by stresster on August 20th, 2008
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It’s something of a blow to lose your best defender just one match into the season, especially when you’re gunning for a top six finish in the Championship after an FA Cup final appearance last season. However, Dave Jones is going to have to cope without Glenn Loovens, who has now completed his switch from […]
by stresster on August 13th, 2008
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It’s clear that when an Old Firm side lose arguably their best defender, they will hunt down a replacement fairly immediately. This appears to be the case after Rangers were left with no alternative but to sell Carlos Cuellar to Aston Villa for £7.8 million, with Walter Smith identifying a certain Championship defender as his […]
by stresster on August 11th, 2008
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One game down, forty-five to go as far as the 24 teams in the Championship is concerned, but what did the opening weekend of fixtures tell us? Many regard Doncaster’s 1-0 win at Derby as the performance of the weekend, but that’s only working on the assumption that Rovers were playing League One football last […]
by stresster on August 6th, 2008
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Until a player has passed a medical and signed on the dotted line, there is no such thing as a done deal in football. Cardiff City should know, after recently missing out on Marcus Bent. The striker was all set to sign for the Bluebirds from Wigan, before Birmingham dangled a carrot in front of […]
by stresster on July 30th, 2008
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Poor old Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. The striker has had a fun time of things in England, scoring plenty of goals for Leeds, Chelsea and Middlesbrough, although it looks like the party is over for the Dutchman at Cardiff.
by Dexter on July 22nd, 2008
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by jakepjohnson on July 15th, 2008
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Yesterday Cardiff City announced the signing of an ex-Premiership striker and the future looked rosy. This morning, it emerges that they have scrapped the deal as the stiker looked elsewhere before committing to Ninian Park.
by Jon on July 11th, 2008
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Paul Ince has clearly been out in the sun too long if he reckons Robbie Fowler still has what it takes to compete in the Premier League.
by Jon on July 8th, 2008
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Robbie Fowler, known affectionately as God during his time at Liverpool, is set to sign a new one-year deal with Cardiff City, according to BBC Sport Wales.
by stresster on June 14th, 2008
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The summer of 2008 will almost certainly not be remembered as ‘The Hunt for Aaron Ramsey’, but it did leave Manchester United with egg on their face