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March 23rd, 2009

(deep sigh, sharp exhale, several shakes of the head)

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Cardiff City’s hopes of automatic promotion were ended in some style yesterday afternoon by a 12-man Sheffield United side, three goals and two red cards.
To sum it all up
- The Blades started with a winger-free 4-1-2-2-1 (Halford and Cotterill were assigned the task of supporting Henderson when the attack called for it, or tucking in [...]



March 19th, 2009

If Cardiff City were a Monopoly card, it’d be ‘Get Out of Jail Free’!

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As I exited Ninian Park after witnessing Cardiff City 2-1 Watford to choruses of “The Blues are going up”, “Super Ross McCormack” and assorted other expressed forms of elation, my right hand was in continuous use (ooh matron) such was the sudden wave of Inbox activity on my mobile phone. In amongst the “Its unbelievable [...]

March 15th, 2009

Another tie, just not one of the thought-deprived xmas gift variety!

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There have been some exceedingly pleasing results from a Cardiff City perspective in this Premier League-forsaken league in the past week. All together now in your best James Alexander Gordon voices, if you will:
Barnsley 1-1 BIRMINGHAM CITY
PRESTON NORTH END 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
READING 2-2 Charlton Athletic
READING 0-1 Ipswich Town
SHEFFIELD UNITED 2-2 Blackpool
SWANSEA SHITTY 1-3 Whiner Warnock
WOLVES [...]

March 8th, 2009

That bus cliché: thrice twice is nice!

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You know, one doesn’t turn up for ages, then two arrive at once. As a frequent user of public transport, I can’t actually ever remember this happening to me: more often than not one just doesn’t turn up and that’s that. Nah, my main gripe with public transport is when the hideous lump of glass [...]

March 4th, 2009

Poor followed by phwoar as City hit three goals in a game for the first time this season!

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Cardiff City’s performance at St. Mary’s stadium on Saturday ruined what was a perfectly enjoyable day out for myself and a thousand or so other Cardiff City fans who took the trip to Hampshire. A 1-0 defeat barely masked just how torrid we were. Simon Kendal-Williams sums it up adequately. Thankfully, results elsewhere proved favourable, [...]






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