FT: CARDIFF CITY 3 - 0 VFL OSNABRUCK. Match thread

[Michael Morris]

Cardiff City: Marshall; Fabio, Tutonda, Connolly, Ajayi, John; Whittingham, O’keefe, Immers; Pilkington, Gounongbe.

Cardiff take on hosts VFL Osnabruck in the Osnabruck Tournament. Kick off at 2:30pm UK time.

ICYMI | From 14:30 #ccPlayerHD will be showing #CardiffCity's Osnabrück Tournament matches live. https://t.co/enWXBbZf3j

— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) July 23, 2016

Applause for @ronnimall as he emerges here @VfL_1899 - some familiar shirts to greet him too! #CityAsOne pic.twitter.com/kUVql0JYpc

— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) July 23, 2016

[Michael Morris]

Line-Up gegen Cardiff: Lehmann,Bleker,Syhre,Pisot,Renneke,Arslan, Kristo,Hohnstedt,Willers,Krasniqi,Sangaré#VFLCAR pic.twitter.com/kCA6vh3tNN

— VfL Osnabrück (@VfL_1899) July 23, 2016

[Michael Morris]

The games today are all 1 hour long. If a draw after 60 mins game will be settled on penalties.

Schedule (changed from originally announced:

15:30 Uhr: VfL Osnabrück - Cardiff City
16:45 Uhr: Cardiff City - FC St. Pauli
18:00 Uhr: FC St. Pauli - Bor. Mönchengladbach
19:15 Uhr: Bor. Mönchengladbach - VfL Osnabrück

So City are playing back to back games over next couple of hours.

[Michael Morris]

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[Phill Stants brother]

Got the match on via WizWig stream. In German but cracking stream.

[Phill Stants brother]

Fred header 1-0 City.

[thehumblegringo]

have you got a link to the link mate

[Phill Stants brother]

have you got a link to the link mate

I've got it on my fire stick mate.

[Charlie]

try this

http://wiziwig.ru/soccer/watch-a8197...s-cardiff-city

[thehumblegringo]

it won't work on my phone. never mind. thank you anyway

[Colonel Cærdiffi]

it won't work on my phone. never mind. thank you anyway

Use a smartphone, it won't work on your rotary landline.

[Charlie]

it won't work on my phone. never mind. thank you anyway

Decent quality but the camera angles are doing my head in,its like they've put random camera men in the stands.

[thehumblegringo]

Use a smartphone, it won't work on your rotary landline.

says I need flash player or something

[Phill Stants brother]

it won't work on my phone. never mind. thank you anyway

http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/...e-3201729.aspx

We had a chat about Dr Ryland Morgans the other day mate. There's a link to his interview above for you to look at means you can't get the game.

[thehumblegringo]

Decent quality but the camera angles are doing my head in,its like they've put random camera men in the stands.

How we playing?

[Phill Stants brother]

How we playing?

Ok mate. 2-0 Declan John.

[Phill Stants brother]

How we playing?

First half was all Cardiff. 2nd half now and we've been under a bit of pressure but we broke out and Dec was meaning to cross the ball but it ended up in the net. They all count though.

[Charlie]

Yeah looking pretty good, missed the goal and no replays.
My son said an overhit cross?

[Phill Stants brother]

3-0 Pilks.

[thehumblegringo]

http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/...e-3201729.aspx

We had a chat about Dr Ryland Morgans the other day mate. There's a link to his interview above for you to look at means you can't get the game.

Yeah I read it mate. I'm far more impressed with everything about us so far this season. I think I got a bit of reputation for being negative last season but anyway who knows me will know that's not the case.

I honestly thought that Slade was a complete lazy waste of space who just blagged his way through the last two years.

I don't think I could have endured much more but it's refreshing to see a renewed professionalism that hasn't been here since malky.

[Michael Morris]

I know it's only pre season but from what I've read (I've not seen any games yet) we are looking like a far fresher more adventurous, flowing outfit.

I'm actually getting quite excited that we might be pleasantly surprised this season.

[Phill Stants brother]

Yeah I read it mate. I'm far more impressed with everything about us so far this season. I think I got a bit of reputation for being negative last season but anyway who knows me will know that's not the case.

I honestly thought that Slade was a complete lazy waste of space who just blagged his way through the last two years.

I don't think I could have endured much more but it's refreshing to see a renewed professionalism that hasn't been here since malky.

I've got to be honest, it's looking a lot better already this pre season. We've looked organised and seem to have a plan already.

I was very impressed with the 60 mins I've just seen (I know it's a pre season game) but I'm getting the buzz again after a couple of frustrating years.

[thehumblegringo]

I've got to be honest, it's looking a lot better already this pre season. We've looked organised and seem to have a plan already.

I was very impressed with the 60 mins I've just seen (I know it's a pre season game) but I'm getting the buzz again after a couple of real flat years.

I agree mate. I don't really think we'll get promotion but I'm not bothered as long as we see progression with a young exciting team who'll be able to make a real challenge in the next couple of years.
I'd rather go up with foundations like Swansea or Bournemouth than go up the way we or Blackpool did.

[the other bob wilson]

It's a shame that the club's statement that there would be live coverage turned out to be rubbish - if they cannot keep such promises, why make them in the first place?

Anyway, finally managed to get the link working, my thanks to Charlie for that, and was able to see the last quarter of an hour or so. From what I saw, City looked very comfortable in their new formation with Semi Ajayi looking like someone who could do a job in the first team for the first time since he signed for us and David Tutonda looking at home in a centreback role for which I thought he had little going for him except for his physique.

As stated elsewhere, Declan John's first goal for the first team was a fluke as his cross flew over the keeper's head and in, but it did come at the end of some typically bright passing. Declan played a prominent part in a lovely third goal as well as he checked back and beat a couple of players before finding Stuart O'Keefe who fed Pilks who scored easily.

[Phill Stants brother]

It's a shame that the club's statement that there would be live coverage turned out to be rubbish - if they cannot keep such promises, why make them in the first place?

Anyway, finally managed to get the link working, my thanks to Charlie for that, and was able to see the last quarter of an hour or so. From what I saw, City looked very comfortable in their new formation with Semi Ajayi looking like someone who could do a job in the first team for the first time since he signed for us and David Tutonda looking at home in a centreback role for which I thought he had little going for him except for his physique.

As stated elsewhere, Declan John's first goal for the first team was a fluke as his cross flew over the keeper's head and in, but it did come at the end of some typically bright passing. Declan played a prominent part in a lovely third goal as well as he checked back and beat a couple of players before finding Stuart O'Keefe who fed Pilks who scored easily.

The St Pauli v Cardiff game has just started.

1-0 already. Lex Immers.