FT: BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 - 3 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

[Michael Morris]

Tuesday 29th August, ko 7:45pm
St Andrews, Birmingham.

CARABAO CUP Rd 2

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Match Officials:

Referee: LEIGH DOUGHTY
Assistants: Nigel Lugg and George Byrne
Fourth Official : Keith Stroud

Tickets:

Seems to be few left on the CCFC website: https://tickets.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/

Last game:

Cardiff City 2 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday
Cardiff City: Alnwick, Ng, McGuinness, Goutas, Collins (Grant 80’), Siopis, Ralls © (Wintle 80’), Ramsey (R. Colwill 80’), O’Dowda, Méïté (Etete 88’), Ugbo (Tanner 72’). Subs not used: Rúnarsson, Sawyers, Adams, Rinomhota.


Birmingham City 2 - 1 Plymouth Argyle
Birmingham: John Ruddy, Juninho Bacuna, Dion Sanderson (Captain), Kevin Long, Lee Buchanan, Krystian Bielik, Ivan Sunjic, Jordan James (Jay Stansfield 62), Keshi Anderson (Emmanuel Longelo 81), Koji Miyoshi (George Hall 78), Scott Hogan (Lukas Jutkiewicz 81).

Substitutes not used: Neil Etheridge, Marc Roberts, Gary Gardner, Brandon Khela, Sam Cosgrove.


Opposition manager:

John Eustace

[the other bob wilson]

Rúnarsson

Romeo
Simpson
Benjamin (but I’d give someone like Lawlor a game)
Collins (needs games at the moment)

Adams
Rinomhota

Evans
Colwill
Tanner

Robinson or Etete if the former is injured

We’ll probably lose with that team and I’m always banging on about how we don’t take the cups seriously, but this time I think it’s more important to give squad members game time and put one or two in the shop window.

[BLUETIT]

Rúnarsson

Romeo
Simpson
Benjamin (but I’d give someone like Lawlor a game)
Collins (needs games at the moment)

Adams
Rinomhota

Evans
Colwill
Tanner

Robinson or Etete if the former is injured

We’ll probably lose with that team and I’m always banging on about how we don’t take the cups seriously, but this time I think it’s more important to give squad members game time and put one or two in the SHOP window.

That is definitely an Aldi or Lidl team, not M & S, or Waitrose !!!!!

[olderblue]

That is definitely an Aldi or Lidl team, not M & S, or Waitrose !!!!!

I’d have Wintle instead of Rinomhota
Robinson on one wing and Tanner on the other to start with, and Grant up front

Evans will be off shortly on loan and Etete needs to learn that he has to earn a place in the starting lineup!!
For all that pedigree of coming through the Spurs academy we still haven’t seen any signs that he has a hunger to succeed.
If he’s not careful he could be another player looking at his future in a couple of years whilst struggling to find a club in the lower leagues to take him on

Rinomhota and Sawyers are surplus to requirements

[splott parker]

That is definitely an Aldi or Lidl team, not M & S, or Waitrose !!!!!

Aldi same, Lidl difference.

[AdrianAlston]

Rúnarsson

Romeo
Simpson
Benjamin (but I’d give someone like Lawlor a game)
Collins (needs games at the moment)

Adams
Rinomhota

Evans
Colwill
Tanner

Robinson or Etete if the former is injured

We’ll probably lose with that team and I’m always banging on about how we don’t take the cups seriously, but this time I think it’s more important to give squad members game time and put one or two in the shop window.

I'd go with that, although I'd play Goutas ahead of Benjamin for the same reason as you've picked Collins. Unlike Evans, Colwill and Tanner, I don't see Benjamin as one for the future.

I'd have an experience bench of 1st teamers with the addition of J.Colwill, Ashford and Luey Giles (or Beecher).

[Carl Dale's Mole]

Rúnarsson

Romeo
Simpson
Benjamin (but I’d give someone like Lawlor a game)
Collins (needs games at the moment)

Adams
Rinomhota

Evans
Colwill
Tanner

Robinson or Etete if the former is injured

We’ll probably lose with that team and I’m always banging on about how we don’t take the cups seriously, but this time I think it’s more important to give squad members game time and put one or two in the shop window.

I think we have to try out another left back in case Collins goes down at some point. So that we know what we have back there.

Do we even have another left back at the club?

If you say Jack Simpson, you get banned.

[Dave Blue]

Someone was making a point yesterday about the team needing to gel. Play the first team, or near to it, and try to win the game.

[Father Dougal]

I think we have to try out another left back in case Collins goes down at some point. So that we know what we have back there.

Do we even have another left back at the club?

If you say Jack Simpson, you get banned.

Um o dowda obviously?

Ng also can play there.

[PhyllisStant]

Um o dowda obviously?

Ng also can play there.

Ralls has played there a couple of times and did okay

[AdrianAlston]

Rúnarsson

Romeo
Simpson
Benjamin (but I’d give someone like Lawlor a game)
Collins (needs games at the moment)

Adams
Rinomhota

Evans
Colwill
Tanner

Robinson or Etete if the former is injured

We’ll probably lose with that team and I’m always banging on about how we don’t take the cups seriously, but this time I think it’s more important to give squad members game time and put one or two in the shop window.

Actually, Wintle and Grant could start

[StraightOuttaCanton]

Ralls has played there a couple of times and did okay

Apart from the aqueduct, irrigation, roads , wines canals and public health…..

[EastbourneBlue]

Actually, Wintle and Grant could start

Agreed about Grant -need to get the guy going

[Carl Dale's Mole]

Um o dowda obviously?

Ng also can play there.

Obviously?

I thought it was obvious O’Dowda is a winger playing out of position

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

Agreed about Grant -need to get the guy going

Up front hopefully. Not convinced about him as a wide player.

[tforturton]

It doesn't look like CCTV is going to be streaming this game - there's no option online to buy a pass. So I guess it's another round of the popular video game "Hunt the dodgy match stream". Or does anyone know different?

[Carl Dale's Mole]

It doesn't look like CCTV is going to be streaming this game - there's no option online to buy a pass. So I guess it's another round of the popular video game "Hunt the dodgy match stream". Or does anyone know different?

Yep! They don't show it. I've never been able to watch any of the cup games.

[poc]

Yep! They don't show it. I've never been able to watch any of the cup games.

if you have or can watch somehow sky, the programme gillette labs soccer special shows all the goals as scored

[Rjk]

if you have or can watch somehow sky, the programme gillette labs soccer special shows all the goals as scored

but how can we watch Cardiff?

[ninian opinian]

but how can we watch Cardiff?

We can’t, it’s not broadcast anywhere.

[splott parker]

We can’t, it’s not broadcast anywhere.

Whoosh

[2b2bdoo]

Be interesting how the defence line up, limited options if he wants to rest/not risk them.

[Chris Pontprennau Blues]

We can’t, it’s not broadcast anywhere.

Not even Mo Swan can get a link !!!

[Maurice Swan]

Not even Mo Swan can get a link !!!

Not looking good at the moment......! Am at CDG airport in Paris and was looking forward to passing the evening watching this.....

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Runarsson; Romeo, Ng, Adams, Tanner; Rinomhota, Wintle, Sawyers; R. Colwill, Etete, Grant.

Subs: Alnwick, McGuinness, Semenyo, Campbell, J. Colwill, Evans, Ashford, Wigley, Ugbo

Um, defenders?