Why Marlon Pack and Leandro Bacuna may need to take a step back
Sometimes you need to take a step back in order to move forward. I’ve thought this on several occasions already watching Cardiff this season. They’ve made a solid, unspectacular start, which is exactly as you would expect from such a solid, unspectacular side, but they need to be better if they have any designs on […]
“My mood diminished in this period. I felt like a different person. I wasn’t getting any enjoyment from football.” Fabio on his struggles at Cardiff
In an exclusive extract from Wayne Barton’s new book, the autobiography of Rafael and Fabio Da Silva, Fabio talks about his struggles at Cardiff and how he overcame them. “We started the next season in the Championship quite well, but had a bad run of form when we lost in the last minute against Wolves […]
Joel Bagan needs patience from an impatient club
In the 69th minute on Saturday, Barnsley hit a diagonal ball from deep in their own half, 50 yards from left to right. Joel Bagan was nowhere to be found and despite James Collins’ best efforts to track back, Toby Sibbick was through on goal and struck across Dillon Phillips to equalise. Now had that […]
Prepare for Ryan Giles to become your new favourite Cardiff player
Maybe you have a vacancy for your new favourite Cardiff player. It could have been Sol Bamba or Joe Bennett, significant players in Cardiff’s recent history, both disappointingly discarded last season. Having Harry Wilson around was nice, while it lasted. Bizarrely, we’ve yet to see Kieffer Moore represent Cardiff in person yet. Anyway, forget all […]
VFTN x Trevor Sinclair – Part Two
In part two of our chat with Trevor, we talk about the FA Cup final, closing out his illustrious career, retirement, mental health and his love of coaching. Cardiff’s poor league form that season was propped up by their miraculous FA Cup run. There were times when they were drifting too close to the wrong […]
VFTN x Trevor Sinclair – Part One
In the first part of our exclusive interview with the lovely Trevor Sinclair, we cover Jimmy, Robbie, Aaron and why he always tried to be the chewing gum that held everything together. To start at the beginning. You had just been released by Manchester City in the summer of 2007 and were looking for one […]
VFTN x Declan John
Declan John paved the way for the likes of Rubin Colwill and Mark Harris. He was the prototype. A rare academy graduate at a time when there were insurmountable odds and plenty of obstacles. He was probably the right player at the wrong time and VFTN caught up with him recently to discuss the ups […]
Gareth Bale – What are the chances?
Zero. And yet… Look, this is not intended as an exercise in pissing on anyone’s chips. Its nice to dream, especially during times like this, but its times like this that makes this all the less likely. Unfortunately. Football clubs in general, but especially at Football League level, are on their knees. After 18 months […]
What about these guys?
While we all await the release of next season’s fixtures, our first glimpse of the new kit and the identity of those two players Mehmet Dalman supposedly signed off about a month ago, we are left to ponder potential transfer targets and the sorts of players that could make a significant difference. Focussing on the […]
VFTN x Tom Sang
Rubin Colwill may have been named Cardiff’s Young Player of the Year, but for our money, Tom Sang is their real find this year. Making the step up to the Championship, while mastering a new position is no mean feat and Tom has taken it all in his stride. He thoroughly deserved his new deal […]