MATCHWATCH : Cardiff City (a) sponsored by others slipping up, hopefully

[bcubed]

Van Den Berg should be nowhere near the first team !! absolute pants.

Really, think he’s been quite good. But then that is based on comparisons to other performances.

+1 I think hes done well as well. He's shielded the back 4 brilliantly. That looked like his ribcage it hit not his arm.

He's really not very good but the right choice today

[Hound]

The Birmingham Fulham match was never going to be critical for our survival.

I'd much rather Cardiff didn't need the win.

Obv would rather Fulham be 2-0 up but otherwise be nice for Brum to get another and mean what Cardiff donis irrelevant

Played ok - knew Cardiff were a team of long ball hoofers but didn’t realise they were quite so direct

Losing Ilori a blow - not a Kelly game by any stretch

[tidus_mi2]

Skysports and BBC going with the notion that Cardiff are dominating, they've been better sure but I think dominating is pushing it, Mannone hasn't had to make a save yet.

[Lydia Dustbin]

We are dong very well

[Davezk]

We've been awful. So many mistakes. Can't pass or control the ball. Amazed it still 0-0.

[Sutekh]

Credit to them. Reached HT at 0-0 which is possibly more than a lot of us thought they’d be able to get.

Spot on tactics from Clement given the available resources, just what I’d expect Cardiff to do if the roles were reversed, breaking up and slowing down play as much as possible and stopping Cardiff getting properly in their stride.

Plus with Fulham being **** at St Andrews it reduces the need for Cardiff to have to bust a gut.

[bcubed]

Referee a bit annoying. A couple of Cardiff challenges deserving of a card but nothing and Bamba goes over and deliberately handles the ball but that’s not brought back for a free kick and another booking after Reading lost it.

He's missed an awful lot for both teams.

Don't agree
He's a massive homer

[Ascotexgunner]

Really, think he’s been quite good. But then that is based on comparisons to other performances.

+1 I think hes done well as well. He's shielded the back 4 brilliantly. That looked like his ribcage it hit not his arm.

He's really not very good but the right choice today

Indeed a hot day and hopefully can tire their back line out.

[Hound]

Need 5 goals going against us in 45 mins - 2 for Barnsley, 2 for Burton and 1 for Cardiff for us to drop

[windermereROYAL]

We've been awful. So many mistakes. Can't pass or control the ball. Amazed it still 0-0.

How many chances they had dimbo?

[Davezk]

Need 5 goals going against us in 45 mins - 2 for Barnsley, 2 for Burton and 1 for Cardiff for us to drop

Sounds like something that is so unlikely its bound to happen as we're Reading.

[NewCorkSeth]

+1 I think hes done well as well. He's shielded the back 4 brilliantly. That looked like his ribcage it hit not his arm.

He's really not very good but the right choice today

Indeed a hot day and hopefully can tire their back line out.

He's overhit 2 passes and lost the ball by taking a heavy touch twice in dangerous areas as well as fouling in an awful position. He's not the right choice.

[Snowflake Royal]

Missed the first 20 minutes or so, but that was some solid defending. Glad to see Berg in there rather than Swift... he may not be up to Championship standard (certainly without a good side around him), but at least he makes an effort to defend.

Bodvarsson working like a beast. Aluko shitter than me. Falls over the ball. Takes five touches rather than one, dawdles on it so a player ten yards behind him can run up and tackle him. Just. oxf*rd. Off.

Cardiff are clearly going to win this. Not sure whether it'll be a post HT attention loss or a last 15 fitness issue.

[Davezk]

We've been awful. So many mistakes. Can't pass or control the ball. Amazed it still 0-0.

How many chances they had dimbo?

Few scrambles in the box could have been turned in easily 'dimbo'

We have barely strung a pass together.

[Snowflake Royal]

He's really not very good but the right choice today

Indeed a hot day and hopefully can tire their back line out.

He's overhit 2 passes and lost the ball by taking a heavy touch twice in dangerous areas as well as fouling in an awful position. He's not the right choice.

He's the only choice. We have no one better. WHo gives a fcuk if he over hits a couple of passes, he's there to defend first, because most of our squad can't. Pretty much the entire team has lost the ball that many times in just the 20 minutes I've seen.

[Ascotexgunner]

LOL Relegated bottom of the table sh+te Sunderland 2 - "Best team ever in the championship, since everdom began" Wolves 0......

[bcubed]

He's really not very good but the right choice today

Indeed a hot day and hopefully can tire their back line out.

He's overhit 2 passes and lost the ball by taking a heavy touch twice in dangerous areas as well as fouling in an awful position. He's not the right choice.

He's made some blocks and a few tackles. That's the most I expect
And Swift would have been a disaster in this game

[Westwood52]

FFS Joey is awful.

[Sutekh]

He's really not very good but the right choice today

Indeed a hot day and hopefully can tire their back line out.

He's overhit 2 passes and lost the ball by taking a heavy touch twice in dangerous areas as well as fouling in an awful position. He's not the right choice.

And the right choice is?

[Ascotexgunner]

Indeed a hot day and hopefully can tire their back line out.

He's overhit 2 passes and lost the ball by taking a heavy touch twice in dangerous areas as well as fouling in an awful position. He's not the right choice.

He's made some blocks and a few tackles. That's the most I expect
And Swift would have been a disaster in this game

Absolutely, Swift was way to lite for this game. JVDB in his natural position has done exactly what's been asked.