There are plenty of reasons for Chelsea to class all of the before mentioned teams as rivals, but who would you say is our main rival and why? Forst and Derby aren’t particularly fond of us either. Those hardy souls would have seen 59 full blooded appearances from Leggy that year and four goals. Just a few comments on your map, which for the most part seems to be covered by the four teams you mentioned. John Toshack had seen to that. At one stage the two sides clashed in every competition and it was certainly a battle of the fresh upstarts against the past masters. Beautiful. Lol Even Messi doesn't sound his humble self when he talked about Chelsea recently. We have an old rivalry with Chelsea as well as Millwall and Cardiff, but that’s off the pitch stuff. ?” My favourite football auto biography is Tosh, by John Toshack. A derby refers to a rivalry between two football clubs. Bowen turned out for Newport County at Ninian Park in a 2008 FAW Premier Cup tie….one of five former Bluebirds in the County line up that night. This is a far cry from a tale Legg himself tells, of how he once had to wash his hair at half time while playing on the wing for Swansea at Ninian Park, such was the amount of phlegm deposited on his golden locks by the home fans. Cardiff City weren’t even playing. Had he re- joined Cardiff, which looked a prospect in 1978, the history of the two clubs may have looked very different. #SVWBVB Following his career as a media pundit, he tells of the grief he attracts from Swansea fans who think he is pro Cardiff and Bluebird supporters who can’t forget his feats as a Jack. Mick Schumacher: Can he follow in his father’s footsteps and become F1 Champion in the future? So we see above, many examples of the great rivalry. My God, Chelsea fans are so unbelievably obsessed with Spurs to the point that they look desperate to have a proper rivalry. This term can be used to refer to a feud as a whole or to a particular match between two clubs. Which team do Chelsea fans yearn to see beaten? However, when you have two top sides up there battling for the main silverware year in, year out, then they instantly become rivals. Gilligan up front for the West Walians. Inevitably it was Gilligan who grabbed the winner that day, collecting a ball hooked through from a certain Andy Legg. Spurs real rivals are chelsea , not arsenal Uniteds main rivalry is liverpool Man city's main rivalry is united Liverpool's main rivalry is united Everton's main rivalry is liverpool 23-07-20, 20:19 #76. Jonathan Taylor (“Twenty Seven Years in a Black and White Scarf”) writes gleefully of how he managed to sneak onto the infamous Grange End at Ninian Park, Cardiff, to quietly enjoy watching the home side exit the FA Cup at the hands of Everton back in 1977. Yet his efforts as City – or as home fans say….”The” City, found themselves rarely off the floor. He played 207 games for Swansea and 209 for the Bluebirds and is arguably the most popular player to have bridged the divide. Although both sides have made their own version of each other’s anthems, and bellow them out with gusto in the stands, I don’t think Chelsea see the Hammers as a real rival. Police forces from Gower to Gatwick might puff out their cheeks with unwitting relief. A 2008 report showed that West Bromwich Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers was the number one rivalry in English football. This year it has to be tottenham what with AVB and all but in europe, ya its definitely barca! He is a regular guest pundit on the Cardiff City Phone In and pops up on various digital platforms. this is one of the very few griefs of a Chelsea fan…lack of strong cut throat rivalryI really believed the rivalry between arsenal and chelsea will flare up…for being the top London club and also both being in the right end of table. In this topical piece, David examines the links between two great South Wales football rivals, drawing on anecdotes and recollections from across the 40 mile divide, players and places remembered and recounted. David Giles played, and scored, for Cardiff, Wrexham, Swansea City, Newport County and Wales. Alan Curtis and Robbie James formed an integral part of the Swansea City success story under Toshack. In the premier league,chelsea qpr is sureli buildin up..manu and chelsea fans are always at ech oda 2 as dey wer d 2 title contenders for a decade..bt if european championships r concerned after 2009 and 2012 debacles,r main rivals in europe have 2 b barcelona…!!! Neil Warnock will face no Football Association action for staring down the match officials following Cardiff City's controversial defeat by Chelsea. 109. OMG.. they are our biggest rivals and will be, our main raivals have go to be either manU manC spurs and liverpool ive got to say i hate manU but the main rival posison is between city/united, In europ it isnt barsa they are well harder to beat than we can beat man U/C and we only dare call us rivals with barsa. Traditionally Chelsea’s main rivals are their nearest and dearest Queen’s Park Rangers and Fulham and that will never change in the minds of the more senior fans. Rmadrid have the right to call themselfes rivals with barsa because ronalde could beat messi, iniesta, xavi, puyol any day and that is a fact !!!!!!!!”Q. But what we do not see …..is “why?”. At one time Chelsea couldn’t beat Arsenal for love nor money. Premier League Match Report for Cardiff City v Arsenal on 2 September 2018, includes all goals and incidents. His luck eventually turned as he later played an important part in the club’s promotion to the First Division (aka Championship) in 2003. 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This is some feat. But memories fade fast in football. ... Cardiff Swansea rivalry Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY. El Classico divides a nation. He had made five appearances for Swansea City on loan from Coventry City. Chelsea FC 360 - Latest Chelsea News and Gossip. The rivalry really took centre stage and in … Webb added the fuel last season when he handed his team two insane penalties. 2008 - 2015 Klopp Mourinho's shushing of the Liverpool fans in Cardiff and his continued bitterness about Luis Garcia's so-called ghost goal at Anfield kickstarted the rivalry between the two clubs. The art of a throw has long been undervalued, but statistics show they are the worst performing side for it . Curtis later scored an almost identical goal at The Vetch Field in a Welsh Cup Final against Wrexham for Cardiff City. His, busy, hustling style earned him many admirers. In 1989, Cardiff boss Frank Burrows left the Ninian Park hot seat for Portsmouth, quickly taking Gilligan with him for £215,000. A Season Ticket holder at Cardiff City, he is a member of Cardiff City Supporters Club and Cardiff City Supporters Trust, having sat on the Trust Board in recent times. Tim Hartley: Golwg o Gymru- The dream of an all Welsh promotion final lives on, “We’re not just Little Swansea” – Angry Cooper vows to take ref protest ‘beyond online form filling’, The view from Wales as the Wednesday Championship showdown looms. The draw for the stage at which Premier League and Championship clubs enter the competition was made on Monday evening. Such antics make them heroes to fellow Jacks of course. Ben Chilwell Impresses Lampard with a Show of Talent Leading the Blues to Victory. A wonder goal against Leeds is cemented forever into the Swansea legacy as Curtis led the club’s transformation through history. 2006 - 2007 Röber Whatever your view, I’d love to hear from you. 2018 - 2020 Favre In South Wales though, the rivalry has a mindset of its own. Liverpool vs Chelsea has grown into a fierece modern rivalry but it's a contest that doesn't quite compare to the great traditional battles of the British game, the ones akin to … Did Smoking Lead to Former Blues Manager Losing the Dressing Room? For lovers of the oval ball, it’s a case of “As Long as we Beat the English we Don’t Care.”, [As Long as we Beat the English  – by the Stereophonics, See Also: It’s not fair but I don’t care, as long as we Beat New Zealand]. The supporter was Alan Giles whose son David went on to join Cardiff City and later played under Tosh at the Vetch. “Swim Away.” Ok, let’s get this one out of the way first. Grimes deflected effort enough for Swans as Rotherham hard done by. 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My next two choices are 100% Swansea legends, though between them, they also made over 170 appearances for Cardiff City towards the end of their playing days. Lampard vs Bielsa: 'Spygate' breathes new life into Chelsea-Leeds rivalry; More teams. Bowen looked incredulously at the skies. He also talks of dodging the “Cardiff City psychopaths” at a 1984 encounter between Newport County and the Swans. Dimi’s achievements in the game have been largely unremarkable, yet for inspiring this chant alone, he remains memorable. Some though, remain figures of lasting affection in both camps. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.”. Three days after returning to Warwickshire he was loaned to Cardiff City. Tosh tells a lovely tale of how, as a talented Cardiff City apprentice, he was asked to help move a piano from the social club at Ninian Park to a supporter’s house in nearby Grangetown. This article will contemplate players who have crossed this great divide, hoping the stories bring the rivalry to life. A bust of James was unveiled outside Swansea’s Liberty Stadium in 2007 following his sad death in 1998. The first round of the FA Cup threw the great South Wales rivals together in November 1991. Gilligan later returned to South Wales to join the Swans. Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard has already defended Mount, while England manager Gareth Southgate has been mocked for supposedly favouring the … Covid-19 would put this behind locked doors. Mal Pope, lifelong Swans fan and Executive Producer of the hit movie “From a Jack to a King,” still proudly tells of his appearances alongside James for Brynmill Colts! The 2007 Football League Cup Final was a football match between Chelsea and Arsenal on 25 February 2007 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.It was the final match of the 2006–07 staging of the Football League Cup, and last to be staged at the Millennium Stadium.Chelsea were making their fifth League Cup final appearance to Arsenal's sixth. My heart sank. ONE EXCEPTIONAL MAN CHANGES THE HISTORY OF THE RIVALRY. County won on penalties. England captain John Terry is also subjected to the same treatment. It’s worth noting that the rivalry with QPR has flared up considerably over the last year (what with the John Terry-Anton Ferdinand saga) but QPR are still not a club that can challenge for even a top 10 League finish. 2020 could, could, see the two rivals meet at Wembley. Honest. As a penalty shoot out unfolded though, sections of the home support could not resist reminding him of his 124 appearances for Swansea City. Capital counterparts West Ham United and the Blues also have a bit of history as well. Chelsea star Mason Mount has played down any rivalry with Jack Grealish. Lampard Admits Pulisic May Be Required to Play Out Of Position, Former Chelsea Goalkeeper Courtois Makes Sensational Claim, Chelsea Star Scores Double For England Under 21s, Chelsea Defender Set to Exit Stamford Bridge for Galatasaray on Loan, Chelsea FC Legend Signs Brand New Deal with Asia Casino BK8.Com, Sorry Cahill Situation Comes to an End as Defender Fires Parting Shot at Sarri, Sarri Urges Hudson-Odoi to “Respect” Chelsea. Traditionally Chelsea’s main rivals are their nearest and dearest Queen’s Park Rangers and Fulham and that will never change in the minds of the more senior fans. 2017 - 2017 Bosz The suburbs of Surrey were empty that evening ... Whilst us Londoners laughed at them. Sad innit? © 2011 - 2020 Chelsea FC 360. Over the years I have occasionally watched reserve matches at Cardiff, even the odd youth game. Andy Legg joined the Bluebirds in relatively dark days. The “Jacks” of Swansea and the Bluebirds of Cardiff. May 26, 2005 Budapest #1 banok, Feb 13, 2010. Many years ago I recall being especially impressed by a young lad tearing things up down the wing for Swansea at Ninian Park. The South Wales derby is a local derby between Welsh association football clubs Cardiff City and Swansea City.The fixture has been described by The Independent as one of the fiercest rivalries in British football. Takes it on the chin, turns it around, and demonstrates a not inconsiderable lack of verbal and lyrical dexterity. Who is Edin Terzic? Chelsea FC - Cardiff City FA Cup Cardiff soul crew vs Chelsea headhunhters 13 02 2010 2017 - 2018 Stöger These two sets of supporters just don’t get on at all. Cardiff City and Swansea City though, the rivalry is characterised by an animosity rarely seen in other aspects of Welsh culture. Well, that's if you don't count throw-ins. The Gunners held the Indian sign over the boys from the Bridge, but that has all changed in recent seasons. Player of the Year in 2000 as relegation climaxed 15 years of failure and average home attendance stalled at 6,895. 100%’ers all. ya its manu and barca bt particularly in those matches coincidentally the biggest rival turns out to be the referee. But romances do not always last for ever. "The stereotypes that fed into the rivalry are largely irrelevant." Rivers even describes how teams such as Millwall and Wrexham have sung about it against Cardiff City to try and provoke a reaction – which worked. ... Chelsea vs Tottenham. They cannot escape one another. Although based in Wales, both clubs play in the English football league system and have won English honours: Cardiff the FA Cup in 1927 and Swansea the Football League Cup in 2013. Jimmy peeled away to the ecstatic home supporters piled onto the mighty North Bank. Sometimes fierce, yet sometimes forgiving. I had quite a hard time when we knocked them out last term. A Welsh speaker, David is also a keen follower of his national team. To any students of the South Wales derby, it is essential reading. manure and maybe manshitty coz they are the team we battle with for the EPL title. Have your say on the game in the comments. Leicester City fans have had their fair share of run-ins with Chelsea down the years and then there’s Tottenham Hotspur. More recently, clubs that have been challenging for the honour of being called Chelsea’s main rival are Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool. 2000 - 2000 Lattek David Collins is a South Wales based football writer, broadcaster and author. Chelsea 1 - 2 Liverpool. Can Sabri Lamouchi find the morning after remedy for Nottingham Forest? Art & Architecture Health & Fitness Automotive Books Education and Academia Finance, Investing & Economy Food & Travel ... Chelsea - Cardiff ::: highlights. If there are such things as the Football Gods, they must spend endless hours rolling their dice to see what agonies, expectations and simple twists of fate they can unleash to throw the two sides together. I swear that my son’s first word was Gilligan, such was his status in my house in 1988. Fate intervened to add yet another twist to the tale. Even Swansea players/ex players have been known to decorate goal celebrations against the Bluebirds with swimming gestures. 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He told Goal: "City were interested a year before I moved [from Cardiff]. Should Chelsea Follow Up Interest in £111m German Wonderkid? But which team do Chelsea fans consider their biggest rivals? Cardiff fans like commitment. In the 60s and 70s, it seemed that many former Bluebirds ended their careers down at The Vetch, Don Murray above for instance. Just one touch was all the striker needed to score from 25 yards. Chelsea fans don’t like Leeds United, but not many fans do outside of Elland Road, following their infamous battles on and off the pitch in the 60s and 70s, while their rivalry with Cardiff recently exploded with violence in the streets. Chelsea boss Frank Lampard admits their rivalry with Leeds United may be lost on his new players.. Lampard also questions whether Leeds will … The inevitable “YJB” taunts went up from sections of the 1,960 home supporters. Often naughty, even nasty. Hats off to the singer/songwriters of Cardiff though. 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