Dave Thomas Reviews April 2009 Part 2
By TheLongside.co.uk
April 14 2009
THE CARDIFF IDIOT WHO HIT THE REF WITH A COIN during their game with Swansea reminded me of a conversation I had with a steward at Arsenal on the day of our Cup game there. It was before the game and we chatted away.
April 14 2009
THE CARDIFF IDIOT WHO HIT THE REF WITH A COIN during their game with Swansea reminded me of a conversation I had with a steward at Arsenal on the day of our Cup game there. It was before the game and we chatted away.
| He said the Cardiff fans were the worst he had ever encountered and their behaviour was so bad and so threatening that the stewards were withdrawn from the away end for their own safety. He described the damaged seats, the drunkenness, and how they even fought amongst themselves. Why are they like this? The thought of a play-off game against them is not one to look forward to. It is the only one of the last ten games or so that Mrs T and I will have kept clear of. Sub-standard fans in a sub-standard stadium; will their new and better ground with civilised facilities raise their standards of behaviour, or will they just throw 50p coins instead of 10p? SECOND PLACE WOULD NOW SEEM IMPOSSIBLE after Birmingham beat Wolves last night. Had they lost it would still have been there to play for especially with a Good Friday game of Sheffield v Reading. It was an awful game with barely a pass to feet all night, and a sorry advert for Championship ‘football’. Well it wasn’t, there wasn’t any football. It was biff, bang, wallop, kick, hoof, and punt, with the big guys 6’ giants outnumbering the small. Even down to ten men when Carsley was sent off for a leg breaking tackle on Eewellhoomo… Wolves were so bad that Birmingham went on to score two soft goals. Heaven help either of these two teams should they make it to the Premiership. To Read More Please Click On Link Below |
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