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When Football Was Football: Cardiff
A Nostalgic Look at a Century of the Club
By: Neil Palmer
Cardiff City have given every generation of its supporters a roller coaster ride of emotions that continues to this day This celebration into this great, proud club charts its history with some fantastic photographs taken from the Daily Mirrors own huge archive to give a pictorial history that can be enjoyed by every generation of supporter from Grandad to Granchild. From the FA Cup winning side of 1927 ,the legendary players of the 1950s like Baker,Allchurch,Charles and Ford to some wonderful European nights battling it out with SV Hamburg ,Sporting Lisbon and the legendary Real Madrid . The Bluebirds history has been littered with so many highs but equally so many lows ,such as re election to the Football league and seasons spent in Footballs basement division .Not forgetting the Boardroom battles that at times have almost brought this great club to its knees . When Football Was Football tips its hat to everybody who has shaped and formed this great club over the years .So as the club now battles to get into the Premier League ,Strap yourself in Bluebirds fans for another Rollercoaster ride through the pages of this excellent book

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Hardback, 250 x 250mm, 208 pages, 175 col illustrations
ISBN: 9780857331823
Book No: H5182
Web price: £20.00
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