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As you may be aware, there's a 'consultation meeting' tonight between club and fan reps regarding the 'rebrand' and future finances. 

Whatever comes of it, stay tuned here for sarcastic CV reaction.   

Happy New Year! (Not including Cardiff City FC)

It’s make or break time for Cardiff City this January after an enthusiasm draining December.

The wheels have come off big time on the pitch after a promising start under Russell Slade, and with recent fan discontent poking its head up again like a bad smell, he’s entering an intense month.

   

Slade and the club’s admin lads are making noises of a ‘busy’ January transfer window ahead (a new fax machine has been installed in preparation). and it looks as though the first arrival is near with an unglamorous bid of 100k accepted by Millwall for left back Scott Malone.

With this move, it looks like current left back and likable Brazilian fur-ball Fabio is either making like a banana and splitting or playing Xbox on match days till his contract expires.    

With presumably at least three or four new faces coming in then and the same being sold via email it looks like another period of settling in on the pitch. And given that Mats Daehli, Magnus Eikrem and Juan Cala have already left recently, the squad is going to need more time to gel (and learn everyone's name again). 

Slade has no time for flair and the random football played under Solskjaer it seams and is looking to make City ‘workmanlike’ and ‘solid’ (or ‘BORING’ depending on which way you look at life).

Added to that, the Bluebirds brutal run of fixtures this January could be about to make things even darker for our cold and miserable empty stadium...

Bit rough innit? 

Hopefully Russ can shape things quickly as fickle fans like my Pop are beginning to turn on him like a bunch of catty teenage girls. The only thing that will shut fans up and get them attending games again is winning.

Over to you Russell my good man.

Oh… and happy new year. 

He's Gone...

He's gone... 

City's best youngster since Rambo has been sold for buttons in the reduced section.  

CVDJs Christmas Soundtrack MP3 Mixes!

For all your festive soundtrack needs be sure to check out the CVDJs vault and Soundcloud page. Seasonal tidings to all. 

Bournemouth FIVE Cardiff City THREE

City had 36% possession on Saturday. 

Cardiff City 0 Rotherham 0 - Fan Resists Nap Urges!

I limped into the ground Saturday following a night shift with the baby, weary and carrying little patience levels but psyched for the game nonetheless.

Although it was a pleasure to spend an afternoon not rocking a baby or talking about poo, what the Bluebirds served up on the grass was a miserable performance at best. It’s not good for an underslept man to be subject to such a dreary game but I’m chuffed to say I resisted a nap in the stands (just) thanks only to industrial strength coffees.

Many would disagree, but there are positives to come from this disgraceful Rotherham snooze draw. City are now unbeaten in four matches and have kept three clean sheets during this run.

The booing at full time was a bit dramatic if you ask me. 

Who is booing the players you f**king knuckle draggers? It seems, if they’re not winning, the team takes the flack for the other bulls**t going on in the corridors of power at the club, notably Evil Lord Vincent Tan and his evil endeavors. 

I didn't understand how Cardiff City supporters could boo the players after the decent run they've had. This was one bad game at home and City still sucked a point out of it.

Granted, everyone can see it’s not like watching a free flowing Real Madrid team every week at the moment but when has it ever been? We all know Kim Bo Kyung is not worthy of a professional footballer contract (nevermind a starting spot in the team) and there’s a lack of creativity all round. 

... But don't boo the team. 

Here (below) is an example of the creativity of show Saturday... 

The next two games are against Bournemouth and Brentford, both teams in the top four. City have struggled against the bottom clubs so far, but have shown better form when it comes to in-form teams like those two. 

Given this latest result though.... anything could happen. 

BREAKING NEWS - Bluebirds No Longer Pussies!

Woah. Just as I’d begun writing off City’s season on account of them laying down for tummy tickles when they play away games, they go and bring the points back from Watford in a gharly 0-1 victory .

My brain had not registered this outcome as a possibility AND it was a fixture-less weekend for my team Llantwit Fardre FC 2nds so on Saturday afternoon I found myself in Mothercare buying baby bottles instead of following the match. Judge me accordingly.

I would have rather been purchasing pink baby accessories at the retail park than putting myself through another infuriating stint on BBC Radio Wales hearing that City had laid down and died at an away game again.

Then, I tuned in via an FM frequency in my kitchen with 30 minutes to go…

It seemed that Adam Le Fondre (below), who has been working hard like a dog lately but playing like a broken man who’d smashed a mirror with the ladder he’d just walked under, had scored a goal (A GOAL!!!) 

To say Le Fondre needed a goal was an understatement along the lines of saying my Mum is bad with technology and hopefully A.L.F has now bitch-slapped the monkey on his little back.   

The team had rode their luck but defended like beavers and stuck to a plan to gather up a morale boosting win in tricky conditions in London.

It’s 16 points out of his first 8 games in charge now for new manager Russell Slade and whichever way you look at it that's strong. If the Bluebirds can harness the positive vibe from the away victory it could see them push into the top six going into the impending festive football frenzy.

The Championship table is as wide open as it’s ever been - like the mouth of Santa when I asked for a 4K TV. Here we are In December and no team looks like they can run away with it. Derby looked strong but lost again at the weekend, Norwich and Watford appear to have pussed out and can anyone see Bournemouth or Brentford sustaining their form? Me neither.   

City are giving themselves a chance.