For those of you interested in football (soccer) in the UK, you won’t have failed to have noticed a stunning transfer which took place last week. Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy, one of the club’s top players last season, joined his hometown club and the team I support, Cardiff City, on loan for the entire 2010/11 campaign.

It was a transfer that shook the football world and divided opinion, mainly down to should a player of Bellamy’s undoubted ability be “allowed” to join a second-tier side like Cardiff when his talent would be better used at another side in the Premier League? (more…)

It’s been a week since I returned home from Wembley Stadium, having watched my beloved Cardiff City lose to Blackpool in what was possibly the biggest match of the club’s history.

Victory would have propelled the Bluebirds into the Premier League where they could have mixed it with the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool on a weekly basis – they even took the lead twice but still managed to lose 3-2.

As I trudged back to the supporter’s bus after the final whistle, my mind clouded by alcohol and disappointment, I thought the experience would make a great blog post. (more…)

Alas, it was not meant to be.

I joined 40,000 or so other Cardiff City fans at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 22 May hoping to win a place in the Premier League next season.

But, despite taking the lead twice against Blackpool, we ended up losing 3-2. (more…)

Wow! What a night that was…

I don’t think I have experienced more highs and lows, a sense of massive disappointment only to be replaced by that of hope and overwhelming elation all in the space of two and a half hours. (more…)

Last weekend I witnessed a peaceful protest by fans of Cardiff City FC after their late victory against Doncaster Rovers. They were protesting against chairman Peter Ridsdale, who they believe took money from them under false pretences and has been hiding the true financial situation of the club for too long. (more…)

Another Cardiff City match, another “official opening” it seems. First we had the very first match at the new stadium involving two sets of “Legends” and then it was the official opening of the new stadium with an exhibition against Scottish giants Celtic.

But, Saturday was the “real” opening as far as I am concerned. The very first league match played at the new stadium would always go down as an historic event and the team were aware of the magnitude of the whole situation. Newly promoted Scunthorpe United provided the opposition, such that it was, and were swept aside 4-0 by the Bluebirds on the day. (more…)

Despite attending the Cardiff City Legends match a few weeks ago and the club also playing a friendly against non league Chasetown, last night’s match against Celtic was deemed the “official” opening of the new Cardiff City Stadium. A crowd of 15,000 turned up to watch the Bluebirds in their new home and while the support was fantastic, the football on offer was not. It was typical pre-season fare with neither side offering a great deal and the match finished 0-0. (more…)

I was one of just under 5,000 “proper” Cardiff City fans who attended the first ever match at the new stadium on Saturday 4 July – an All Star match featuring teams managed by Eddie May and Lennie Lawrence. Even though the occasion wasn’t that fantastic, it was a great opportunity to get a first glimpse of the new stadium and to watch a match in our shiny new seats in the Canton Stand. For what it’s worth, Lennie’s team won 3-1 and Graham Kavanagh opened the scoring with a memorable goal worthy of being the first to be scored at City’s new home. (more…)