Cardiff sign Davies for £5 an hour

I turned up at the hallowed turf of Ninian Park last Sunday to be interviewed as a steward. I say 'interviewed', but it was more of a cursory check to make sure i wasn't either a terrorist or a sex offender.

Luckily i passed with flying colours and was given the guided tour of the ground. Jeff Richards, chief of security at Ninian Park, walked us around the stadium, chain-smoking Regals and spitting on the ground from time to time.

Occasionally he mumbled something reassuring like "After the first twenty times you're told to f*ck off, you won't even mind any more." Comforted by this, i asked him if there was a lot of trouble.

"Only down the Grange End," he grunted. "We call it The Zoo. I'll put you down there if you survive the 1 in 3 drop-out rate." All of a sudden, this didn't seem like the best idea i'd ever had.

Still, i'm damned if i'll give up before i've started. I've got a thick skin and after all, what reason could City fans possibly have for abusing a short, English, middle-class student?

My first game is on Monday 22nd Nov against Brighton & Hove Albion. Updates to follow if i make it out alive...