Articles tagged with "cardiff-city-news"
Ballon d'Bluebird also-rans.
By Martyn | June 6th, 2009My apologies for a lengthy delay between this post and the corresponding one. The unexpected arrival of a British heatwave - a BO arousing, whopping ...
Ballon d'Bluebird
By Martyn | May 26th, 2009Ahhh, awards ceremonies. The much-utilized way of expressing gratitude when a slap on one's tush and a "Good job, sport" from the man too posh ...
We were making love by Wednesday/and on Thursday and Friday and Saturday/we chilled on Sunday
By Martyn | May 15th, 2009We may have contrived to avoid making the play-offs (perhaps the players were told by Jon Parkin in the Deepdale tunnel that they contained swine ...
Would Birmingham City have gone up with Tom Heaton as their keeper?*
By Martyn | May 12th, 2009In light of the news that Cardiff City have signed their four-thousandth keeper in the space of two seasons, I began to wonder if we've ...
Least impressive opposition players at Ninian Park this season XI.
By Martyn | May 6th, 2009The tradition of the court jester, a man who would amuse courtiers and monarchs with his antics and jokes, is ancient. Most people associate jesters ...
Save your tears for onion chopping
By Martyn | May 3rd, 2009What a rotten way to end the season. What a rotten end to our near-century spell at Ninian Park. The nonagenarian did not deserve to ...
Powerade-quaffing surrender monkeys
By Martyn | April 27th, 2009A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing, ...
With Tamer TUNA on the scene, why did Mark FISH retire?!
By Martyn | April 23rd, 2009Were Jack Nicholson to make something rotten happen in Gotham City during the afternoon of December 25th, a bloated Bruce Wayne would be in a ...
Most impressive opposition players at Ninian Park this season XI.
By Martyn | April 18th, 2009It's that time of the season where everyone gets obsessed with choosing a player or team of the season. I'm always a tad wary of ...
Have City poured good Claret down the sink?
By Martyn | April 14th, 2009I wasn't able to attend Saturday's clash against Crystal Palace due to my Darren Purse being emptier than a banker's heart (or Christmas 2009 bonus ...
Champions League Schmampions League
By Martyn | April 9th, 2009As generic early-third-millennium girl band All Saints once sang, "I know where's it at". Shaznay and the gang were right: who gives two hoots about ...
A TV show on at 11am Sunday morning that was a bit more lively than all the cookery and religious ones.
By Martyn | April 6th, 2009Not being fans of HD-regular Premier League sides, us lower league lovers tend to treat our team making an appearance on the box as a ...
(deep sigh, sharp exhale, several shakes of the head)
By Martyn | March 23rd, 2009Cardiff City's hopes of automatic promotion were ended in some style yesterday afternoon by a 12-man Sheffield United side, three goals and two red cards. To ...
If Cardiff City were a Monopoly card, it'd be 'Get Out of Jail Free'!
By Martyn | March 19th, 2009As I exited Ninian Park after witnessing Cardiff City 2-1 Watford to choruses of "The Blues are going up", "Super Ross McCormack" and assorted other ...
Another tie, just not one of the thought-deprived xmas gift variety!
By Martyn | March 15th, 2009There have been some exceedingly pleasing results from a Cardiff City perspective in this Premier League-forsaken league in the past week. All together now in ...
That bus cliché: thrice twice is nice!
By Martyn | March 8th, 2009You know, one doesn't turn up for ages, then two arrive at once. As a frequent user of public transport, I can't actually ever remember ...
Poor followed by phwoar as City hit three goals in a game for the first time this season!
By Martyn | March 4th, 2009Cardiff City's performance at St. Mary's stadium on Saturday ruined what was a perfectly enjoyable day out for myself and a thousand or so other ...
There's nothing in Davy Jones's locker
By Martyn | February 26th, 2009Aston Villa have spent the entire season sitting back and hoping to hit sides on the break. In doing so, they are lauded as the ...
No monomaniacs in our team, but megalomania is in abundance! So unfortunately, is the continued conceding of late equalizers.
By Martyn | February 22nd, 2009Football has a myriad of titillating quirks. Did you know that in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Tunisia's Premier Division, dummies) no club is allowed ...
YEEEES to a much-required Gas and Heating Bill provider's Cup exit, and lamenting the paucity of an orgasmically alliterative Fan Zhiyi fanzine!
By Martyn | February 18th, 2009NET-RUSTLING PREVENTER PROBLEMS In news I haven't reported recently, golden baldie oldie Peter Enckelman (a tongue-torturing headline just waiting to be written upon his retirement or ...
Another postponement leaves Cardiff City facing major fixture congestion in the coming months
By Martyn | February 6th, 2009Tomorrow's away game at Charlton Athletic has been postponed because of the weather. The old 'fan safety' chestnut was bungled into the statement that a ...
At last, looking at the league table in February fills City supporters everywhere with immense pride!
By Martyn | February 1st, 2009Another victory (2-0), another clean-sheet, another 3 points, and Reading, Sheffield United, Birmingham City and the Jacks all dropped points. Could yesterday have gone any ...
How my pre-season predictions are faring at the halfway stage, another raid on the Motherwell and continued impeccable away form!
By Martyn | January 29th, 2009After snaring Ross McCormack from Motherwell in the summer, the news that Chris Porter is now on the verge of joining us for £450k must ...
Replay truly is a pain in the Arse
By Martyn | January 26th, 2009I'll just come right out and say it. I would rather have lost yesterday's FA Cup game against Arsenal than drawn it (0-0). Having witnessed ...
A tale of contrasting system success, and another freakin' undeserved equalizer
By Martyn | January 17th, 2009By systems I don't mean those of the video game variety or the optional subject usually available to students for the GCSE years in British ...
Burke to do the wing work!
By Martyn | January 15th, 2009Apologies for a lengthy absence. Deadlines, birthdays and lethargy have all done their best to pin me down and prevent me ranting. Blogging abstinence means ...
Bothroyd becomes a painter and decorator as he slaps wallpaper over the most gaping of cracks
By Martyn | December 29th, 2008I have to keep this short as I'm a-headed outta town. In describing yesterday's 1-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle however, the clue is in ...
Adam Federici does his José Luis Chilavert audition piece
By Martyn | December 27th, 2008Cor blimey, I didn't expect such a lively two hours at the Madjeski Stadium. In fact, I didn't expect the Reading fans to be as ...
Two really does seem to be our magic number.
By Martyn | December 20th, 2008Another victory and another (converted) penalty. Crucially though, we beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 although we've still failed to score more than 2 goals all season. ...
Southgate, what's the score, Southgate Southgate what's the score?!!
By Martyn | December 9th, 2008Yeah, whatever, I know it's old news and what not, but I've been on the mind-blurring hops and am getting all nostalgic. The moment the ...
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