Cardiff City’s ambitions in League One as Bluebirds make strong start to life in third tier

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Cardiff City have made a solid start to their League One campaign, securing four points from their opening two matches. They began with a 2–1 victory over Peterborough United at Cardiff City Stadium on August 2, 2025. Rubin Colwill scored a superb free-kick to cancel out Peterborough’s opener, and teenager Ronan Kpakio grabbed the winner in that match.
Their second outing ended goalless at Port Vale on August 7, 2025, leaving them with a modest but stable start to the campaign. Despite controlling much of the contest, chances were at a premium, and the game drifted towards a goalless conclusion.

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00:00for Cardiff City they are now the lowest ranked of the three big Welsh clubs of course we're not

00:08counting Newport in that but in terms of Wrexham, Cardiff and Swansea City Cardiff now sat in League

00:14One with Wrexham and Swansea both in the championship so it's it's not a good period

00:18at the moment for the Bluebirds but they did start their League One season with a win so

00:24positive vibes a little bit now at the Cardiff City Stadium obviously this is a season of perhaps

00:31transition for them after what was a very disappointing relegation from the championship

00:34last season Brian Barry Murphy certainly has a big task on his hands to try and get Cardiff back up

00:41to the championship once again but they've been busy in the transfer market of course I think they

00:47had to be Bridges had to once again be built between the club and its supporters after a lot of them

00:53were probably burnt and completely destroyed after what was as mentioned a really disappointing year

00:58last season that's all Cardiff relegated from the championship but this season they just have to

01:04win games and show the supporters that this is a functional club once again they can't be

01:10anywhere near the sort of damage club that they were last season to find out exactly where they're at

01:17let's go to Charles Higg Jones so Charles after their open day win for Cardiff City where they're at

01:23going into the season and the rest of the season can they be successful under Brian Barry Murphy or is it

01:30going to be too much of a transition for them this year to to to see them promoted and will this season

01:36be a one of consolidation and making sure that the club is on a level footing or will they actually

01:43you know be good enough to go up once again what are your thoughts

01:47yeah for Cardiff City obviously um you know for a bit of context I've obviously got Brian Barry Murphy

01:55who was mentioned on a three-year deal um he's energetic he's ambitious we saw in game week one

02:01he's put a lot of trust already into the youth that Cardiff City the average age against Posh in their

02:06opening league one game their victory at home was 22 years of age on average that's incredible

02:13um you know let's be honest this is a side who are far too good for league one in my opinion can

02:21they sustain it can they remain competitive though that's the question and um you know finished bottom

02:27last season with 44 points was you know terrible involving three managerial changes as well they're

02:34hoping now Brian Barry Murphy is the man to take them forward um I mean his early record before he

02:41joined you know a handful of wins and draws but limited transfer activity um is likely as well

02:47that you know cautious optimism that he can implement a good style for Cardiff City I think that's the main

02:53point that he has to get across he has to implement a style that Cardiff City are going to be interested in

02:59playing these players are going to believe in a project um and drop down from certain divisions to

03:04go and ensure that they are involved um with the club um I think you know from Carly's fan

03:11perspective they're interested in seeing a bit of a fresh sort of start a new beginning and it looks

03:16like Brian Barry Murphy is that man going forward he obviously said in multiple of his interviews how

03:21Vincent Tan has a massive part to play and he's very sure look you're coming in you've got a big job to do

03:28you've got to sort of revitalise the entire club and we want to go right back up to the championship

03:34for the first time of asking I mean that is clearly the ambition um it's an exciting group what it lacks

03:41maybe at the moment is that style how long that's going to take for Barry Murphy um it's going to be

03:47interesting obviously you've got big clubs down there competing also for promotion um back up to the

03:54championship you know this is the goal this is the where they want to be can they sustain it over a

03:59long season when we get to December and you know the tougher months of the season where it's very

04:03cold and and a lot changes that you know the climate and the sort of race for the top you know you always

04:10have some late emerges as well come for that that late playoff charge so I think as I can see them as

04:15it stands obviously little investment in the summer as well but they have managed to keep a few key

04:20assets that's a big uh talking point for Cardiff City um I can probably you know I think they'll

04:27get top six can they get over the line in the playoffs that's the biggest question to answer

04:31but Brian Barry Murphy has made a good start and um yeah this is this is where Cardiff City are now

04:38they need to embrace it believe in the project and hopefully make a quick return to the championship

04:43they need to embrace it you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you you

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