" AVERAGE AT BEST "

People are so fickle.

They only say this because ourselves and Hull struggled over the line.

If we took five of our wins and stuck them at the end of the season nobody would be saying this about us.

At the end of the day just look at the quality in this years play-offs and think we comfortably beat all of them points wise

Well that's wrong, people having been saying it all season about how average & lucky we supposedly are/were.

Nothing to do with the form towards the end. Even when we were 11 points clear, Leicester fans were saying how lucky and average we were etc.

People are so fickle.

They only say this because ourselves and Hull struggled over the line.

If we took five of our wins and stuck them at the end of the season nobody would be saying this about us.

At the end of the day just look at the quality in this years play-offs and think we comfortably beat all of them points wise

Well that's wrong, people having been saying it all season about how average & lucky we supposedly are/were.

Nothing to do with the form towards the end. Even when we were 11 points clear, Leicester fans were saying how lucky and average we were etc.

Please give examples of such people or are you just speaking for people again?

It's funny you cite Leicester fans, one of our main rivals. Jealousy and bitterness comes to mind.

Craig Bellamy, he of an extremely distinguished career called it his greatest achievement -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22325853

Just typed in 'lucky cardiff city promotion' and 'cardiff city average champions' and absolutely nothing

We were the best of a really bad bunch this year. But I couldn't give a damn.

if it was average then how come the 3 teams coming down from the premier league struggled so much? surely they would fly it? one even went down again ffs...very very competitive this year for sure. MM knew this and set up for it, it wasnt always pretty but the job was done professionally. I forgot Durham was a posh fan....so glad they went down now the ginger tw*t.

if it was average then how come the 3 teams coming down from the premier league struggled so much? surely they would fly it? one even went down again ffs...very very competitive this year for sure. MM knew this and set up for it, it wasnt always pretty but the job was done professionally. I forgot Durham was a posh fan....so glad they went down now the ginger tw*t.

Coz they were shite.

One is now in league 1 the other easily could have joined them. Bolton did ok in the end after adapting. Normally the relegated teams are in the automatics or play offs. If the leagues strength made 2 become relegation fodder then that means that the likes of Barnsley and Ipswich are now better than the relegation teams of previous seasons like your newcastles, west hams etc etc which clearly isn't the case.

It was a crap league but we did what we had to do.

Here is a blog by an Ipswich fan who believes we are average, had huge slices of luck to win the Championship.

Is this how we are perceived I wonder by other clubs fans.

" When the likes of a very average Cardiff City team wins the Championship with consummate ease it must raise the hopes of clubs such as ours that the promised land of the Premiership can be a reality.

It proves that an average side amongst 23 other very average sides can win the league with the right manager, a good team spirit and a big dollop of luck.

At a time when relegated clubs leave the Premiership with a barrow load of parachute cash one is forced to ask how Wolves can be relegated and Bolton and Blackburn struggle to aspire to mid-table mediocrity.

It seems such a fine line between the correct investment to maintain Premiership status or being too frugal and coming straight back down.

We have all seen how big spending to stay in the Premiership does not always work and without a rich benefactor it can push a club to the brink of meltdown and back to back relegations.

Do ITFC fans realise just how close we were to becoming another Sheffield United or Wednesday this season? It seems implausible to think that Sheffield United could not turn over Yeovil in a two-legged semi-final to climb out of League One, it must be galling for Blunts' fans, but this is reality and could easily have been ourselves if MM had not rescued us when he did.

I have to agree wholeheartedly with the players MM is shedding and feel that the likes of Lee Martin and Michael Chopra in particular are symbolic of the Keane/Jewell shambles that was Ipswich Town.

MM and TC will produce a well-organised, hardworking, if not flamboyant brand of football. Put this together with a strong team spirit and the slice of luck that has been missing for the last few years (something MM seems to have brought with him) and we will have a very real chance this coming season. It’s going to be tough, but if Cardiff can do it then why can't we?"

http://www.twtd.co.uk/blogs/21336

I wonder on average how many championship winning teams hit the top three in September and stay there for the rest of the season.
I wonder on average how many championship winning teams hit the top of the league in November and stay there for the rest of the season.
The championship was not average but more competitive this season than ever before. Who would have thought a team would be sweating over relegation the last day of the season with 55 points in the bag.
Just a lot of bitter fans out there who despise the fact that there are two welsh clubs in the English premier league.
I wonder what we would have achieved points wise if we had Maynard fit and available all season. It was a remarkable achievement based on not having a first choice striker fit and available most of the season.

Well put Steve,everything that needed to be said

Have to agree with him

Its amazing that some of our own fans are just as idiotic.

Cant people tell the difference between "entertaining" football and "effective" football?

Playoff finals are decided by luck, champions league finals are decided by luck.

46 games over 10 months is NOT decided by luck.

the league table doesnt lie

People are so fickle.

They only say this because ourselves and Hull struggled over the line.

If we took five of our wins and stuck them at the end of the season nobody would be saying this about us.

At the end of the day just look at the quality in this years play-offs and think we comfortably beat all of them points wise

Well that's wrong, people having been saying it all season about how average & lucky we supposedly are/were.

Nothing to do with the form towards the end. Even when we were 11 points clear, Leicester fans were saying how lucky and average we were etc.

Please give examples of such people or are you just speaking for people again?

It's funny you cite Leicester fans, one of our main rivals. Jealousy and bitterness comes to mind.

Craig Bellamy, he of an extremely distinguished career called it his greatest achievement -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22325853

If you have a twitter account, you will see many examples of Watford, Leicester, Forest, Bolton and other fans who have all claimed the same over the season.

If not, many of the forums of other clubs were full of them.

Craig is right. Winning IS a great achievement, what's that got to do with the quality of the league?

People are so fickle.

They only say this because ourselves and Hull struggled over the line.

If we took five of our wins and stuck them at the end of the season nobody would be saying this about us.

At the end of the day just look at the quality in this years play-offs and think we comfortably beat all of them points wise

Well that's wrong, people having been saying it all season about how average & lucky we supposedly are/were.

Nothing to do with the form towards the end. Even when we were 11 points clear, Leicester fans were saying how lucky and average we were etc.

do you really expect rival fans to give us the credit we deserve?

Who cares??!! We are now a premier team and the rest if the bitter championship teams can fight out out next year in hope of joining us in the elite. I cant see ipswich being a premier team ever again, my moneys on QPR to win the league nxt yr especially if they keep remy which looks very possible seens he is close to fernandes

Who cares??!! We are now a premier team and the rest if the bitter championship teams can fight out out next year in hope of joining us in the elite. I cant see ipswich being a premier team ever again, my moneys on QPR to win the league nxt yr especially if they keep remy which looks very possible seens he is close to fernandes

Who cares??!! We are now a premier team and the rest if the bitter championship teams can fight out out next year in hope of joining us in the elite. I cant see ipswich being a premier team ever again, my moneys on QPR to win the league nxt yr especially if they keep remy which looks very possible seens he is close to fernandes

Remy could well be going down for gang rape.

I can't see this QPR team doing anything.

All the good players will force moves away and the rest will sit on their paychecks while falling down to League 1.
Redknapp's already been putting feelers out to anyone that'll have him.

What a clown, I suppose Bellamy, Hudson, Campbell, Kimbo, Gunnerson and Marshal are really average.....

if it was average then how come the 3 teams coming down from the premier league struggled so much? surely they would fly it? one even went down again ffs...very very competitive this year for sure. MM knew this and set up for it, it wasnt always pretty but the job was done professionally. I forgot Durham was a posh fan....so glad they went down now the ginger tw*t.

Coz they were shite.

One is now in league 1 the other easily could have joined them. Bolton did ok in the end after adapting. Normally the relegated teams are in the automatics or play offs. If the leagues strength made 2 become relegation fodder then that means that the likes of Barnsley and Ipswich are now better than the relegation teams of previous seasons like your newcastles, west hams etc etc which clearly isn't the case.

It was a crap league but we did what we had to do.

why are people saying it was a crap league? the Championship gets harder every season with players from the prem joining different teams, more teams are spending more and more money every year. Stop putting your own team down, We were the best team in a hard Championship League, end of.

What a clown, I suppose Bellamy, Hudson, Campbell, Kimbo, Gunnerson and Marshal are really average.....

Well yeah, lets be honest they are all average players, apart from bellers who could have stayed at liverpool, all the rest werent at premier league clubs because nobody wanted them. Clubs werent lining up for campbell, when he chose us, and i unless they were kept tightly guarded secrets, no bids came in for hudson, kimbo, gunnerson or marshal during the season...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA that blog is just laughable really

I just don't buy into this "poor league" crap. How can every club suddenly become worse from the season before when generally they would have strengthened? The prior two seasons saw teams go straight up from being promoted from league 1. Having 1 or 2 teams that run away with the league doesn't make it strong either. Just a load of sour grapes

What a clown, I suppose Bellamy, Hudson, Campbell, Kimbo, Gunnerson and Marshal are really average.....

Well yeah, lets be honest they are all average players, apart from bellers who could have stayed at liverpool, all the rest werent at premier league clubs because nobody wanted them. Clubs werent lining up for campbell, when he chose us, and i unless they were kept tightly guarded secrets, no bids came in for hudson, kimbo, gunnerson or marshal during the season...

Well I have to disagree with you, Hudson was the best defender in the league as was Marshall, Kimbo is pure class and Gunners was also outstanding, Im not saying they are all Premier league class but there far from 'Average class'.

Load of bollocks. The Championship was the strongest and most even its been for years.

The 3 teams that came down still had very strong squads but underachieved.

We spent £10m on quality - internationals, prem players, etc. it showed.
Watford loaned half of Serie A taking them up a notch.
Hull City made some solid loan signing and signings and they were strong.
Leicester spent big on players but underachieved
Palace had Zaha who went to United for £15m - United would not buy a player overachieving in a rubbish league - they've bought a player from a strong league who is inconsistent. Thats Zaha's only problem and if United sort that they have a good player

There is a reason that the most common result in the league was 2-1.

Most games were hard fought and could have gone either way.

Durham talks out of his backside and its even more stupid people are agreeing with the muppet.