Familiar failings return as Cardiff suffer a Port Vale confidence crisis
Last night was always going to be the greater measure of Cardiff’s current standing in League One and where expectations should be pitched for the remainder of the season. Saturday was a comfortable introduction in front of a reinvigorated crowd, whereas at Port Vale, it was Cardiff’s turn to play the Peterborough role. Ultimately, this […]
Cardiff may look the same, but they already feel very different
As far as first games go, it couldn’t have gone much better for Brian Barry-Murphy. Rubin Colwill, his choice as deputy captain, ran the show and scored the sort of free kick that was good enough to grace a far higher level than League One. Matt Turner, the goalkeeper he promoted from third choice to […]
Aaron Ramsey swaps Cardiff for Mexico, but he’ll be back
If we were to reflect and assess Aaron Ramsey’s return to Cardiff, in all honesty, it panned out exactly as most people feared and expected it would. There were highlights, but the overriding feeling was that of frustration and disappointment. Having said that, I was there at Leicester when just before half-time, with Cardiff trailing, […]
Farewell and thanks, Joe Ralls. A modern Cardiff great and a true class act
Joe Ralls has been around forever. So long in fact, that when he made his league debut, he came on for Kenny Miller, who is now 45. When my son was teeny tiny, he was a Cardiff mascot and Ralls led him out. Seasons change, but he was a perennial. A totem. To last so […]
Brian Barry-Murphy is ready for Cardiff, but are they ready for him?
After a lengthy, elongated search, the Brian Barry-Murphy era begins in earnest. Why independent assistance was required to identify Barry-Murphy, Nathan Jones and Aaron Ramsey is another matter, but the end result is that Cardiff have landed an exciting, thoroughly modern manager and the future suddenly looks a little brighter. To address the reservations first. […]
What should Cardiff be looking for in a potential manager?
Like Liam Neeson in the Taken film franchise, a Cardiff manager requires a very particular set of skills. With the club looking for their ninth manager in four years and supporters in a holding pattern, an agency has been recruited to fashion a shortlist from the available options. With more good managers than openings, that […]
Roathboy x Adam Matthews
Adam Matthews was a prodigy. He broke into the senior squad as soon as he signed professional terms at 17, but had left by 19. That’s the way the football food chain works, but now 33, he’s still playing and I got the chance to chat with Adam recently about breaking through at Cardiff and […]
Roathboy x Lee Peltier
Lee Peltier was one of those classic Cardiff signings. An experienced free agent with a point to prove and he was like a tank down that Cardiff right flank, or in midfield if a dangerous opponent required close attention. I managed to grab a quick chat with Lee on his way down to Cardiff for […]
Cardiff City will never thrive under a dictatorship
You will have read plenty of hit pieces in the last few days. People are understandably angry and every word written will have been deserved. This is not one of those pieces though. Relegation has been a very long time coming. It’s probably the closest thing Cardiff have had to a plan in the last […]
Cardiff cannot afford any delay or mistakes in hiring their next manager
Cardiff need a new manager. What normally now happens is the club seemingly invites applications, like they’re looking for someone to work in the club shop, and waits to see what arrives through the post. This has never been fit for purpose, but if that is the approach this time, it will have far reaching, […]