Cardiff stars snub final game of miserable season to watch other teams after relegation sparking fan fury
CARDIFF CITY fans have been left fuming after star players snubbed the chance to watch the final game of the season.
The Bluebirds have suffered a dreadful season, which resulted in relegation to League One.
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Yakou Meite was one of three players to miss Cardiff's final game of the season
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Dimitrios Goutas was also an absentee
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Anwar El Ghazi was also elsewhere for the match against Norwich City
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The club were beaten by Norwich City in the final game of the Championship campaign at Carrow Road.
The whole squad did not travel for the matchday as Yakou Meite, Dimitrios Goutas and Anwar El Ghazi were all missing, according to the
The trio were left out of the matchday squad ahead of their contracts expiring.
It is normal for players to take the day for themselves if they are not selected for a match.
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It is also a regular occurrence that they still watch the match regardless if it is home or away.
However, Cardiff supporters have been left fuming after Meite was pictured watching his former side Reading instead,
The BBC have also claimed that injured striker Callum Robinson opted to watch Aston Villa over his contracted club.
It has not been suggested that the players have broken any rules by going to the other matches.
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But this has not stopped fans from coming to their own judgments following a miserable season.
The club finished bottom of England's second division and will now be playing in the third tier for the first time in 22 years.
Bradford clash SUSPENDED with club seconds from promotion as fans storm pitch BEFORE full-time
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Callum Robinson also skipped the match to watch another game
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As many as 1,242 supporters made the long journey across the UK to watch the match at Carrow Road.
The match started awfully as Cardiff fell 3-0 down inside the first 23 minutes.
Callum Chambers was also sent off for the Welsh side in the 16th minute.
The travelling support were treated to a brace from Yousef Salech on either side of Shane Duffy grabbing Norwich's fourth.
Interim manager Aaron Ramsay thanked the fans after the game.
He said: 'They've been unbelievable and I think they've really bought into the boys over the last few weeks and the performances that they've produced.
"I can't thank them enough for that. It's a lot of effort for them to come up here today and support us. We appreciate every single one of them doing that and making that journey.
"Thank you again to them and they're going to be a huge part of us bouncing back as a club."
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