capaldi rejected a new contract with plymouth and on 25 may 2007 he signed a three-year contract with cardiff city, joining on a bosman free transfer. he began the season as first-choice left back but after struggling to perform consistently found himself dropped from the side, being replaced by chris gunter. following the sale of gunter on 1 january, he returned to the first-team squad and began to settle more comfortably into the side, including playing in all six of the club's matches on their run to the 2008 fa cup final.