Friday 16 May 2008 |
10:44 - Routes to final - SKYSPORTS.COM
Few if any, would have predicted the participants
but we look at how Portsmouth and Cardiff got to
Wembley.
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10:21 - Portsmouth v Cardiff - BBC
Team news and big match stats ahead of Saturday's
FA Cup final.
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10:15 - Distin wary of underdogs threat - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Portsmouth's Sylvain Distin is firmly on his guard
against an FA Cup final upset against Cardiff
having played his part in a similar one.Back in
2000 Distin was part of Ligue 2 side Gueugnon who
claimed a shock 2-0 victory over Paris
Saint-Germain in the French League Cup final.
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10:09 - Distin Warns Of Underdog Threat - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin is wary of
Cardiff ahead of the FA Cup final.
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10:00 - Ramsey set for the top - Jones - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Cardiff boss Dave Jones insists starlet Aaron
Ramsey would not look out of place alongside the
likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne
Rooney.Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is
already known to have enquired about the
17-year-old midfielder and Liverpool and Chelsea
are among a host of other Premier League clubs
reported to be interested.
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09:51 - Distin wary of underdogs threat - TEAMTALK.COM
Portsmouth's Sylvain Distin is firmly on his guard
against an FA Cup final upset against Cardiff
having played his part in a similar one.
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09:23 - Ramsey set for the top - Jones - TEAMTALK.COM
Cardiff boss Dave Jones insists starlet Aaron
Ramsey would not look out of place alongside the
likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.
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09:13 - Fowler dreams of Cup 'fairytale' - BBC
Robbie Fowler admits ending a season of personal
agony by scoring an FA Cup final winner for
Cardiff City would be 'Roy of the Rovers' stuff.
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09:09 - Distin Warns Of Underdog Threat - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Portsmouth defender Sylvain Distin is wary of
Cardiff ahead of the FA Cup final.
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Thursday 15 May 2008 |
20:16 - Ledley coy on Cardiff future - SKYSPORTS.COM
Highly-rated Cardiff winger Joe Ledley insists his
future with the Bluebirds is in the club's hands.
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19:07 - Cups and downs - SKYSPORTS.COM
Martin Tyler reveals FA Cup records that have been
set, broken and are set to be broken ahead of the
final.
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19:00 - Ledley: City will decide my future - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Highly-rated winger Joe Ledley insists it is
Cardiff City who will decide if the FA Cup final
is his last game for the club.It may be one of the
club's other players, 17-year-old Aaron Ramsey,
who has been hogging the headlines of late but he
is not the only Bluebirds player attracting
interest.
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18:28 - Ledley: City will decide my future - TEAMTALK.COM
Highly-rated winger Joe Ledley insists it is
Cardiff City who will decide if the FA Cup final
is his last game for the club.
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18:16 - Time to play up - SKYSPORTS.COM
Andy Gray says the pressure will be all on Pompey,
as he previews the FA Cup final.
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17:25 - Cardiff's Johnson Pompey warning - BBC
Cardiff City defender Roger Johnson insists
Portsmouth are 'there for the taking' in
Saturday's FA Cup final.
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12:33 - Bus tour plan if City win FA Cup - BBC
Cardiff City fans will be able to watch their team
parade in an open-top bus if they win the FA Cup.
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11:25 - Harry hails top City trader - BBC
Redknapp says FA Cup rival Jones is football's
real wheeler-dealer
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11:17 - FA Cup - Redknapp to quit? - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is being tipped to
quit football after his side's FA Cup final
against Cardiff.
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11:06 - Premier League - Redknapp to quit? - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is being tipped to
quit football after his side's FA Cup final
against Cardiff.
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10:45 - Ridsdale welcomes Cardiff cup cheer - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Cardiff chairman Peter Ridsdale reckons the FA Cup
final against Portsmouth will help make up for the
"most stressful" period of his career.The
56-year-old has never been far from controversy,
not least during his time at Leeds, where he
remains a scapegoat for their financial troubles
and slide down the football pyramid.
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10:39 - Parry ready for Wembley date - FOOTBALL.CO.UK
Cardiff City forward Paul Parry is delighted to be
back to full fitness and in contention for a place
in the Bluebirds side for the FA Cup final against
Portsmouth this weekend.
The 27-year-ol...
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09:44 - Ridsdale welcomes Cardiff cup cheer - TEAMTALK.COM
Cardiff chairman Peter Ridsdale reckons the FA Cup
final against Portsmouth will help make up for the
"most stressful" period of his career.
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09:32 - Loovens loving his FA Cup chance - BBC
Glenn Loovens insists inspiring Cardiff City to FA
Cup glory will mean more to him than his UEFA Cup
winners medal.
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09:24 - City go from despair to Wembley - BBC
Cardiff City fan Phillip Nifield gives us his take
on one of the most memorable seasons for the
Bluebirds ever.
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06:43 - Old-style FA Cup final for romantics to revel in - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Portsmouth meet Cardiff City at Wembley on
Saturday (3 p.m.) in a final the FA Cup has been
crying out for even if the absence of familiar
names may prove the competition's lack of appeal
for the big clubs.
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Wednesday 14 May 2008 |
18:45 - Parry feared end of cup final dream - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Cardiff winger Paul Parry admits he feared there
was "every chance" his dream of playing at Wembley
had passed him by.A hamstring injury just days
before the FA Cup semi-final with Barnsley
consigned him to the stands at the national
stadium and Parry revealed it felt like his "world
was coming to an end".
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18:17 - Parry feared end of cup final dream - TEAMTALK.COM
Cardiff winger Paul Parry admits he feared there
was "every chance" his dream of playing at Wembley
had passed him by.
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17:30 - Gunter: No regrets at Spurs switch - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Chris Gunter will be at Wembley on Saturday to
cheer on his former Cardiff team-mates knowing it
could have been him playing at Wembley.The
Tottenham defender, a £3.5million buy from City in
January, has seen the club he left stun the
football world by reaching their first final since
1927.
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17:08 - Gunter: No regrets at Spurs switch - TEAMTALK.COM
Chris Gunter will be at Wembley on Saturday to
cheer on his former Cardiff team-mates knowing it
could have been him playing at Wembley.
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14:21 - Fan sweating on £58,000 cup bet - BBC
A postman is hoping Cardiff City deliver at
Wembley - so he can collect a £58,000 winning bet.
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11:21 - Son of 1927 hero backs Bluebirds - BBC
Peter Curtis, son of one of the 1927 cup-winning
Cardiff team, is confident the Bluebirds will beat
Portsmouth.
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10:15 - Fowler promises honest assessment - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Cardiff's Robbie Fowler says he will not do
himself an "injustice" by playing in Saturday's FA
Cup final against Portsmouth if he is not
ready.Bluebirds boss Dave Jones has given Fowler,
who has been sidelined since December with a hip
injury, until Thursday to prove he is fit to face
Pompey at Wembley.
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09:20 - Fowler promises honest assessment - TEAMTALK.COM
Cardiff's Robbie Fowler says he will not do
himself an "injustice" by playing in Saturday's FA
Cup final against Portsmouth if he is not ready.
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08:55 - Redknapp hails wonderkid Ramsey - BBC
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is sure Cardiff
City teenage wonderkid Aaron Ramsey is destined
for the Premier League's top four.
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Tuesday 13 May 2008 |
21:01 - Portsmouth v Cardiff - BBC
Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final.
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20:02 - Ledley out to seize rare Cup shot - BBC
Joe Ledley acknowledges that, even at the age of
21, Saturday could be his only chance of FA Cup
glory.
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19:15 - Rae hoping for double cup joy - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Gavin Rae will this week prepare for the biggest
game of his career with his fingers crossed for a
Cardiff and Rangers cup double.The 30-year-old
swapped one blue shirt for another in June last
year and he admits the chance to play in an FA Cup
final has come as an unexpected bonus.
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18:27 - Rae hoping for double cup joy - TEAMTALK.COM
Gavin Rae will this week prepare for the biggest
game of his career with his fingers crossed for a
Cardiff and Rangers cup double.
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15:15 - Robins annouce pre-season plans - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Swindon Town will play FA Cup finalists Portsmouth
and Cardiff City as part of their preparations for
next season.The Robins will host Portsmouth on
Friday July 18 and Cardiff 11 days later as
manager Maurice Malpas finalises his plans for his
first full season in charge at the County Ground.
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14:46 - Robins annouce pre-season plans - TEAMTALK.COM
Swindon Town will play FA Cup finalists Portsmouth
and Cardiff City as part of their preparations for
next season.
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13:27 - Gunter's FA Cup team guide - BBC
Wales and Spurs defender Chris Gunter compares the
Cardiff and Portsmouth squads
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12:16 - FA Cup - Jones waits on Fowler - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Cardiff boss Dave Jones expects Robbie Fowler to
be "honest and truthful" in assessing his fitness
ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final.
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11:50 - FA Cup - Jones wants Fowler honesty over fitness - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Cardiff boss Dave Jones expects Robbie Fowler to
be "honest and truthful" in assessing his fitness
ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final.
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09:00 - Jones demands Fowler honesty - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Cardiff boss Dave Jones expects Robbie Fowler to
be "honest and truthful" in assessing his fitness
ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final.Fowler has until
Thursday to prove he is fit to face Portsmouth at
Wembley after recovering from a hip problem.
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08:27 - Jones demands Fowler honesty - TEAMTALK.COM
Cardiff boss Dave Jones expects Robbie Fowler to
be "honest and truthful" in assessing his fitness
ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final.
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08:13 - Parry aiming for Wales comeback - BBC
Paul Parry hopes to cap his FA Cup final
appearance with recall to John Toshack's Wales
squad.
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07:52 - Cardiff saviours - BBC
How Dave Jones & Peter Ridsdale have changed the
FA Cup finalists' fortunes
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01:09 - Fowler In Final Fitness Fight - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Cardiff manager Dave Jones has given Robbie Fowler
until Thursday to prove his fitness.
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Monday 12 May 2008 |
21:15 - Fowler faces fitness race for final - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Cardiff manager Dave Jones has given Robbie Fowler
until Thursday to prove he is fit to face
Portsmouth in the FA Cup final.A hip problem,
which required surgery in the United States, has
prevented the 33-year-old from playing in 2008,
although the striker is now tantalisingly close to
a return to action.
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21:09 - Fowler In Final Fitness Fight - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Cardiff manager Dave Jones has given Robbie Fowler
until Thursday to prove his fitness.
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19:42 - Fowler given fitness deadline - SKYSPORTS.COM
Cardiff boss Dave Jones has given Robbie Fowler
until Thursday to prove he is fit to play in the
FA Cup final.
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19:09 - Fowler In Final Fitness Fight - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Cardiff manager Dave Jones has given Robbie Fowler
until Thursday to prove his fitness.
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18:43 - Fowler faces fitness race for final - TEAMTALK.COM
Cardiff manager Dave Jones has given Robbie Fowler
until Thursday to prove he is fit to face
Portsmouth in the FA Cup final.
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17:26 - I'd stay at Cardiff - Hasselbaink - BBC
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink hopes the FA Cup Final
will not be his last Cardiff City game and wants
to end his career at Ninian Park.
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16:00 - Local hero relishing cup final - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Joe Ledley admits Cardiff's FA Cup final with
Portsmouth will mean that extra bit more to him
after watching the Bluebirds as a youngster.The
Fairwater-born midfielder booked City's spot in
the final with a spectacular winner against
Championship rivals Barnsley in the semi-finals.
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15:20 - Local hero relishing cup final - TEAMTALK.COM
Joe Ledley admits Cardiff's FA Cup final with
Portsmouth will mean that extra bit more to him
after watching the Bluebirds as a youngster.
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14:08 - Fowler set for FA Cup final place - BBC
Robbie Fowler is set to be in Cardiff City's FA
Cup final squad, but will not start against
Portsmouth.
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Sunday 11 May 2008 |
21:03 - Rams accept bid for Earnshaw - SKYSPORTS.COM
Derby have accepted a bid from an unnamed club for
out-of-favour striker Rob Earnshaw.
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Saturday 10 May 2008 |
14:30 - Bluebirds eyeing cup final edge - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Cardiff are looking to state-of-the-art technology
in a bid to give them an advantage in the FA Cup
final against Portsmouth on May 17.The Bluebirds
will be wearing dry land tops and half-tights,
similar to the ones that have recently
revolutionised swimming, under their kit in an
attempt to enhance their performance.
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13:09 - Bluebirds eyeing cup final edge - TEAMTALK.COM
Cardiff are looking to state-of-the-art technology
in a bid to give them an advantage in the FA Cup
final against Portsmouth on May 17.
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Friday 09 May 2008 |
21:16 - Bellamy to train with Bluebirds - SKYSPORTS.COM
Craig Bellamy will train with Cardiff in a bid to
regain full fitness ahead of Wales' summer
internationals.
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19:30 - Bellamy to train with Bluebirds - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
West Ham striker Craig Bellamy will spend next
week training with Cardiff in a bid to regain full
fitness in time for Wales' summer friendlies.An
abdominal injury has limited Bellamy to just eight
West Ham starts all season and he has not played
since coming off the bench against Wigan on
February 2.
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19:05 - Bellamy to train with Bluebirds - TEAMTALK.COM
West Ham striker Craig Bellamy will spend next
week training with Cardiff in a bid to regain full
fitness in time for Wales' summer friendlies.
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17:15 - Rodrigues' deja vu Cardiff dream - BBC
"I am living proof that miracles do happen in the
FA Cup"
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11:57 - Championship - Fowler to extend Bluebirds stay - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Robbie Fowler looks set to extend his stay at
Cardiff for another season after his
representative admitted that is the most likely
scenario.
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Thursday 08 May 2008 |
19:45 - Fowler set to stay with Bluebirds - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Robbie Fowler looks set to extend his stay at
Cardiff for another season after his
representative admitted that is the most likely
scenario.The Bluebirds have the option to extend
Fowler's contract by a further season, but the
former Liverpool forward has spent much of the
campaign injured on the sidelines.
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18:00 - Fowler set to stay with Bluebirds - TEAMTALK.COM
Robbie Fowler looks set to extend his stay at
Cardiff for another season after his
representative admitted that is the most likely
scenario.
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17:58 - Thompson tribute to Cardiff pair - TEAMTALK.COM
Cardiff striker Steve Thompson has welcomed Gavin
Rae and Kevin McNaughton's call-up to the Scotland
squad - even if he failed to make the cut.
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14:31 - Enckelman seeks City stay - FOOTBALL.CO.UK
Goalkeeper Peter Enckelman is hoping to turn his
loan stay at Cardiff City into a more permanent
arrangement in the summer.
The 31-year-old Finland international has
impressed after moving fro...
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14:31 - Ledley hails brilliant Cup chance - BBC
Cardiff City midfielder Joe Ledley says they have
a brilliant opportunity to make their mark in the
FA Cup final.
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08:31 - FA Cup - James fit for final - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Portsmouth goalkeeper David James has declared
himself fit to play in the FA Cup final against
Cardiff City.
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Wednesday 07 May 2008 |
23:07 - FA Cup - James fit for final - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Portsmouth goalkeeper David James has declared
himself fit to play in the FA Cup final against
Cardiff City.
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22:53 - FA Cup - James fit for final - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Portsmouth goalkeeper David James has declared
himself fit to play in the FA Cup final against
Cardiff City.
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22:20 - Championship - Enckelman wants to stay at Cardiff - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Blackburn keeper Peter Enckelman has hinted at a
permanent move to Cardiff after impressing since
moving to City on loan in January.
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19:58 - FA Cup - James fit for final - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Portsmouth goalkeeper David James has declared
himself fit to play in the FA Cup final against
Cardiff City.
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18:15 - Jones: Jimmy rumours unfounded - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Boss Dave Jones insists suggestions the FA Cup
final is set to be Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink's last
game for Cardiff are unfounded.Reports have
claimed the Dutchman will leave Ninian Park after
the Wembley clash with Portsmouth on May 17 and
could even hang up his boots.
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17:31 - Jones: Jimmy rumours unfounded - TEAMTALK.COM
Boss Dave Jones insists suggestions the FA Cup
final is set to be Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink's last
game for Cardiff are unfounded.
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17:17 - Championship - Enckelman wants to stay at Cardiff - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Blackburn keeper Peter Enckelman has hinted at a
permanent move to Cardiff after impressing since
moving to City on loan in January.
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17:15 - James 'fit' for Wembley final - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Portsmouth goalkeeper David James believes he has
won the race to be fit for the FA Cup final.The
England stopper on Wednesday had a scan on his
injured calf which he claims was "clear", freeing
him up for the Wembley showcase against Cardiff on
May 17.
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17:05 - FA Cup - James fit for final - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Portsmouth goalkeeper David James has declared
himself fit to play in the FA Cup final against
Cardiff City.
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16:30 - Enckelman keen on Bluebirds switch - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Forgotten Blackburn keeper Peter Enckelman has
hinted at a permanent move to Cardiff after
impressing since moving to City on loan in
January.The former Aston Villa stopper, 31, has
enjoyed an upturn in fortunes during his time in
Wales after finding first-team action elusive
following his switch to Ewood Park in January
2004.
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15:06 - Enckelman keen on Bluebirds switch - TEAMTALK.COM
Forgotten Blackburn keeper Peter Enckelman has
hinted at a permanent move to Cardiff after
impressing since moving to City on loan in
January.
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14:05 - Wembley trip thrills Redknapp - BBC
Harry Redknapp says leading his side out at
Wembley in the FA Cup final will be his proudest
moment as Portsmouth manager.
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12:42 - McNaughton & Rae in for Scotland - BBC
Ross McCormack, Steven Whittaker, Kevin Thomson
and James Morrison are in the Scotland squad to
face the Czech Republic.
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10:45 - Cardiff undecided on Hasselbaink - BBC
Dave Jones says there is no basis to media reports
that Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink will leave Cardiff in
the summer.
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Tuesday 06 May 2008 |
17:13 - FA Cup - Fowler sets sights on Wembley - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Cardiff's veteran hitman Robbie Fowler believes he
has a chance of being fit for the FA Cup final.
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17:05 - FA Cup - Fowler sets sights on Wembley - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Cardiff's veteran hitman Robbie Fowler believes he
has a good chance of being fit for the FA Cup
final.
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16:45 - McPhail: Purse is still the one - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Stephen McPhail insists Darren Purse is still the
"main man" at Cardiff even though he is expected
to lead them out in the FA Cup final.The Republic
of Ireland international has skippered the
Bluebirds for much of the campaign with the
performances of Roger Johnson and Glenn Loovens
keeping club captain Purse on the bench and
vice-captain Riccardo Scimeca only recently
returning from injury.
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15:25 - McPhail: Purse is still the one - TEAMTALK.COM
Stephen McPhail insists Darren Purse is still the
"main man" at Cardiff even though he is expected
to lead them out in the FA Cup final.
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14:45 - Fowler: FA Cup final a bonus - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Cardiff striker Robbie Fowler believes the FA Cup
final will help make up for the disappointment of
failing to get promotion this season.The Bluebirds
were forced to settle for another season of
mid-table mediocrity in the Championship after
their league campaign was overshadowed by a
remarkable run to Wembley.
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13:16 - Fowler: FA Cup final a bonus - TEAMTALK.COM
Cardiff striker Robbie Fowler believes the FA Cup
final will help make up for the disappointment of
failing to get promotion this season.
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09:09 - Cunningham Doesn't Want To Lose Millennium Magic - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Former Wales international Keiron Cunningham is
urging the Rugby Football League not to turn their
back on Cardiff.
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06:09 - Cunningham Doesn't Want To Lose Millennium Magic - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Former Wales international Keiron Cunningham is
urging the Rugby Football League not to turn their
back on Cardiff.
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Monday 05 May 2008 |
14:15 - Pompey attack concerns Harry - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Harry Redknapp admits that he is not sure how
Portsmouth will shape up in the FA Cup final
without the cup-tied Jermain Defoe.The Pompey boss
was left to reflect upon his decision to change
formation in the 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough in an
effort to get striker Milan Baros up to speed
ahead of the Wembley showpiece against Cardiff.
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12:32 - Fowler in Cup final fitness race - BBC
Cardiff manager Dave Jones says Robbie Fowler has
10 days to prove his fitness for a place in the FA
Cup final squad.
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Sunday 04 May 2008 |
20:37 - Jones happy with Wembley warm up - TEAMTALK.COM
Cardiff boss Dave Jones was thrilled to see his
side warm up for the FA Cup final with a
convincing win over their semi-final victims
Barnsley.
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19:38 - Jones happy with final prep - SKYSPORTS.COM
Dave Jones was delighted after his side claimed
victory over Barnsley ahead of the forthcoming FA
Cup final.
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18:02 - Championship round-up - SKYSPORTS.COM
Stoke joined West Brom in the Premier League as
Leicester were relegated, and Palace and Watford
made the play-offs.
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18:00 - Tykes tamed again by Bluebirds - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
Goals from Paul Parry, Kevin McNaughton and Joe
Ledley gave Cardiff the perfect preperation for
the FA Cup final with a 3-0 win over Barnsley.The
Bluebirds dominated throughout and were well worth
the victory over their FA Cup semi-final victims
which ended City's three game winless run.
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17:15 - Cardiff 3-0 Barnsley - ESPN
Cardiff 3-0 Barnsley
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