Cardiff need to find a way to stay afloat for the remainder of 2023
As 2024 fast approaches, Cardiff are in a sticky spot. They’ve overachieved until now, but they’ve starting to stall. Whether that’s due to gravity, an accumulation of factors or all of the above, they’re starting to tumble down the table a bit and need to find a way to arrest their slide. It feels like […]
Roathboy x Karlan Grant
Off the back of a disappointing defeat to Birmingham on Wednesday, I managed to grab a chat with Karlan Grant. On loan from West Brom, the powerful forward is evidently a favourite of Erol Bulut, so we discussed his favoured position, firm friendship with Callum Robinson and holding down Cardiff’s left flank. How was the […]
Cardiff are showing signs of wear and tear. January can’t come soon enough
Cardiff are starting to struggle. That might seem like a daft statement while they’re currently sat in ninth place, a mere win away from the play-off places, but November was a bit of a slog and December may follow suit. They recorded a largely uneventful draw at Stoke, a defeat snatched from the jaws of […]
Don’t Call it a Comeback. Callum Robinson rides again
The continued absences of Callum Robinson and Rubin Colwill had turned into a soap opera. Aaron Ramsey’s cruel injury curtailed Cardiff’s impressive start to the season, but also presented an opportunity. There was a void that needed to be filled and fortunately, there were two suitable candidates. Or at least we all thought there were. […]
More change could prove as good as a rest for Cardiff
Ramsey; two months, maybe five. O’Dowda; three months. Meite and Etete; a month a piece. Erol Bulut delivered the injury bulletin from hell at his press conference yesterday, but this is echoed up and down the country at the moment. Players have never played more or for longer. At a time when they were already […]
After so many worth forgetting, Cardiff finally have a week to remember
Drink it in, fill your nostrils and luxuriate in what has been a perfect week for Cardiff City FC. It doesn’t happen very often, as we all know far too well, so take it all in and enjoy every minute of it. Ordinarily, the build-up to derby week is accompanied by a knot in the […]
Is this a good Championship squad, or just a good Cardiff squad?
A solid transfer window, under very difficult circumstances and plenty of promise, not yet reflected in results or league standing. It all feels a bit 2022, but the general mood is more buoyant and optimistic this time round. Some have been particularly effusive in their praise of Cardiff’s transfer window maneuverings and none more so […]
The Ramsey return has lift off
They say never go back. They don’t know what they’re talking about. Had they never returned, you would never have got Craig Bellamy leading Cardiff to a craved first Premier League promotion or Michael Chopra’s link up with Jay Bothroyd. The sporting return is a beautiful thing, bathed in nostalgia. They rarely work out as […]
A draw snatched from the jaws of victory, but Cardiff are back on track
When the fixtures were released, Cardiff were immediately paired with an old foe and scheduled for an opening day trip to Leeds. It’s been a relatively happy hunting ground in recent years, although the recent FA Cup defeat there was a bit of a slap in the face. You sense they must be sick of […]
Roathboy x Perry Ng
Last season was tough, but Perry Ng came of age. Now a senior player at the club, he thrived and swept the board at the end of season awards. I managed to grab a chat with him ahead of the new season to talk about inverted full backs, deputy goalkeepers and everything in between. Belated […]