiff. We could be in a lot worse position were it not for his financial prudence, however much that seem frustrating at times.

[i'll_be_there]

I cant see Cardiff being relegated. Ok before Dave Jones came in, we were doing ok, finishing on average in the middle of the table but since he came in, thats when we started getting better. Ok although we were completely useless the other Tuesday, I cant see us getting relegated. But saying that, my opinion might change after the first few weeks of the new season...

[swansea jack]

I've been wondering how long it would take Cardiff to be in this position, it wasn't so long ago they'd got no money to pay wages and the backroom staff and now they've spunked £x a week on Bellamy's wages. They've been a financially ruined club for a number of years now and yet still manage to find stupid money to splash out on signings and wages. They're lucky to have the Malaysian owners, because without them it's questionable they'd have a club at all given the way they've done things over the years. Even then, the guy seems to be just about keeping them afloat at the moment, what with the "buying season tickets early" fiasco.

Some of our fans who criticise Mr Mad for not spending vast quantities of money of rank average players would do well to take note of what's happening at Cardiff. We could be in a lot worse position were it not for his financial prudence, however much that seem frustrating at times.

C*rdiff were only paying 20k a week. Decent gamble especially with the numbers of shirts he sold.

[swansea jack]

I cant see Cardiff being relegated. Ok before Dave Jones came in, we were doing ok, finishing on average in the middle of the table but since he came in, thats when we started getting better. Ok although we were completely useless the other Tuesday, I cant see us getting relegated. But saying that, my opinion might change after the first few weeks of the new season...

LOL. Make your mind up son. I predict a freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeefffffffaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllll...

&oxf*rd off C*rdiff newbie!

[i'll_be_there]

Well I predict we'll be ok this season. We havent done that badly. And if you're going to treat me like that, I can easily just start singing "4 foot wide, six foot down...". Your choice. I'm a nice person but dont like cheeky gits like you that insult people.

[swansea jack]

And if you're going to treat me like that

oxf*rd off newbie is the standard welcome to all newbies.

I can easily just start singing "4 foot wide, six foot down...". Your choice. I'm a nice person but dont like cheeky gits like you that insult people.

The Allan Davies chant? 3,000+ bouncing C*rdiff fans singing this at The Vetch the day after his suicide is one of the sickest things I've seen. No 'It's only a minority etc...' excuses accepted. Unforgiveable - he was also a Welsh international?!? Scum.

[i'll_be_there]

And if you're going to treat me like that

oxf*rd off newbie is the standard welcome to all newbies.

I can easily just start singing "4 foot wide, six foot down...". Your choice. I'm a nice person but dont like cheeky gits like you that insult people.

The Allan Davies chant? 3,000+ bouncing C*rdiff fans singing this at The Vetch the day after his suicide is one of the sickest things I've seen. No 'It's only a minority etc...' excuses accepted. Unforgiveable - he was also a Welsh international?!? Scum.

Fair enough, I love it how the censor changes it to something nicer lol. And yeah I just this minute looked it up. My mate in work told me about it, I thought nothing of it until I looked it up but then hastily decided not to use that in conversation or sing it or whatever. . Regardless of how much I dont like Swansea (note how I dont use the word "hate"), I would never sing that to anyone. I'm not that sick. And are you calling me scum?

[zummerset]

Great news fresh helping of ebeef....

[i'll_be_there]

ebeef?

[muddyfeet]

was I this stupid when I joined?

[swansea jack]

I can easily just start singing "4 foot wide, six foot down...". Your choice. I'm a nice person but dont like cheeky gits like you that insult people.

The Allan Davies chant? 3,000+ bouncing C*rdiff fans singing this at The Vetch the day after his suicide is one of the sickest things I've seen. No 'It's only a minority etc...' excuses accepted. Unforgiveable - he was also a Welsh international?!? Scum.[/quote]

Fair enough, I love it how the censor changes it to something nicer lol. And yeah I just this minute looked it up. My mate in work told me about it, I thought nothing of it until I looked it up but then hastily decided not to use that in conversation or sing it or whatever. . Regardless of how much I dont like Swansea (note how I dont use the word "hate"), I would never sing that to anyone. I'm not that sick. And are you calling me scum?[/quote]

Fairynuff. You don't sing it so no.

[swansea jack]

ebeef?

e = information superhighway

beef = argument

[zummerset]

Don't call Garion stupid

He is actually Welsh

[southbank1871]

Nicely backed down sj.

[Barry the bird boggler]

[Royal Rother]

This is key, we spent quite a lot of money bringing the likes of Mills, McAnuff, Rasiak, Howard, and Cummings as a result of the money we recieved and we still almost got relegated.

Did we? I seem to have forgotten that!