Omer Riza finally loses the loneliest job in football
Omer Riza has finally lost the loneliest job in football. By the end, he was asking for it, calling out supporters and snapping at post-match interviewers. Some would say he’s been asking for it for a very long time, after a lengthy run of rotten results, but this has proved to be a familiar tale. […]
Centre back roulette has undermined Cardiff’s season
There is an ongoing blame game amongst Cardiff fans, as they attempt to explain away yet another difficult season. Omer Riza’s credentials are often questioned, or the lack of leaders and experience. There is a prevailing sense that you can only circle the toilet bowl so many times before you finally get flushed down to […]
Cardiff’s lack of leadership may end up leading to League One
Make no mistake, it’s crunch time. With seven games remaining, there is no longer any margin for error or room for excuses. Cardiff are in the bottom three and its up to them to dig their way out, or not. It won’t be easy and will be as a much a test of character as […]
Cardiff look in desperate need of a dead cat bounce
There are bad days, then there are losing to Luton, Derby winning and Aaron Ramsey hobbling off days. Cardiff’s luck appears to have dried up recently and every mistake is being punished. Luton’s winning goal was a cruel example of this, with a shot blocked, but a kind bounce afforded an easy finish. Tuesday’s results […]
Where’s the love for Roko Simic?
They say that success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan. The latter certainly seems to apply to Roko Simic, who appears to be very much out here on his own. At a time when Cardiff were crying out for jam today, the club signed the striker so desperately needed late in the summer […]
All aboard for the Championship relegation Rollercoaster
The Championship is carnage this year. It always is, but this year in particular, the division is particularly fierce and as it currently stands, every single team has something still to play for. There is no such thing as mid-table mediocrity because all clubs have either an outside chance of promotion, or the danger of […]
How did Yakou Meite become Cardiff’s punchbag?
No, seriously. How? Once upon a time, football players and celebrities in general existed in a bubble. We were very much on the outside looking in and had no means of interacting with them. Then social media came along and it introduced a channel of communication, a way to access your heroes. It was a […]
Cardiff finally gave Swansea a taste of their own medicine
Saturday was special. You don’t get to experience too many perfect performances, so drink it in. Remember everything about it and store it away for a rainy day, of which there will be plenty. This is Cardiff City after all. When Cardiff meet Swansea, plates shift. Reputations are made and careers are affected. Managers often […]
After 400 games, Joe Ralls still sets the standard
There was a passage of play in the recent draw with Coventry that typified Joe Ralls and his time at the club. Cardiff had dominated the first half and led at half-time, but a minute into the second half, they had conceded a calamitous equalizer and been reduced to 10 men. It changed the whole […]
It’s finally Chris Willock’s time to shine
QPR fans hate Chris Willock. They hate him because they loved him and he left. There is rarely scorn for players that were average or you felt indifferently towards. Willock left in his prime and they’ll never forgive him for it. Their loss is Cardiff’s gain, or at least it should be. Willock has not […]