Match Report – Cardiff City 1, Burnley 2
A Welshman killed off Cardiff City hopes in their Premier League home match against Burnley. The Bluebirds produced their most effective team performance of the season and at times dominated against the Lancastrians, but Wales international Sam Vokes headed the goal which left captain Sean Morrison and his team down and out. The excellent Josh […]
Under-18 Match Report – Cardiff City 3, Watford 2
All five goals were packed into the last 17 minutes when Cardiff City won 3-2 against Watford in a Professional Development League under-18 match. Isaak Davies scored twice for the young Bluebirds with Trystan Jones their other scorer. Davies, a former Aberdare Town Church in Wales Primary School pupil, has been working his way through […]
Preview from the Ninian: Cardiff City vs. Burnley
After three losses to three of the Premier League’s traditional top six, it’s going to be refreshing to welcome *checks hand* the team who finished seventh in the Premier League last season. Right. Burnley’s start to this season was inauspicious due to their European excursions but a thumping victory last weekend should have restored confidence. […]
Shake-up to make-up (some points); VFTN writers pick their ideal XI’s for Burnley
Cardiff City vs. Burnley has taken on a new level of importance after three successive defeats. Perhaps not quite a six-pointer, but it’s as close as you can get at this stage of the season. So some of the VFTN team sat down and chose their ideal starting line-ups for this weekend. Have a read […]
‘I grabbed the ball out of the net and leathered it into the Cardiff fans. I still don’t know why I did it.’ An exclusive extract from Jon Parkin’s autobiography
In an exclusive extract from Jon “The Beast” Parkin’s new autobiography; ‘Feed The Beast: Pints, Pies, Poles and a Belly Full of Goals’ he recalls a 1-1 draw at the Cardiff City Stadium in December 2010, just weeks before departing Preston for South Wales. http://gty.im/91065479 “It was a frustrating spell, but in one game at […]
The VFTN Analysis: Cardiff City 0 – 5 Manchester City
Well, what can you say? Cardiff City were well and truly outclassed by Premier League Champions Manchester City, on one of the most deflating days we’ve seen under Neil Warnock. It’s a hard one to analyse. Could Cardiff City have done much to stop Pep Guardiola’s rampant champions? It’s hard to say. When the Citizens […]
View on the Nini-Man in the Middle: Michael Oliver
For the first time this season, Cardiff City will be playing a competitive match with the same referee as Michael Oliver oversees the Bluebirds big match against defending champions Manchester City. Oliver was the Nini-Man in the Middle when Cardiff City travelled to the John Smiths Stadium on the 25th August, a game that was […]
The Cardiff players and managers we were wrong about
Inspired by This is Anfield’s excellent piece on the former Liverpool players they were wrong about, the View From The Ninian team wanted to put a Cardiff City spin on the idea. So here it is – the Cardiff City players and managers our team were wrong about. Enjoy. Adam Le Fondre Embed from Getty […]
View on the Nini-Man in the Middle: Jonathan Moss
Normally, when we take a look at the man in the middle, we tend to look at the last time he was in charge of a match involving the Bluebirds and use that to gauge how he may approach this Saturday’s game against the impressive Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The last time Jonathan Moss took […]
Fred Keenor: The man who took the FA Cup out of England
Cast your mind back to some of the most iconic moments in English FA Cup history. The Steven Gerrard final, Trevor Sinclair’s bicycle kick, the Crazy Gang, Gazza’s 35-yard screamer against Arsenal and Di Matteo’s wonder goal are some that would come to the mind of most football fans. These are the moments synonymous with […]