Articles tagged with "cardiff-city-news"
The earlier than expected Scout Post and defensive dilemmatic deficiencies
By Martyn | August 14th, 2008Lo and behold, it looks as if we've finally made efforts to sort out the woeful scouting system inadequacies! The appointment of Roger Smith is ...
SMERSH/SPECTRE rejoice as Bond meets an end stickier than a sapling...
By Martyn | August 13th, 2008Naff lager, naff cup. I'm sure Chester fans will concur with me at the very least. Seriously, if anyone, anywhere lists this competition as their ...
God may have blessed us with Banoffee pie, Newcy Brown, Elvis, and The Legend of Zelda series of games, but he only truly peaked with the creation of last minute winners!
By Martyn | August 10th, 2008Every single win, be it a 31-0 thrashing or a jammy, undeserved sucker punch steal is rewarded with exactly the same prize: 3 points. Such ...
If you're having girl problems I feel bad for you son/I got 99 problems/But these ain't 'em!
By Martyn | August 8th, 2008Reading back through my own posts I've noticed that there is a rather torrid malodorous stench of defeatism, regret, pessimism and kismet-submission. In fact some ...
Can we not find a middle ground between utopic and dystopic?
By Martyn | August 7th, 2008Footie or sex is an oft-posed and face-scrunchingly superfluous and neurotic question favoured by lad’s mags and the XXXL testosterone-fuelled beefcakes that try to dominate ...
Is 1 the new 13?
By Martyn | August 7th, 2008As I so recurrently and fervidly condition, it’s hard to get animated over and interpret too great a deal from pre-season friendlies. Nevertheless as I ...
It just so happens that Smarties, BBC TV show QI, Pot Noodle condiment sachets, and big dusty books aren't the only ones with all the answers!
By Martyn | August 6th, 2008So there you have it and there you are... blessed with remnants of my non-existent foresight! For clarification and confusion avoidance purposes, the overall table ...
DiMaggio, Swanson, Scully, Pesci, King, Ledley - Hey ho, it's Joe!
By Martyn | August 3rd, 2008The more I look at how our squad is shaping up with the new acquisitions and versatile options, the further I think that the club ...
FLC Predictions and Guide Part 1: Positions 19-24
By Martyn | August 3rd, 2008Over the course of the next four days, I'll give you a semi-guide to the teams that comprise this year's Championship division, ranked in order ...
Decent enough, but not much Amsterdamage.
By Martyn | August 2nd, 2008The Outstanding - Young Ajax centre-back Vurnon Anita, take a bow. You were absolutely colossal. Despite easily being the smallest centre-back I have ever seen and ...
No news is good news, so here's about 5 n' half pieces.
By Martyn | August 1st, 2008Sorry my last two posts have all been a bit of a Wales Online news reel relay. I thought it best to keep things updated ...
Transparent Pete gets a ventriloquist, and Cooper says 'No(r) way'
By Martyn | July 29th, 2008I'm not quite Trevor McDonald, and this is more like the news at twenty to seven, but... Dong! Man's favourite Fab Four song is Norwegian Wood Kenny Cooper ...
Bold beancounter burbling and bravado, and will it be KING Kenny or Useless F*cKING Kenny?
By Martyn | July 27th, 2008Stirring braggadocios yakking from the soundbiteoholic Iron Fist raises 4 bizarrely bemusing beard scratchers. In the introductory words of Kel from 1990's TV fodder Kenan ...
Will there be an open-top bus parade of the Algarve Cup through the streets of Cardiff?
By Martyn | July 25th, 2008Well, well, well. I must say I was very impressed by last night's 1-0 defeat of Celtic. Although the opposition were as blunt as a ...
Public relations deflations.
By Martyn | July 24th, 2008This piece is written in response to a few points raised in an interview given here by Dave Jones. It relates to a period before ...
The profitability of salt and pepper pot positioning.
By Martyn | July 24th, 2008Tactics are a word the likes of Barry Fry are allergic to, but most technical-area prowling pot-bellied team leaders - including our very own Scouse ...
Sillier than a couple with the surname Ridiculous naming their child Frank-Lee.
By Martyn | July 22nd, 2008What exactly is the point of bidding for players we know we have no chance of snaring?! Sure, I'm all for signs and showings of ...
Portuguese stalemates and a guide to the alphabet.
By Martyn | July 19th, 2008Another friendly, a draw being the result of this one. I'll discuss my thoughts on tactics and team selections in the next week or so. ...
When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.
By Martyn | July 19th, 2008I'm pretty certain that if our club ever took a hen to a cutlery factory, they'd still somehow fail to organise an egg n' spoon ...
Could City use a transfer guru?
By Martyn | July 14th, 2008Italian clubs are renowned for having transfer gurus (more officially termed as Sporting Directors or General Managers), the most famous perhaps being either the now ...
Doth Darcy do or die?
By Martyn | July 14th, 2008Youngster Darcy Blake has played in a wide variety of positions since signing a full-time professional deal, but it remains to be seen whether he ...
Schaaf shafts us as we end up with less attackers than a Buddhist army.
By Martyn | July 14th, 2008On an ironic note regarding transfers, Dave Jones said right here that last year - owing to the woeful training ground situation - a player ...
Has the club missed a trick by delaying a release of this season's new strip?
By Martyn | July 14th, 2008It is Premier League tradition for sides during the final game of whatever campaign they are concluding to model the kit they intend to dive, ...
Should we be grateful our club has stability in the managerial position?
By Martyn | July 14th, 2008After another summer of pots of antagonism brewing between fans and management, and Dave Jones's reprieve from his beleaguered chairman during the course of last ...
How many more times!!?? Bluebirds no longer hellbent for Marcus.
By Martyn | July 14th, 2008The pure fire of anger that was burning through me when I read this is slowly starting to turn into the smoke of frustration (excuse ...
Me moaning about the moaner's moaning about our moaning.
By Martyn | July 14th, 2008Look who's moaning again. Right here. Well Dave, here's why fans have questioned and regretted this whole sorry saga either way: - ...
So how many kids will want 'Bent' written on the back of their shirts then?
By Martyn | July 14th, 2008We have signed 7 players so far this summer. It puts us on a par with the average Championship club’s transaction frequency, but we’re trailing ...
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