CARDIFF CITY 0 - 2 PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

[Michael Morris]

Saturday February 10th, ko 3:00pm

Match Officials:

Referee: Dean Whitestone
Assistant Referee: Daniel Leach
Assistant Referee: Blake Antrobus
Fourth Official: Ed Duckworth

[BLUETIT]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

[QUOTE=Michael Morris;5487345]Saturday February 10th, ko 3:00pm

Match Officials:

Referee: Dean Whitestone
Assistant Referee: Daniel Leach
Assistant Referee: Blake Antrobus
Fourth Official: Ed Duckworth


Any relation to Jack & Vera ?

[tpcnw]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

56 years to the day since Brian Clark made his home debut in a 2-0 win over Preston (10 February 1968), scoring in 9 minutes - John Toshack scored the other after 88. Also the first game I attended.
Cardiff team was
Davies, Derrett, Ferguson, Clarke, Murray, Harris, Jones, Clark, Toshack, King, Lea

[splott parker]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

It’s an omen, I tell you, an omen

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

This will be the 103rd fixture between Cardiff City and Preston. When we play Bristol City later in the season they'll move to 102 fixtures between us. Overall we've managed 40 wins to their 37, scoring 135 goals, conceding 177.

Our home record against Preston is reasonable. While we have 24 wins, 15 draws and 12 defeats (24 home wins is the most against any side, but due to the amount of times we have played them), our home win percentage is ranked 24th of the 50 sides we have played at least 50 times. It may also be no surprise, again due to the number of fixtures between the two, that we have scored more at home to Preston than any other side, but also conceded more to them at home than anyone else.

In Cardiff there have been a total of 137 goals scored in 51 matches. In Preston that reads 175 goals in 51 games.

While Preston's goalscoring exploits at Deepdale are well known, they've only scored 3 or more in 7 away games. They have managed 3 or more in 20 home games against us...

Our biggest win against Preston is a 6-2 win at Deepdale, and two 4-0 home successes, once under the reign of Jimmy Scoular and the other under the management of Mick McCarthy. They've also won 4-0 twice in Cardiff, most recently in 2000.

Len Ashurst is the only Cardiff manager with a 100% home record against Preston from more than 1 match. Jimmy Scoular won 6 out of the 8 home games he managed against them. The boring tit award goes to Steve Morison for helping to provide two successive 0-0 draws in the league, two of the most mindnumbingly boring football matches I have ever suffered.

[splott parker]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

This will be the 103rd fixture between Cardiff City and Preston. When we play Bristol City later in the season they'll move to 102 fixtures between us. Overall we've managed 40 wins to their 37, scoring 135 goals, conceding 177.

Our home record against Preston is reasonable. While we have 24 wins, 15 draws and 12 defeats (24 home wins is the most against any side, but due to the amount of times we have played them), our home win percentage is ranked 24th of the 50 sides we have played at least 50 times. It may also be no surprise, again due to the number of fixtures between the two, that we have scored more at home to Preston than any other side, but also conceded more to them at home than anyone else.

In Cardiff there have been a total of 137 goals scored in 51 matches. In Preston that reads 175 goals in 51 games.

While Preston's goalscoring exploits at Deepdale are well known, they've only scored 3 or more in 7 away games. They have managed 3 or more in 20 home games against us...

Our biggest win against Preston is a 6-2 win at Deepdale, and two 4-0 home successes, once under the reign of Jimmy Scoular and the other under the management of Mick McCarthy. They've also won 4-0 twice in Cardiff, most recently in 2000.

Len Ashurst is the only Cardiff manager with a 100% home record against Preston from more than 1 match. Jimmy Scoular won 6 out of the 8 home games he managed against them. The boring tit award goes to Steve Morison for helping to provide two successive 0-0 draws in the league, two of the most mindnumbingly boring football matches I have ever suffered.

So two undefeated games, although they were no score draws, are boring are they. Not conceding in two games is brilliant form. So called fans knocking our beloved club whose management can do no wrong are ‘fans ‘ we don’t need!!!!

[splott parker]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

I’ve been hacked by dml

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

So two undefeated games, although they were no score draws, are boring are they. Not conceding in two games is brilliant form. So called fans knocking our beloved club whose management can do no wrong are ‘fans ‘ we don’t need!!!!

Oh yes they were. I came away from both thinking what a waste of a couple of hours. Both games were stinkers. I have seen some good 0-0s, but not those.

[poc]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

I’ve been hacked by dml

borrow b oddies shovel hes not using it today

[splott parker]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

borrow b oddies shovel hes not using it today

Eric is using it

[jon1959]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

Alnwick

Ng - Goutas - Phillips - McGuinness - Collins

Siopis - Turnbull

Ramsey - Colwill

Diedhiou


Subs: Horvath - Romeo - Wilson-Esbrand - Ralls - Wintle - Bowler - Grant - Etete - Meite/Tanner

[Tuerto]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

Alnwick

Ng - Goutas - Phillips - McGuinness - Collins

Siopis - Turnbull

Ramsey - Colwill

Diedhiou


Subs: Horvath - Romeo - Wilson-Esbrand - Ralls - Wintle - Bowler - Grant - Etete - Meite/Tanner

I don't think we will see Turnbull, Ramsey and colwill starting all at the same time. Although if you're right, i'll give you the biggest thumbs up

[jon1959]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

I don't think we will see Turnbull, Ramsey and colwill starting all at the same time. Although if you're right, i'll give you the biggest thumbs up

I don't think we'll see them either.

I don't think Bulut will start with three at the back.

But I would like to see a shape and selection that puts our best players on the pitch together - even if that means Siopis has to run around screening the defence like more of a madman than usual.

When it comes to our best players I would like to include Ralls and Grant - but I'm told playing with 13 is frowned upon.

[2b2bdoo]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

I don't think we will see Turnbull, Ramsey and colwill starting all at the same time. Although if you're right, i'll give you the biggest thumbs up

I keep seeing these kind of teams on Twitter, maybe I haven’t seen enough of Turnbull to judge but my gut is it will be two of Siopis/Ralls/Wintle and then one of Ramsey/Colwill/Turnbull unless there is a change of shape.

[Blooburd]

Re: CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END. Match thread

Alnwick

Ng - Goutas - Phillips - McGuinness - Collins

Siopis - Turnbull

Ramsey - Colwill

Diedhiou


Subs: Horvath - Romeo - Wilson-Esbrand - Ralls - Wintle - Bowler - Grant - Etete - Meite/Tanner

what a strange idea...

• 3 cbs? and people are already bitching about how defensive we are? (rightly so..we are signed up for a hiding!)
• Siopis? literally garbage cant pass and doesnt know where the ball is at his own feet! also doesnt actually get stuck in anymore just flaps around
• No wide midfield/wingers? we do need radical change but would the team jell well with such a new shape?
• Diedhiou ? Not including the 15 minute cameo..he hasnt scored in his last 18 matches..we already have Meite as the token useless "attacker" thanks

that said..would love to see colwil and ramsey in that position