Football Manager 2008 Journey

2008-08-11T00:10:00.000-07:00

Monthly Report: 1 January 2008 - 31 January 2008

2008-08-11T00:05:00.000-07:00

Cardiff defence records clean sheet

Cardiff defenders and goalkeeper would be proud of themselves as they keep their 1st clean sheet after 14 games. Their last clean sheet was back in November, where they kept a clean sheet against Bristol City in the 4-0 win.

2008-08-11T00:02:00.000-07:00

Bad string of results for Cardiff

Cardiff only managed a draw after seeing their two goal lead vanish after some poor defending from the defenders.

2008-08-10T23:57:00.000-07:00

Stoke beats Cardiff by narrow scoreline

Stoke beats Cardiff 1-0 as the visitors fail to establish any danger shots on goal. This weak performance by Cardiff will leave team manager, Leon Ng, tinkering with his formation.

2008-08-10T23:55:00.000-07:00

MacLean scores against old club as Burnley lose out

Ex-Cardiff player Steven MacLean scored a early goal to give Burnley the lead, but his previous rival at Cardiff, Bogdan Stancu, scored twice later to give the Bluebirds the win.

2008-08-10T23:52:00.000-07:00

Cardiff turn on the style

Cardiff beat League 1 opposition, Bournemouth, in the FA Cup 3th Round with a 5-1 scoreline. Debutant Georginio Wijnaldum scored his first goal for Cardiff.

2008-08-10T23:49:00.000-07:00

Stunning goal from new signing Mravac fails to give Cardiff win

New signing Mravac scored a stunning 35 yards free kick from the left side of the field but it was not enough as QPR's Ben Sahar, loaned in from Chelsea, scored twice, to give QPR the win.

2008-08-10T23:44:00.000-07:00

Monthly Report: 1 December 2007 - 31 December 2007

2008-08-10T23:38:00.000-07:00

Disappointing results from Cardiff

Cardiff has only managed to get 6 points out of a possible 12 in their last 4 games. With the transfer window opening, can the new signings make a difference?

2008-08-10T23:31:00.000-07:00

Cardiff's forwards shine in Ipswich match

Cardiff's forward shine in what was a poor performance again by Cardiff's defenders. Team manager, Leon Ng, has revealed that there will be several new signings coming in during the January transfer window to strengthen the squad, with youngsters Jack Hobbs, Ever Banega and forward Tamas Priskin making the switch to Ninian Park while 8 players would be leaving Ninian Park for now, most notably MacLean, who is unhappy about the lack of first-team action.

2008-08-10T23:26:00.000-07:00

"2-2 draw unacceptable",says Leon

Bluebirds manager, Leon Ng, has made it clear that he was unhappy after his side drew 2-2 against Blackpool, who are last in the league. Cardiff were unable to dominate possession long enough and missed several easy chances.

2008-08-10T23:22:00.000-07:00

Ledley The Saviour As Cardiff Win By A Goal

Joe Ledley gave Cardiff the win with his 90th minute strike to allow Cardiff to win 3-4 against Conventry. The defence of Cardiff City needs to be worked on as the problem continues.

2008-08-10T21:02:00.000-07:00

Monthly Report: 1 November 2007 - 31 November 2007

2008-08-10T20:54:00.000-07:00

Shaky Defence Worries Manager

In a game which Cardiff won, team manager Leon Ng wasn't too happy with the performance of his team's defence. The team has leaked 8 goals this month and scored 13 goals. This is a worrying sign as Cardiff would look to the transfer market in January to further reinforce their defence.

2008-08-10T20:51:00.000-07:00

First defeat for Cardiff in Championship

Cardiff succumbed to their first league defeat in their Championship season after losing 2-0 to Southampton. Despite the home team being down to 10 men after the 19th minute, Cardiff were unable to capitalize on that and eventually lost 2-0.

2008-08-10T20:47:00.000-07:00

Dominant win for Cardiff

In a game where Cardiff were the favourites, team captain Mika Aaritalo opened the scoring and vice-captain Bogdan Stancu scored his second Cardiff hat-trick to give Cardiff a 4-0 win.

2008-08-10T20:42:00.000-07:00

Torje's late hat-trick gives Cardiff a point

Gabriel Torje turned in a man of the match performance when he got his first hat-trick for Cardiff in the 3-3 draw with Watford. Lee Williamson opened the scoring for Watford in the 11th minute but Cardiff soon equalised through Torje's 19th minute goal. Williamson gave Watford the lead again in the 39th minute and Tommy Smith extended their lead in the 73th minute.

Gabriel Torje then stunned the home fans by pulling two back in the 77th and 86th minute to secure a point for Cardiff.

2008-08-10T20:40:00.000-07:00

Captain gives Cardiff win

Cardiff's captain, Mika Aaritalo, scored in the 70th minute to give Cardiff the victory over Scunthorpe.

2008-08-10T20:35:00.000-07:00

Monthly Report: 1 October 2007 - 30 October 2007

2008-08-10T20:30:00.000-07:00

First defeat for Cardiff in League Cup

After causing an upset in the previous round against Newcastle, Cardiff could do nothing about Manchester United's attack as they ran out 2-0 winners. Joe Hart was the keeper for Cardiff as Paddy Kenny was cup-tied after playing for Sheffield United in the competition before moving to Cardiff. In all, this has been a very good run in the League Cup for Cardiff.

2008-08-10T20:18:00.000-07:00

Torje continues goalscoring run against Plymouth

Gabriel Torje found the net twice in the 47th and 51st minute to give Cardiff a 2 - 0 victory over Plymouth.

2008-08-07T05:10:00.000-07:00

Torje's Goal Separates The Two Sides

In a rather weak performance by Cardiff, Torje's late winner gave Cardiff all three points. Cardiff was losing the ball too often and failed to make their opponents pay for their mistakes.

2008-08-07T05:02:00.000-07:00

Crystal Palace thrashed by Cardiff

Cardiff City gave Crystal Palace a lesson on finishing as they ran out 6-2 winners in a 8 goal thriller at Ninian Park. Cardiff were leading only 2-1 at half time and the game was set to remain that way till Ninis scored in the 58th minute to send Cardiff on a goalscoring spree. Gavin Rae, who played in the absence of Nengomashe due to him on international duty, found his first Cardiff goal.

2008-08-07T04:56:00.000-07:00

Quality finishing gives Cardiff the win

After missing several simple chances to score in the last game, Cardiff responded with a 3-1 win. The tie was basically wrapped up in the first half with a 3-0 lead, before Sheffield Wednesday pulled one back in the 81th minute.

2008-08-07T04:39:00.000-07:00

Comeback Bluebirds

The Bluebirds had an early scare after falling behind to Leicester after only 17 minutes. However, a goal in each half by Mika Aaritalo and Bogdan Stancu gave Cardiff the victory. Despite winning, the finishing from the team was far from ideal with them giving up many opportunities to score.