DEAN SAUNDERS SAYS IT HOW IT IS!
Fri Aug 22, 2025 3:02 pm
'Swans fan' Saunders: Cardiff are bigger than Swansea
Dean Saunders has admitted that, despite being a lifelong Swansea fan, he sees Cardiff City as the bigger club in Wales.
“If I had the money, I’d buy Cardiff,” the former Wales striker told OLBG. “Definitely. You look at certain clubs and think, ‘I could buy them and turn them into something.’ Cardiff’s one of those.
"It hurts me to say it as a Swansea fan, but Cardiff are the bigger club. They’ve got the bigger fanbase. Both sides are good clubs, but Cardiff’s the capital and that means they can attract the best players.”
However, the 61-year-old says off-field issues have too often held the Bluebirds back.
“The problem comes when things go wrong in the boardroom. It filters down onto the pitch, and before you know it everyone’s got an excuse. That’s how Cardiff have ended up in League One, and it’s tragic for Welsh football.”
Despite his allegiance, Saunders insists he supports all Welsh clubs in their own way.
“The only one I haven’t been involved with is Newport. I’ve even helped Merthyr out. I once took a Wrexham team down there because they couldn’t afford to turn the floodlights on. They needed £700, so I took a side down and they beat us 2-0. I was fuming!"
Dean Saunders has admitted that, despite being a lifelong Swansea fan, he sees Cardiff City as the bigger club in Wales.
“If I had the money, I’d buy Cardiff,” the former Wales striker told OLBG. “Definitely. You look at certain clubs and think, ‘I could buy them and turn them into something.’ Cardiff’s one of those.
"It hurts me to say it as a Swansea fan, but Cardiff are the bigger club. They’ve got the bigger fanbase. Both sides are good clubs, but Cardiff’s the capital and that means they can attract the best players.”
However, the 61-year-old says off-field issues have too often held the Bluebirds back.
“The problem comes when things go wrong in the boardroom. It filters down onto the pitch, and before you know it everyone’s got an excuse. That’s how Cardiff have ended up in League One, and it’s tragic for Welsh football.”
Despite his allegiance, Saunders insists he supports all Welsh clubs in their own way.
“The only one I haven’t been involved with is Newport. I’ve even helped Merthyr out. I once took a Wrexham team down there because they couldn’t afford to turn the floodlights on. They needed £700, so I took a side down and they beat us 2-0. I was fuming!"
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Re: DEAN SAUNDERS SAYS IT HOW IT IS!
Fri Aug 22, 2025 3:04 pm
Says it as it is, played for us for a short time, and he’d be a great motivator for the right ownership (obviously not this one)! 
Re: DEAN SAUNDERS SAYS IT HOW IT IS!
Fri Aug 22, 2025 3:10 pm
He's spot on.
Re: DEAN SAUNDERS SAYS IT HOW IT IS!
Fri Aug 22, 2025 4:31 pm
Shhh Dean , the owners will want an additional £25m for the club to be sold 
Re: DEAN SAUNDERS SAYS IT HOW IT IS!
Fri Aug 22, 2025 5:04 pm
Thread about this weeks ago when it happened mun.
Re: DEAN SAUNDERS SAYS IT HOW IT IS!
Fri Aug 22, 2025 5:33 pm
Awful commentator though. As a pundit he’s alright like.
Re: DEAN SAUNDERS SAYS IT HOW IT IS!
Sat Aug 23, 2025 4:31 am
Interested how many on here saw him lay for us ?
Only played 4 games for us when I was 5
Only played 4 games for us when I was 5
Re: DEAN SAUNDERS SAYS IT HOW IT IS!
Sat Aug 23, 2025 11:15 am
Double G wrote:Interested how many on here saw him lay for us ?
Only played 4 games for us when I was 5
So what?
It was a somewhat jocular thread, but some of us would have seen him play, he says it himself, and it helps validate his point!
What validates YOUR point?
