What a Carry On

So yesterdays game against Leicester was postponed because it was 'a bit cold', and the pitch at our state of the art new stadium was frozen. Add this debacle to recent others and your nothing short of a Carry On film (Carry On Cardiff City, if you like) with Ridsdale as Sid James, the biggest joker of the lot.

We've already had the embarrassment with the 777 ball shirt sponsorship where seemingly no-one deemed it important enough to obtain a license.

Then came the brush with the tax man with the threat of a winding up order from the heavy handed HMRC that saw Ridsdale on the back foot yet again

Last week we had the enterprising scheme of fans becoming public benefactors effectively paying for new players in the January transfer window with the 'incentive' of watching free Premiership football 'if' promoted.

And now 'pitchgate'. The official line is that the final commissioning of the undersoil heating system was incomplete and not fully operational, but rumours abound that they can't afford to switch it on. I can't believe the club is so naive to go into the winter without the undersoil heating in place. I can imagine Ridsdale watching the weather forecast each night and praying for temperatures above freezing. I'm not having a pop at the groundstaff, but how difficult was it to get this game on. Newport County's game went ahead !!!

It all smacks of penny pinching, and just what exactly is going on with the Malaysians. Are they putting their hands in their pockets or not and why is the Cardiff City Marketing Department having to dream up elaborate ways to entice fans to buy new season tickets before Xmas. We'll all be tempted by another carrot in the new year.

So keep a close watch on the ground now as when the lights go out Ridsdale will be looking for some schmuck with 50p for the meter.

Unbelievable

Back on Track ?

Let's hope so. Didn't go to the game personally (I found something less boring to do instead) but by all accounts it was an 'ugly win'.

Our next 3 games involve top 6 opposition and are basically massive games. Next up is West Brom tonight. I think we can really get something out of this game. If the Jacks can win there then why can't we.

Middlesbrough away on Sunday is also a crucial game with the Boro buoyed by their away thrashing of QPR.

Leicester on the 19th completes the sequence, and if they win I'll see it as a Xmas pressie from the club to me. I'll take 5 points from these 3 games quite happily. Anything more would be superb.

It's like watching your team slowly descending into hell

Things are so atrocious I simply cannot be motivated (just like the players) to type many words into my computer, apart from

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON ?

We're all saying the same thing (Rae is crap, Ledley needs to move on, Bothroyd's lazy) so something needs to be done about it. Something's gotta give. The creaking ship must creak no more., and I for one am starting to agree with the 'DJ out' brigade.

Done, Field or Andrews

The maquettes are in, and its now down to 'us' to decide. I like Done's and Andrews' ideas, and if I were to stick my neck out I'd say Done wins it for me. I like the context of Trixie the cat, and along with Roger Andrews' statue, they both have character with their faces having expression. I'm afraid Field's idea wouldn't look out of place on the back cover of the Mail on Sunday magazine.

There isn't really an iconic image of Keenor that we all know and love, so I think Done's idea may go some of the way towards this.

I think either 1 or 3 would look great outside the CCS, and judging by early poll results, it might just.

Brian Sewell

Swansea 3 Cardiff 2

Taiwo....the new Comminges ?

Poor Solomon. His contribution Saturday lunchtime was nothing short of calamitous. The poor lad is going to take a lot of stick over his performance at the Liberty and will no doubt see himself slip down the midfield pecking order. I sat and watched from the comfort of my armchair as he lost possession a few times, and then began giving the ball to Swansea as if he was on their side. Some Swansea fans must've thought we'd dragged him off Caedelyn Park that morning.

I for one was quite eager to see this guy in action when he signed as I thought he was the midfield muscle we needed in the middle of the park. But it's looking like he can't fight his way out of the preverbial paper bag. I'd rather see Old Man Scimeca on the park instead.