Bluebirds aiming to be sinners and beat the Saints
Every fixture seems to be a “must-win” game these days and this weekend is no different. Cardiff City travel to St Mary’s on Saturday to play a resurgent Southampton side, that is now unbeaten in the Premier League since their 30th December loss to Manchester City. Whilst Cardiff are in somewhat different form, having won […]
View on the Nini-man in the middle: Jonathan Moss
This weekend sees Cardiff City play Bournemouth in their first home game since Emiliano Sala’s tragic disappearance. The Bluebirds face a daunting prospect; the Cherries’ last game was a decisive four-nil win over top-four favourites Chelsea. In a strange twist, Jonathan Moss was last in charge for Chelsea’s home win over Cardiff on the 15th […]
View on the Nini-man in the middle: Stuart Attwell
Stuart Attwell has been appointed to referee Cardiff’s City game against Newcastle at St James’ Park on Saturday 19th January. It will be the first time he has refereed the Bluebirds since their humbling at Anfield last October. The game was largely uneventful in terms of refereeing decisions, at one stage it looked as though […]
Scouting… Genk striker Mbwana Samatta
Another day, another new name added to the transfer speculation pot which is bubbling away nicely. Given Cardiff City struggled to have a shot on target on Saturday against bottom side Huddersfield, a striker would appear to continue to be top of Neil Warnock’s wish list. The latest name linked is Genk’s striker Mbwana Samatta, […]
Me and the Premier League
I’m old enough to remember the Premier League’s tentative first steps under the bright lights in 1992. The old first division was discarded like yesterday’s newspaper and domestic football in Europe would never be the same. It sounds dramatic, but when you consider that the television rights deal negotiated by the Football League in 1988 […]
Make Kadeem Harris happy with a new deal
So, the transfer window has arrived without much fanfare… The bar room banter seems to be that the “big clubs won’t be spending big” (he writes this 24 hours after Chelsea have spent upwards of £50m on Eden Hazard’s replacement), but what about Cardiff City? Is it all about those exciting new transfers or is […]
View on the Nini-man in the Middle: Paul Tierney
Cardiff City travel to Merseyside for the second time in a month, faced with the prospect of playing the Premier League’s most mystifying side; Everton. Having beaten Brighton just before the international break, the Bluebirds will be confident of making the game a real contest, but how does this weeks nini-man in the middle affect […]
Callum Paterson gives Neil Warnock food for thought
Sometimes Cardiff City sign a player and you just know from the outset that this guy is something special. That happened the day we signed Gary Madine, but it also happened when we signed Callum Thomas Owen Paterson. Stolen from Scottish Hearts and lured to South Wales with the promise of Premier League football, some […]
View on the Nini-man in the middle: Martin Atkinson
So it’s Cardiff City versus Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday 11th November in what is being billed as another “huge” game. Three points are proving difficult to come by for the beleaguered Bluebirds, but this weekend represents a good opportunity for the Welsh capital to move on to eight points. Martin Atkinson is this […]
View on the Nini-man in the middle: Lee Probert
In what has been one of the most difficult weeks for the football family, due to the untimely and tragic deaths of five people outside the Leicester City Stadium, Lee Probert has been tasked with overseeing the Bluebirds’ home game against the Foxes. An emotional occasion for all involved requires a strong character. How does […]