Thread: The Championship football thread 2008-2009

Naming Rights of New Cardiff City Ground


Inevitably, the commercial needs for funding will probably mean that the stadium gains a sponsor's name. An early option was the sale to lifelong Bluebirds supporter Mike Young, the creator of the children's animation series SuperTed.[27]
In August 2007, chairman Peter Ridsdale revealed that the club had reduced a £24 million debt to Swiss based financiers Langston agreed under the chairmanship of Sam Hammam to £15 million, by agreeing to sell the stadiums naming rights to Langston for £9 million.[28]
On August 12th 2008, Cardiff City played Bournemouth in the English League Cup where in the programme, it stated that the new stadium name will be called "BMW Stadium" and naming rights were sold in May 2008 to Car Manufacturer BMW for a reported £9.7 million.

Loovens has gone for 3 million.

decent business.

hope they replace him soon.

3 mill is Risdale's bonus...right ?

1-0 Coventry against the run off play.

2-0 sheff utd against QPR

1-0 sheff wed against Wolves

1-0 to the Swans against Forest happy days

come on the swans my boys have found their feet

sad day in the capital today

Say we are top of the league (on alpabetical order) say we are top of the league (on alphabtical order)!!

Catchy tune if I do say so myself.

top of the league 555!! c'mon sky blues

Originally Posted by justwingit

sad day in the capital today

Did someone post too soon???

Still ahead of you!!!

Som nom nah!!


But still very disappointed with Cardiff's result tonight, not as much as I thought due to thinking we had lost after seeing it 1-0 in the 89th minute and gave up until I received a text message from back home saying we had equalized!!

Coventry top of the league!!!!!

haha fair play lads I will let you have your moment but think Bolton are singing the same song right now and we all know they aint gonna be there for long

Originally Posted by Mr Pot

top of the league 555!! c'mon sky blues

Originally Posted by Red dragon

Coventry top of the league!!!!!

Unbelievable isnt it!, my team Birmingham aint looking to shabby either. Pleased with the start.

Originally Posted by Red dragon

Originally Posted by justwingit

sad day in the capital today

Did someone post too soon???

Still ahead of you!!!

Som nom nah!!


But still very disappointed with Cardiff's result tonight, not as much as I thought due to thinking we had lost after seeing it 1-0 in the 89th minute and gave up until I received a text message from back home saying we had equalized!!

Coventry top of the league!!!!!

haha fair play lads I will let you have your moment but think Bolton are singing the same song right now and we all know they aint gonna be there for long

Believe me Red I can assure you mine and Mr Pot's posts are purely tongue in cheek as we were top at the start of last season and we all know how the season ended. (A big thank you again to Stokes goalie for relegatring the knicker stitchers from down the M69).

However, as the Bluenose says got to be pleased with our start.

Originally Posted by Red dragon

But still very disappointed with Cardiff's result tonight, not as much as I thought due to thinking we had lost after seeing it 1-0 in the 89th minute and gave up until I received a text message from back home saying we had equalized!!

listened to it on radio cymru, same as last week.

they are keeping me on my toes.

very nerve racking is footie on the radio.

my links Cov and Warwickshire via the laptop. Got the piss taken out of me for listening to it downstairs whilst drinking. looks funny with a huge laptop and a pair of headphones; might as well have a ghettoblaster. Subscription ran out today 40 quid to get back up and running

CMN do you get your link from your clubs website? direct link to the local radio doesn't allow you to listen live; any way around without paying up?

Originally Posted by Mr Pot

CMN do you get your link from your clubs website? direct link to the local radio doesn't allow you to listen live; any way around without paying up?

bbc radio wales is blocked for overseas users, same as all the local beeb radio stations on Saturday afternoons.

I listen to BBC radio Cymru the welsh language station, they share the time equally between Swansea and cardiff.

I better cough up then

I thought there might be a way of pretending you are in the uk via a proxy but I have yet to find one.

just downloaded and watched the championship show torrent from ITV.

extended highlights of Southampton versus birmingham and all the other goals from the division.

Pintado's effort for swansea was a bit special.

Ross McCormack banged one in after 3 mins against Norwich

Come on City!!!!

Norwich missed a penalty on 8.

Unbe - F*cking - Lievable!!!!

2-0 up and throw it away!!!

on a brighter note McCormack scored twice and looks to be a great signing for Cardiff!

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

Coventry 0 Bristol 3

I couldn't listen to the game, don't know what happened

BC are our bogey team. Knocked us out the FA cup 2 seasons ago and had a 3-0 and 4-1 last season

Originally Posted by Mr Pot

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

Coventry 0 Bristol 3

I couldn't listen to the game, don't know what happened

BC are our bogey team. Knocked us out the FA cup 2 seasons ago and had a 3-0 and 4-1 last season

We were shit. Referee was awful but you can't blame it just on that. Bristol City were by far the better side and took their goals well.

Fucking Adebola had to score the first as well didn't he!!!

Originally Posted by CB79

Fucking Adebola had to score the first as well didn't he!!!

Seems to me that as soon as he left he started banging them in; same happened with Stern John I believe

Originally Posted by Mr Pot

Stern John I believe

23 league goals last year.

what we'd give for a 20 a year striker.