If you've seen Robin Friday play ............

one for each of the games he played for us i think it was only 25 games

Please correct me if I am wrong, I think it was the season we signed him, we played Reading in a friendly at Elm Park . I am sure that Robin Friday played against us and I am sure he scored both the goals, as they beat us 2-0 Reading were in the 3rd division at the time, am I wrong or was I dreaming. I seen get sent off at Brighton.

seen him play ! seen him play

I am the lad in the green top behind him at the v sign game.

serious. fact

No hat trick against Luton, he scored two !

I remember the Wolves game he came on shirt out, hair unkempt, the wolves defence were sh!t scared of him and tore them to pieces in five minutes !

Hi guys, Luton fan here in peace.

I'm actually just doing some research on Robin -- but no matter where I look on the web or in the "Greatest Footballer You Never Saw" book I can't find his Cardiff City statistics split between the 1976-77 and 1977-78 seasons. Do any of you have any idea on this?

Thanks.

Hi guys, Luton fan here in peace.

I'm actually just doing some research on Robin -- but no matter where I look on the web or in the "Greatest Footballer You Never Saw" book I can't find his Cardiff City statistics split between the 1976-77 and 1977-78 seasons. Do any of you have any idea on this?

Thanks.

Games played for CCFC;
Jan 01 1977 Fulham, h, goals 2.
Jan 15 Bristol Rovers, a.
Jan 22 Charlton A, h.
Feb 12 Oldham h, goals 1.
Feb 19 Notts Co a,
Mar 02 Orient, h.
Mar 05 Millwall a.
Mar 08 Sheffield Utd a.
Mar 12 Chelsea h.
Mar 26 Plymouth h.
April 02 Blackpool a.
April 06 Hereford Utd a.
April 09 Wolves h.
April 11 Southampton a, goals 1.
April 16 Luton h, goals 2.
April 30 Burnley h.
May 07 Hull a.
May 10 Bolton W a.
May 14 Carlisle h.
He also played in four Welsh cup games in the 76/77 season, scoring one goal, in the final, first home leg v Shrewsbury, May 16.
The following season, 1977/78 he played just two games;
Oct 12 BHA a.
Dec 10 Bolton W a, a 3-6 drubbing that was his last game for Cardiff City FC.
Hope this helps.

Hope this helps.

Thanks a ton, that's perfect! Thank you. Good luck against Reading tonight in the play-offs!

Hope this helps.

Thanks a ton, that's perfect! Thank you. Good luck against Reading tonight in the play-offs!

No problem, just to summarize, Robin Friday played 21 league games for Cardiff City, scoring six goals, his last two were against Luton Town on 16/04/77. He fell out of favour with our then manager Jimmy Andrews, Jimmy brought Robin to Cardiff City but was soon not impressed with Robin's off the field activities. Interesting that his last two games the following season were both away & both heavy defeats, BHA on the 29 Oct, 77 [sorry, got the orig date wrong] 0-4, & Bolton W on 10 Dec 77, 3-6.

Overall, i think that Robin Friday had the potential, but not the commitment to professional football. He was a "free spirit", & did thing the way he wanted, but he has earned a "cult" status at Cardiff City, for more than one reason, i'm sure!

Lucky gits.

:ayatollah: a sublime talent but ruined by demons. Anyone remember the game (Wolves I think) when we were 2-0 down at home and he came on as a late sub and scored and made another to scrape a draw.

Talent was way too good for us but unffortunately footballers didn't receive the additional care then that they do now An absolute privelege to say I saw him play. Even Clive Thomas says (in the book about Friday's life) that he scored the greatest goal he'd ever seen shame there is not much footage about ........ or is there

Was that when we had to run wolves off the grange end and wanky wanky wanky wanky wanderers was being sang at em

I saw him play and like all talented players he had an attitude.

Imagine how good he would have been if he didn't inject heroin into his ball bag (testicles) on a daily basis.

My mate lived next door to him in East Acton and knew him and his family very well.

RIP RF

Minutes before kick off He was walking into the ground munching pie and chips.Happy Days........