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Paul Abbandonato: Aaron Ramsey rivals Craig Bellamy as biggest Welsh club signing in history
Only Cardiff City, outside of the Premier League, appear able to entertain these sensational talks with stellar footballers.
For a Championship team, it's extraordinary really that they landed Craig Bellamy, came close to Gareth Bale and are on the brink with Aaron Ramsey.
Bellamy rocked the football world when he joined his home-town club first while a Manchester City player, then as a Liverpool footballer who was still a major part of then manager Brendan Rodgers' Anfield plans.
Bale was on the verge of a deal last summer, having agreed terms with Cardiff. He always had a USA option on the table too and opted to go Stateside instead, which was fair enough. But the very fact he even conducted such advanced talks with the Bluebirds was a stunning development.
Over the next 24 hours or so, last-minute glitches hopefully overcome, the Bluebirds plan to announce Ramsey as their player.
Bellamy was captain of Wales when he joined. So too Bale when he held talks. Ramsey, of course, holds the armband today. Which other Championship clubs can entertain these kind of truly marquee signings ? I'm certainly not aware of too many.
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| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 18:41 - Jul 14 with 1065 views | max936 |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 16:00 - Jul 14 by onehunglow |
Latch.
Jeez,I’ve gone all moist .
Killer striker ,arguably our most natural ever |
"I’ve gone all moist"
Bloody hell I'm getting a tad concerned about you  . |  |
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| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 18:57 - Jul 14 with 1043 views | onehunglow |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 18:41 - Jul 14 by max936 |
"I’ve gone all moist"
Bloody hell I'm getting a tad concerned about you . |
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| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 19:06 - Jul 14 with 1037 views | bennytheblue |
Go on then, how are you bigger? I’m bored….. |  | | |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 19:28 - Jul 14 with 1008 views | SullutaCreturned |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 19:06 - Jul 14 by bennytheblue |
Go on then, how are you bigger? I’m bored….. |
You know what, I'll concede that we are not bigger BUT we are better.
We are the best team in Wales and I'll take that over a bigger concourse every time.
Come on Benny, you know it's true. Signing an out of date, well past his best Ramsey and having all this fanfare seems quite desperate really. Another truth here is, you only got him because he's free and Nice ( who also got him on a free) are happy to be rid of him. If they wanted a fee you couldn't have him. | | | |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 19:31 - Jul 14 with 1008 views | raynor94 |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 16:22 - Jul 14 by bennytheblue |
14000 fools already have, I find this staggering considering how bad the last 4 years have been with useless still in charge…..I hear your up to about 7000 again which is good for you lot. |
You had to go and spoil things with that silly 7000 comment.
I haven't seen the exact figure yet, but I doubt very much it will be below 12000, like it has been since we came out of the Premier |  |
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| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 19:54 - Jul 14 with 977 views | bennytheblue |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 19:31 - Jul 14 by raynor94 |
You had to go and spoil things with that silly 7000 comment.
I haven't seen the exact figure yet, but I doubt very much it will be below 12000, like it has been since we came out of the Premier |
Just a bit of Tom foolery, we both have similar ST sales I believe. Still, there is only one club that can pull big crowds….dint know why, but they still flock now and then. Mental | | | |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 19:58 - Jul 14 with 975 views | Boundy |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 16:22 - Jul 14 by bennytheblue |
14000 fools already have, I find this staggering considering how bad the last 4 years have been with useless still in charge…..I hear your up to about 7000 again which is good for you lot. |
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| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 20:05 - Jul 14 with 966 views | Fireboy2 |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 19:06 - Jul 14 by bennytheblue |
Go on then, how are you bigger? I’m bored….. |
Success and size of crowd compared to population.
In recent years we have been better in both.
Trouble is your centric media will never accept it and never will. |  | | |
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| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 20:45 - Jul 14 with 921 views | bennytheblue |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 20:05 - Jul 14 by Fireboy2 |
Success and size of crowd compared to population.
In recent years we have been better in both.
Trouble is your centric media will never accept it and never will. |
Can’t stand wales media, never have since the rugby loving days….almost as bad as the WAG now…. | | | |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 21:33 - Jul 14 with 896 views | SullutaCreturned |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 20:45 - Jul 14 by bennytheblue |
Can’t stand wales media, never have since the rugby loving days….almost as bad as the WAG now…. |
I read the story on the WOL, theres a few beauts on there, Hammers1964 to start with. What a giant fool he is, calls the WOL "our site"
Otherwise I'll agree with you, Welsh media is a joke, as is the WAG/Senedd. | | | |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 22:15 - Jul 14 with 860 views | Boundy |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 18:11 - Jul 14 by onehunglow |
They WERE bigger before you were born.
They had 50000 when they were in the old First Division.
Size ain’t everything though
These days, they are footballing nonentities ,to me anyway . [Post edited 14 Jul 2023 18:12]
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"Were" being the operative word , I'd say over 2rds of that number have passed on , never to be replaced | |
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| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 07:35 - Jul 15 with 789 views | PawelAbbott |
Heralding talks with Gareth Bale as if it was some monumentous achievement is interesting. Local lad speaks to home town club then signs elsewhere?
He then goes on to trot around the pitch looking disinterested in the LA sun for a few months. Cardiff must be glad they didn't sign him. His wages would have heaped on more debt, for the sight of a clearly shot Bale ambling around the pitch for a bit. | | | |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 11:04 - Jul 15 with 696 views | bennytheblue |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 07:35 - Jul 15 by PawelAbbott |
Heralding talks with Gareth Bale as if it was some monumentous achievement is interesting. Local lad speaks to home town club then signs elsewhere?
He then goes on to trot around the pitch looking disinterested in the LA sun for a few months. Cardiff must be glad they didn't sign him. His wages would have heaped on more debt, for the sight of a clearly shot Bale ambling around the pitch for a bit. |
Knowing someone who knows his family, he was never really going to sign for us, his agent was just using that story for some bizarre reason or maybe wales media were, a bit aliken to Ramsey but x10.
He would have got lumps taken out of him had he played in the championship for sure. As we all know his true love is golf which is why going to the states was so appealing. He’s probably there now I bet….. | | | |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 11:16 - Jul 15 with 676 views | RhonddaSwans |
Did you notice the only Swans transfers he mentioned were flops.
Ramsey is not gonna be able to do a Wednesday Saturday game pattern.
We all seen how great his Captainsy of Wales has gone.
Ramsey is an injury prone wreck, they will try saying this is bigger than Joe Allen coming back to us 😂.
All Paul is as a jerno is Cardiff's mouth peice, I can't wait for the season to start .
If Ramsey plays 20 games this season , 15 of them will be not fully fit. | |
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| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 11:34 - Jul 15 with 666 views | Boundy |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 11:04 - Jul 15 by bennytheblue |
Knowing someone who knows his family, he was never really going to sign for us, his agent was just using that story for some bizarre reason or maybe wales media were, a bit aliken to Ramsey but x10.
He would have got lumps taken out of him had he played in the championship for sure. As we all know his true love is golf which is why going to the states was so appealing. He’s probably there now I bet….. |
Welsh media bigging up cardiff , no sh++ einstein .Anything to keep the copital city club in the spotlight ,just so the plebs in butetown can lap it up believing how great and big they are  | |
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| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 12:08 - Jul 15 with 645 views | RhonddaSwans |
| I’m loving Paul Abbandonato this morning on 16:22 - Jul 14 by bennytheblue |
14000 fools already have, I find this staggering considering how bad the last 4 years have been with useless still in charge…..I hear your up to about 7000 again which is good for you lot. |
Yes come mid season your gate will be saying 18,000 or 19,000 when there is clearly 9 or 10,000 there. | |
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