Under-23 Match Report – Cardiff City 3, Charlton Athletic 1
Jake Evans, Ibrahim Meite and James Waite scored for Cardiff City in their Professional Development League Under-23 home fixture against Charlton Athletic. The young Bluebirds came from behind to earn victory despite having forward Meite sent off for an off the ball incident with 11 minutes left at Cardiff International Sports Campus. Evans played his […]
I’m not over Lee Tomlin and still think he could have made a difference for Cardiff
I was so excited when Cardiff signed Lee Tomlin. Neil Warnock and Tomlin seemed like the perfect marriage. A father figure for the wayward genius, and I do believe he is a genius. Some of the things Tomlin produces in games, most players wouldn’t even think about, let alone execute. The experiment was an epic […]
Ralls sees red – A blessing in disguise?
Ask Bluebirds anywhere to describe Joe Ralls and prior to last Saturday’s game against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley, not many of those responses would have contained too many negative elements. Fast forward to Sunday morning and judging by the mainstream media reaction, you would think he’d been unmasked as Vinnie Jones’ padawan. A thug capable […]
The Great Ralls Debate: Definite red or should’ve been yellow?
Scott Johnson Football fans never cease to amaze me. Never in a million years did I expect that Joe Ralls challenge on Lucas Moura would prove so divisive. To recap, the ball broke to Lucas, who has pace to burn and he was gathering a head of steam as he headed in to the Cardiff […]
Under-18 Match Report – Coventry City 3, Cardiff City 2
Craig Bellamy’s young Bluebirds led twice against their Sky Blue hosts in a 3-2 Professional Under-18 Development League defeat at the Alan Higgs Centre. Manager Bellamy made two changes to his starting line-up with Ben Margetson and Siyabonga Ligendza called up. Rudy Andrew-Knott, a 15-year-old attacking midfield player, was among the Cardiff substitutes. The former […]
Player Ratings – Tottenham Hotspur 1, Cardiff City 0
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1046705710 Has had a good season so far. Made some smart saves, but has to work on his distribution. His kicking was a danger to Spurs with Paterson winning aerial battles, but too often they were off target 6 Joe Bennett http://gty.im/1046703794 Recalled in place of Cunningham, who was left out of the […]
Match Report – Tottenham Hotspur 1, Cardiff City 0
Lionel Messi, surely the World’s best player, lit up Wembley Stadium when Barcelona visited Spurs in midweek, but Cardiff City were left frustrated at Tottenham’s temporary home after a 1-0 defeat. The Bluebirds had Joe Ralls sent off, Danny Ward limped off four minutes after going on from the subs’ bench and lost to an […]
Preview from the Ninian: Tottenham Hotspur vs Cardiff City
Wembley. Cardiff are no strangers to Wembley though this year was unexpected. We were meant to be the second team to run out at the new Tottenham stadium but alas, it wasn’t ready. Wembley has been a decent hunting ground for Cardiff – though we could be facing a backlash from a Tottenham side who […]
View on the Nini-Man in the Middle: Mike Dean
This weekend sees Tottenham Hotspur take on Cardiff City at the Bluebirds’ home-away-from-home; Wembley Stadium. On the face of it, it appears to be another away defeat for Neil Warnock’s beleaguered Bluebirds, but when you consider this week’s Nini-Man in the Middle is none other than dancing queen Mike Dean, things all of a sudden […]
Player Ratings – Cardiff City 1, Burnley 2
Neil Etheridge http://gty.im/1043669896 Was scarcely tested during the first half, such was the quality of Cardiff’s defensive work. The home team were opened up soon after half-time and maybe Etheridge might have kept that first goal out 5 Bruno Manga http://gty.im/1043480522 Played on the right of defence, which is not his natural position, and occasional […]