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August 20th, 2009

Dave Jones and his seven dwarfs

By: Martyn | Comments 6 Comments

I promised to eat my mangled car should Argyle-City contain more than 2 goals. Hmm. My cop-out is that 106 is Cardiffian rhyming slang for cheese biscuits, so humour me as I accompany this bit of writing with a pack of TUC.
Anyway, I’m struggling to chime in wholeheartedly with the “WE ARE TOP OF THE [...]



August 17th, 2009

Coleen Nolan’s hometown 1, Roald Dahl’s 1

By: Martyn | Comments No Comments

I was really looking forward to making the trip to Blackpool. The away end may have an aversion to roofing and the journey there alone could see you read an issue of WSC cover-to-cover thrice, but it was one to tick off on my ‘Grounds to Visit’ list compounded with the opportunity to see my [...]

August 12th, 2009

Generic weak pun about dodging a dagger to the ticker

By: Martyn | Comments 2 Comments

City beat Dagenham & Redbridge 3-1 in the League Cup on a pleasant summer’s evening yesterday, but in truth it was a match about as entertaining as the prospect of a party for International Leprosy Day. And keeping with the Hanson’s Disease theme, the majority of blokes in blue shirts played with the mentality that [...]

August 6th, 2009

Football League Championship predictions with lemon

By: Martyn | Comments 5 Comments

Rather than compete with the stupendously good Championship preview compiled by the Plymouth blog’s helmsman, Jim, I’ve decided to take an alternative approach. One thing this division is noted for is its unpredictability, and the old cliché about anyone being able to beat everyone on their day isn’t necessarily a lazy cop-out. So using it [...]

August 4th, 2009

Pericard’s and rearguards

By: Martyn | Comments 1 Comment

On Saturday August 1st, Cardiff City were defeated two-nothing at home to Valencia B. The game, a pre-season friendly, was played in a hearty, fiery, competitive manner with a good tempo throughout. Thus, it was in many ways the perfect encounter to shepherd in the new season.
I wasn’t able to make the game due [...]






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