Jake Maddaford

Jake Maddaford

Jake Maddaford

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Abdul Fatawu of Leicester City shoots from range and he scores his teams second goal. Pic: Alamy

"I Don't Want us to be a Nearly Team" Says Alan Sheehan After Swansea Lose to Leicester City

Alan Sheehan claimed he doesn’t want Swansea City to be known as a “nearly side” but the truth is they didn’t have nearly enough to stop Leicester City, as Jake Maddaford reports.

Jake Maddaford | Oct 04, 2025
Brian Barry-Murphy, the manager of Cardiff City. Pic. Alamy

Brian Barry-Murphy Admits Late Burton Blow was a “Sickener” for Cardiff City

After their near faultless start to the season, Cardiff City have stumbled with back-to-back home defeats, as Jake Maddaford reports.

Jake Maddaford | Oct 01, 2025
Wales manager Craig Bellamy. Pic: Alamy

Craig Bellamy Has a Simple World Cup Mid-Point Plan For Wales . . . Accept no Excuses

Craig Bellamy's World Cup qualification campaign has reached its midway point with a tough 3,000-mile trip to Kazakhstan next week, but whatever happens there will be no excuses made.

Jake Maddaford | Aug 28, 2025
Aaron Ramsey, the interim manager of Cardiff city. Pic: Alamy

Aaron Ramsey Unites With Fans . . . Something Major Needs To Change At Relegated Cardiff City

Cardiff City are down, condemed to relegation and unable even to take their fight to the final game. Jake Maddaford was on hand to witness the final agonies

Jake Maddaford | Apr 28, 2025
Aaron Ramsey, the interim manager of Cardiff city. Pic: Alamy

Aaron Ramsey Urges Cardiff City To Keep Flickering Hope Alive To Final Game

Aaron Ramsey delivered hope, but not the three points Cardiff City craved from his first match in charge and now they have reached the cliff edge.

Jake Maddaford | Apr 22, 2025
Cardiff City caretaker manager Aaron Ramsey. Pic: Alamy

Aaron Ramsey Boost Provides Cardiff City With One Point . . . But They Needed Three

Cardiff City are staring down the barrel in the relegation shoot-out after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Oxford United in Aaron Ramsey's first match in charge.

Jake Maddaford | Apr 21, 2025
Zan Vipotnik of Swansea City. Pic: Alamy

Alan Sheehan Is Doing All He Can To Set Up Swansea City For A “Crazy Ride” Into The Future

Swansea City are now the form team in the Championship following four straight victories and caretaker manager Alan Sheehan wants to stay at the helm.

Jake Maddaford | Apr 19, 2025
Ashley Phillips of Stoke celebrates Cardiff's own goal.  Pic: Alamy

Omer Riza Admits Cardiff City Need To Scale A Mountain To Survive

It’s looking increasingly bleak for Cardiff City who are four games without a win at the very time they need victories to stay in the Championship.

Jake Maddaford | Apr 14, 2025
Cardiff City's Isaak Davies

Omer Riza Points To Cardiff City’s Mentality As Reason For Dropped Points

Cardiff City are still in grave danger of relegation after they threw away a winning position at home to Sheffield Wednesday.

Jake Maddaford | Mar 30, 2025
Wales' Rabbi Matondo. Pic: Alamy

Wales Aim To Keep Craig Bellamy Feelgood Factor Strong With A Kick In The Balkans

World Cup qualifiers tend to come along in pairs and Craig Bellamy will be hoping victories follow the same pattern as Wales head to North Macedonia.

Jake Maddaford | Mar 24, 2025
Wales manager Craig Bellamy

Keep Calm And Carry On . . . To World Cup Qualification, Says Wales Boss Craig Bellamy

Craig Bellamy remains unbeaten as Wales manager and the World Cup qualification campaign is up and running - but not without the odd scare.

Jake Maddaford | Mar 23, 2025
Callum Robinson of Cardiff City celebrates after scoring against Derby County. Pic: Andrew Orchard sports photography/Alamy Live news

Omer Riza Backs Cardiff City To Continue Their Surge . . . And Tells Callum Robinson To Keep The Goals Flowing

Cardiff City manager Omer Riza called the result “exactly what we needed” and praised Callum Robinson after the Bluebirds secured a vital 2-1 victory against fellow Championship relegation battlers Derby County. The result sees Cardiff move up to 18th, four points clear of the relegation zone, now occupied by Derby. And Riza acknowledged how vital the result was to his side. “This was a really important game,” Riza said.

Jake Maddaford | Jan 26, 2025