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Ian 'Boot' Carbis

Boro banter kicks off with Bluebirds

THE banter with Cardiff City fans has already begun. As soon as referee Peter Walton blew his whistle on the fifth round replay and it was confirmed the Bluebirds would travel to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup quarter-finals, the messages started to filter through. Read

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Beat them and they will come

THE FAW are still umming and ahhing about where to call home for this year’s World Cup qualifiers. Read

Ian 'Boot' Carbis

Vidmar signs off on a disappointing note

THERE was no happy ending as former Cardiff City defender Tony Vidmar brought the curtain down on his playing career in Sydney yesterday. Read

David Giles

Serious injuries are always a big worry

THE sickening injury to Arsenal’s Eduardo is a reminder to us all of just what can happen on a football pitch. Read

Ian 'Boot' Carbis

Mancini ‘joke’ is not so foreign

WHEN Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini this week said he could be the next boss of Wales, most of those present at his Anfield press conference laughed. Read

David Giles

Just how far can City go in FA Cup?

CARDIFF City may still be rank outsiders to actually win the FA Cup, but that takes nothing away from events of Saturday, one of the great occasions at Ninian Park. Read

David Giles

Wales must look to make use of Evans

DISAPPOINTING as Saturday’s defeat to Norwich City was, there was one bright note – Ched Evans is Welsh. Read

Neville Southall

Now we have real strength in depth

WHAT a difference a game makes – or 14 years for that matter! Read

Ian 'Boot' Carbis

The opposition will find it a bit grim up north

THE future’s bright . . . the future’s yellow. Read

Ian 'Boot' Carbis

Kuhn's Swiss timing is off

IF you catch Switzerland manager Kobi Kuhn looking at his watch on Wednesday night at Wembley, he may not be just keeping tabs on the referee’s time-keeping. Read

David Giles

Parry’s absence for Wales is a mystery

WITH a Wales game upon us in midweek, the one thing I want to know is just why Paul Parry isn’t involved. Read

Let’s build with wins, says Nev

EVERY side needs experience – and Wales aren’t blessed with an awful lot. Read

You can’t play down

IT was the job Robbie Fowler was supposed to do. But at the moment injury has stopped him doing it. Read

Terry Phillips

Fans get straight to the point in quizzing Ridsdale

PETER Ridsdale and Dave Jones were guests for a question and answer session at Bryntirion Athletic’s clubhouse this week. Read

Ian 'Boot' Carbis

Fab won’t go cap in hand to Becks

NEW England boss Fabio Capello seems to have played it just right in relation to David Beckham’s quest for 100 caps. Read

David Giles

Cardiff City should take a look at non-league

FOR me, the FA Cup had some of its magic restored this weekend. Read

Simon Kendal-Williams

Welsh defenders suffer collective woes

THIS weekend’s FA Cup fourth round was the first in more than half a century where no replays were needed. Read

Chris Wathan

You just have to Earn it, Rob

IF once is unfortunate and twice is careless, what does that make the third time, Earnie? Read

Terry Phillips

Barker keen to play only a week after hernia op

CHRIS Barker, the full-back discarded by Cardiff City manager Dave Jones last summer, is aiming for a return to Ninian Park on Tuesday. Read

Ian 'Boot' Carbis

In-fighting is all in the game

THE only surprise about the on-field bust-up between Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner is that it doesn’t happen more often. Read

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