Tag: Cardiff

16 May 2025 Off

No pressure on Cardiff City to sell players, says Mehmet Dalman

Club captain Joe Ralls, Anwar El Ghazi, Andy Rinomhota and Jamilu Collins are the other senior players out of contract.

Left-back Collins is certain to leave, while former Aston Villa winger El Ghazi is unlikely to stay in League One.

Cardiff will hold talks with midfielder Ralls, their longest serving player, and they will be keen to keep Rinomhota after he impressed in defence and midfield during the last campaign.

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12 May 2025 Off

Cardiff trial new process in manager search, says Mehmet Dalman

By Total Football News

“After all, this is a football club and the more people it has who understand football the better it is. We’re striving towards that.

“We need a new manager and we’ve got to get it right. This is not one to take lightly if we are going to exploit the best of the talent we have.

“Personally, I’d like to see a proven manager who’s done this before and knows

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3 May 2025 Off

Aaron Ramsey unsure of future after Cardiff caretaker boss stint

By Total Football News

The former Arsenal and Juventus midfielder added: “But I love being in this role. I think the players have really bought into it. It’s been a real joy to be in this role. I don’t know is the answer. We’ll see.”

The defeat at Norwich was Ramsey’s first in charge having overseen two draws.

Relegation was all but inevitable by the time he had been handed the reins, with predecessors

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28 April 2025 Off

Cardiff City 0-0 West Bromwich Albion: Bluebirds relegated in draw with Baggies

By Total Football News

There was a sense that the damage had already been done to Cardiff’s faltering bid to avoid relegation, with a run of just one win from their previous 13 matches leading to their second managerial sacking of the season as Omer Riza was dismissed a week earlier.

Wales captain Aaron Ramsey was brought in as caretaker boss with three games left, a desperate roll of the dice from the club’s

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27 April 2025 Off

Cardiff City: ‘This storm has been coming’ – how relegated club lost their way

By Total Football News

That toxicity has been a theme of the Tan era, manifesting itself with unrest at games and numerous fan protests.

Tan’s rebranding of Cardiff from their traditional blue to red in 2012 caused deep divisions, which have not fully healed for some even a decade after he reversed his decision.

More recently, supporters have voiced their anger with two large demonstrations this season against the owner, chairman Mehmet Dalman and

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26 April 2025 Off

Cardiff City and Wrexham’s crunch weekend – will they trade divisions?

By Total Football News

Instability and upheaval on and off the field have played a significant role, with owner Vincent Tan going through 16 managers in his 15 years at Cardiff.

Wales captain Aaron Ramsey is the latest to take charge, given the reins on a temporary basis last Saturday after Omer Riza was sacked.

Ramsey, who is still registered as a Cardiff player, but currently injured, was given a hero’s welcome for his

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22 April 2025 Off

Aaron Ramsey: Cardiff City caretaker boss’ hope in the relegation gloom

By Total Football News

For Ramsey, still registered as a player and with no coaching experience, there was a chance to enhance his hero status by inspiring an improbable escape act.

And despite the high stakes, it was relatively risk-free for his reputation because too much damage had already been done to lay any of the blame for relegation on him.

As for Tan, chairman Mehmet Dalman and chief executive Ken Choo, things could

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20 April 2025 Off

Sheffield United 2-0 Cardiff City: Gustavo Hamer and Ben Brereton Diaz give Blades victory

By Total Football News

Sheffield United kept their faint automatic promotion hopes alive with a victory that piled more pressure on relegation-threatened Cardiff.

Gustavo Hamer’s instinctive first-half finish put the hosts ahead, the Championship player-of-the-season contender poking home after Tyrese Campbell’s shot deflected into his path.

Brazilian Hamer also hit the woodwork with a free-kick as the Blades had the clearer sight of goal in a tense contest.

Cardiff battled throughout but lacked the

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20 April 2025 Off

Omer Riza: Sacked boss urges Cardiff City to stick together after exit

By Total Football News

Following the sacking of Erol Bulut in September, Riza was appointed on a caretaker basis before being handed a contract until the end of the season in December.

After losing his opening match as interim boss at Hull City, Riza guided Cardiff to a six-game unbeaten run in which they claimed 14 of the 18 points on offer.

He was also in charge as the Bluebirds claimed a thumping 3-0

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