MATCHWATCH : Cardiff City (a)

[Sutekh]

Think we can be fairly sure Stevens will be keeping for this one given the club have recalled Norcott from his loan.

[Mid Sussex Royal]

Out of interest, why did the poll close at 11 o'clock today?

FWIW Cardiff 3-1 win, game won by HT where we are overrun in the first half as per usual.

[traff]

Fingers crossed that we can actually put in a decent showing today in front of a big away following.
Otherwise got a feeling the away end may turn quite toxic today.

[Snowflake Royal]

Frasers out for a couple of months

Agree with some of the above but not others. The FBs have been consistently Ahmed and Jacob recently and they’ve both been a bit poor

Agree with 4231

There are lots of not very good things about Marriott - in fact the only good thing is his finishing from what I can see. Fine when he’s scoring goals, not so much when it inevitably stops. We still need to get Kelvin and MoM ready to step in and step up as a CF

what is the problem with Marriott? He's basically the same type of player as Le Fondre or Cureton.

I'm not seeing it either. Works fairly hard, smartest hold up and link play we've had in forever, gets in the right places, very good finishing.

Sure he isn't as quick or mobile as Smith, for example, yeah he's not going to win much in the air or get in behind with pace.

His job is to score goals. He's doing it.

[ILoveMoonPig]

Hard to see us getting anything from this one. I just hope the fans can control their distemper and show encouragement, rather than booing and negative chanting.

That said, I'm going to be senselessly optimistic and say 2-2. Take the lead unexpectedly early on, then back to 2-1 down just before half time. Then Kelvin E wonder strike right at the death to steal a point.

[Hound]

Frasers out for a couple of months

Agree with some of the above but not others. The FBs have been consistently Ahmed and Jacob recently and they’ve both been a bit poor

Agree with 4231

There are lots of not very good things about Marriott - in fact the only good thing is his finishing from what I can see. Fine when he’s scoring goals, not so much when it inevitably stops. We still need to get Kelvin and MoM ready to step in and step up as a CF

what is the problem with Marriott? He's basically the same type of player as Le Fondre or Cureton.

I'm not seeing it either. Works fairly hard, smartest hold up and link play we've had in forever, gets in the right places, very good finishing.

Sure he isn't as quick or mobile as Smith, for example, yeah he's not going to win much in the air or get in behind with pace.

His job is to score goals. He's doing it.

Obvs it’s all about opinions and 100% his finishing is good and he is doing his job there

My concern is there isn’t a lot else there. He’s pretty invisible for the rest of time - pretty slow, loses the ball, doesn’t win anything in the air, haven’t seen him hold much up, doesn’t press well. He gives defenders a very easy game

History tells us he generally ends up benched and goes on runs of goals and then stops. Of course he may prove me wrong and hope he does

I feel he is a big part of the lack of quality and ability to keep hold of the ball in the final third hence it keeps coming back. I don’t think we are good enough to be able to carry a poacher in the side - maybe if the wingers sort themselves out and actually contribute it’ll be a different story

Maybe I’m just being harsh comparing to Smith who scored goals but also gave so much more. Obvs great if he ends up on twenty goals and keeps us up though

[St Pauli]

You lot are going down to City!

[Sutekh]

From Cardiff’s twitter feed:

The #Bluebirds will wear black armbands today as we remember those who lost their lives in the Aberfan disaster.

A tribute will be shown on stadium screens during the 59th minute, as we near the tragedy's 59th anniversary.

[Sutekh]

Stevens
Abrefa - Des - Burns - Dorsett
Wing - Savage
Ritchie - Doyle - Lane
Marriott

[Hound]

Interesting he’s dropped Jacob. Not undeserved but interesting

Fairly solid line up and bench so no excuses

[Snowflake Royal]

what is the problem with Marriott? He's basically the same type of player as Le Fondre or Cureton.

I'm not seeing it either. Works fairly hard, smartest hold up and link play we've had in forever, gets in the right places, very good finishing.

Sure he isn't as quick or mobile as Smith, for example, yeah he's not going to win much in the air or get in behind with pace.

His job is to score goals. He's doing it.

Obvs it’s all about opinions and 100% his finishing is good and he is doing his job there

My concern is there isn’t a lot else there. He’s pretty invisible for the rest of time - pretty slow, loses the ball, doesn’t win anything in the air, haven’t seen him hold much up, doesn’t press well. He gives defenders a very easy game

History tells us he generally ends up benched and goes on runs of goals and then stops. Of course he may prove me wrong and hope he does

I feel he is a big part of the lack of quality and ability to keep hold of the ball in the final third hence it keeps coming back. I don’t think we are good enough to be able to carry a poacher in the side - maybe if the wingers sort themselves out and actually contribute it’ll be a different story

Maybe I’m just being harsh comparing to Smith who scored goals but also gave so much more. Obvs great if he ends up on twenty goals and keeps us up though

He is at the upper end of strikers losing possession in the division. Although he's one of the least likely to misplace a pass. But hes also got a better scoring record than anyone in the division than Ballard, who matches him with a hattrick in his last game.

[Orion1871]

You lot are going down to City!

Tsk tak. Supporting the big City team instead of the rugged former coal and steal exporters of Newport County.

Typical champagne socialist.

[Sutekh]

Could drop to 23rd with a defeat, a big win for Blackpool and point for Rotherham.

[Jackson Corner]

Need a good start. Most of our away games the first twenty we are a goal down hanging on till half time.

[Sutekh]

Today’s ex-Royal watch is Gabriel Osho at the back for Cardiff. Apparently prepared well by getting some clangers out of his system last time out v Orient.

[LUX]

Fairly solid line up and bench so no excuses

Pereira’s absence is a concern.

[tidus_mi2]

Good changes at full back imo, shame about Pereira, but Stevens had a good game when he last played if I remember correctly.

[Ascotexgunner]

Think Hunt will be gone Monday if we lose. I can't belive Couhig investors expected this and must be getting a bit nervous...

[Sutekh]

Big ask to get anything. Colwill brothers measure 12 foot 8 between them

[tidus_mi2]

Big ask to get anything. Colwill brothers measure 12 foot 8 between them

Ultimately, it feels like a good time to play Cardiff, their form has dipped and I'm sure if we can get our noses in front the home crowd might turn.

If we'd played them a few weeks ago I think we would have been smashed.