Why Aron Gunnarsson is just like Ronaldo, Ramos and Lloris
On the 10th October, View From The Ninian wrote a piece suggesting that Joe Ralls’ suspension following his desperate lunge on Lucas Moura at Wembley may actually be a blessing in disguise. Can we say “told you so” after two games? The fundamental argument made was that Ralls’ absence presented Aron Gunnarsson with an opportunity […]
View on the Nini-man in the middle: Stuart Attwell
Stuart Attwell has been appointed to referee Cardiff’s City game against Liverpool on Saturday 27th October at Anfield. It will be the first time he has refereed either side this season. Stuart Attwell has the distinction of being the Premier League’s youngest ever referee, aged just 25, but is perhaps best known for his gaff […]
When two worlds collide: Cardiff City vs Fulham
Cardiff City take on Fulham on Saturday 20th October at the Cardiff City Stadium in what is being billed as “the battle at the bottom.” There’s more to this game than the proverbial six points though, as tomorrow very much represents the collision of two opposing worlds. In a world where football has become quite […]
View on the Nini-man in the middle: Kevin Friend
Kevin Friend has been appointed to referee Cardiff’s City game against Fulham on Saturday 21st October, having already overseen the Bluebirds’ opening match against the Cherries all those weeks ago in the August rain. The Bluebirds succumbed to an opening day two nil loss and Friend was to prove more foe, awarding Bournemouth a first […]
Ralls sees red – A blessing in disguise?
Ask Bluebirds anywhere to describe Joe Ralls and prior to last Saturday’s game against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley, not many of those responses would have contained too many negative elements. Fast forward to Sunday morning and judging by the mainstream media reaction, you would think he’d been unmasked as Vinnie Jones’ padawan. A thug capable […]
View on the Nini-Man in the Middle: Mike Dean
This weekend sees Tottenham Hotspur take on Cardiff City at the Bluebirds’ home-away-from-home; Wembley Stadium. On the face of it, it appears to be another away defeat for Neil Warnock’s beleaguered Bluebirds, but when you consider this week’s Nini-Man in the Middle is none other than dancing queen Mike Dean, things all of a sudden […]
View on the Nini-Man in the Middle: Michael Oliver
For the first time this season, Cardiff City will be playing a competitive match with the same referee as Michael Oliver oversees the Bluebirds big match against defending champions Manchester City. Oliver was the Nini-Man in the Middle when Cardiff City travelled to the John Smiths Stadium on the 25th August, a game that was […]
View on the Nini-Man in the Middle: Jonathan Moss
Normally, when we take a look at the man in the middle, we tend to look at the last time he was in charge of a match involving the Bluebirds and use that to gauge how he may approach this Saturday’s game against the impressive Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The last time Jonathan Moss took […]
Cardiff City owe unsung hero Russell Slade a debt of gratitude
Russell Slade divided fan opinion from the day his name was first mentioned as the potential successor to the disaster that was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Although his brand of boring football became intolerable to a lot of Bluebirds supporters who stopped coming to games and perhaps haven’t returned since, Cardiff still owe him a debt […]
The only song Cardiff City really sing
One of the many reasons I love going to watch Cardiff City play is the atmosphere. During the dark days of Ole and Slade, you could have heard a pin drop (whoever has one of those?) in the Cardiff City Stadium and that really showed how far the club had fallen since the intimidating atmospheres […]