http://tags.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/ Tags of Tags en-us BootsnAll Travel Network http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/snouts-in-the-trough-mein.htmlMartyn2009-11-26 10:50:59This xenophobic take on an overused metaphor doesn't correspond to yesterday's news that we teetered on insolvency. Or does it...? One wonders where exactly the ...This xenophobic take on an overused metaphor doesn't correspond to yesterday's news that we teetered on insolvency. Or does it...? One wonders where exactly the ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/campione-campione-ole-ole-ole.htmlMartyn2009-11-16 12:39:37While others were away on international duty this week (the way Stephen Ireland discusses it, the 21st century's equivalent of national service), Peter Whittingham was ...While others were away on international duty this week (the way Stephen Ireland discusses it, the 21st century's equivalent of national service), Peter Whittingham was ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/barer-than-a-liz-hurley-dress.htmlMartyn2009-11-11 11:38:56McPhail is out for three months. Curses! It's been a running theme during the Dave Jones era to operate with a squad thinner than a ...McPhail is out for three months. Curses! It's been a running theme during the Dave Jones era to operate with a squad thinner than a ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/why-intercity-derbies-dont-really-mean-anything.htmlMartyn2009-11-05 10:05:43As anybody living in these parts probably knows by now, the entire South Welsh Police force will be having a paperwork-free bonding session at the ...As anybody living in these parts probably knows by now, the entire South Welsh Police force will be having a paperwork-free bonding session at the ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/two-can-play-that-game-youre-playin.htmlMartyn2009-11-02 13:16:49Due to work commitments, I missed the opening zwanzig minuten of debt-free (?) Cardiff City's Beeb-televised clash with Nottingham Branches and Leaves. Fans and the ...Due to work commitments, I missed the opening zwanzig minuten of debt-free (?) Cardiff City's Beeb-televised clash with Nottingham Branches and Leaves. Fans and the ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/phew-at-these-few.htmlMartyn2009-10-30 10:28:49By virtue of failing to capture a transfer target last summer, it appears that we've had a fortuitous moral escape. Marlon King was briefly lusted ...By virtue of failing to capture a transfer target last summer, it appears that we've had a fortuitous moral escape. Marlon King was briefly lusted ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/10-reasons-why-peter-whittingham-is-currently-making-life-more-difficult-for-citys-opponents-than-trying-to-pull-a-condom-over-darth-mauls-head.htmlMartyn2009-10-27 07:39:4112 goals in 17 games, 9 in the last 6, milestone hat-tricks, countless assists: yep, life is sweet for the left-midfielder at present. So pointing ...12 goals in 17 games, 9 in the last 6, milestone hat-tricks, countless assists: yep, life is sweet for the left-midfielder at present. So pointing ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/no-wanderers-athletic-or-united-invited.htmlMartyn2009-10-22 08:59:51Chris Coleman's dusky complexion and diamond-cut suit lend him an aura (?) that the charcoal bagginess of Dave Jones (and his threads) lacks. Nevertheless, it ...Chris Coleman's dusky complexion and diamond-cut suit lend him an aura (?) that the charcoal bagginess of Dave Jones (and his threads) lacks. Nevertheless, it ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/bird-feed.htmlMartyn2009-10-20 03:52:47Due to being stuck in t'mine shaft with only a canary and baa baa black sheep-coloured sedimentary rock for company, I missed Saturday's 1-1 draw ...Due to being stuck in t'mine shaft with only a canary and baa baa black sheep-coloured sedimentary rock for company, I missed Saturday's 1-1 draw ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/whatever-happened-to.htmlMartyn2009-10-14 07:14:16A look at where life has taken some of the peripheral signings of the Dave Jones reign. Jason BYRNE (01/07 - 09/08) The Irish Gerd Müller was ...A look at where life has taken some of the peripheral signings of the Dave Jones reign. Jason BYRNE (01/07 - 09/08) The Irish Gerd Müller was ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/these-little-town-blues-are-melting-away.htmlMartyn2009-10-06 14:35:552009/10s Cardiff City are proving to be owners of the most prominent split personality since Dr Henry Jekyll's. Limp, moribund showings against the likes of ...2009/10s Cardiff City are proving to be owners of the most prominent split personality since Dr Henry Jekyll's. Limp, moribund showings against the likes of ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/dickov-and-derby-dicked-on.htmlMartyn2009-09-30 10:13:43As overjoyed as I was to do twee self-concious jigs and fist-swipes on no less than SIX occasions yesterday evening, it must be acknowledged that ...As overjoyed as I was to do twee self-concious jigs and fist-swipes on no less than SIX occasions yesterday evening, it must be acknowledged that ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/is-joe-ledley-just-a-run-of-the-mill-second-division-midfielder.htmlMartyn2009-09-28 12:52:20ONCE UPON A TIME (or Amser maith yn ôl)... in a land called Cardiff, there lived the most fantastic of all monarchs. His name was ...ONCE UPON A TIME (or Amser maith yn ôl)... in a land called Cardiff, there lived the most fantastic of all monarchs. His name was ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/oh-jay-simpson.htmlMartyn2009-09-21 08:49:33Flavio Briatore, Head Something-or-Other at QPR has had a naff week. Perhaps the toothpaste-haired archetypal Bond villain can use the vacancies his freshly tippex'd diary ...Flavio Briatore, Head Something-or-Other at QPR has had a naff week. Perhaps the toothpaste-haired archetypal Bond villain can use the vacancies his freshly tippex'd diary ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/first-the-maiwand-lions-next-the-team-in-the-beebs-back-garden.htmlMartyn2009-09-19 06:41:22City ended a two-game losing streak with a fine single-goal victory away to Puma-buddies Reading. Although it's too early in the season and too short ...City ended a two-game losing streak with a fine single-goal victory away to Puma-buddies Reading. Although it's too early in the season and too short ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/geordies-in-decent-shape-shocker.htmlMartyn2009-09-15 08:46:32For the Italian word 'melina', there is no equivalent in the English language. This football-related term refers to the process usually enacted by sides holding ...For the Italian word 'melina', there is no equivalent in the English language. This football-related term refers to the process usually enacted by sides holding ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/how-the-miners-can-overcome-the-messiahs.htmlMartyn2009-09-11 04:37:55Two of the Championship's more fancied sides square up to one another on Sunday at the Cardiff City Stadium as the Bluebirds do battle with ...Two of the Championship's more fancied sides square up to one another on Sunday at the Cardiff City Stadium as the Bluebirds do battle with ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/cups-cock-ups-and-contracts.htmlMartyn2009-09-07 06:35:05Apologies for a lengthy Cardiff City writing absence. Work, lethargy, a busier social calendar, bumper issues of World Soccer and an addiction to/near-completion of Super ...Apologies for a lengthy Cardiff City writing absence. Work, lethargy, a busier social calendar, bumper issues of World Soccer and an addiction to/near-completion of Super ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/dave-jones-and-his-seven-dwarfs.htmlMartyn2009-08-20 06:16:20I promised to eat my mangled car should Argyle-City contain more than 2 goals. Hmm. My cop-out is that 106 is Cardiffian rhyming slang for ...I promised to eat my mangled car should Argyle-City contain more than 2 goals. Hmm. My cop-out is that 106 is Cardiffian rhyming slang for ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/coleen-nolans-hometown-1-roald-dahls-1.htmlMartyn2009-08-17 07:27:44I was really looking forward to making the trip to Blackpool. The away end may have an aversion to roofing and the journey there alone ...I was really looking forward to making the trip to Blackpool. The away end may have an aversion to roofing and the journey there alone ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/generic-weak-pun-about-avoiding-a-dagger-to-the-heart.htmlMartyn2009-08-12 09:55:25City beat Dagenham & Redbridge 3-1 in the League Cup on a pleasant summer's evening yesterday, but in truth it was a match about as ...City beat Dagenham & Redbridge 3-1 in the League Cup on a pleasant summer's evening yesterday, but in truth it was a match about as ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/football-league-championship-predictions-with-lemon.htmlMartyn2009-08-06 04:05:21Rather than compete with the stupendously good Championship preview compiled by the Plymouth blog's helmsman, Jim, I've decided to take an alternative approach. One thing ...Rather than compete with the stupendously good Championship preview compiled by the Plymouth blog's helmsman, Jim, I've decided to take an alternative approach. One thing ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/pericards-and-rearguards.htmlMartyn2009-08-04 04:56:29On Saturday August 1st, Cardiff City were defeated two-nothing at home to Valencia B. The game, a pre-season friendly, was played in a hearty, fiery, ...On Saturday August 1st, Cardiff City were defeated two-nothing at home to Valencia B. The game, a pre-season friendly, was played in a hearty, fiery, ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/easy-as-123-simple-as-do-re-mi.htmlMartyn2009-07-30 09:58:10Prior to the start of the 2008/09 campaign, I compiled an A-Z list of what I suspected would be people, elements and facets germane to ...Prior to the start of the 2008/09 campaign, I compiled an A-Z list of what I suspected would be people, elements and facets germane to ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/bagel-bagel-with-the-club-of-keane-van-hooijdonk-and-oneill-oo-forest.htmlMartyn2009-07-24 09:42:19As ever, I don't post for a week or so and the club continues to pile up stories like an African warlord stacks up blood ...As ever, I don't post for a week or so and the club continues to pile up stories like an African warlord stacks up blood ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/hoopla.htmlMartyn2009-07-20 05:27:14 Penciled into City fans' diaries on Wednesday of this week is a match against 1967 European champions Celtic. So ahead of City's first proper friendly ... Penciled into City fans' diaries on Wednesday of this week is a match against 1967 European champions Celtic. So ahead of City's first proper friendly ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/rap-to-clap-to-crap.htmlMartyn2009-07-16 05:19:53Football clubs dabbling in the world of pop music always equals notoriously miss or miss results. Perhaps not primarily, but one major problem is that ...Football clubs dabbling in the world of pop music always equals notoriously miss or miss results. Perhaps not primarily, but one major problem is that ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/the-bbc-continues-its-sorry-and-pathetic-decline.htmlMartyn2009-07-06 06:39:14I've lifted most of this introduction from Wikipedia, but it perfectly details the history of the license fee-funded British Broadcasting Corporation and all that it ...I've lifted most of this introduction from Wikipedia, but it perfectly details the history of the license fee-funded British Broadcasting Corporation and all that it ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/old-new-borrowed-and-blue.htmlMartyn2009-07-02 09:43:49For once, borrowed isn't a term applicable to the players recruited by the club thus far. However, I'm sure that'll change come the last day ...For once, borrowed isn't a term applicable to the players recruited by the club thus far. However, I'm sure that'll change come the last day ...http://cardiff.theoffside.com/cardiff-city-news/vintage-pr.htmlMartyn2009-06-25 11:33:30Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale has never exactly been the shy and retiring type, but surely there comes a time when even he realises that ...Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale has never exactly been the shy and retiring type, but surely there comes a time when even he realises that ...