Cardiff City, Swansea City and Newport County should learn more about plans to re-start the football season after talks on Tuesday. The Football League clubs are scheduled to hold a conference call and plans for the resolution of the season are expected to be discussed, with reports suggesting some League Two clubs are ready to pull the plug on the campaign. The EFL told its member clubs earlier this month to prepare for the season to be completed in 56 days behind closed doors once it was deemed safe for a restart following the coronavirus lockdown.

Like most clubs, Cardiff City have had their share of strange transfer deals over the years – the ones that leave fans scratching their heads. Terry Phillips remembers a record transfer from 38 years ago that even now takes some unravelling. Godfrey Ingram’s move from North America to South Wales during 1982 proved to be one of the oddest transfers in Cardiff City’s history. The former Luton Town forward was reported to have joined Cardiff City from San Jose Earthquakes for a club record £180,000 fee.

John Toshack has paid this tribute to former Merthyr Town defender Frankie Collins, who passed away earlier this month. Cardiff-born former Wales, Swansea City and Real Madrid manager Toshack was a teenage centre-forward when he played for the Bluebirds against Merthyr’s Collins in a Welsh League fixture during the later 1960s. It was a learning experience for the young striker, who recalled: “In my early days playing for Cardiff City in Welsh League football, I had earned a bit of a reputation for myself as a young goal-scoring centre-forward.

Gary Neville fears there is a “serious problem brewing” for players in the Football League coming towards the end of their contracts – despite an agreement over wage reductions at clubs like Newport County. Neville fears that the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic is such that players whose current deals finish at the end of June will struggle to find new clubs. “There is a serious problem brewing in the next few months. Over 1,000 players in the Championship, League One and League Two are out of contract at the end of June and clubs haven’t got the money to recycle them back into the game,” Neville told Sky Sports News’ Football Show.

For no particular reason – in no particular order – Terry Phillips has begun an occasional series recalling some of his favourite Cardiff City characters. John Parkin had only a brief stay with the Bluebirds, but The Beast made his presence felt. Former Cardiff City striker Jon Parkin began his career with home town club […]

Wage cuts or deferrals for Cardiff City and Swansea City players have still to be agreed as EFL clubs continue talks with the Professional Footballers Association (PFA). The EFL is negotiating with the PFA for what is understood to be an even higher percentage of deferral than the 30 per cent the Premier League clubs are seeking. The Championship, League One and Two clubs claim they are being hit especially hard by the loss of match-day revenue due to the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Former Cardiff City and Swansea City winger – and ex-manager of Newport County – Warren Feeney has revealed he is locked down in Bulgaria and away from his family. Feeney – who is currently manager of Bulgarian second division side Pirin Blagoevgrad – stayed in his job when the chance to leave was still open last month. So, while his wife and children are in the UK, Feeney has been helping his local community and trying to ensure players stay fit and healthy.

With both Cardiff City and Swansea City mothballed, it’s time to look back again into the archives. Former Wales international Alan Curtis is one of the few players to have represented both clubs as he tells Terry Phillips. Rhondda-born Alan Curtis played a major role for Cardiff City when they won a promotion and cup double more than 30 years ago, while he served Swansea City for over four decades. Wales international Curtis made the move from Southampton to the Bluebirds and slotted into a team that went up from the old Division Four and won the Welsh Cup.

Players at Cardiff City and Swansea City are among all those in the Premier League and Championship awaiting the outcome of talks over wage cuts. Both Welsh clubs have announced some of their senior staff and managers are having their pay reduced as a result of the coronavirus crisis. They have also joined some other clubs in claiming they will use taxpayers’ money by taking advantage of the government’s furlough scheme.

Whitchurch High School is known for producing all-conquering Welsh sporting talent. Champions League winner Gareth Bale, Lions and Wales’ Grand Slam-winning captain Sam Warburton and Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas were all pupils. But before any of them was Bale’s uncle – Chris Pike – and as Josh Thomas discovered, the former Cardiff City striker achieved his own notable first at the school. Before Bale, before Warburton, before “G”, there was Pike. Chris Pike, a Whitchurch High School pupil, who, together with his teammates, managed something no others had done before or since. “We had a lot of good players, who used to play in the Combination League,” says Pike, now 58, who attended the famous Cardiff school between 1973 and 1978.

Jason Euell’s Charlton Athletic team edged out Cardiff City 2-1 in a Professional Under-23 Development League match at Sparrow One in London. Former Jamaican international Euell, who played club football for Charlton and Middlesbrough, watched his players take all three points and jump above Cardiff City into fourth place. Brendan Wiredu (44 mins) and Hady […]

The Football Association of Wales has suspended all domestic football in the country. The decision means football matches at all levels – from elite to local leagues – in Wales will not take place at least until April 4 due to coronavirus. A statement from the Welsh FA said: “The FAW is fully aware of the impact this will have on the domestic game but the health and safety of all fans, players, volunteers and stakeholders are of paramount importance.