Bluebirds Reunited: The Fall and Rise of Cardiff City - Softcover

Aled Blake

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1902719751 ISBN 13: 9781902719757

Publisher: St David's Press, 2018

Synopsis

'Cardiff City has always been something of a soap opera for us long-suffering fans, but even the most creative scriptwriters would have struggled to conjure up the implausible storylines we've seen unfold in recent times. Aled Blake perfectly captures the astonishing tale of the fight for the heart of the football club and the unlikely messiah who delivered a dream and united a city.'

David Owens, City fan and journalist with WalesOnline

'Aled Blake examines in detail how the manager transformed [Cardiff's] fortunes with a modest budget, when it felt like many people had given up on City s dream.'

Danny Gabbidon, from the Foreword

Bluebirds Reunited is the incredible story of the renaissance of Cardiff City: how a club in turmoil transformed its fortunes to win the unlikeliest of promotions, and how its loyal fans fell back in love with their beloved Bluebirds.

Essential reading for every Cardiff City fan, Aled Blake, charts the Bluebirds' roller-coaster ride from the humiliating Premier League relegation in 2014 and the fierce protests from disillusioned supporters against the club s controversial rebranding, through a series of dismal seasons as the team struggled in the Championship, to the return to blue and the appointment of Neil Warnock.

Featuring revealing fan insights and exclusive interviews with Warnock, Bluebirds Reunited tells the story of Cardiff City's rebirth from the fans' perspective and explains how a club, its fans and a city were reunited in an euphoric promotion back to the Premier League.

About this title

About the Author

Aled Blake is a Pontypridd-born journalist, writer and lifelong Cardiff City fanatic who s been following the Bluebirds since his father took him to Ninian Park to watch them lose, in the old Fourth Division, to Southend in 1986. He worked at the club briefly as media officer during the Sam Hammam era before going on to become a reporter and then news editor as well as weekly columnist at the Western Mail, South Wales Echo and WalesOnline for 17 years. Bluebirds Reunited is his first book. Aled lives in Cardiff with his wife and son.

Edition details

• Publisher: St David's Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1902719751
• ISBN 13: 9781902719757
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160