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Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 2:00 pm

Who’s the most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

I’ll start. Rubin Colwill.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 2:12 pm

Agree with that currently, but of all time? Godfrey Ingram maybe, Ronnie Moore even?

Moore scored goals everywhere apart from us.....

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 2:17 pm

joeywills98 wrote:Who’s the most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

I’ll start. Rubin Colwill.

On a negativity roll today there, fella... ;) :roll:

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 2:51 pm

Sol bamba

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:05 pm

Sven wrote:
joeywills98 wrote:Who’s the most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

I’ll start. Rubin Colwill.

On a negativity roll today there, fella... ;) :roll:


The mrs just left me and took the kids

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:18 pm

Bacuna. Noticed he's in the West Brom squad. Probably a multi millionaire.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:27 pm

Josh Murphy got to be up there for price tag alone.
Tomlin for most disappointing

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 3:38 pm

wez1927 wrote:Sol bamba


You are asking for it.

Don Murray for me but I only saw him play for one season, his last season and he was awful.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 4:07 pm

Bagan

Shouldn't be a pro footballer. The fact he is means he's overrated.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 4:17 pm

Leo.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 4:44 pm

Adam Le Fondre :banghead:

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:02 pm

theclaw wrote:Le Fonde :banghead:


:clap: :clap: :clap: Coward of a player.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:53 pm

Bakedalasker wrote:
wez1927 wrote:Sol bamba


You are asking for it.

Don Murray for me but I only saw him play for one season, his last season and he was awful.

He played over 400 games for us, didn't miss a game for three seasons - almost 150 games - a period in which we got to the semi finals of the cup winners cup, nearly won promotion to the first division on a few occasions and beat Real Madrid and you are judging him on his last season!!.

Got be a wind up.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 8:50 pm

JJ1927 wrote:
Bakedalasker wrote:
wez1927 wrote:Sol bamba


You are asking for it.

Don Murray for me but I only saw him play for one season, his last season and he was awful.

He played over 400 games for us, didn't miss a game for three seasons - almost 150 games - a period in which we got to the semi finals of the cup winners cup, nearly won promotion to the first division on a few occasions and beat Real Madrid and you are judging him on his last season!!.

Got be a wind up.


Nope no windup.

The first season I started watching Cardiff was his last season with us. He had an awful season and I recall when ever the team was announced over the tannoy everyone cheered the players until his name was announced then there was a deadly silence.

Oh and by the way you are not the only oldie I have upset over this.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Sun Jan 22, 2023 9:43 pm

theclaw wrote:Adam Le Fondre :banghead:

Good shout

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:05 am

Leo Fortune West

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:36 am

keanoswinklepickers wrote:Leo Fortune West

He knew where the net was tho , York City was worse player on the pitch but scores a hat trick. :lol:

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:40 am

Bakedalasker wrote:
JJ1927 wrote:
Bakedalasker wrote:
wez1927 wrote:Sol bamba


You are asking for it.

Don Murray for me but I only saw him play for one season, his last season and he was awful.

He played over 400 games for us, didn't miss a game for three seasons - almost 150 games - a period in which we got to the semi finals of the cup winners cup, nearly won promotion to the first division on a few occasions and beat Real Madrid and you are judging him on his last season!!.

Got be a wind up.


Nope no windup.

The first season I started watching Cardiff was his last season with us. He had an awful season and I recall when ever the team was announced over the tannoy everyone cheered the players until his name was announced then there was a deadly silence.

Oh and by the way you are not the only oldie I have upset over this.

If it was your first season and his last i cant see how you can judge him on that. You were also presumably very young. His last season I think that was the season we got relegated, we had a bad side and he was probably the last player left over from a very good early seventies side. I saw him for over 10 years and whilst he wouldn't get near my top players he certainly wasn't a bad player and his record speaks for itself. I saw John Charles play twice and he was poor. But he was right at the end of his career and I wouldn't judge him on that.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:51 am

Wilfred Zaha for me.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:17 am

Couple of the early Warnock signings Chamakh and Macheda came with big expectations and ultimately did nothing.

Junior more than made up for them mind.

Amazed no-one has mentioned ACorn

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:38 am

Nobody will remember this guy I’m sure but we signed Micky Burns from Newcastle as a player coach (1979ish?) and he was an established striker for them.
Played about 10 games for us without scoring and we sold him to Boro where of course, he scored a hatful. :old:

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Mon Jan 23, 2023 1:31 pm

The 3 Norwegians that Solskjaer signed. I think they cost over £7m between them but what a waste of money.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Mon Jan 23, 2023 2:40 pm

ealing_ayatollah wrote:Couple of the early Warnock signings Chamakh and Macheda came with big expectations and ultimately did nothing.

Junior more than made up for them mind.

Amazed no-one has mentioned ACorn

Macheda wasn't a Warnock signing. We signed a few in those first couple of months. You are thinking of someone else but i am damned if i remember his name.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Mon Jan 23, 2023 2:44 pm

[quote="bluebirdoct1962"]Nobody will remember this guy I’m sure but we signed Micky Burns from Newcastle as a player coach (1979ish?) and he was an established striker for them.
Played about 10 games for us without scoring and we sold him to Boro where of course, he scored a hatful. :old:[/quoteI
I remember him. He came with a good reputation and i remember being quite excited by the signing. I didnt realise he played so few games.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Mon Jan 23, 2023 4:46 pm

JJ1927 wrote:
Bakedalasker wrote:
JJ1927 wrote:
Bakedalasker wrote:
wez1927 wrote:Sol bamba


You are asking for it.

Don Murray for me but I only saw him play for one season, his last season and he was awful.

He played over 400 games for us, didn't miss a game for three seasons - almost 150 games - a period in which we got to the semi finals of the cup winners cup, nearly won promotion to the first division on a few occasions and beat Real Madrid and you are judging him on his last season!!.

Got be a wind up.


Nope no windup.

The first season I started watching Cardiff was his last season with us. He had an awful season and I recall when ever the team was announced over the tannoy everyone cheered the players until his name was announced then there was a deadly silence.

Oh and by the way you are not the only oldie I have upset over this.

If it was your first season and his last i cant see how you can judge him on that. You were also presumably very young. His last season I think that was the season we got relegated, we had a bad side and he was probably the last player left over from a very good early seventies side. I saw him for over 10 years and whilst he wouldn't get near my top players he certainly wasn't a bad player and his record speaks for itself. I saw John Charles play twice and he was poor. But he was right at the end of his career and I wouldn't judge him on that.


Have to agree with JJ1927, It is unfair to judge Don Murray at the twilight of his career. As JJ1927 says played over 400 games for us, he was skillful as well as being an old fashioned "chopper" and a credit to CCFC :thumbup:

If the OP had titled it " Most overrated Cardiff player you seen play?, maybe "Bakedalasker" might have a point.

As far as "most overrated player of all time" - there have been many but "josh Murphy" has to be up there for 12 million should have been on fire, but just seemed like couldn't be bothered. :oops:

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:13 pm

joeywills98 wrote:Who’s the most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

I’ll start. Rubin Colwill.

Really, if all time?? How long have you been supporting City, 12 months? :lol: you don’t really know much about football do you fella? I suppose you’re entitled to your opinion though. :thumbup:
I’ll give you 2 players overrated in modern times, Adam Le Fondre and Gary Madine, both strikers funny enough.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:53 pm

JJ1927 wrote:
ealing_ayatollah wrote:Couple of the early Warnock signings Chamakh and Macheda came with big expectations and ultimately did nothing.

Junior more than made up for them mind.

Amazed no-one has mentioned ACorn

Macheda wasn't a Warnock signing. We signed a few in those first couple of months. You are thinking of someone else but i am damned if i remember his name.


Ah yeah you're right - Macheda was an Ole signing.

Think it might of been Traore i'm thinking of getting them mixed up as they both played for QPR (possibly under Warnock?) but between Ole and Neil there was a ton of players that came and went and my old man memory getting worse :lol:

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Tue Jan 24, 2023 4:35 pm

Cornelius signed by Malky

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Tue Jan 24, 2023 5:20 pm

Robin Friday for me.

Re: Most overrated Cardiff player of all time?

Tue Jan 24, 2023 5:32 pm

epping blue wrote:Robin Friday for me.

Think we got what we deserved with him. Brilliant on his day; non existent on others.