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Bluebirds manager Neil Warnock. Pic: CCFC.

Warrior Neil Warnock Is Backed To Manage Until He’s 90 Years Old (Only Another 20 Years)

Bluebirds captain Sean Morrison reckons Neil Warnock could stay in football management for another two decades. ’Mozza’ insists manager Warnock,  now aged 70, retains a burning desire for success with Cardiff City and a love for the game. “You only need to have 20 seconds with the gaffer to realise how much he wants to […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 04, 2019
Cardiff City Stadium. Pic: Graham Hunt/Alamy Live News

Warnock’s Bluebirds Bang In Shape For Start Of Season

Neil Warnock has praised his Bluebirds for being ‘fitter than ever’ when they returned for pre-season training. Cardiff City’s manager says: “I’ve never seen a group come back from the summer break as physically fit as our lads have.  “They are aware of their physical responsibilities. Those days where you slapped the weight on in […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 03, 2019
Cardiff city crest on the pitch - credit Alamy

The Bluebirds’ Family Back Club Doctor Len’s Emotional Book ‘Only Time Will Tell – A Father’s Journey’

Cardiff City management and players are supporting Bluebirds club doctor Len Nokes in a personal quest. Manager Neil Warnock, captain Sean Morrison and the entire first team squad gathered at Cardiff City Stadium for the launch of a new book written by Nokes (Only Time Will Tell: A Father’s Journey). “I was emotional and shed […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 03, 2019
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Birthday Boy Evan Ready To Press On For Barry Town

Teenager Evan Press, Barry Town United’s highly talented defender, celebrated his 19th birthday by making his European debut. Cardiff-born Press, a former Bluebirds and Newport junior, was flawless at the heart of Barry Town’s disciplined and organised Europa League performance against Belfast club Cliftonville. The first leg tie ended 0-0, with the return at Cliftonville’s […]

Terry Phillips | Jun 28, 2019
Rodney Parade pitch being re-laid. Pic: Newport County

Will Vaulks Says Cardiff City Move Means He’s At Wales’ Biggest Club

Will Vaulks insists he has joined the “biggest club in Wales” after completing his move to Cardiff City. The Bluebirds – who have also confirmed the signings of targets Joe Day from Newport County and Curtis Nelson from Oxford – have tied up their deal with Rotherham for Vaulks for a fee which will rise to £3m with add-ons. Midfielder Vaulks made his international debut in March and won his third Wales cap in the recent 2-0 Euro 2020 qualifying defeat to Croatia.

Graham Thomas | Jun 27, 2019
Cardiff City Stadium. Pic: Graham Hunt/Alamy Live News

Welshman Dave Cole Reflects On Three Remarkable Decades For Welsh Premier League Barry Town United

Welshman Dave Cole celebrates almost exactly 30 years with his home town club this month. Cole has experienced the heights of football ecstasy with Barry Town and, when he thought the club was going out of existence, the depths of despair. This evening, at Cardiff International Sports Campus, he will proudly watch Barry return to […]

Terry Phillips | Jun 27, 2019
Cardiff City Stadium. Pic: Graham Hunt/Alamy Live News

Lynn The Leap . . . Still Keeping The Welsh Fame Flame Burning

The Welsh Sports Hall of Fame will induct new faces into their number tonight (Wed) at their annual dinner in Cardiff. Lynn Davies – one of the originals – tells Graham Thomas why this particular honours system is worth the effort. When Lynn Davies jumped into history in 1964 he did more than simply become the first Welsh athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal. Lynn the Leap – a nickname he was famously given then and is still stopped in the street by now – also provided the perfect illustration of why a sporting nation should honour its heroes.

Graham Thomas | Jun 26, 2019
Rodney Parade pitch being re-laid. Pic: Newport County

‘Sparky’ Heads To North Wales From Cardiff City And Joins National League Wrexham On Season-Long Loan

Cardiff City striker Mark Harris has signed for National League Wrexham on a season-long loan. Wales Under-21 international Harris, nicknamed ‘Sparky’, has previously spent time on loan with Newport County and Port Vale. “Cardiff City rang me to say Wrexham were interested a couple of weeks ago,” said Harris. “I spoke to the gaffer (Bryan […]

Terry Phillips | Jun 25, 2019
Cardiff City Stadium. Pic: Andrew Orchard sports photography/Alamy Live News

Former Bluebird Michael Links Up Again With Dragons

Former Cardiff City goalkeeper Michael Oakes has returned to Wrexham FC as goalkeeping coach. The former Aston Villa, Wolves and Bluebirds goalkeeper, aged 45, was most recently coaching at Walsall and returns to the club in time for pre-season training with our shot-stoppers Rob Lainton and Christian Dibble. Also joining Wrexham’s backroom staff is sports […]

Terry Phillips | Jun 23, 2019
Craig Bellamy with his shirt

Craig Bellamy Backed As The Man To Build Anderlecht Recovery

Craig Bellamy’s arrival at Anderlecht can help the Belgian club recover their status, claims their sports director Michael Verschueren. The former Wales striker has signed a three-year deal to become the club’s under-21s coach – despite an ongoing investigation into bullying allegations at Cardiff City. The move reunites Bellamy with his former Manchester City teammate Vincent Kompany, who left the Etihad Stadium last month to become player-manager at Anderlecht.

Graham Thomas | Jun 21, 2019
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Swans, Bluebirds To Meet For First Time In Five Years

The Swans and the Bluebirds meet for the first time in five years in the opening Welsh derby of the Championship season at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday, October 26. The return fixture in Cardiff is set for Saturday, January 11 though either could be moved for television purposes. New manager Steve Cooper will lead […]

Terry Phillips | Jun 20, 2019
Cardiff City Stadium. Pic: Graham Hunt/Alamy Live News

Heavyweight Clubs Provide Big Start For Bluebirds Over First Two Months Back In Championship Football

Neil Warnock’s Bluebirds have been handed a tough start for their return to Championship football. They start 2019-20 at Wigan Athletic and will then welcome newly-promoted Luton Town to Cardiff City Stadium a week later. “The way the fixtures have fallen the first half of the season is the most difficult,” said Warnock. “If we […]

Terry Phillips | Jun 20, 2019