Prediction
0-0
Team
Smithies
Tutu
Morrison
Nelson
Bennett
Wilson
Pack
Bacuna
Hoilett
Oji
Moore
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Prediction
0-0
Team
Smithies
Tutu
Morrison
Nelson
Bennett
Wilson
Pack
Bacuna
Hoilett
Oji
Moore
Saturday 24th October, ko 3:00pm
The return of the man. Neil Warnock is back in town.
EFL not announced referees for this weekend.
Cardiff City manager Neil Harris: "I think we have adjusted slightly [since Neil Warnock left]. What Neil achieved here is class and very rewarding for him and his staff. They had a good time and we look forward to welcoming him back to the stadium.
"Some personnel has changed, there have been two transfer windows. A lot of players have left. There are some players here Neil signed, the managers before that as well. That’s just natural progression, the average age of the group has changed slightly.
"I think it is a natural progression when you have been here 11 and a half months.
"I’ve put my stamp on it a little bit, a natural progression. We have grown as a group.
"We have had a successful period for three or four seasons. The model we are following is we want to be successful at the club."
Middlesbrough manager Neil Warnock: "I don’t think anybody realises where we were when I took over, and what we did in that time. Mehmet [Dalman, the chairman] was absolutely amazing for me, I couldn’t have done the job without him.
"But together, I thought we went on a ride, and we loved every minute of it really. Sometimes, when you get success, certain people within your fans expect and demand it every time. They forget where you were.
"I left a really good squad of players, and a club that was together again. We went back together with the fans, the board and Vincent Tan, and everybody.
"It was really fractured when I took over, and I had jobs to do and wounds to heal on and off the field. I think getting them in the Premier League was probably the best job I’ve done."
Referee
John Brooks
Assisted by, Akil Howson and Nick Greenhalgh
4th, Andy Davies
When I woke up this morning and thinking about the day I came to the match and wondered what sort of welcome Warnock will get from the home fans. Then I remembered :getscoat:
I look forward to when Warnock's moved onto his next "last job before retirement" and he talks about Boro instead of us. Going to be a tough game today but a chance to build some needed home form.Quote:
"But together, I thought we went on a ride, and we loved every minute of it really. Sometimes, when you get success, certain people within your fans expect and demand it every time. They forget where you were.
I think this one is going to a tough encounter. We were always hard to beat under Warnock, and he's building the same sort of resilience at Middlesbrough. We need to be right on top of our game today.
Pissing down with rain. Bound to keep a lot of spectators away. 🛀
Match facts
- Cardiff have won their last four Championship meetings with Middlesbrough, conceding just one goal in those four games.
- Middlesbrough have lost 15 of their last 19 away league matches against Cardiff (W4), losing each of the last three, all 1-0.
- Cardiff are winless in their three home league games so far this season – they’ve not gone four without a win at home from the start of a Championship season since 2007-08.
- Middlesbrough are unbeaten in five league games (W2 D3), keeping a clean sheet in the last two. They last registered three consecutive shutouts back in January 2020.
- Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock hasn’t won an away league match against Cardiff City since April 2006, a 1-0 victory as Sheffield United manager (D4 L2 since).
The "Welsh 3" starting today
Last time that happened?
Good to see TUTU fit. Murphy has point to prove too.
Hopefully Murphy can put a good performance in today
Like the look of that side, plenty of pace going forward
Bagan starting, good lad, deserves his chance. I reckon he looks like he's good going forward.
We should have done better from that Morrison flick-on. Everyone just stood around. Surely, the flick-on was the intended outcome?
Hang on... how does Bamba make the bench and yet our Premier League loan signing, Benkovic, doesn't even make the match-day squad?
Something is amiss there, surely? :shrug: