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Gates class proves decisive despite the presence of Paul Evans in the City starting line up.

Ipswich Town were a team in transition when they came to Ninian Park for a third round FA Cup tie in January 1984. Bobby Robson had left to manage England, while their Dutch midfield pass masters Arnold Muhren and Frans … Continue reading

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About this blog and about me.

Well,firstly, this is a Cardiff City blog named in memory of the trailblazing kit that was greeted by guffaws and wolf whistles by the home support when I saw my team run out at Fratton Park wearing it in August 1972 – around then they used to say that Martin Peters was ten years ahead of his time, well you could multiply that by three or four as far as that kit was concerned!

Secondly, let’s introduce myself. My name is Paul Evans and I have been a Cardiff City supporter since Saturday 5 October 1963 when my late father took me, at the age of seven, to watch us play Northampton Town at Ninian Park – we won 1-0 with Mel Charles scoring with what my very hazy memory of the event tells me was a second half header at the Grange End. Continue reading

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