A win is a win, as all those cliched up managers will tell you. We did win yesterday, and how lovely it felt....especially when you score the winner in the 91st minute! At least the opposition doesn't have much chance to score an equaliser then!
The forecast before the match said rain, rain, wind, rain, and more rain. Unfortunately they were right - you can even see the rain from the photo. Now I'm not one to complain, ok just a little, but when you buy a season ticket in a stand that has no cover you expect to have to put up with bad weather during the winter...but the opening weekend is the one where you decide you made a good decision. You laugh at them people spending double the amount on a seat and a roof! I could hear those same fans laughing at me yesterday. Oh how silly I felt.
Anyway back to the game that has put me in a good mood til at least next week. I arrived with my brother, and my seven year old boy only just before kick off. Wet and cold we could've done with an early goal to warm us, but we started the match slowly against a team many people don't fancy. From seeing Southampton myself now, I think they are wrong. They bossed the first 20minutes and played well throughout, even though they were hanging on at times.
Our forgotten striker Steve Thompson put us ahead just before half time. He picked up a knock down in the area and passed the ball past Kelvin Davis in goals. The crowd went beserk, but in amoungst the players celebrating was our new signing Mark Kennedy. An old head to say the least - he ran to the players pointing to his head and holding up three fingers. I'm guessing the message was - keep your heads, three minutes til half time. Why didn't they listen? During injury time at the end of the first half, the Saints scored the leveller. Surman got past Whittingham down their left and crossed low for McGoldrick to flick the ball past our new keeper Heaton. The nearest they'd got to scoring before this point, were some fierce back passes by Loovens and Johnson! Apparently Heaton used to be a midfielder, and luckily his kicking is a strong point of his!
The second half was entertaining without a huge amount going on really. Nathan Dyer came on for Southampton, and after being arrested for burglary last month had a "warm" reception! You can't expect anything else from Cardiff fans. If they find out you were on a day trip to Swansea as a 5 year old you've had it! "You dirty theiving b*stard" was the chant - funny and true!
As the second half seemed to fizzle out, the fans were leaving in their droves. It can be a nightmare leaving Ninian Park, but they obviously didn't sense what my brother did. I asked him when we should leave - we were soaked through, I had hyperthermia, a dead arm, backache and worse of all......my fingers were wrinkly - but he didn't want to...saying he sensed something was going to happen. I will need to rely on his sixth sense more this season, coz I'd have gone! A free kick from McPhail was floated in to the box, and Roger "the salmon" Johnson rose and headed past Davis! 91st minute winner! I've seen a few of those in my time...but only for the opposition! There was a delay in the cheer I'm sure, mainly because we couldn't believe we'd actually managed to score! The rain was forgotten and we held on for a win on the opening day. Last time we did that we went onto lead the league until November, and we can do better this year! Our final season at Ninian Park could be a great one!
Anyway back to the game that has put me in a good mood til at least next week. I arrived with my brother, and my seven year old boy only just before kick off. Wet and cold we could've done with an early goal to warm us, but we started the match slowly against a team many people don't fancy. From seeing Southampton myself now, I think they are wrong. They bossed the first 20minutes and played well throughout, even though they were hanging on at times.
Our forgotten striker Steve Thompson put us ahead just before half time. He picked up a knock down in the area and passed the ball past Kelvin Davis in goals. The crowd went beserk, but in amoungst the players celebrating was our new signing Mark Kennedy. An old head to say the least - he ran to the players pointing to his head and holding up three fingers. I'm guessing the message was - keep your heads, three minutes til half time. Why didn't they listen? During injury time at the end of the first half, the Saints scored the leveller. Surman got past Whittingham down their left and crossed low for McGoldrick to flick the ball past our new keeper Heaton. The nearest they'd got to scoring before this point, were some fierce back passes by Loovens and Johnson! Apparently Heaton used to be a midfielder, and luckily his kicking is a strong point of his!
The second half was entertaining without a huge amount going on really. Nathan Dyer came on for Southampton, and after being arrested for burglary last month had a "warm" reception! You can't expect anything else from Cardiff fans. If they find out you were on a day trip to Swansea as a 5 year old you've had it! "You dirty theiving b*stard" was the chant - funny and true!
As the second half seemed to fizzle out, the fans were leaving in their droves. It can be a nightmare leaving Ninian Park, but they obviously didn't sense what my brother did. I asked him when we should leave - we were soaked through, I had hyperthermia, a dead arm, backache and worse of all......my fingers were wrinkly - but he didn't want to...saying he sensed something was going to happen. I will need to rely on his sixth sense more this season, coz I'd have gone! A free kick from McPhail was floated in to the box, and Roger "the salmon" Johnson rose and headed past Davis! 91st minute winner! I've seen a few of those in my time...but only for the opposition! There was a delay in the cheer I'm sure, mainly because we couldn't believe we'd actually managed to score! The rain was forgotten and we held on for a win on the opening day. Last time we did that we went onto lead the league until November, and we can do better this year! Our final season at Ninian Park could be a great one!
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