00:00Well, Charles, looking at Cardiff City, a team who were in the Premier League briefly
00:08a few years ago in 2018-19 under Neil Warnock, and then have gone back down to the Championship
00:14and never really hit the heights they did in terms of getting back up there, but they
00:17are a solid Championship team, there's no denying it. And 2024 has sort of epitomised
00:23that nature in terms of being decent for the Championship, but not quite having the quality
00:29I think perhaps to get towards challenging for promotion, whether that be in playoffs
00:34or automatics. And so, what can be done for Cardiff as well just going forward, but also
00:41perhaps more impressively, what has been, or what have been their most standout games
00:46and moments of 2024 so far, and why? Because of course, as I say, steady Championship teams,
00:51so they've had, let's be honest, an up and down time, but they have had some standout
00:55moments. And so, what have they been and where can they then go in the future?
01:00Yeah, obviously, it's tough to look back, you know, they've been to the Premier League
01:05twice in the last 10 or so years, and they've come down straight away both times, obviously.
01:11Then reached the playoffs in 19-20, you know, 2019-20, and just missed out there. Then they
01:18finished eighth, and then for three seasons in a row, they pretty much narrowly missed
01:24relegation to League One, which was quite interesting. And, you know, obviously finished
01:2712th last season, so mid-table, which is a bit more where they want to be. And obviously,
01:32you know, going forward, they've sort of, you know, made clear their financial problems,
01:36so it's certainly somewhere they want to be. As for 2024, there hasn't been many amazing
01:42moments. It has to be said that, obviously, the managerial situation is in turmoil, really.
01:48They got rid of Turkish manager Errol Bullut, and they are still vacant. They're still looking
01:54for names. Steve Cooper came out and said he won't be taking the step down to Championship,
01:59even though, you know, he is Welsh and he does have some, what, connection with Cardiff City.
02:05So, yeah, just looking at the year as a whole, I mean, it's not been amazing, and they are
02:10still struggling in the Championship right now, near the back end of last season in 2024,
02:16obviously. So, maybe Ipswich and Southampton were already sort of set up, but Southampton,
02:22obviously, coming up through the play-off. So, it was a massive win, both in the last
02:26minutes as well. Both, obviously, premierly promoted teams. So, yeah, an interesting one
02:31there to get those wins, and I think Cardiff City fans were excited at that point, and they
02:37obviously went on a winning streak at the beginning of the year in February to early March. Four wins
02:42on the bounce. Now, that put them in a brilliant position with Errol Bullut. Obviously, it didn't
02:46end the way they would have liked it to. But, yeah, I think it's been an up-and-down year,
02:51and they just need to see out the rest of 2025, and, you know, this season,
02:55and hopefully remain a Championship club.
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