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First Cardiff City player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 3:32 pm

Barrie Jones, awesome on the right wing, remember him being one of the first players to chest the ball down. Great player, great memories. :bluebird:

Re: First city player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 3:43 pm

Ian Gibson.

A tenacious, tough tackling, skilful midfielder who would grace any of the City sides I have seen over the last 45 years, including this current team.

Warnock would have loved him! :thumbup:

Re: First city player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 3:46 pm

I think it was either Gary O'neil or Jason Koumas during the loan spells they had with us.

I was born in 93 and started watching Cardiff in 96 ( I think ) :bluebird:

Re: First city player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 3:59 pm

Gibson was a great player, always gave 110%, Tony Evans was amazing too.

Re: First city player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 4:02 pm

Toshack/Clark.

Re: First city player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 4:37 pm

Josh Low :oops:

Re: First city player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 4:59 pm

Peter King. He just oozed class.

Re: First city player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 5:11 pm

Bluesman wrote:Peter King. He just oozed class.


:thumbright:

Re: First city player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 6:55 pm

Oh Willie, Willie ............................Willie Anderson

Re: First city player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:03 pm

Local lad Ronnie Bird. :old: :old:

Re: First city player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:06 pm

Steve Zodiak wrote:Toshack/Clark.


These were the first to impress me with players like Gibson and King coming a little later.

Re: First city player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:12 pm

Bluesman wrote:Peter King. He just oozed class.


Yep, Peter King my earliest recollection of a 'class' player, although I idolised all City's players back than! :ayatollah:
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Re: First Cardiff City player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:22 pm

Kevin Bartlett, although I can’t remember much about him. It was the late eighties.

Re: First Cardiff City player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:23 pm

Clive Charles 1975 .... being just a small boy from Tredegar i couldnt take my eyes of Clive Charles because i`d never really seen a black person in real life before then. Bit odd i know but i was only a kid :happy1:

Re: First Cardiff City player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:45 pm

Dave Benett, quality fella!

Re: First city player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:47 pm

Sven wrote:
Bluesman wrote:Peter King. He just oozed class.


Yep, Peter King my earliest recollection of a 'class' player, although I idolised all City's players back than! :ayatollah:


Quality player, and if my memory is correct, we were the only league club he played for. I think he spent virtually his entire career with us. Scored one of the best goals I witnessed at NP against Middlesbrough, but we still lost 4-3.

Re: First Cardiff City player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:02 pm

Phil Dwyer. Mr Cardiff City. Woyld run through a brick wall for you

Re: First Cardiff City player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:09 pm

Dave Bennett.

Re: First Cardiff City player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:32 pm

Chris pike

Re: First Cardiff City player to impress you?

Thu Feb 08, 2018 11:13 pm

Cohen Griffith. Skilful and shone in a struggling team.

Re: First city player to impress you?

Fri Feb 09, 2018 12:00 am

OriginalGrangeEndBlue wrote:
Steve Zodiak wrote:Toshack/Clark.


These were the first to impress me with players like Gibson and King coming a little later.



I think you'll find that Peter King was with the club long before Toshack and Clark.

Re: First city player to impress you?

Fri Feb 09, 2018 12:07 am

Steve Zodiak wrote:
Sven wrote:
Bluesman wrote:Peter King. He just oozed class.


Yep, Peter King my earliest recollection of a 'class' player, although I idolised all City's players back than! :ayatollah:


Quality player, and if my memory is correct, we were the only league club he played for. I think he spent virtually his entire career with us. Scored one of the best goals I witnessed at NP against Middlesbrough, but we still lost 4-3.



I honestly cannot ever remember him having a bad game and in this instance I don't believe my age is clouding my memories. He was truly a special player and a wonderful professional.

Re: First Cardiff City player to impress you?

Fri Feb 09, 2018 12:50 am

Barrie Jones :bluescarf:

Re: First city player to impress you?

Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:13 am

MoodyBluebird wrote:
OriginalGrangeEndBlue wrote:
Steve Zodiak wrote:Toshack/Clark.


These were the first to impress me with players like Gibson and King coming a little later.



I think you'll find that Peter King was with the club long before Toshack and Clark.


Yeah I know but as a very young kid and playing centre forward for my school team in Grangetown, the two strikers impressed me long before the subtleties of the great Peter King.

Re: First city player to impress you?

Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:16 am

CaerphillyBluebird15 wrote:I think it was either Gary O'neil or Jason Koumas during the loan spells they had with us.

I was born in 93 and started watching Cardiff in 96 ( I think ) :bluebird:


same as above, just slightly older lol

Re: First city player to impress you?

Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:12 am

Steve Zodiak wrote:
Sven wrote:
Bluesman wrote:Peter King. He just oozed class.


Yep, Peter King my earliest recollection of a 'class' player, although I idolised all City's players back than! :ayatollah:


Quality player, and if my memory is correct, we were the only league club he played for. I think he spent virtually his entire career with us. Scored one of the best goals I witnessed at NP against Middlesbrough, but we still lost 4-3.


Spot on, Steve... :thumbright: :ayatollah:

Peter Charles King (born 3 April 1943) is an English former professional footballer. He played his entire professional career at Cardiff City, making over 400 appearances in a fourteen-year spell between 1960 and 1974 putting him in the top five players with most appearances for the club :notworthy:

Other 'one club' Cardiff City men include:

Phil Dwyer (13 years - 471 appearances)
Tom Farquharson (13 years - 445 appearances)
Alan Harrington (14 years - 348 appearances)

Re: First Cardiff City player to impress you?

Fri Feb 09, 2018 10:11 pm

Phil stant for me all day

Re: First Cardiff City player to impress you?

Fri Feb 09, 2018 10:36 pm

Dave Bennett :clap:

Re: First Cardiff City player to impress you?

Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:37 am

103 Barmy Army wrote:Kevin Bartlett, although I can’t remember much about him. It was the late eighties.


One of my favourites.

Re: First Cardiff City player to impress you?

Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:57 am

Tony philliskirk.....





Not really for those who know him...