Last Sunday I missed my first south Wales derby since 1998. When Cardiff City’s Malaysian owner Vincent Tan changed the colour of the kit to red and killed our beloved Bluebird, I gave up my season ticket and vowed never to return to the club under their current guise.

Of course I couldn’t bring myself to switch to Swansea, a team I’d spent every Saturday since birth singing derogatory songs about. I was in for an uncomfortable afternoon as I simply had to watch the first Welsh derby in the top flight, albeit on television.

Swansea looked more lively with one notable chance in an otherwise cagey first half. A few dirty challenges livened things up but the referee did well to keep the game under control, keeping his cards pocketed on several occasions.