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 […]
Cardiff had the chance to twist, but stuck and are now playing a losing hand
Last season, Cardiff fans were able to enjoy a rare season where the same manager that started the season, also ended it. I say enjoy, despite the clear progress in terms of the league table, public opinion of Erol Bulut fluctuated on a near weekly basis. The decision to extend his terms was a largely […]
Isaak Davies and Kion Etete both need a stroke of luck in order to kickstart their Cardiff careers
It’s that time of year again. No, not the build up to the January transfer window, although that line of questioning is now officially open and Omer Riza has designs on three new players. It’s instead that point in the season where the uncertainty surrounding yet another temporary manager becomes an unwelcome distraction. Another sacking […]
Cardiff’s Slaven Bilic fixation could cost them dearly
If you advertise a position at your company and are underwhelmed by the calibre of applicants that express an interest, chances are that your company is not as attractive as you may have thought it was. A job at a Championship club is prestigious. If you’re a manager, its one of the 50 best jobs […]
Omer Riza has improved Cardiff, but he probably won’t win over the doubters
Outside of the 24 managerial posts, the next best gig in the Championship is the man next to the man at Cardiff. Paul Trollope, Steve Morison and Mark Hudson have all been promoted to the top job in recent years, so if the call comes to help out the guy in charge, you accept because […]
Cardiff are back in the market for a saviour
Cardiff don’t need a new manager, they need a hero. They’re not like other clubs. They don’t operate the same way, unfortunately, and its just a different proposition, in every sense. You’re on your own out there. The mouthpiece for the whole operation. You have to mange upwards, outwards, inwards. Every word is poured over […]
A whiff of desperation and a sense of resignation
It feels like the writing is on the wall now, but maybe it was all along. The amount of time it took a seemingly reluctant Vincent Tan and an undecided Erol Bulut to find enough common ground to strike a new deal was alarming, but maybe it was also the beginning of the end. An […]
Cardiff learn a life lesson and earn a derby point
This time it will be different. With new players and a new approach, this time Cardiff would not only match Swansea, but better them. Lay down a marker and change the narrative. Then it starts and that old familiar feeling swiftly returns. The first 40 minutes on Sunday were depressing, in both their familiarity and […]