Ex-City Capaldi could be on his way to Scotland

It took a while but Ex-Cardiff City defender Tony Capaldi looks to be a wanted man. After a number of false starts he spent time on trial with Plymouth Argyle, Crystal Palace and SLP club Hearts. He found a both hole signing a short term deal with Morecambe back in September which ends on Monday according to press reports.

He spent two days with Aberdeen on trial last week and is expected to train with the Scottish club again this week. During his trial last week he impressed boss Craig Brown who said,

“I know Sammy McIlroy well and he knows a player when he sees one. Capaldi is highly regarded, so it does not surprise me Sammy wants to keep him.

“It is a reasonable standard there but he is back this week and we will see if the budget can stretch far enough."

Morecambe want to keep their man with manager Sammy McIlroy saying,

“I am trying to persuade Tony to stay with me.

“Tony is a good player. We gave him a chance and he has taken it. I know Tony well from my Northern Ireland days.

“He came here not fully fit but we have worked on him. Tony has worked hard since coming here and I will be talking to him about staying."

Capaldi was release by the Bluebirds in the summer after his career nosedive. It started so well for him went he first signed in 2007/8 he was constantly in the first team. The following season he played only five times for the City. His last season saw him he was picking up the odd game main off the bench he was then loaned out to Leeds before Christmas on a short term loan.

It was rumour that Cardiff boss Dave Jones was going to off load him in January, but all the trouble with the club unable to bring in new faces saw Jones decided to keep hold of him.

Ex-City striker scores' is first SPL goal

Former Cardiff City striker Josh Magennis scored his first goal in Scottish football when Aberdeen beat East Fife 6-0 in the Scottish Cup.

He joined the SPL club in the summer when he was released by Cardiff manager Dave Jones along with Peter Enckelman, Warren Feeney, Aaron Morris and Tony Capaldi who has been on trial with the Scottish club.

His first goal came at a sad time for the young striker owing to a family bereavement that saw him back in Northern Ireland last week. I was back in time to take his place on the bench for the East Fife game. He came on towards the game of the game, scoring in the 90minute what was described as a tidy solo effort.

The young striker has impressed the new management regime at Pittodrie with manager Craig Brown saying,

“Josh has returned home, but he is adamant he wants to come back for the game.

“He is really coming into his own in recent weeks.

“He has played very well and he scored a wonderful goal in our friendly at Peterhead on Tuesday night."

Legs Extends Ding Stay.

Today it was announced that Mikele Leigertwood's loan spell at Reading has been extended until the 31st May, which would mean Legs could take part in any play-off involvement if Reading manage to finish in the play off places.



Leigertwood has made seven appearances so far for the Royals and has been getting rave reviews from some Reading supporters.

In other news, Emmanuel Ledesma apparently took part in a reserve fixture this afternoon as part of a trial for the club.
The Argentinian, who previously spent six months on loan at the club a few seasons ago, is available on a free transfer should he impress the clubs bosses.

Matthews - will he stay or will he go

He was once hot property, linked to the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal and AC Milan and worth millions in transfer fee all of which has cooled down. Young defender Adam Matthews is thinking over a new contract he has been offer with only months to go before his old contract is up.

Matthews could walk away in the summer allow Cardiff would be entitled to compensation through the training rule if he doesn’t go abroad. Cardiff is now waiting on the young defender to reply to the offer. If he doesn’t sign he will join Jay Bothroyd and Chris Burke who are waiting until the summer to decide on their futures

In an earlier interview he said,

“I’ve played in quite a few matches this season and I’m making progress.

“I have a long way to go to reach my potential and I can’t expect to play every week with quality defenders like Kevin McNaughton and Lee Naylor in front of me.

“They both help me a lot and I am learning all the time.

“Every young player wants to be involved all the time, but the team are winning games and stand second in the table.

“I won’t be moaning about not starting, but I will also be ready if the gaffer needs me. There is a long way to go this season.”

Matthews as only started two games so far this season plus a number off the bench.

Well done Supporters Club

Cardiff Supporters’ Cup is to subsidise the travel to Norwich on Saturday to offset the cost of entering the ground.

Norwich are charging £33 for adults with prices sliding to seniors (60-plus) £27; under-16 £23; under-12 £16; disabled tickets at same prices, carers free of charge.

The Supporters’ Club would normally charge £25 to travel to the game but will only be charging there members a cut price £10. The offer is open to any new members but there is a charge of £7 for adults and £3 for concessions to join the Supporters Club.

Cardiff City Supporters’ Club Travel & Press Officer Vince Alm told the South Wales Echo,

“We have made the offer to ensure there is good support for the Bluebirds at Norwich.

“There are already more than 150 fans travelling and we expect a lot more to book this week.

“If anybody decides to join CCSC they will still be saving money on normal prices.”

Well done the Supporters Club and boo to Norwich more like ‘Let's be 'avin' you cash’.

Still fancy a trip contact Vince Alm on 0781 4779441, with the final bookings being taken on Friday.

Supporters' Club website

Bellamy attacked

According to the Sun newspaper, Cardiff City player Craig Bellamy with attack outside a nightclub early Sunday morning while out with friends.

It is known why the player was attack but an onlooker said he was asked for an autograph then challenged to a bizarre sprint race?

The paper is suggesting he was ambushed by five man on leave the club after trading blows he managed to jump into a near by taxi. A source at Cardiff City confirmed Bellamy was hit in the fracas and is sporting bruising on his forehead.

Friends of Bellamy became involved has they were leaving the nightclub with Police confirming two men were injured Police have appealed for witnesses.

Link ....... The Sun

Hull game re-arranged.

Today it was announced that the Hull game that was postponed on the 4th December due to the snowy conditions, has been re-arranged for the 29th January.



The decision to play the game on the 29th was made easier as both the R's and Hull were both knocked out of the FA Cup by Premiership opposition, Blackburn and Wigan respectively.

All original tickets that were bought for this fixture are valid for the match.