City players who have polarised opinion

[Bobby Dandruff]

It is interesting to see the arguments start again about whether Gary Madine is any good or not, now that he has finally scored a goal, except not for us, but someone else.

He seems to really polarise opinion in the Cardiff City fanbase rather like Richard Langley did when he played for us, as did Mats Moller Daehli.

My Dad never liked Doug Livermore and yet I suspect that he was a pretty steady player for us.

Who else should be on the list?

[speedyblue]

It is interesting to see the arguments start again about whether Gary Madine is any good or not, now that he has finally scored a goal, except not for us, but someone else.

He seems to really polarise opinion in the Cardiff City fanbase rather like Richard Langley did when he played for us, as did Mats Moller Daehli.

My Dad never liked Doug Livermore and yet I suspect that he was a pretty steady player for us.

Who else should be on the list?

Josh Low got blamed for everything

[Bobby Dandruff]

Josh Low got blamed for everything

LOL - I always quite liked him.

[Mr Soul '68]

LOL - I always quite liked him.

Josh Low had speed, but his crossing was pretty crap. From his crosses the ball always seemed to end up in Row Z of the Canton Stand, or on the concrete terracing of the Grange End

[Eric the Half a Bee]

LOL - I always quite liked him.

Was in the Division 3 team of the season when we went up in 2000/01.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Peter Whittingham, at both the start and end of his City career, polarised opinions. In between, one of the greatest City legends ever.

[Optimistic Nick]

It is interesting to see the arguments start again about whether Gary Madine is any good or not, now that he has finally scored a goal, except not for us, but someone else.

He seems to really polarise opinion in the Cardiff City fanbase rather like Richard Langley did when he played for us, as did Mats Moller Daehli.

My Dad never liked Doug Livermore and yet I suspect that he was a pretty steady player for us.

Who else should be on the list?

Does Madine really Polarise opinion? I imagine that opinions range from “total shite, waste of money” to “might not be as shite as everyone thinks and not really given a chance. But proabaly still a waste of money”. Langley did polarise opinion because he played loads of game and people still couldn’t agree whether he was good or crap.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

Joe Ledley.

[EastbourneBlue]

It is interesting to see the arguments start again about whether Gary Madine is any good or not, now that he has finally scored a goal, except not for us, but someone else.

He seems to really polarise opinion in the Cardiff City fanbase rather like Richard Langley did when he played for us, as did Mats Moller Daehli.

My Dad never liked Doug Livermore and yet I suspect that he was a pretty steady player for us.

Who else should be on the list?

McPhail and Kavanagh.

Or McFail and Crab-anagh as many called em.

[Bobby Dandruff]

McPhail and Kavanagh.

Or McFail and Crab-anagh as many called em.

Really?

I think that Kav is considered a bit of a 'legend' by most City fans.

And McPhail did a good job too - a really nice footballer, if not the quickest or most energetic :-( .

(us discussing this is the very definition of polarising opinion! ;-) )

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Really?

I think that Kav is considered a bit of a 'legend' by most City fans.

And McPhail did a good job too - a really nice footballer, if not the quickest or most energetic :-( .

(us discussing this is the very definition of polarising opinion! ;-) )

I remember Kavanagh getting subbed during one home game and an ironic cheer went up around the ground (well, the Bob-Bank at least!). He had a consistent string of ineffectual games for and us and fans were questioning what he had to do to get dropped.

Overall, Kavanagh did well for us (good dead-ball delivery) but I think his stock went up AFTER he left us, when it was reported he had sat in the dressing room in tears because he didn't want to leave us but was told he HAD to be sold to help the club's precarious financial situation.

[jamieccfc]

I remember Kavanagh getting subbed during one home game and an ironic cheer went up around the ground (well, the Bob-Bank at least!). He had a consistent string of ineffectual games for and us and fans were questioning what he had to do to get dropped.

Overall, Kavanagh did well for us (good dead-ball delivery) but I think his stock went up AFTER he left us, when it was reported he had sat in the dressing room in tears because he didn't want to leave us but was told he HAD to be sold to help the club's precarious financial situation.

Personally I think that stoke game really hurt him he was unbelievable that season

[jamieccfc]

McPhail and Kavanagh.

Or McFail and Crab-anagh as many called em.

Mcphail was so underrated chops wouldn’t have scored so many without him, Langley was awesome but some city fans just want grafters. I sat in the last row in the bottom of the grandstand with the dugout to my right with 2 old ####ers in front of me who shouted all game to lump it up there which seemed to be the general consensus of a lot of city fans

[Rjk]

Definitely mcphail, Langley, bothroyd at times
McCormack?

[Heisenberg]

The 2018/19 Cardiff City squad. Not even joking.

[life on mars]

It is interesting to see the arguments start again about whether Gary Madine is any good or not, now that he has finally scored a goal, except not for us, but someone else.

He seems to really polarise opinion in the Cardiff City fanbase rather like Richard Langley did when he played for us, as did Mats Moller Daehli.

My Dad never liked Doug Livermore and yet I suspect that he was a pretty steady player for us.

Who else should be on the list?

Like your dad , I though Doug was cracking footballer

[life on mars]

McPhail and Whitt's stand out for me always picked up the moaners , had a few stand up rows in the crowd about them too .

How about the magical Alan Lee , lad liked a pint as well , allegedly shot form the Bob Bank touch line once and scored , well did from where I was sat , lol

[Since64]

McPhail and Whitt's stand out for me always picked up the moaners , had a few stand up rows in the crowd about them too .

How about the magical Alan Lee , lad liked a pint as well , allegedly shot form the Bob Bank touch line once and scored , well did from where I was sat , lol

Would be a much smaller thread if you asked which players hadn’t

[Since64]

I sat by a guy through the Kav years who thought he was crap

[Bobby Dandruff]

McPhail and Whitt's stand out for me always picked up the moaners , had a few stand up rows in the crowd about them too .

How about the magical Alan Lee , lad liked a pint as well , allegedly shot form the Bob Bank touch line once and scored , well did from where I was sat , lol

Wasn't that game on TV (Derby maybe?) as I'm sure that I remember that?

And then he turned out to be rubbish. :-(

[Since64]

John Toshack even though Shankley rated him many fans at that time didnt

[Rjk]

I think an XI of opinion polarisers would absolutely batter an XI of inexplicably loved players

[Bobby Dandruff]

I think an XI of opinion polarisers would absolutely batter an XI of inexplicably loved players

Yes, this is a very good point.

[Optimistic Nick]

I think an XI of opinion polarisers would absolutely batter an XI of inexplicably loved players

Eddie Johnson would be captain of the inexplicably loved players.

[Bobby Dandruff]

Eddie Johnson would be captain of the inexplicably loved players.

Schwinkendorf would be in there somewhere too.