The VFTN Analysis: Everton 1-0 Cardiff City
A team that’s hard to beat that keeps getting beat. That’s what my colleague Scott Johnson said yesterday and I couldn’t have put it better myself. For all of Cardiff’s endeavor and praise for ‘being hard to beat’, we keep getting beat. It’s worth being realistic about things, though. This is Everton, a top side […]
Player Ratings – Everton 1, Cardiff City 0
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1071916276 Everton had 71 per cent possession according to the stats, but the home team rarely tested the Cardiff ‘keeper. Booking for time wasting just before half-time and had no chance with Sigurdsson’s winner 7 Man of the Match – Bruno Manga http://gty.im/1064749306 Personally, I am still not comfortable seeing the Gabon international […]
Match Report – Everton 1, Cardiff City 0
It’s clear the Bluebirds need to find more firepower if they are to stand any chance of staying in the Premier League. Manager Neil Warnock knows that, owner Vincent Tan is certainly in no doubt that extra quality is required and Cardiff City fans won’t need any persuading. Their team battled magnificently in their Premier […]
Under-23 Match Report – Cardiff City 1, Bristol City 1
Cardiff City drew 1-1 against Bristol City in their under-23 Severnside derby match at Cardiff International Sports Campus. The young Bluebirds, who had Cameron Coxe sent off in the closing minutes, missed a number of good chances to have the Professional Development League match. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, who has regained fitness after three months out injured, […]
Batman and Robin are on hand to save Cardiff’s season
It’s time to head to the roof and light the signal. Cardiff need Batman and Robin right now. Fortunately, they already have a dynamic duo at hand in Josh Murphy and Bobby Reid, they just need to pair them. In plenty of games this season, they have been on the pitch together, but rarely close […]
View on the Nini-man in the Middle: Paul Tierney
Cardiff City travel to Merseyside for the second time in a month, faced with the prospect of playing the Premier League’s most mystifying side; Everton. Having beaten Brighton just before the international break, the Bluebirds will be confident of making the game a real contest, but how does this weeks nini-man in the middle affect […]
Under-23 Match Report – Cardiff City 2, Watford 0
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing has given Bluebirds manager Neil Warnock a timely boost ahead of Saturday’s Premier League trip to Everton. The winger returned to match action in Cardiff City’s 2-0 under-23 home win against Watford on Monday and his final touch was a powerful shot fired his team in front. Gary Madine netted the second goal […]
Why I decided to write a book on the rebrand; Cardiff City’s dirty secret
On Thursday January 8th 2015, I was fortunate enough to attend a meeting at the Cardiff City Stadium to discuss the future of the football club. The period leading up to that point was probably the lowest I have ever felt supporting Cardiff, as I struggled to muster much enthusiasm, let alone passion for the […]
Under-18 Match Report – QPR 0, Cardiff City 1
Ben Margetson, the son of former Bluebirds and Wales goalkeeper Martyn, scored Cardiff City’s winner in their 1-0 Professional Development League under-18 win at Queens Park Rangers. Coach Craig Bellamy’s young players are running into a crucial period of the season. They’ve earned four successive victories in all competitions and have two big cup ties […]
Player Ratings – Cardiff City 2, Brighton 1
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1059843450 The Filipino goalkeeper has been magnificent this season and loves playing Premier football. This wasn’t his best performance, but he had no chance with Brighton’s goal and made a couple of good stops. Still working hard on his distribution, which has improved 6 Bruno Manga http://gty.im/1059858738 Warnock says Manga is City’s most […]