Will contract renewals be the icing on the cake or the sting in the tail?
As a very satisfying season draws to a close, a sole issue remains. Three of this season’s star performers will walk away from the club at the end of next month, as it currently stands. Perry Ng, Ryan Wintle and Joel Bagan couldn’t have picked a better time to have potentially their best ever year. […]
Roathboy x Dylan Lawlor
Dylan Lawlor is having himself a year. Wow, what a year you’ve had! It’s been a special season, but your ascent from relative obscurity to becoming integral for both club and country has been remarkable. Firstly, congratulations on promotion, which is an amazing achievement. How are you? I know you’ve had a knock in the […]
After a truly remarkable season, Dylan Lawlor is my Cardiff Player of the Year
It stands to reason that during a promotion season, there are lots of potential Player of the Year candidates. When the winner is announced, I expect it will be either Ryan Wintle or Joel Bagan, both of whom would be very worthy recipients. At the start of last season, I happened to be sat in […]
Cardiff’s season is seven games, or less, from glory
The EFL is back and it’s the home stretch now. Cardiff have a few more days to wait before they return to action, but their Good Friday may prove to be a great Friday if Bolton, Bradford or Stockport drop more points in their quest to eat up Cardiff’s current advantage. Despite their first concerted […]
Despite the momentum generated on the pitch, Cardiff remain a club without any hype
Setting aside the match itself, Saturday was a great occasion. To see 27,280 at a Cardiff league game, in the third tier, was very satisfying and exciting. The result was not as hoped, but that’s football. It was just great to see the place so full and for there to be a real buzz around […]
Cardiff deserve to be in League One, but they don’t belong there
I’m not used to this. Sitting at my laptop and writing about yet another positive Cardiff display. Usually, I’m really trying to accentuate the positives, or as its otherwise known, polish the turd. Brian Barry-Murphy’s Cardiff are the real deal though and their sights are firmly set on promotion. The truth is that they always […]
The finish line is on the horizon and Cardiff are starting to believe
As Cardiff enter the final third of the season, the finish line is fast approaching and you can see they’re starting to believe. In recent weeks, they’ve taken everything up an octave, started to swagger and confidence is coursing through their veins. Brian Barry-Murphy said Cardiff would improve as the season went on and everything […]
RBY x BBM
Cardiff have had next to no success when hiring managers for as long as I can remember, so now they finally have a (very) good one, I’ve been desperate to discuss it all with them. Here is my eagerly awaited, exclusive chat with the man of the moment; Brian Barry-Murphy. It feels like you were […]
Cardiff have reached the summit, but the hard work begins now
Top of the league at Christmas, after a celebrated cup run, with a central striker that has already reached double figures. A manager lauded inside and outside the club, that has successfully imprinted his identity on the group without missing a beat, winning 20 of his 31 games to date. And yet… it all doesn’t […]
Cardiff and Wales have been transformed by their inspiring rookie managers
Despite Wales being guaranteed a play-off berth, this international break felt a bit like make or break for Craig Bellamy. The expectation was to fill our boots in Liechtenstein, a team with zero points or goals, then any sort of win against North Macedonia, who were unbeaten. In the end, the reverse happened, as Wales […]