Cardiff City FC 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
If there is anything to sour ones enthusiasm about football, it's a trip to Cardiff City's Ninian Park. But we enjoyed the trip and saw a uniquely different side of British football.
To start the day we decided to take the train instead of drive, and with great prices and a designated driver included we couldn't resist. The persistent rain played a part in the decision as well. The train ride to Cardiff showed us what was to come, with kids in Cardiff City FC gear pounding bottles of Strongbow at 10.30am. We got into the act ourselves later on, and after we got to Cardiff and after walking around a bit we settled in to a pub to have some lunch and watch the kick-off of Manchester United v. Aston Villa. After lunch we took a cab to the stadium a noticed it wasn't the most picturesque place to see a match, the words 'home field advantage' come to mind. Nonetheless, we knew it wasn't the best ground and had been warned of all that we encountered prior to our trip by multiple people. In the end, the match was another good nil-nil draw and Tottenham now have the chance to play a replay of the match at their home in London, White Hart Lane. We're glad we made the trip, and having been to Anfield and Ninian Park in the same week, we can say we've seen two very different sides to this game.