Norwich City vs. Cardiff City - February 17, 2024

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MATCH TIMELINE

90' + 3'

D. Goutas

K. FisherJ. Stacey

81'

79'

O. TannerK. Grant

79'

D. TurnbullR. Colwill

C. Fassnacht

78'

S. Van HooijdonkJ. Sargent

70'

J. Lungi SorensenA. Barnes

70'

69'

N. Phillips

C. FassnachtO. Hernandez

61'

D. GiannoulisS. McCallum

61'

59'

K. EteteF. Diedhiou

59'

R. WintleJ. Ralls

J. Sargent

54'

47'

R. Colwill

46'

J. BowlerJ. Wilson-Esbrand

Gabriel

44'

J. Sargent

39'

19'

J. Collins

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Poor Cardiff City ratings as stars given rude awakening at QPR https://t.co/Hz39z3dVBa

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Dismal Cardiff City outplayed as they fall to first defeat of season at QPR https://t.co/kiDCC0sk8J

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PREVIEW: Stoke v Norwich – a chance to build on Burnleydescription

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Great entertainment at Cardiff City Stadium, but it really should have been a win. | Cardiff City mauve and yellow army.New signing Krystian Bielik should know that we’re not always this good! I’d voiced concerns after the Norwich game in midweek that we hadn’t had many on...

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Norwich 4-1 Burnley: Three big points ensure no 2025/26 repeatdescription

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Cardiff 1–2 Norwich: A much-needed trip to the therapy roomdescription

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Can the Canaries find a way out of the Carabao Cup?description

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Ranking Worst Kits of Season 📊Madrid, Spurs and Newcastle lead pack of bad fits 📲

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A deserved point for brave “no centrebacks” Cardiff City. | Cardiff City mauve and yellow army.I said in my reaction piece from the Wrexham game that I hoped we wouldn’t see that team again this season, well we didn’t see it today at Derby. However,...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Derby County matches. | Cardiff City mauve and yellow army.After the game against Swindon on 8 August, BBM spoke of the need for new additions to his squad in what, for him, were very strong terms, he spoke of us being...

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City 1, West Brom 2: New season, same old Norwichdescription

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New Norwich City signings … just like double-decker busesdescription

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Norwich City 'closing in' on Bruno Alves - MFW YouTubeCity are closing in on a loan with purchase option for Cruzeiro left-sided defender Bruno Alves. Reports from ESPN Brazil state that the Brazilian U20 international is heading to England in the next few days for a medical, ahead of becoming the Canaries' first signing of the 2026/27 season.

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MONDAY MARDLE: The case for the defence - Norwich City-styleLast week, I took a look at Ben Knapper and hopefully provided a balanced view on his recent form. This week, I'm moving onto the pitch and starting at the back. I'll work my way forward over the next few weeks, looking at where, in my opinion, we need to strengthen and where we need to trim.

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Kenny McLean: What is Norwich's Plan BNorwich City's player of the season did not make the trip to Hull last Saturday due to a back injury. He finished the season having played in 42 of the 46 league games. Norwich lost three out of the four games in which he did not feature.

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Mansfield Town matches.I first became aware of the indisputable fact that time passes more quickly as you get older when I was about twenty five and now, forty five years later, one...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Northampton Town matches.On 28 February, Northampton drew 1-1 at home to Peterborough to end a run of three straight losses. At the time they were in the bottom four, but only a couple...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Reading matches. | Cardiff City mauve and yellow army.There’s no need for much of a preamble about tomorrow’s trip to Reading. From a City point of view, it’s the same as it’s been for a...

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Paris Maghoma: Norwich’s missing mandescription

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers games.Tomorrow sees the game that a couple of months was being predicted by some as the one we'd clinch promotion in. As it stands, victory over Bolton at...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Peterborough United matches.It seems to be generally accepted that the clubs currently in third to fifth positions in League One (Bolton, Bradford and Stockport) are guaranteed a...

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"We're only making plans for Nigel" ... that Ruairi McConville ... and other NCFC stuffIf you're an editor of a football site, international breaks are a nightmare. The lack of productivity this week on MFW tells the story. Sorry. Little did I expect, though, that our nearest and dearest, with whom we lock horns in less than a fortnight, would provide the week's talking point, one that usurped the World Cup Playoff semifinals and England's international draw with Uruguay.

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Blackpool matches.Blackpool were in the bottom four of League One even after beating us 3-1 on 8 November to make it seven points from the last nine under the recently appointed...

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Creative conundrums: What is Norwich's best front four?Philippe Clement has deployed a 4-2-3-1 system to great effect during the four months he has been in charge at Norwich. While the defence and midfield are arguably nailed down, the attacking positions are far from being settled and have seen plenty of rotation in recent weeks.

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Exeter City matches.Cardiff City play their fourth away game in five on Saturday when they travel to Exeter for what passes as their local derby this season with the knowledge...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Doncaster Rovers matches.Having had to travel to Home Park to face a team in their best form of what still has to be regarded as a disappointing campaign for a club like Plymouth that...

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VIDEO: 'ARE NORWICH ON THE UP?' NODGE SPOTLIGHTAnother week with three games approaches for City. They take on Birmingham, Sheffield Wednesday, and Leicester. But how do we think they'll fare against those sides? Can we get all nine points that are up for grabs? How do we keep having an injury crisis every season?

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle matches.Given their location, it's an easy assumption to make that Plymouth Argyle are strong at Home Park because nearly all of the visiting sides have had to...

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FA Cup Fifth Round Draw 🏆👀 Chelsea away at Wrexham 🍿 Newcastle hosts Man City 📲 Full results for next round

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A few decades of Cardiff City v (AFC) Wimbledon matches.After spending most of the season being perceived as a low scoring side that was greatly reliant on their decent defensive record, AFC Wimbledon have become...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Rotherham United matches.New loan signing Calum Scanlon is ready to be included in the City team to face Rotherham tomorrow according to BBM at his pre game media conference yesterday...

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Another frustrating away draw for careless Cardiff City.A second consecutive 1-1 away draw to leave supporters feeling frustrated. At Wycombe, my frustration stemmed from us being so much on top, but not being able...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Wigan Athletic matches.We seem to be going through a run of games against opponents that are very hard, or impossible, to set seven decades quizzes for. Wigan are always a challenge...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Lincoln City matches.Sincil Bank, Lincoln is the alleged birthplace of the Ayatollah and for a while I wondered if the day it was seen for the first time was the last time we...

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The elephant in the room - what happens next to Carrow Road?The uproar following the original stadium development announcement was perfectly understandable. Little more than a presentation, consisting of a video, and emails or letters sent to affected fans. Consultation it was not. However, there is nothing to be gained by retracing what happened, or didn't. The whole communication process was a mess.

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town matches.Even though you would have thought televised coverage of League One and Two clubs would be restricted to the Second Round of the FA Cup this weekend, Sky have...

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The Smiles Are Back at Carrow Road. The Clement Era Has LiftoffRarely can I recall a final whistle at Carrow Road being greeted with such raw emotion. Not in recent times. Folk visibly moved. Even the odd tear. Those south of the border spent Saturday evening mocking us for getting giddy over a home win over QPR, but who cares.

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Northampton Town matches.The pretty considerable number of City fans in my experience who couldn't care less about international football will be relieved that it's now...

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PETITION: Remove Ben Knapper as Norwich City sporting directorFor over two years, supporters of Norwich City Football Club have watched on with mounting frustration as Ben Knapper, the club's Sporting Director, has overseen a series of disappointing, often baffling, decisions that have led to repeated failures and poor performance on and off the field.

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Accounts Show Starkly How Indebted NCFC Is To Norfolk FB HoldingsSomewhat overshadowed by other events this weekend, an important club announcement was made on Friday when the accounts for 2024/25 were published. Several fans made comments regarding the aspirational stuff in the report and Ben Knapper's support of Liam Manning.

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Fan Alliance Norwich: An UpdateIn my previous article I mentioned my intention to set up a new supporters' group called Fan Alliance Norwich, and I wanted to provide an update on my progress. I am currently drawing up documentation in collaboration with the Football Supporters Association.

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Blackpool matches.First thing to say is it's good to be back after my hospital stay. I had a prostate scare back in 2014 and learned things then which made me believe that...

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Transitional Purgatory: How Norwich City Lost Its WayIt's 2002. I'm 8 years old. It's my first ever football match. Norwich beat Watford 4-0. A day I will never forget, as I fell head over heels for football and Norwich City. Twenty-three years later, I have witnessed five promotions and six relegations, four league titles, one runners-up, and a playoff final win at Wembley.

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The silence is deafening. NCFC destined to be in perpetual transition?So, 16 years unbeaten in the East Anglian Derby comes to an end, as we knew it would eventually. In fairness, with Ipswich just down from the Premier League, and us, frankly, in a bit of a mess, in all likelihood, we probably knew what was going to happen, and it doesn't feel as bad as I thought it would.

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Malaise at Norwich City. Who's to blame, and what's the solution?I'd better start with a disclaimer. The answers - at least any that I can come up with - aren't quite as simple or direct as the questions. But we can try to dissect the issues and reflect on causes - in particular, things which have made the situation worse than it might have been.

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Probably the lowest ebb Norwich City has found itself since 2009"We understand there'll be bumps in the road, but our responsibility is to build a team that people can look at and understand what it is we're trying to do. When the time comes, if patience is needed, that will make it easier for people to afford that to us."

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Knapper and Webber fiddle as Norwich City FC burnsIt's not like we didn't see it coming. Still hurts though. But it's not so much the defeat itself that stings; it's the almost inevitable way they folded in the second half, with, after a bright-ish first half, performance levels falling off a cliff. As did the 16-year/14-game record.

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The bigger picture at NCFC ... and it's not pretty!Since Daniel Farke was sacked in 2021, Norwich City FC has been drifting. Nearly four years on, four different managers have walked through the Carrow Road doors - Dean Smith, David Wagner, Johannes Hoff Thorup, and now Liam Manning - yet the only thing the club has mastered is the art of standing still.

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Leyton Orient matches.I've said before on here that Newport County have always been my "second team". Although it seems that many County fans can't stand City, I've always...

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Yes, Carrow Road is a 'library'. What do they expect?As the Barclay End clock ticked onto 61 minutes, my River End neighbour turned to me. "We're not scoring tonight, are we". It wasn't a question. It was un-Andrew-like (yes, that's his name). He's generally the voice of reason, not prone to snap judgments, and, unlike me, thinks before he speaks, even in the heat of Championship battle.

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Cardiff City's 2020's curse returns with a reminder that the mental scars are still there for some.So, for the first time this season, the biggest single factor in our decline in the 2020's raises its head - the fact that our home results have been...

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Carrow Road will not tolerate excuses forever...When Liam Manning was unveiled there was a palpable sense of renewal around Carrow Road. Finally, someone who will understand how important this club is to the city. After all Manning was born in Norwich, so who better to grasp what the Canaries mean to their supporters?

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Canaries turn to play roles of hapless extras in Hollywood docu-soapAs we enter what's now been coined 'Game Week 6' with a 100 per cent record of home defeats this season, what's needed is a period of calm. To reflect that with a new manager, a new system, and a lot of new signings, it's going to take a while to gel.

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Stockport County matches.Back to club football again then with a visit to a side that it seemed to me at the start of the season would be right up there either in or challenging for a...

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The NCFC keepers' union - 2025/26 styleIf you've not already seen it, I heartily recommend taking a look at the Club's recent behind-the-scenes YouTube video entitled, 'How Vlad made THAT save at the weekend'.

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MONDAY MARDLE: An NCFC week for the ages ... not all for the right reasonsSo, how was your week? It's easy to forget that, in among all the angst and drama, City played two games and now go into the international break for a couple of weeks. Usually, fans' breath is baited, waiting to hear that our star internationals are returning injury-free.

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle matches.To my surprise, we only have eight games to play in Lancashire and Yorkshire in our league programme because it seems much more than that, but throw in...

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More self-inflicted Carrow Road pain for Manning's menOuch. It wasn't just the second consecutive 2-1 home defeat that stung; it was also knowing the online backlash would be irrational and over-the-top. The opening day defeat by Millwall had prepped us. We were not to be disappointed.

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Americans Abroad: Can Sargent Afford to Stay at Norwich?USMNT forward doesn't have much left to prove in the Championship. Will he stay anyway?

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Seven decades (perhaps) of Cardiff City v Wimbledon games.Well, here goes, the first voyage into the unknown this season as we take on teams like the current league leaders, Stevenage, that will be very difficult to...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Rotherham United matches.Rotherham United's record in 23/24 suggested they were one of the weakest Championship sides of recent years. Their twenty seven points was seventeen less...

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Canaries aiming to avoid an Oxford as a new Norwich City era dawnsHere we go again. Once more unto the breach and all that... For football fans, especially those who were feeling a little bruised and let down at the end of last season (like us), the summer is lovely. No Saturday afternoon and midweek heartache from which you have to recover within a couple of days before you go through it all again.

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Port Vale matches.Sky Sports have decreed that City's first away league game should kick off at 8 pm on Thursday night, yet it will not stop around two thousand Cardiff fans...

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First test passed for what is probably Cardiff City's youngest ever team.The 25/26 league season started for Cardiff City in a new division with a new Manager/Head Coach and a team selection that certainly set the tongues wagging. ...

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Warning: NCFC record on splashing cash on big price tag signings is... mixedAnother week closer to the new season. A brace of friendlies and final confirmation that Borja Sainz is no longer a City player. One of those weeks where a lot has happened.

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Two friendlies, two 1-1s, and two red cards on a crazy NCFC dayStill, pre-season ambles along, testing the fitness and resolve of the players while giving Liam Manning an early chance to assess what he likes and dislikes from his still-new charges.

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Well, it's certainly a different type of managerial appointment by Cardiff City!Just as Cardiff City fans were becoming resigned to adding Monday 16 June to their long, long list of dates where we'd not appointed the successor to Omer...

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My Cardiff City legends eleven, but what constitutes a "legend"?Cardiff City Supporters' Trust are holding their AGM on Thursday at Cardiff City Stadium and, as usual, Rob Phillips and Jason Perry will be in attendance to...

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From Norwich school boy to head coach of Norwich City FCSince last weekend, it's been Norfolk's worst-kept secret. And while it's still officially a secret, barring an event of cataclysmic proportions, after what we've been told was an extensive search (although may not have been), we expect Liam Manning to be announced as the man in the next few days.

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VIDEO: How did NCFC suffer another season of underperformance?After a 13th-place finish, instant cup exits and ending up without a manager, the 2024-25 season can only be deemed a disappointment for City. Off the back of our embarrassing play-off exit last campaign, we somehow endured an even worse set of performances from August to May. Were the signings up to scratch?

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Oxford United matches.If I've worked this out right, even a defeat in Monday's home game with Oxford United will not see us relegated, so, strictly speaking, it's...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Sheffield United matches.I can't help thinking that Omer Riza is already regretting some of the things he said in his press conference yesterday ahead of tomorrow's game at...

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A massive summer ahead for Norwich City's Big ThreeThe overhaul of the Norwich City boardroom is largely complete. The revamp of the club's football management structure is also nearing completion, but I expect there to be more ins and outs within the coaching, fitness and data teams as Ben Knapper further evolves the football side of the operation.

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A positive shift in the mood music as Carrow Road warms to a decent showingAs 0-0 draws go, that was pretty decent. The reaction of the crowd said as much. Following on from the horror of Home Park, I expected a muted, maybe tetchy, Carrow Road, but a positive start to the game with added tempo did the trick.

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VIDEO: Jacob Wright 'Wants To Join' Norwich City PermanentlyJacob Wright could become City's first signing of the 2025-26 season, after he has impressed City boss Johannes Hoff Thorup during his current loan spell. The Pink Un's Connor Southwell reported that the Canaries want to exercise their £2.3m option to buy for the English youth international from his parent club, Manchester City.

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Preston North End matches.I've mentioned before that I'm sure Preston North End are the team we've played more than any other since I started supporting City in the...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers matches.Well, with just over a month to go of the season, it's finally happened. Cardiff City have dropped into the bottom three that Omer Riza took us out of...

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Sargent, Aaronson Thriving Despite CriticsUSMNT pair excelling for their clubs

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Cardiff City play pretty well, but relegation gloom is settling over the club.By and large, Cardiff City home games in the last five seasons have been occasions to be endured rather than enjoyed. Results have been very poor and my...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday matches.Eight games to go and this last portion of the season is being described as eight Cup Finals for Cardiff City in which their Championship destiny will be...

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What to become of the NCFC loaners?The last transfer window closed only 46 days ago but recruitment is a never-ending process, with clubs continuously looking to see where they need to prune their squads and where they need to invest.

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Nike to Release No Chelsea 120-Year Anniversary KitChelsea has just celebrated its 120th anniversary (10 March 1905 - 10 March 2025).

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers matches.Cardiff City's gradual decline under Vincent Tan can be measured by our recent record against teams like Hull (we may have beaten them recently, but...

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Can shell-shocked Canaries regain some pride at Ashton Gate?I am writing this following the Sheffield Wednesday game, so the collective shell shock is still reverberating. Quite how Johannes Hoff Thorup lifts his players before the game with Bristol City is beyond me, but with the television cameras watching, a reaction is demanded. Our opponents, however, are by no means going to make that easy.

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Inter defender set for first Germany call-upSky Germany reports that Yann Bisseck will be called up to the German national team for the first time for the games against Italy.

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Sunderland games.Fixtures between us and Sunderland in recent years have completely favoured the away side. Since Sunderland have returned to the Championship, they have won on...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Burnley matches.A 3-0 defeat by Preston in the Cup on Saturday will have dented Burnley's aura of defensive impregnability, but not shattered it as their team at...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Hull City matches.At first glance, it's strange that a home game against a team that has been below us for much of the season is being treated as something akin to a...

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Moise Kean medical update issued after former Everton striker collapsed on pitchThe 24-year-old's club, Fiorentina, said the striker had been discharged from hospital

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Bristol City matches.For a team that had a pretty awful record in derbies not so long ago, Cardiff City have turned things around in the last two seasons. Last year, they won the...

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Seven decades of Cardiff City v Portsmouth matches.I've not checked this, but the BBC, who usually get these sort of things right, are saying that we've not lost a league game at Fratton Park,...