The Blues are Back in Town: A Year and a Lifetime Supporting Cardiff City

ISBN-13: 9781910409824 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 250 str.

Nick Fisk

Opis

The Untold Journey of the Ordinary Cardiff City Fan For around 20 years, Nick Fisk believed that one day he would find a letter on his doormat from Cardiff City FC requesting his services on the football pitch. When he realised it was unlikely he was ever going to be offered the role of groundsman, even, he decided perhaps the next best thing would be to write about the club instead. A former member of the not especially notorious non-hooligan gang, The Sad Crew, Fisk has plenty of experience to draw from, in terms of going to football matches, and coming up with ridiculous chants that nobody ever joins in with. A passionate supporter of the 'Keep Cardiff Blue' campaign, like many other fans, he longs for the day when the Bluebirds no longer play in red, but he is even going to the extreme of outlawing the colour red from his home, and considers the word 'red' to be a form of swear word. In this book, Nick will be charting the 2014/15 season, following the team and its fans, and trying to rediscover his passion for the recently relegated club, while at the same time, reflecting on the good old days. Readers of The Fisk Diaries will discover not just what it's like to be a typical fan, but what supporting Cardiff City is like through the eyes of a Fisk, who will be asking all the important questions such as 'Why are the Bluebirds playing Coventry City in Northampton in red?'