FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 0 SHEFFIELD UNITED. Match thread

[Michael Morris]

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[Michael Morris]

Match facts

• Cardiff have only managed a victory in one of their last five Championship home games against Sheffield United (D2 L2), with the last two meetings ending 1-1.
• However, the Welsh outfit have only lost one of their last eight league encounters against the Blades (W3 D4).
• Neil Warnock is set to meet his former club Sheffield United for the eighth time since he left them in 2007; he's lost only one of those seven meetings (W3 D3), a 2-0 defeat as Crystal Palace manager in December 2009.
• Cardiff have won both of their opening two games to a league season for the first time since 2011-12 - the Bluebirds have never won their first three games of a league season in their entire history.
• Sheffield United's Billy Sharp has scored just 12 goals in his 61 Championship appearances since the start of 2013-14 - this compared to 51 goals in 90 League One appearances over the last two seasons.

[BlueArmy 86]

They did well to cover his bald patch. Do you reckon he knows it's there?

[Baloo]

I vaguely remember vowing to hate them I think from a game in 2009 when their players were taking the piss after helping to scupper our promotion chances.

[City123]

I vaguely remember vowing to hate them I think from a game in 2009 when their players were taking the piss after helping to scupper our promotion chances.

Was that the 3-0 loss where we had 2 players sent off?

[Dr Lecter]

Was that the 3-0 loss where we had 2 players sent off?

Yep.

That little cheating ginger bloke got Ross sent off as I remember.

Stephen Quimm I think he was. Not sure where the little shit is these days.

Edit: Reading maybe?

[The Bob Banker Spanker]

Yep.

That little cheating ginger bloke got Ross sent off as I remember.

Stephen Quimm I think he was. Not sure where the little shit is these days.

Edit: Reading maybe?

I've despised Sheff Utd ever since that game.
Usually take things like sending offs and losses with a pinch of salt but that day we were cheated...or at least it felt like it.

[Penarth Blues]

I vaguely remember vowing to hate them I think from a game in 2009 when their players were taking the piss after helping to scupper our promotion chances.

I'm still angry at them for that match too. I can remember being incredulous that the ref sent Ross off.

Please let us get our first ever 3 match winning run at the start of a season tomorrow!

[Michael Morris]

Always hated playing them. Fuelled by the thug Chris Morgan.

But, that said, one of my best away games ever was when we beat them 4-3 with Whitts getting a hat-trick,

and they had an injury time goal dis-allowed

[Carl Dale's Mole]

Match facts

• Cardiff have won both of their opening two games to a league season for the first time since 2011-12 - the Bluebirds have never won their first three games of a league season in their entire history.
  

Whoa. Let's make histORY TONIGHT LADS

[BLUETIT]

Always hated playing them. Fuelled by the thug Chris Morgan.

But, that said, one of my best away games ever was when we beat them 4-3 with Whitts getting a hat-trick,

and they had an injury time goal dis-allowed

Wasn't it the perfect hat-trick ?

One left foot, one right foot and a header right in front of us away fans.

[thehumblegringo]

Always hated playing them. Fuelled by the thug Chris Morgan.

But, that said, one of my best away games ever was when we beat them 4-3 with Whitts getting a hat-trick,

and they had an injury time goal dis-allowed

That was a great day Mike, ironically made even better when our bus broke down outside after the game.

They also had a goal disallowed that would have made it 4-4 in the last minute.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

That was a great day Mike, ironically made even better when our bus broke down outside after the game.

They also had a goal disallowed that would have made it 4-4 in the last minute.

The first goal, was originally ruled out for offside as well, wasn't it? 4 goals in 4 minutes before half time I think. Had to go for a pint to take the edge off!

We were leading 4-2 into injury time, I think the board went up for 6 minutes, we all groaned and a kid next to me said, "don't worry, they've got to score two". "Just you wait, this is Cardiff". They immediately scored through James Harper and then I think it was that little rodent Stephen Quinn scored, his shirt came off, jumping in the crowd, full works etc, only for it to be ruled out.

[Colonel Cærdiffi]

Can we get Lecter's score prediction please?

[Rjk]

Big game for hoilett IMO. He's a talented guy, but hasn't been showing it often enough. If he can put in back to back great games then maybe he can build a run of form.

I think it'll be much trickier than the villa game, Sheffield utd will at least be a cohesive team

[Rjk]

The first goal, was originally ruled out for offside as well, wasn't it? 4 goals in 4 minutes before half time I think. Had to go for a pint to take the edge off!

We were leading 4-2 into injury time, I think the board went up for 6 minutes, we all groaned and a kid next to me said, "don't worry, they've got to score two". "Just you wait, this is Cardiff". They immediately scored through James Harper and then I think it was that little rodent Stephen Quinn scored, his shirt came off, jumping in the crowd, full works etc, only for it to be ruled out.

That Harper was a good player.

[J R Hartley]

4 changes to the starting XI

[Michael Morris]

Tomlin starts. Damour on bench. Manga starts as well.

[tdob (in Toronto)]

No Joe Bennett in the squad... maybe it is happening? More likely he is still hurt?

[J R Hartley]

Etheridge
Manga
Bamba
Morrison
Richards
Ralls
Gunnar
Tomlin
Hoilett
NML
Big Ken

[J R Hartley]

Subs
Murphy
Peltier
Halford
Pilkington
Damour
Kennedy
Ward

[BLUEAWAY]

Etheridge
Manga
Bamba
Morrison
Richards
Ralls
Gunnar
Tomlin
Hoilett
NML
Big Ken

The pressure is on Tomlin to perform!

[The Bob Banker Spanker]

Gone for a more attacking line up on paper but I can't see how more attacking than we can be since last Saturday?

[Kitman]

So manga playing right back then?

[Fine Lines]

So manga playing right back then?

Sounds like it. Richards left back. Not fussed. Fingers crossed.