After reading in the Guardian's excellent 'Seven Deadly Sins of Football' series that ex Bluebird Dazzling Darren Purse took helicopter lessons so that he could commute from Stratford-upon-Avon to South Wales (a story which completed slipped under my radar at the time), I inanely stumbled upon his website, and then just as inanely wondered how many other Cardiff City players had their own websites. The answer : 1
Jay Bothroyd. His official players website hasn't been updated since Christmas but he rather endearingly admits that his most annoying habit is pissing on the toilet seat. So his most annoying habit is being a bloke.
Paul Parry has a website, though it's not quite what you think : www.paulparry.com
So does Ross McCormack, the Scottish actor, who wants you to know that he's not the pocket sized scoring machine everyone who googles Ross McCormack thinks he is.
It does make you wonder what players get up to off the pitch and what delights they fill their afternoons with. When they're not shopping or playing Playstation, do the more internet savvy ones occupy their time blogging or do they while away the time on social networking sites. Bothroyd seems the most savvy of the players with a Facebook page as well as a website. Enckelman, Ledley, Sak, Bloom, Magennis, Kelleher and Comminges all currently have a Facebook page.
THE ALTERNATIVE CARDIFF CITY XI
David Marshall - a London based barrister specialising in property and technology law.
Kevin McNaughton - the former hurling manager of Tyrone county.
Mark Kennedy - a mosaic artist from Manchester.
Roger Johnson - a BBC sports presenter for South Today.
Tony Capaldi - a branch manager of a Citizens Bank in Pennsylvania.
Peter Whittingham - was a expert in survival medicine and gifted pianist who has a jazz award named after him.
Chris Burke - a kite surfer from the Isle of Wight.
Paul Parry - a tricky and pacey winger playing in the 2nd tier of the English football.
Gavin Rae - a lecturer in Political Sociology at the Warsaw School of Social Psychology and Warsaw University.
Ross McCormack - an actor, director, scriptwriter, producer, casting agent and was in League of Gentlemen.
Michael Chopra - a software engineer from Walsall.
Dave Jones - a professional guitarist and guitar tutor.
Jay Bothroyd. His official players website hasn't been updated since Christmas but he rather endearingly admits that his most annoying habit is pissing on the toilet seat. So his most annoying habit is being a bloke.
Paul Parry has a website, though it's not quite what you think : www.paulparry.com
So does Ross McCormack, the Scottish actor, who wants you to know that he's not the pocket sized scoring machine everyone who googles Ross McCormack thinks he is.
It does make you wonder what players get up to off the pitch and what delights they fill their afternoons with. When they're not shopping or playing Playstation, do the more internet savvy ones occupy their time blogging or do they while away the time on social networking sites. Bothroyd seems the most savvy of the players with a Facebook page as well as a website. Enckelman, Ledley, Sak, Bloom, Magennis, Kelleher and Comminges all currently have a Facebook page.
THE ALTERNATIVE CARDIFF CITY XI
David Marshall - a London based barrister specialising in property and technology law.
Kevin McNaughton - the former hurling manager of Tyrone county.
Mark Kennedy - a mosaic artist from Manchester.
Roger Johnson - a BBC sports presenter for South Today.
Tony Capaldi - a branch manager of a Citizens Bank in Pennsylvania.
Peter Whittingham - was a expert in survival medicine and gifted pianist who has a jazz award named after him.
Chris Burke - a kite surfer from the Isle of Wight.
Paul Parry - a tricky and pacey winger playing in the 2nd tier of the English football.
Gavin Rae - a lecturer in Political Sociology at the Warsaw School of Social Psychology and Warsaw University.
Ross McCormack - an actor, director, scriptwriter, producer, casting agent and was in League of Gentlemen.
Michael Chopra - a software engineer from Walsall.
Dave Jones - a professional guitarist and guitar tutor.
