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Football comic art launch at Cardiff’s Andrew Buchan bar – exhibition runs till Feb 2016
Posted on Monday, Oct 19, 2015 | No CommentsOn Saturday, I was up in Cardiff for the launch of an exhibition showing original artwork from the Bluebird Jones football comic I was involved with from 1993-1995. -
Bluebird Jones football comic exhibition opens in Cardiff, 17th Oct – 1st Feb 2016
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 14, 2015 | 1 CommentI’m chuffed to be able to announce that an exhibition of original artwork from the Bluebird Jones football comics will be opening this Saturday, 17th October in Cardiff. The exhibition […] -
The latest Cardiff City FC crest rebrand now features a weird red ferret/dragon thing
Posted on Monday, Mar 9, 2015 | No CommentsReaders of this blog will know that some time ago, I finally threw in the towel on my lifelong support of Cardiff City after one corporate rebrand too many. Happily, I found […] -
The hand-painted and hand made signs of Harrow Borough FC, north London
Posted on Monday, Nov 24, 2014 | No CommentsIn line with the fan-run, no-budget, slightly ramshackle ethos, there’s often plenty of home-made and hand painted signs to be found around the grounds of lower league football teams. At […] -
Keep Cardiff Blue: Cardiff City FC fans march for their heritage and tradition, March 22nd 2014
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 18, 2014 | No CommentsCardiff City fans still rightfully angered by the whimsical rebranding of the club by meddling billionaire owner Vincent Tan have planned a ‘Blue March’ to take place before the […] -
What’s wrong with Cardiff City FC – a rival fan’s perspective
Posted on Monday, Mar 17, 2014 | No CommentsAs readers of this blog may know, I reluctantly abandoned my lifelong support for Cardiff City a while ago. I posted up the reasons for my decision in a post […] -
Goodbye Cardiff City FC: a life long fan finds salvation in the lower leagues
Posted on Friday, Feb 14, 2014 | 39 CommentsLong term readers of this blog will know that I’ve been a hardcore Cardiff City fan all my life. I’ve been going to games since I was 6 years old, […] -
Cardiff City Bluebirds Unite march
Posted on Monday, Aug 26, 2013 | 5 CommentsAs you may know, I’ve been a lifelong Cardiff City fan but that alliance has been torn asunder by the dire rebranding antics of the club’s billionaire owner, Vincent “I’ll […] -
The embarrassment continues for Cardiff City fans as truly hideous strip is unveiled
Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 | 3 CommentsAfter suffering the humiliation of having their meddling billionaire owner Vincent Tan trash a century of the club’s heritage with his crass rebranding exercise, Cardiff City fans have had to […] -
Photo of the day: 70s Man, Williamsburg, New York
Posted on Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 | 1 CommentSpotted in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, I snapped a photo of this guy because he really reminded me of the character I’d drawn for my Cardiff City football comic, Bluebird Jones. The character – […] -
Cardiff City FC: a simple guide to scarf etiquette
Posted on Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 | 3 CommentsRed scarf with the single word ‘Cardiff,’ backed by a stray Powerpoint motivational ‘Fire & Passion’ statement and a Red Dragon club emblem = wrong. Blue scarf with the words, “Cardiff City Football Club,” plus […] -
Boxing day football – Cardiff City 2 Crystal Palace 1, heavy rain, crappy rebrands and a useful win
Posted on Monday, Dec 31, 2012 | No CommentsThis was the first time I’d been back to see Cardiff City play after our Malaysian owners had whimsically decided to trash over a hundred years of history by changing the team’s strip and badge – adding […] -
Corporate branding and Cardiff City FC. So what are we called now?
Posted on Monday, Jun 11, 2012 | 5 CommentsFor all my life, Cardiff City have been known as the ‘Bluebirds’, because they played in blue and had the logo of a bluebird on their badge. And that’s what […] -
Cardiff City FC becomes Franchise FC as branding changes forced on fans
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 6, 2012 | No CommentsSo after zero consultation with the fans, Cardiff City FC have declared that from henceforth we shall play in red, swiftly discarding over a hundred years of club tradition. -
Cardiff City Attack! Vintage 1993 football rave track from the 1927 Club
Posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 | No CommentsRecorded at various Cardiff City games, home and away in 1991/2, is this old school rave tribute to the mighty Cardiff City FC and their manager, Eddie May, who recently […]