Bellamy on his first spell
Your debut was like a dream. You got a standing ovation when you came out to warm up and you scored that amazing free kick. You were a massive signing for the club, in so many ways. Did you feel the pressure of the expectations placed upon you? Oh yeah. I felt pressure because I […]
Bellamy on his Cardiff culture shock
“My biggest strength was my attitude towards training and being better. I have to have everything right. If a coach hasn’t lined everything up on the pitch, I’ll notice and I won’t be happy with that. Attention to detail has to be spot on because I’m driven that way. If you told me to do […]
Bellamy on joining Cardiff
“I played for Liverpool, who I supported as a boy and I always wanted to represent my country. I always wanted to play for Celtic and taste the Old Firm derby and Cardiff was the last tick. They were the teams I always wanted to play for. I’m not a Cardiff fan, I’m from the […]
Cardiff are not very good and I’m not sure why
These days, you never know what you’re going to get from Cardiff. Not just from game to game, but also between individual passages of play. They can veer from the sublime to the ridiculous. Well, not quite sublime, but you catch my drift. Who to blame though, because you have to have someone to blame, […]
Bobby Decordova-Reid, we never knew you
In football, we all know when we’re being lied to. When Neil Warnock used to say that Bobby Decordova-Reid couldn’t get in the side because his only role was filled by Victor Camarasa, we all smelt a rat. Surely he could also play up top, or out wide, we all wondered aloud. We never found […]
VFTN x Sheyi Ojo
Sheyi Ojo was a child prodigy and has quickly become pivotal at Cardiff. On loan from Liverpool, he is keen to start regularly, stay injury free and play his part in getting Cardiff back up to the Premier League, as he tells VFTN here in this exclusive interview. The games have been coming thick and […]
“We weren’t playing and it really wasn’t his decision.” An exclusive extract from The Red Apprentice
In an exclusive extract from Jamie Jackson’s new book on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, he speaks to Big Ben Turner, who makes some startling claims relating to the Norwegian’s time in charge and how he feels his tenure was hampered by interference. “In an echo of the questions Ole Gunnar had to field on being appointed, […]
Admit it, you were wrong about Marlon Pack
If you’re talking about Cardiff’s best players thus far this season, Marlon Pack has to be in the conversation. Yet most conversations about Marlon Pack tend to follow a very different theme. You’re more likely to hear someone questioning what he does exactly or arguing why he should be the odd one out of the […]
Harry Wilson is giving me Peter Whittingham vibes and it’s a beautiful thing
Watch how Harry Wilson scurries across the pitch. The first time I saw him do it in a Cardiff shirt. It felt like I was watching Peter Whittingham. I wasn’t expecting it and I’ve seen Wilson play many times, for Derby, Bournemouth and Wales, but there was something about the combination of him doing it […]
VFTN x Julian Gray
Julian Gray only passed through Cardiff, but he still managed to make a lasting impression. Here he talks about what led to his brief stint with the club, where his career subsequently led and finding religion. When I was reading up on your career, it occurred to me that you probably came through the Arsenal […]