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Aussie Referee Jarred Takes Charge Of Bluebirds Championship Clash Against Huddersfield

Australian referee Jarred Gillett, a five-times Aussie ref of the year, takes charge of Cardiff City’s Championship home match against Huddersfield Town this evening. He is the first foreign referee to officiate in the English Football League. Gillett, 32, has been on the Australian A-League rota since 2010 and joined the Fifa referees’ list in […]

Terry Phillips | Aug 21, 2019
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Huddersfield’s Hudson Back In South Wales Intent On Causing A Bluebirds’ Championship Upset

Mark Hudson, the Bluebirds captain who led Cardiff City to the Championship title in 2013, returns to South Wales intent on piling more misery on Neil Warnock’s team. Hudson is now caretaker head coach of Championship rivals Huddersfield Town, who play at Cardiff City Stadium on Wednesday, and he says: “We’re there to take the […]

Terry Phillips | Aug 21, 2019
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Andy Legg’s Bluebirds Under-23 Verdict: ‘Individual Errors Cost Us Again – We Have To Cut Them out’

Under 23 fixture: Barnsley 3, Cardiff City 1 Shamar Moore, Cardiff City’s fast and tricky centre-forward struck an early goal to fire their under-23 team ahead against Barnsley at the Oakwell training Complex. The Bluebirds, though, could not build on their advantage and Barnsley hit back to win Professional Development League match 3-1 thanks to […]

Terry Phillips | Aug 20, 2019
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‘Pinchy’ Shines In Midfield, But The Young Bluebirds Blow Under-18 Victory Hopes Against Crewe

Cardiff City 2, Crewe Alexandra 2 The young Bluebirds scored two goals in two minutes to take control of their opening Under-18 Professional Development League home fixture of the season – and then tossed hopes of victory away. City took the lead after 74 minutes when Kieron Evans tapped home a cross at the far […]

Terry Phillips | Aug 18, 2019
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Sky Pundit Keith Verdict On Bluebirds: ‘I Hope For Their Sakes It’s Just A One-Off Game Where They Struggled’

Reading 3, Cardiff City 0 The Bluebirds’ team performance at Reading was awful. Embarrassing for their fans. Their hit and hope football lacked conviction and Reading could have won by far more than three goals.  Cardiff City have conceded six goals in two Championship away matches and they don’t yet look a team capable of […]

Terry Phillips | Aug 18, 2019
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Wrexham Goals Ace ‘Sparky’ Loving Life In North Wales

Cardiff City striker Mark Harris is gunning for goals – in North Wales. Wales under-21 international Harris has scored in his last three Wrexham appearances and says: “I want more.” ‘Sparky’ is on loan at Vanarama National League Wrexham and has netted against Boreham Wood, Dover Athletic and fired the winner against Halifax Town. Now […]

Terry Phillips | Aug 16, 2019
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Pompey Boy Marlon Proudly Wearing Bluebirds’ Blue

Marlon Pack’s first visit to Wembley Stadium came when he was a first year scholar at his home city club, Portsmouth FC, and they faced Cardiff City in the FA Cup final. Nwankwo Kanu scored the only goal for manager Harry Redknapp’s Pompey, who battled to a 1-0 win against Dave Jones’ Bluebirds. Now Pack […]

Terry Phillips | Aug 16, 2019
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Dragons Goals Ace ‘Sparky’ Lights Up The Racecourse

Wrexham 1, Halifax 0 ’Sparky’ is on fire – and Dragons fans are simply adoring how their young Bluebird is leading their Vanarama National League charge. Welshman Mark Harris, who signed for Wrexham on loan from Cardiff City this summer, has scored three goals for his new team already. The Wales under-21 international, nicknamed ‘Sparky’, […]

Terry Phillips | Aug 14, 2019
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Newport, Swans And Bluebirds Drawn At Home In Cup

Newport County have drawn against Premier League West Ham United in the Carabao Cup second round. The Exiles won a penalty shootout 4-1 at Gillingham’s Priestfield Stadium after a 2-2 draw  Josh Sheehan, Padraig Amond, Micky Demetriou and Tristan Abrahams scored penalties for County. They will now focus on Saturday’s League Two home clash with […]

Terry Phillips | Aug 13, 2019
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When Neil Met Isaac . . . Love At First Sight

Neil Warnock’s heart must have missed a beat or two when new signing Isaac Vassell scored the winning goal against Luton Town last weekend. Why? Because the Bluebirds boss knew that one day the 25-year-old was going to come good and he had wanted to sign him when he was at Rotherham. In many ways it was love at first sight when Warnock first saw his new striker on a football field. It may have taken the Cardiff City boss three years to finally get his man, but the 70-year-old couldn’t be happier.

Graham Thomas | Aug 12, 2019
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Andy’s Young Bluebirds Cut Down At Home By Blades

Under-23 Development match Cardiff City 1, Sheffield United 3 Coach Andy Legg’s young Bluebirds slipped to defeat in their opening Professional Development League fixture at Cardiff International Sports Campus. Jake Young (2) and Reece York scored Sheffield United’s goals during the second half of a hard fought match. Blades’ coach Matt Dukes, a former Burton […]

Terry Phillips | Aug 12, 2019
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Warnock’s 10 Out Of 10 Thanks To New Boy Vassell

Cardiff City 2, Luton Town 1 Neil Warnock scored 10 out of in Cardiff City’s first SkyBet Championship win of the 2019-20 season. Substitute Isaac Vassell capped off Warnock’s day with a winning goal six minutes into injury time. The Bluebirds manager has never lost a Football League against Luton Town in 10 games against […]

Terry Phillips | Aug 10, 2019