So, How do we beat Reading

[NYCBlue]

This is the hardest working City team I've ever seen. And Warnock is the most pragmatic of managers. We'll just keep doing what we've been doing. Battle.

[Blue in the Face]

We will struggle against Morrison from set pieces. My biggest issue is that we don’t have a single decent cdm. Our back four get zero protection from our central midfielders and our ful backs are very poor at stopping crosses into our box.

Madine in the no.9 and Paterson in the 10 for me then.

Thanks traitor

[cyril evans awaydays]

We will struggle against Morrison from set pieces. My biggest issue is that we don’t have a single decent cdm. Our back four get zero protection from our central midfielders and our ful backs are very poor at stopping crosses into our box.

I wouldn't worry then. We very rarely play for set pieces and when we do then don't put that many players in the box for fear of counter attacks!

[Freitag 4.17]

I wouldn't worry then. We very rarely play for set pieces and when we do then don't put that many players in the box for fear of counter attacks!

[goats]

I’m glad Birmingham have something to play for, full house there, won’t be at all easy for the media darlings. No doubt the fa, I mean ref, will send a brum player off anyway to smooth there path to victory

[dembethewarrior]

For me id keep the same back 5.

Grujic - off for Bryson on the hour
Patterson
Ralls

NML
Madine
Hoilett

If reading are after a point I can't see there being much space to exploit for Zohore to run into, use Madine and Patterson to soften them up ready for big Ken to take centre stage after an hour.

Someone made a good point the other day about Feeney crossing the ball, I'd be tempted to start him and keep NML to come on with Bryson and Ken for a late impact once they tire.

[Rjk]

IMG_20180124_183344.jpg

I thought it would be interesting to use the above graphic (or an updated one for the entire season) to try to work out what approaches to the game Reading do well / badly against.

Then I started thinking of ways to actually do that, and it got quite complicated and in the end I couldn't be bothered.

[cyril evans awaydays]

IMG_20180124_183344.jpg

I thought it would be interesting to use the above graphic (or an updated one for the entire season) to try to work out what approaches to the game Reading do well / badly against.

Then I started thinking of ways to actually do that, and it got quite complicated and in the end I couldn't be bothered.

If we don't go up it could be useful stadium cladding for next season though!

[Fulham traveller]

Give the first team a week off, go to the local pub pick 11 drunks out of a Cardiff local, play them, they would beat reading at the moment, who loses 4-0 at home to bloody Ipswich

[Barry Shitpeas]

Give the first team a week off, go to the local pub pick 11 drunks out of a Cardiff local, play them, they would beat reading at the moment, who loses 4-0 at home to bloody Ipswich

Once again, it’s the Championship. We can do it of course, but Reading are not going to simply roll over for us. We’ll need to be at our best and work really hard if we are to get what we need.
And I’m damn sure your lot will be the same up at Brum too.

[the other bob wilson]

One thing I don't see us doing is changing the way we have played for months in our final match. It's hardly a case of just turning up, but I do think that Saturday's win has taken us into no one to blame but ourselves category if it ends in tears on Sunday.

[WJ99mobile]

One thing I don't see us doing is changing the way we have played for months in our final match. It's hardly a case of just turning up, but I do think that Saturday's win has taken us into no one to blame but ourselves category if it ends in tears on Sunday.

Definitely. It wasn’t such a high pressure match for both you’d expect us to beat Reading in the normal way.

A few positives even if we go bottle it

Less Sunday kick offs
More games to attend with season ticket
Easy points against Bristol

[Jamsarnie]

Would it suit both Cardiff and Reading if some situation ‘out of our control’ delayed our game by 20 or so minutes?

I’m convinced Reading need nothing from their final game and it would be nice if that was confirmed with almost a quarter of our match to spare.

Call it skullduggery, but if it’s good enough for Derby...

[noodles]

Have to say yet again that i'm gutted having to listen to the match via the radio and on my sick bed. But my heart will be with the Bluebirds as they play their last game of the season (i hope, unless the play offs), against a lack lustre Reading. Warnock is too old an hand to take any match 'lightly', especially this one with the promise of Premiership football depending on the outcome, result. Win and we're in the Premiership. Lose and it's the lottery of the play offs. Simple as that.

Can't help but feel that if the Bluebirds start the match and end the match on the attack whilst always remaining strong at the back then they will be victorious and achieve Premiership status. Success to the Bluebirds.

[SunderlandBluebird]

I'm not looking forward to Victor Mannone taking an age over every goal kick from a minute in.

It's going to be a nervy 90 minutes, especially once fulham go ahead. Ah what I'd give for a 3-0 half time lead...

[dembethewarrior]

Have to say yet again that i'm gutted having to listen to the match via the radio and on my sick bed. But my heart will be with the Bluebirds as they play their last game of the season (i hope, unless the play offs), against a lack lustre Reading. Warnock is too old an hand to take any match 'lightly', especially this one with the promise of Premiership football depending on the outcome, result. Win and we're in the Premiership. Lose and it's the lottery of the play offs. Simple as that.

Can't help but feel that if the Bluebirds start the match and end the match on the attack whilst always remaining strong at the back then they will be victorious and achieve Premiership status. Success to the Bluebirds.

It's on sky, so even if you don't have the sports package you'll find a stream for it

Get well soon.

[Fulham traveller]

Once again, it’s the Championship. We can do it of course, but Reading are not going to simply roll over for us. We’ll need to be at our best and work really hard if we are to get what we need.
And I’m damn sure your lot will be the same up at Brum too.

Reading have already given up, i see a comfortable 3-0 Cardiff win, ulu can’t make a case for reading, you could hull city, they have no fight in them, and you need that against Cardiff, like Ipswich, they will roll over. They can’t go down realisticly 66-1 tell you that

[BR1 Bluebird]

I'm not looking forward to Victor Mannone taking an age over every goal kick from a minute in.

It's going to be a nervy 90 minutes, especially once fulham go ahead. Ah what I'd give for a 3-0 half time lead...

This is what I'm expecting. An early goal from Fulham and our fans get very nervy thanks to Reading trying to play for nil-nil.

[Fulham traveller]

I'm not looking forward to Victor Mannone taking an age over every goal kick from a minute in.

It's going to be a nervy 90 minutes, especially once fulham go ahead. Ah what I'd give for a 3-0 half time lead...

Don’t worry you will win easily

[Blue in the Face]

Would it suit both Cardiff and Reading if some situation ‘out of our control’ delayed our game by 20 or so minutes?

I’m convinced Reading need nothing from their final game and it would be nice if that was confirmed with almost a quarter of our match to spare.

Call it skullduggery, but if it’s good enough for Derby...

Let's see if we can rent Derby's snow-machine!

[dembethewarrior]

This is what I'm expecting. An early goal from Fulham and our fans get very nervy thanks to Reading trying to play for nil-nil.

Let's hope the away lot from hull Saturday take over and no nervous feelings from the fans come across to the players.

Let's just go out and enjoy the day and sing for 90 minutes, show the players we appreciate their efforts all season long, no matter the result. Clap, sing, just make noise.

[Vindec]

With a £10m bonus riding on the Reading result the players are more nervous than anyone which could well affect their play. Reading will not be a pushover. If we were to play them at any other time we would win easily but with so much riding on the match the outcome is by no means a certainty.

[Bobby Dandruff]

I don’t care what the table says. Anyone can beat anyone in this league. Form doesn’t matter.

We need to win simple as that and Reading need the draw. I feel they will time waste from the first second so we need to go at them straight away.

Reading have some decent wingers. Both Aluko and Barrow will be able to cause us problems. As they’re quite quick I wouldn’t be surprised to see Manga benched again.

Chris Martin will be a handful if there’s only a 1 goal deficit.

We need to dominate the midfield. Their full backs seem exploitable.

My team

Etheridge
Pelts-Bamba-Morrison-Bennett
Patterson-Grujic (assuming Gunnar injured)
NML-Ralls-Hoilett
Zohore

Reading v Ipswich

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video...ng-0-4-ipswich

Wednesday vs Reading

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video...ay-3-0-reading

Is the answer, to score one more goal than they do?

[BR1 Bluebird]

With a £10m bonus riding on the Reading result the players are more nervous than anyone which could well affect their play. Reading will not be a pushover. If we were to play them at any other time we would win easily but with so much riding on the match the outcome is by no means a certainty.

I wish we could've played our last game of the season during that eight-game winning streak.

[Nick]

With a £10m bonus riding on the Reading result the players are more nervous than anyone which could well affect their play. Reading will not be a pushover. If we were to play them at any other time we would win easily but with so much riding on the match the outcome is by no means a certainty.

I think the bonus pot could act as a significant encouragement for the players to put on a show and comfortably do the business on Sunday afternoon.