I’ve been wrestling recently with whether the current crop of players are breaking through because they’re so much better than what has gone before,…
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Interviews
VFTN x Craig Bellamy – The Graduates
You worked with all of the academy graduates that have broken through this season. All of them have impressed and I just wanted to…
Interviews
VFTN x Craig Bellamy – The Academy
So, you’re back in Cardiff. When I spoke to you last Christmas, you rang me out of the blue because you were back home,…
Interviews
VFTN x Craig Bellamy – Coming home
First and foremost, how are you? I read your recent interview with Oliver Holt for The Mail on Sunday and you talked about struggles…
Interviews
VFTN x Mark McGuinness
VFTN were lucky enough to chat to Mark ahead of the trip to Birmingham, where he popped up with a late, trademark towering header…
Interviews
VFTN x Danny Ward
You moved to Cardiff in the summer of 2017, having been relegated from the Championship with Rotherham and you were joining up again with…
Opinion
It’s time for Cardiff to start growing their own managers
If, as expected, Steve Morison is named Cardiff’s manager for the foreseeable future, then the academy is indeed truly having a breakthrough year. With…
Interviews
VFTN x James Rowberry
James Rowberry was a staple at Cardiff, until he recently landed his first managerial post at his hometown club. Newport County. James was kind…
Opinion
Mehmet Dalman may be honest to a fault, but don’t shoot the messenger
My first encounter with Mehmet Dalman was on January 8th 2015, at a meeting arranged to discuss a return to Cardiff playing in blue.…
Interviews
VFTN x James McCarthy
James McCarthy recently departed his role as the head of Cardiff’s academy and he was kind enough to spend some time with VFTN recently…