Goods news about Whittingham

Cardiff City midfielder Peter Whittingham is a Bluebird until at least 2014 signing a three-year contract extension to his present contact. Great news for the fans as it will end speculation over his future. Whittingham talking to the official Cardiff City website said,

"There has been speculation about my future but hopefully today's news can put all that to bed. 

"I'm delighted to have signed an extension with the club - it's something I've wanted to do for some time as I've never had the desire to go elsewhere. 

"To know that the gaffer sees me as an important part of his squad is obviously pleasing. 

"I enjoy working for him and look forward to my future here at Cardiff City."

The midfielder cost the Bluebirds a measly £250,000 for Aston Villa back in 2007. Since signing, he has been a first team regular scoring 55 goals helped along with his trademark free kicks.

Unlike the likes of Joe Ledley and Jay Bothroyd who ran out their contracts, Whittingham can see his future with the Bluebirds and has not played the wait and see policy employed be Ledley and Bothroyd. During the summer Nottingham Forest and Burnley were rumoured to have made enquires about him, but Cardiff were not interested in selling. City boss Mackay said

"I'll certainly make commitments to him in terms of how much I'm going to be driving him and pushing him every day in training and in games to get the most out of him. 

"I think he's a top, top player and I'm delighted that he's here."

One becomes three - Whittingham

If you believe newspaper rumours, Cardiff City midfielder Peter Whittingham is becoming the hot property of the Championship now. Yesterday linked to Portsmouth with a fee of £1.5 million muted now other club are interested according to the press.

Today the Rumour Mill as Leicester City boss Sven Goran Eriksson has jumping in to try and steal Portsmouth thunder with a valuation closer to £2 million. Newly promoted Premiership club Norwich City are keeping an eye on the situation regarding the midfielder.

Offer for Whittingham

Cardiff City are to be tested on their willingness to keep Midfielder Peter Whittingham has Portsmouth are rumoured to be linked with a £1.5million bid to take him to the Cardiff Championship rivals.

Being coach and then boss at Watford City new man in the dugout Malky Mackay knows all about the ability of Whittingham and will have an idea if he fits into his style of play. The bid will more or likely to be turned down Mackay is looking to build a team not break one up and Cardiff don't need to sell he has two-years left on his present contract.

With ex-boss, Dave Jones a goner it will be time for the players left to empress the new boss and his new backroom staff when they have signed up. Two players who will be keen to show their metal for the new season will be Anthony Gerrard and Solomon Taiwo both loaned out by Jones for a season.

Gerrard was at Hull City and ended up voted players of the season by Hull fans after an impressive loan period. Chances were that Jones would have given Gerrard a chance this season his form at Hull surely deserved that. Taiwo went back to the club Cardiff paid £250,000 (with add-ons) for him Dagenham & Redbridge where he made a low-key return. Not many Cardiff fans would have expected Taiwo not to be released by Dave Jones if he was still with the club.

Bothroyd and Whittingham rumour

Sunday rumours involving Cardiff City have the rumour mill turning a bit faster. In the News of the world they have Jay Bothroyd on the verge of signing for Everton while in the Sunday Mirror he has agreed terms. It would be a good move for the striker if the story is true better than Celtic who ex-City star Joe Ledley has been plugging in the press.

Everton boss David Moyes is reported to be his offer in first with Sunderland, Fulham and Celtic in the wings also interested if paper reports are to believe. With a small transfer budget the Everton can snap up the 28-year-old striker on a free transfer after he failed to agree a new contract with Cardiff.

While Bothroyd who is an ex-Cardiff player is constantly in the rumour mill today there is a report that newly promoted Norwich are interested in Cardiff's midfielder Peter Whittingham. The Sunday People are suggesting they are set to make a £1 million bid for the player. Whittingham is a stalwart of the Cardiff City midfield signed a two-year contract extension in the summer of 2010 keeping him with the Bluebirds until summer of 2013.

After loosing out on receiving transfer fees for Ledley, Bothroyd, Matthews and Burke would the club be tempted to sell and actually bank some money.

Norwich's local rivals Ipswich Town were linked with Michael Chopra only yesterday and in the Metro they had Tottenham interested in Craig Bellamy.

3 points today - 21 to go

A win can take a shed load of pressure from your shoulders when you are a football fan, and today was one of them. Maybe it was the long international break on the back of a poor run of games that send my mind into over drive, but the run-up to today’s game was a nightmare.

I was overly pleased that Jay Bothroyd took the penalty award to Cardiff with in ten minute of the start of the game. They are normally taken by Peter Whittingham. After the game Cardiff City boss Dave Jones expressed surprised that the striker took the penalty. Jones said:

"I was surprised Jay Bothroyd took the penalty but he is now back on the score-sheet after a long break although I did think Peter Whittingham would take it."

Cardiff have recently have had trouble keeping hold of a lead but today they did and Cardiff when in at half-time 1-0 up. The other there Cardiff goals came in the second half with defender Dekel Keinan who extend the lead not long after the start of the second half and unlocked some of the tension in the air. That goal was soon follow by a third again it was down to a defender to score, Paul Quinn, his first of the season.

When Peter Whittingham popped in the fourth Dave Jones decided to make some chances, on went Darcy Blake for Jlloyd Samuel followed by Jon Parkin replacing Jay Bothroyd and Craig Bellamy was then subbed by Jay Emmanuel-Thomas. Derby pulled one back with a extra time penalty scored by love him or hate him Robbie Savage.