FT: SHEFFIELD UTD 4 - 1 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

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Originally Posted by blue lewj

Ban it if you could please Mike.
If I want to come back I'll create another account.

Thank you.

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A break will do you good.

Speaking from experience you can get into a rut using these sorts of places if they become a part of your daily habit.

Mike I'll have a month off posting as well please, keep the account open. I think I've started to go back down the rabbit hole as well... A break would do me good.

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Originally Posted by Hilts

Ng McGuinness Kipre definitely need to be the 3. Ideally O Dowda LWB. If not Philo then Romeo at RWB.

Sadly theres no perfect answer because the squad is so weak but Lamouchi needs to get the best of what we've got.

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I think you're spot on

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

Quite. This is / was the logical move that pretty much everyone commented on after HT.

Just strange…..

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Yeah, did seem the move to make.

Think Bob suggested COD but that was it

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

Ng was poor today, and not for the first time. He's one of the most overrated players we've had in a long time. That said, putting COD at centre back was bizarre. Romeo was on the bench as well. Just mental.

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The whole squad isnt great though. Romeo was poor v Sunderland and wasnt a regular in L1 for Portsmouth.

As for Lamouchi and tactics ive no confidence in him at all.

Maybe and ill be shot down in pieces here but maybe just maybe offer Nathan Jones the job long term now. I dont expect Lamouchi to be here next season anyway.

His tactics are all over the place. Just 1 decent set piece could be all it takes to stay up.

Bizarre set of markings from Wales Online, they’re the worst I’ve seen all season and that was nowhere near our worst performance in 22/23.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...tings-26704996

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Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue

Thankfully we are better than QPR, we played well today, but McGuiness and Alsopp had another nightmare, we were giving the second-best team in the league a real game at their place, and bad mistakes and a little bit of bad luck cost us, we had more shots than them, the scoreline does not reflect the game in the slightest.

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Yes on reflection it’s still in our hands and they look to be capitulating

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Bizarre set of markings from Wales Online, they’re the worst I’ve seen all season and that was nowhere near our worst performance in 22/23.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...tings-26704996

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Ralls and Philogene played well and deserved 7s. Giving Philo man of the match with 5 is pathetic to be honest.

Those 2 7s then work down.

Just got back, all in all an expected result and a scoreline we have done very well to avoid pretty much all season unless I'm forgetting another defeat by such a margin. Lamouchi looks like a manager who is running out of ideas and I wouldn't be at all bothered if we move on from him regardless of this seasons outcome the way things are looking the last month. Though I imagine the quality of personnel we have limits just how many ideas can actually be put to practice.

As a side note, how on earth we aren't in the bottom 3 is ridiculous at this point, so whilst we are bad, there are some teams around us we are equally atrocious and will rightfully be panicking as much as us. This is going to the death... 95th minute winner at Turf Moor to stay up anyone?

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

Ng was poor today, and not for the first time. He's one of the most overrated players we've had in a long time. That said, putting COD at centre back was bizarre. Romeo was on the bench as well. Just mental.

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Absolutely spot on about NG

I'm a big fan of Ng but he was poor today.
Shame Ralls didn't score as we had Sheffield's defence rocking. Going forward right up to 3rd goal we looked dangerous.
Defence let us down again. Everyone culpable. Cant drop the lot.
Not sure what you do to change things unless you go back 433.

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

Ng was poor today, and not for the first time. He's one of the most overrated players we've had in a long time. That said, putting COD at centre back was bizarre. Romeo was on the bench as well. Just mental.

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Lowe was in so much space all the time, the pass out wide to him was on constantly, Ng seemed to position himself as if he was still playing as a wide cb

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Originally Posted by City123

Lowe was in so much space all the time, the pass out wide to him was on constantly, Ng seemed to position himself as if he was still playing as a wide cb

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It really was especially in the first half.

A few thoughts about today’s game:
The commentator mentions McGuiness had been ill, may explain why he was below par.
NG is much more used to, and better at, centre half and looks less comfortable as a full back/ wing back. I can only think Romeo wasn’t back to full fitness as a reason why he didn’t start.
Simpson did ok, his injury was caused by a cheap shot which deserved a booking. We should have put O’Dowda at LWB and Romeo on the right second half if we were staying as a back 5.
Wickham aside from his shot that hit the bar looked off the pace when he came on, he was poor against Sunderland too.
Philogene is such a great player and our only creative forward player currently. He takes players on and causes panic amongst defenders, we need to get him involved more.
I think we’ll stay up, there seem to be injuries and suspensions a lot at the moment along with the likes of QPR in free fall. If we can avoid losing important players we should be ok.

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Originally Posted by bluesp

A few thoughts about today’s game:
The commentator mentions McGuiness had been ill, may explain why he was below par.
NG is much more used to, and better at, centre half and looks less comfortable as a full back/ wing back. I can only think Romeo wasn’t back to full fitness as a reason why he didn’t start.
Simpson did ok, his injury was caused by a cheap shot which deserved a booking. We should have put O’Dowda at LWB and Romeo on the right second half if we were staying as a back 5.
Wickham aside from his shot that hit the bar looked off the pace when he came on, he was poor against Sunderland too.
Philogene is such a great player and our only creative forward player currently. He takes players on and causes panic amongst defenders, we need to get him involved more.
I think we’ll stay up, there seem to be injuries and suspensions a lot at the moment along with the likes of QPR in free fall. If we can avoid losing important players we should be ok.

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There's being involved, and then there's ALWAYS taking the shot and not looking for a pass..

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Originally Posted by bluesp

A few thoughts about today’s game:
The commentator mentions McGuiness had been ill, may explain why he was below par.
NG is much more used to, and better at, centre half and looks less comfortable as a full back/ wing back. I can only think Romeo wasn’t back to full fitness as a reason why he didn’t start.
Simpson did ok, his injury was caused by a cheap shot which deserved a booking. We should have put O’Dowda at LWB and Romeo on the right second half if we were staying as a back 5.
Wickham aside from his shot that hit the bar looked off the pace when he came on, he was poor against Sunderland too.
Philogene is such a great player and our only creative forward player currently. He takes players on and causes panic amongst defenders, we need to get him involved more.
I think we’ll stay up, there seem to be injuries and suspensions a lot at the moment along with the likes of QPR in free fall. If we can avoid losing important players we should be ok.

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I think he said McGuinness was ill for the game against Sunderland.

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Originally Posted by dembethewarrior

There's being involved, and then there's ALWAYS taking the shot and not looking for a pass..

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I’d say he’s got a decent scoring record for us

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

I think he said McGuinness was ill for the game against Sunderland.

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I didn’t catch that bit

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Originally Posted by bluesp

I’d say he’s got a decent scoring record for us

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I think he shoots when he can pass. I think the opposition know he's going to shoot as well, because as soon as he skips his man and makes space it's what he always does.

Im not knocking one of the bright lights in the team, but he would improve if he looked to pass now and again. Can't fault the confidence of the lad, it's great, but pass

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Originally Posted by dembethewarrior

I think he shoots when he can pass. I think the opposition know he's going to shoot as well, because as soon as he skips his man and makes space it's what he always does.

Im not knocking one of the bright lights in the team, but he would improve if he looked to pass now and again. Can't fault the confidence of the lad, it's great, but pass

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Fair point. Either way though we need to give him the ball more

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Originally Posted by bluesp

A few thoughts about today’s game:
The commentator mentions McGuiness had been ill, may explain why he was below par.
NG is much more used to, and better at, centre half and looks less comfortable as a full back/ wing back. I can only think Romeo wasn’t back to full fitness as a reason why he didn’t start.
Simpson did ok, his injury was caused by a cheap shot which deserved a booking. We should have put O’Dowda at LWB and Romeo on the right second half if we were staying as a back 5.
Wickham aside from his shot that hit the bar looked off the pace when he came on, he was poor against Sunderland too.
Philogene is such a great player and our only creative forward player currently. He takes players on and causes panic amongst defenders, we need to get him involved more.
I think we’ll stay up, there seem to be injuries and suspensions a lot at the moment along with the likes of QPR in free fall. If we can avoid losing important players we should be ok.

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I think we need to acknowledge that Wickham wasn't pulling up trees at Forest Green in League 1. He's looked marginally better than some of our other attackers, which says more about them than it does about Wickham.

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

I think we need to acknowledge that Wickham wasn't pulling up trees at Forest Green in League 1. He's looked marginally better than some of our other attackers, which says more about them than it does about Wickham.

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I think he’s been a great addition considering our situation, I’d be surprised if he isn’t given another year.

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Originally Posted by 2b2bdoo

I think he’s been a great addition considering our situation, I’d be surprised if he isn’t given another year.

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Which says so much about our situation. He wouldn't have got a look in a decade ago.

It's less than ideal that Stoke, who play on Tuesday, get an extra 24 hours to rest and recover for next Saturday's game.

That's far less egregious than the Huddersfield fixture. They will have a whopping 12 days to prepare for that fixture while City will have 62 hours from when the final whistle sounds at Rotherham.

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Originally Posted by blue lewj

I did notice that tbh.

Think a break from posting might do me good.

Is there any way other than through the mods you can get rid of the profile?

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you could just make a dramatic flounce and people will plead with you to stay :thumbup: Flounce and then come back in a few weeks

think of the Drama :thumbup: people love it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuv2...=CardiffCityFC

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

Which says so much about our situation. He wouldn't have got a look in a decade ago.

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In 2012/13, our list of attackers was Velikonja, Smith, Gestede, Mason, Helguson, Maynard, Campbell, Healey and Bellamy, in the Championship.

Wickham was 20, played 12 times for Sunderland in the Prem.

I'm sure you'll cite some statistic about the merits of not using Prem quality players in a Championship side, but to claim he'd not have had a look in is just silly.

This is probably the worst City team I have seen since I've been watching (2001) and we was a League One team then...