Favourite Cardiff City ‘Cult Hero’?

Who’s your favourite ‘cult hero’ to have played for Cardiff? For me it’s Jon Parkin, wasn’t the most skilful of players but the fans loved him and he always played the game with a smile on his face. Thought it was class when he turned up in the away end against Derby this season too!

Stant had it all.. good footballer as well.

Not really a cult hero but a random player I loved was Josh Low, back in the old 3rd division I thought he was our answer to Ryan Giggs

As for cult hero probably Mcphail, I seem to spend a lot of time defending him as a player, thought he was brilliant. He seems to get more praise from fans looking back at him than he did at the time, red card at Swansea didn't help.

Robin Friday

Robin Friday

Yes. Must be him. Followed by Stant imo.

Not really a cult hero but a random player I loved was Josh Low, back in the old 3rd division I thought he was our answer to Ryan Giggs

As for cult hero probably Mcphail, I seem to spend a lot of time defending him as a player, thought he was brilliant. He seems to get more praise from fans looking back at him than he did at the time, red card at Swansea didn't help.

McPhail was absolutely class. One of the best footballers and technically gifted players iv seen play for us.

Cult Hero - Robin Friday (nutter but good footballer too)
Goalkeeper - Ron Healy
Defenders - Phil Dwyer (long time servant), Paul Went (got stuck in there/ no prisoners)
Strike Partnership - Tony Evans & Adrian Alston closely followed by John Toshack & Brian Clarke
Most skillfull - Dave Bennett
Fav Manager - Jimmy Andrews (1974-78)
Worst Manager - Phil Neale (even worse than Ole !!!)
Best goal witnessed - John Buchanan (THE Excorcet missile !)

Memories Eh

Leo fortune west and Eddie Johnson

Phil Dwyer for me.

Cult Hero - Robin Friday (nutter but good footballer too)
Goalkeeper - Ron Healy
Defenders - Phil Dwyer (long time servant), Paul Went (got stuck in there/ no prisoners)
Strike Partnership - Tony Evans & Adrian Alston closely followed by John Toshack & Brian Clarke
Most skillfull - Dave Bennett
Fav Manager - Jimmy Andrews (1974-78)
Worst Manager - Phil Neale (even worse than Ole !!!)
Best goal witnessed - John Buchanan (THE Excorcet missile !)

Memories Eh

Good calls. For worst manager I’d have to say Alan Durban though.

Psycho has got to be up there. What he lacked in skill more than made up for in effort and leadership.

How about Mel Sutton ?

More meat on a pipe cleaner but he would kick anything and anyone that came within 5 yards of him.

At times he could play a bit too.

Chopra recently but phil Stant was ace

Leo fortune west and Jeff eckhart from when I was a kid.
Then super Kev from my adult years

Gary O’neil

Steve Lethal Lynex, Billy Ronson, Alan, not Andy, Cambpell, Peter Sayer worth a mention.

And, obviously, Gary Stevens himself!

Peter sayer phil Dwyer john Buchanan peter whittingham Kevin mcnaughton Chopra....there's a few

Peter King, Brian Clarke, Toshack.

Stant for me. OO AH Stantona.

Chops

For some reason friday always gets a mention. I saw him play and he obviously had talent, but he only scored six goals for us, was generally useless when he played, not interested at all. And then 'disappeared' for a long while in the the summer of 1977 only to come back and play two more games, one of which was sent off in.

Stant I agree, at least he scored goals and was a 100% effort player. Chopra maybe, Whittingham certainly. But I prefer players who gave a lot to the club like Don Murray, Gary Bell, Toshacka and Clark, Jason Perry, Damon Searle etc.

"Tony evans walks on water,tra la la la laa la la la la" also my younger brothers name,and yes he was named after him loved him running down the wing,even the grandstand used to rise to their feet,exiting times

Blakey. Was the hero that got me hooked. Jason Perry a close second.

For some reason friday always gets a mention. I saw him play and he obviously had talent, but he only scored six goals for us, was generally useless when he played, not interested at all. And then 'disappeared' for a long while in the the summer of 1977 only to come back and play two more games, one of which was sent off in.

Stant I agree, at least he scored goals and was a 100% effort player. Chopra maybe, Whittingham certainly. But I prefer players who gave a lot to the club like Don Murray, Gary Bell, Toshacka and Clark, Jason Perry, Damon Searle etc.

watched most of his games and I agree... was clear he could be good if he felt like but had loads of issues it seems...bar 2 maybe 3 games was piss poor.

Purely on the basis of being my favourite City players, it would have to be Ian Gibson, Peter King and John Toshack. Younger fans would have loved Don Murray too.

Phil Dwyer early days but Craig Bellamy is my abs fav....drove everyone insane at times

How haven't Whitts and McNaughton not been mentioned yet?? What differentiates a cult hero to a normal hero?

Cult Hero - Robin Friday (nutter but good footballer too)
Goalkeeper - Ron Healy
Defenders - Phil Dwyer (long time servant), Paul Went (got stuck in there/ no prisoners)
Strike Partnership - Tony Evans & Adrian Alston closely followed by John Toshack & Brian Clarke
Most skillfull - Dave Bennett
Fav Manager - Jimmy Andrews (1974-78)
Worst Manager - Phil Neale (even worse than Ole !!!)
Best goal witnessed - John Buchanan (THE Excorcet missile !)

Memories Eh

Jimmy Andrews?

If it wasn’t for him Toshack would have put us in the first division.

Ritchie Morgan was my favourite manager.

Most skilful? Jay Bothroyd.

Its Ian Gibson , Tony Evan's and Graham Kavanagh for me .

Gary O’neil

couldn't believe how good the kid was , but only played a handful of games..