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Sheyi Ojo Aiming To Prove A Point After Joining Cardiff City On Loan

Sheyi Ojo says he aims to prove a point after joining Cardiff City on a season-long loan from Liverpool. The 23-year-old versatile forward is the Bluebirds third signing of the summer joining striker Kieffer Moore – who has been on international duty with Wales – and Arsenal loanee Jordi Osei-Tutu.

Editor | Sep 07, 2020
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A Week Before Cardiff City’s Championship Opener, Unhappy Neil Harris Admits: “I Can’t Have Players Who Get Run Past Or Outfought”

Neil Harris has questioned his players’ attitude just a week before the start of Cardiff City’s Championship season and told them they have to improve the “dirty” side of their game. The Bluebirds manager gave a withering assessment of his team’s display as they crashed out of the Carabao Cup at the first round stage with a 3-0 defeat at Northampton Town. Harris had no arguments over the convincing manner of the victory for the newly-promoted League One side.

David Williams | Sep 06, 2020
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From Fan To Main Man . . . Jordi Osei-Tutu Eager For Sean Morrison Reunion Party At Cardiff City

Jordi Osei-Tutu has revealed he will be playing alongside one of his boyhood heroes when he starts his season-long loan spell at Cardiff City. The 21-year-old defender – who has moved from Arsenal to the Bluebirds to become manager Neil Harris’s second signing of the summer – is a former clubmate of Cardiff captain Sean Morrison from their time together at Reading. Osei-Tutu spent time in Reading’s academy as a teenager, when Morrison was in the Royals’ first team and said: “I was there from under nines to under 16s and whenever I watched the first team I would see Sean Morrison play.

Paul Jones | Aug 26, 2020
Rodney Parade pitch being re-laid. Pic: Newport County

Welsh Clubs’ Fans Digest Fixture List . . . And Join The Fight For Survival

Cardiff City, Swansea City and Newport County are all digesting their new fixture lists as The Football Supporters’ Association co-ordinate a new campaign to protect the “very existence” of clubs across the country. With the English Football League fixture list out for the 2020-21 season, the three Welsh clubs have an opportunity to examine what lies ahead. In the Championship, after their play-off bids ended at the semi-final stage for last season, Cardiff host Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday September 12, while Swansea City are away at Preston North End.

David Williams | Aug 21, 2020
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The Ultimate Disney Adventure Story . . . As Connah’s Quay Nomad John Says: “When We’re Old And Grey, We Can Say We Played In The Champions League”

John Disney and his Connah’s Quay Nomads teammates will run their hearts out tonight in a bid for European glory – but the defender will sit very still if he is substituted. The experienced Disney will be a key figure for the Nomads as they carry the nation’s flag into the Champions League against FK Sarajevo in the first qualifying round at Cardiff City Stadium. It will be the Nomads’ first appearance in European football’s premier tournament and the fact that the tie consists of only one leg gives them a far greater chance of upsetting the odds.

Graham Thomas | Aug 19, 2020
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Kieffer Moore Finally Completes Move To Bluebirds

Wales international Kieffer Moore has joined Cardiff City from Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed fee. The 6ft 5in striker found the back of the net 10 times this season and scored crucial goals for Wales against Slovakia and Azerbaijan in their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign. It is understood several other clubs were interested in Moore, […]

Steffan Thomas | Aug 13, 2020
Martyrs fans went on a River Thames boat trip before their team played Walton Casuals in Surrey.

Binns Wins On And Off The Pitch As Merthyr Man Lewis Juggles Time With Newport County

Multi-talented Lewis Binns believes believes Merthyr Town will flourish in the Southern League Premier Division during the 2020-21 season.  The former Cardiff City and Newport County youth midfielder is among 15 senior players who have committed to the Martyrs and said: “The manager has signed a few young players who have been at professional clubs and they will be quick and technically extremely good.  “We’ll have a good mix of experience and youth and I’m really looking forward to seeing what we can do and how we can develop as a squad.

Terry Phillips | Aug 04, 2020
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Cardiff City Pay Tribute To Keith Pontin

Cardiff City have paid tribute to their former Wales defender Keith Pontin, who has died aged 64. Pontin, who made his Bluebirds debut on the opening day of the 1976-77 season and won two senior caps for his country in 1980, was diagnosed with dementia when he was 59. Cardiff posted on Twitter on Sunday afternoon: “It’s with great sadness that the club has learned of the passing of former Bluebird, Keith Pontin.

David Williams | Aug 03, 2020
Former Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock

Cardiff City Connections Fuel Wembley Bid For Notts County . . . And Get Neil Warnock’s Vote

Former Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock is backing his old club, Notts County, to play-off success at Wembley Stadium – where one former Bluebird and one current loanee are set to play their part. Warnock twice led County to promotion via the play-offs three decades ago and now they take on Harrogate Town in the Vanarama National League final. The winners will earn a place in the Football League, joining National League champions Barrow as well as Newport County in the fourth tier.

Terry Phillips | Aug 02, 2020
Cardiff City manager Neil Harris. Pic: Alamy.

That’s Enough Back-Slapping, Says Neil Harris . . . It’s Time To Rebuild Cardiff City For Next Season

Neil Harris says he has already had enough of the pats on the back for Cardiff City as he strives to turn them into a long-term Premier League club. The Cardiff manager took the praise that came his way, and his players’, following their agonising 3-2 aggregate defeat to Fulham in their Championship semi-final. A 2-1 victory for the Bluebirds at Craven Cottage was not enough to overcome the damage done by a 2-0 home defeat in the first leg.

Paul Jones | Jul 31, 2020
Cardiff City manager Neil Harris. Pic: Alamy.

Neil Harris Admits Cardiff City Need Another Miracle . . . And Then Some

Neil Harris achieved a minor miracle at Elland Road earlier this season – but even that moral victory looks small beer compared to the real victory his Cardiff City team need tonight. Cardiff were 3-0 down at Leeds, got it back to 3-2, but then had Sean Morrison sent off before they eventually equalised to take a point from the team who became champions. Draws are no good to them at Fulham, this evening, however. Nor, even, a victory margin of one goal after their 2-0 home defeat in the first leg of their play-off semi-final.

David Williams | Jul 30, 2020
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Neil Harris Admits Fulham Are Huge Favourites For Wembley As Cardiff City Need To Make History

Neil Harris has admitted Cardiff City are now an outside bet to reach a Wembley play-off final after claiming a combination of poor defending and poor decisions by the referee have handed Fulham a big advantage. A clearly frustrated Harris – seething over both the free-kick that cost his team a second goal in their 2-0 home defeat as well as ropey defensive play – insists the tie is still alive.But it would represent a huge turnaround at Craven Cottage on Thursday for the Bluebirds to reach the Championship play-off final.

David Williams | Jul 28, 2020