Saturday April 2nd, ko 3:00pm.
Match Officials:
Referee: Josh Smith
Assistants: Ian Cooper and Sam Lewis
Fourth Official: Dean Whitestone
Can't remember the last time this game was not televised and was a Saturday 3pm?
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Saturday April 2nd, ko 3:00pm.
Match Officials:
Referee: Josh Smith
Assistants: Ian Cooper and Sam Lewis
Fourth Official: Dean Whitestone
Can't remember the last time this game was not televised and was a Saturday 3pm?
Tickets still on sale
26000 sold
It is well known that no side has completed the league double over the other. In fact, out of the 21 occasions where one team has won the first derby of the season, the other side has won on 16 occasions, with 5 draws.
Swansea tend to fare better in the opening derby of the season. These are the figures for the first derbies of the season:
In Cardiff:
Played - 19
Cardiff wins - 7
Draws - 7
Swansea wins - 5
In Swansea:
Played - 12
Cardiff wins - 1
Draws - 2
Swansea wins - 9
Here are the figures for the second derbies of the season:
In Cardiff:
Played - 11
Cardiff wins - 7
Draws - 3
Swansea wins - 1
In Swansea:
Played - 19
Cardiff wins - 5
Draws - 5
Swansea wins - 9
The solitary Cardiff away win in the first derby of the season and the solitary Swansea away win in the second derby of the season was in the 1989/90 season.
Of the 9 times we've lost away in the first derby of the season, we've won at home 6 times and drawn twice. Of the 5 times we've lost at home in the first derby, we've won away 4 times and drawn once.
Of the 7 times Swansea have lost away in the first derby of the season, they've won at home 5 times and drawn twice.
On the 11 occasions where the second derby of the season has been in Cardiff, we've only failed to score twice. They've only scored in 4 of those 11 games.
(Part of) block 517 is now on sale.Originally Posted by BLUETIT
Hopefully will get close to 30k
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60944660
Interesting piece.
Very slow with any comments on this thread !
Nerves, or just can’t be arsed ?
Nerves.
Bit of both. Still hate to lose these games and don’t enjoy them, but my perspective has shifted massively recently and if we lose I’ll get over it much quicker than I used to.
Only 6 months instead of 12
Covid outbreak down west apparently, game in danger of postponement.
Another block of tickets now available including in the green area. £23.
3-0 Cardiff
you are dreaming
Sorry everyone, this is my fault.
whenever I'm feeling confident about a result it never bodes well for us.
I can and will do better in the future.
No chance. Hoping for 1-0, expecting a 1-1
Hoping for 1-0? Why not hope for 5-0?!
Very optimistic of you Nick
2 nil...."to the Family Stand". And on the pitch, God I hope we win!
2,000 or so tickets left apparently, not many left in the main bowl and they're selling the corners of the red stand
Michael Chopra visits CCS!
Scorer of a famous South Wales derby winner in April 2010, Michael Chopra will be returning to the Welsh capital for tomorrow's match!
The former City striker will be speaking in the Premier Lounge at 2pm, before joining Rhydian-Bowen Phillips on the Legends Stage in the Ninian Stand at 2:20pm.
Just before kick-off, Chops will be going live on Cardiff City TV for a pre-match interview!
He's posted his opinion.
Just left the Rummer, after the singer finished a chorus went up of ‘In their Swansea slums’, my missus looked at me daft when I sort of half heartedly joined in........Perhaps she thought I should have gone in full on
My ten pence for what it is worth - although much has been said already:
I can't say that there was a lack of effort on the player's part - the tactics were wrong - hindsight is wonderful, but I would have started with Davies for Harris and Colwill for ????. I would have preferred to get on the front foot and in charge and bring others on later. As it was we simply gave them too much latitude in the hope of a break.
There were often times when there was a back five.....too easily cut open. The goals were bad - first one Flint should have intercepted. Second one a player left completely unmarked just outside the D from a corner. Third, Perry Ng (as has often been said) is not the greatest in the air, and should have cleared for a corner. Possibly only the final goal was a 'decent' goal.
As for player ratings - not quite sure why Smithies is getting grief - he could not do anything with the goals and was ok I thought. Of the others, Drameh, Davies and Colwill showed passion and some nuance.
I suppose one claim to fame we still have is the record score in a game (City 5 Swansea 0, 6th April 1965) - was fortunate enough to be at that game!!
The other consolation is that whoever is manager next season, the team talk is done......just show them yesterday's video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYUY_vrXcd8
Do we condemn SM on this one game? Certainly he shows crassness in some of his remarks - maybe this will be a lesson learnt on his managerial road. For the moment I am still supportive.
I agree with this, it's not the "lack of pashun and desire" that I've heard a few times since the game, they players definitely wanted it, it was a tactical beating
Exactly, Swansea were streets ahead of us tactically yesterday. Even the little things like throw ins were far better than anything we did
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