Just chatting to a Huddersfield fan

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

The most effective style of play we have had in most fans recent memory was under warnock

I don't recall too much complaining about the ball being in the air when we got out of relegation trouble and then got promoted

Percentage football gets results and we should never have tried to go full circle

You can pine and whine like an abandoned old dog for pretty football but needs must and boy do we need some fight in the next 5 games

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Sludge, why don't you just ****off repeating yourself in your quest to be right all of the time. Get a gym membership or something.

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I think this team lacks the nous and bottle for a relegation fight and we are going down

I hope not but we have failed to show we have what it takes recently

I find it incredible we haven't managed to put a decent unbeaten run together

Warnock would have kept us up the evidence is overwhelming

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A good win tonight against a playoff-chasing team, and a great comeback from a bad start, they showed plenty of fight and bottle, Kaba is looking like a great player for us

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

I think so. Wickham was out of contract I think.

Apart from McGuinness, we haven't really got a lot of height at the back, not that height is necessarily the main attribute to ability in the air. For what is a relatively short defence, we spent much of the season with one of the best defensive records in the division, so a lack of height couldn't have been too much of an issue.

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The defence has played well over the season, especially when you consider the keeper is poor and doesn't command his area, he did quite well tonight mind.

Why did you get a bloke from Leeds to sort your internet? Surely get someone from Cardiff, or wherever you live John? Poor c(nt must have driven miles.

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Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue

A good win tonight against a playoff-chasing team, and a great comeback from a bad start, they showed plenty of fight and bottle, Kaba is looking like a great player for us

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It's about time

It's been a shocking season and if it wasn't for points deductions and the next 3 points we hope for we would be down

Thank freck for tonight some breathing space now

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Originally Posted by Alan Lung

Why did you get a bloke from Leeds to sort your internet? Surely get someone from Cardiff, or wherever you live John? Poor c(nt must have driven miles.

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The modern world

I phone up plusnet and talk to someone in Leeds

Lamouchi win percentage at Cardiff - 36%
Warnock win percentage at Hudd - 33%

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

The modern world

I phone up plusnet and talk to someone in Leeds

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I see

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

Lamouchi win percentage at Cardiff - 36%
Warnock win percentage at Hudd - 33%

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Fabulous

Don't count your chickens

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Originally Posted by Alan Lung

I see

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I phone up mumsnet and talk to your wife

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Fabulous

Don't count your chickens

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Haven't got any to count.

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

Haven't got any to count.

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You lot up the valleys are odd

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

I phone up mumsnet and talk to your wife

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I'm not married John.

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

You lot up the valleys are odd

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How many chickens have you got in leafy Cowbridge?

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

Sludge, why don't you just ****off repeating yourself in your quest to be right all of the time. Get a gym membership or something.

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Don’t wish that on the poor gym members ffs

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

Lamouchi win percentage at Cardiff - 36%
Warnock win percentage at Hudd - 33%

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With a worse team who were in a worse position, with much harder fixtures left.

I always said we had a decent run of fixtures to finish the season on and pull away from Danger.

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Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue

With a worse team who were in a worse position, with much harder fixtures left.

I always said we had a decent run of fixtures to finish the season on and pull away from Danger.

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They've won at Watford, like us. They've beaten Birmingham at home, like we did. They won at Millwall who have been floundering a bit. They had an excellent result against Middlesbrough.

We've won at Birmingham. Won a must-win at Blackpool. Beaten an in-form Bristol City when they couldn't.

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Fabulous

Don't count your chickens

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What? Like your Huddersfield mate in Leeds?

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

What? Like your Huddersfield mate in Leeds?

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Well I think he's going to be proved right if you are saying they are going down ?

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

They've won at Watford, like us. They've beaten Birmingham at home, like we did. They won at Millwall who have been floundering a bit. They had an excellent result against Middlesbrough.

We've won at Birmingham. Won a must-win at Blackpool. Beaten an in-form Bristol City when they couldn't.

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This is all very romantic

But we are still going to escape , if we do , relegation ....by the skin of our teeth and you are allowing your football snobbery to cloud your judgement

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Originally Posted by J R Hartley

Don’t wish that on the poor gym members ffs

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I have you down as a member

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

This is all very romantic

But we are still going to escape , if we do , relegation ....by the skin of our teeth and you are allowing your football snobbery to cloud your judgement

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Quick one, would you rather be in our position or Huddersfield's?

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Well I think he's going to be proved right if you are saying they are going down ?

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I'm saying he's counting his chickens. They are one place and one point behind us having played one more game. If they're not going down, why are we?

Ask me after 46 games

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

I'm saying he's counting his chickens. They are one place and one point behind us having played one more game. If they're not going down, why are we?

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4 games left

This is Cardiff City

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

I'm saying he's counting his chickens. They are one place and one point behind us having played one more game. If they're not going down, why are we?

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Because Warnock is God, basically.

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

Because Warnock is God, basically.

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Well his record is not in question is it ?

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

Well his record is not in question is it ?

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Of course it is. One great promotion season, missed opportunities in the CHampionship afterwards and his poor signings have hamstrung us ever since. Plus the dire football.

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

4 games left

This is Cardiff City

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Profound.

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

Of course it is. One great promotion season, missed opportunities in the CHampionship afterwards and his poor signings have hamstrung us ever since. Plus the dire football.

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I think that the poster is referring to the record number of promotions that he has achieved. Maybe.

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

I think that the poster is referring to the record number of promotions that he has achieved. Maybe.

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I am indeed

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

Profound.

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Another one

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

It's about time

It's been a shocking season and if it wasn't for points deductions and the next 3 points we hope for we would be down

Thank freck for tonight some breathing space now

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Your pre game comments look particularly silly now but you still cant bring yourself to give the team or manager some praise.

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

Of course it is. One great promotion season, missed opportunities in the CHampionship afterwards and his poor signings have hamstrung us ever since. Plus the dire football.

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What about all the other teams he has taken up or saved from relegation. They don't count I suppose ?

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Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue

With a worse team who were in a worse position, with much harder fixtures left.

I always said we had a decent run of fixtures to finish the season on and pull away from Danger.

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Warnock was appointed as Huddersfield manager on 13/02/2023. The two teams' records since then are as follows:

Huddersfield

P 12, W 4, D 4, L 4, GF 14, GA 19, Pts 16

Cardiff City

P 11, W 5, D 1, L 5, GF 15, GA 15, Pts 16

Very similar records in terms of points, but City have played less games, won one more, scored more goals and conceded fewer.

The perception that Huddersfield had much harder fixtures left is interesting considering how poor the quality of the Championship is this season. The top two are a distance clear and both sides' results against those teams are telling - Huddersfield were smashed 4-0 at Burnley, City were thumped 4-1 at Sheffield United.

There is no doubt that Huddersfield's 4-2 victory over Middlesbrough was a very creditable result as Boro were flying at the time. But, apart from that, their results have been standard Championship fare against a bunch of sides who are obviously far from great.

They were battered 4-0 at home by Coventry - a side City drew 0-0 with in December. They drew 0-0 with Bristol City - a side City had beaten 2-0 a few days earlier. They lost 1-0 at West Brom - a side City drew 1-1 with in March. They drew 1-1 with Blackburn - a side that has lost the same number of games as Rotherham this season. They won 3-2 at Watford - City won 3-1 at Watford last night. Etc, etc.

If you remove the top four, who are clearly a good bit better than the rest, there is just six points between Millwall in 5th and Swansea in 13th. I don't believe a decent result against any one of those sides is any more creditable than a result against any of the others. They are all much of a muchness.

After 46 games last season, the most any of the top six had lost was 13. Millwall and Watford have already lost 14, Norwich and Preston have lost 15, and Blackburn and Swansea have lost 16. These are not great sides in a poor division. Beating any of them is no big deal.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Warnock was appointed as Huddersfield manager on 13/02/2023. The two teams' records since then are as follows:

Huddersfield

P 12, W 4, D 4, L 4, GF 14, GA 19, Pts 16

Cardiff City

P 11, W 5, D 1, L 5, GF 15, GA 15, Pts 16

Very similar records in terms of points, but City have played less games, won one more, scored more goals and conceded fewer.

The perception that Huddersfield had much harder fixtures left is interesting considering how poor the quality of the Championship is this season. The top two are a distance clear and both sides' results against those teams are telling - Huddersfield were smashed 4-0 at Burnley, City were thumped 4-1 at Sheffield United.

There is no doubt that Huddersfield's 4-2 victory over Middlesbrough was a very creditable result as Boro were flying at the time. But, apart from that, their results have been standard Championship fare against a bunch of sides who are obviously far from great.

They were battered 4-0 at home by Coventry - a side City drew 0-0 with in December. They drew 0-0 with Bristol City - a side City had beaten 2-0 a few days earlier. They lost 1-0 at West Brom - a side City drew 1-1 with in March. They drew 1-1 with Blackburn - a side that has lost the same number of games as Rotherham this season. They won 3-2 at Watford - City won 3-1 at Watford last night. Etc, etc.

If you remove the top four, who are clearly a good bit better than the rest, there is just six points between Millwall in 5th and Swansea in 13th. I don't believe a decent result against any one of those sides is any more creditable than a result against any of the others. They are all much of a muchness.

After 46 games last season, the most any of the top six had lost was 13. Millwall and Watford have already lost 14, Norwich and Preston have lost 15, and Blackburn and Swansea have lost 16. These are not great sides in a poor division. Beating any of them is no big deal.

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OK good analysis, they've done a fairly similar job, and both have improved the teams and I think both will avoid relegation.

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Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue

OK good analysis, they've done a fairly similar job, and both have improved the teams and I think both will avoid relegation.

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Last season, Huddersfield finished 3rd in the Championship. Twelve players started 20 or more league games for them in 2021/22. Eight of those players are still there, and yet they've spent most of the 2022/23 season in the relegation zone. I guess that shows how fine the margins are in the Championship these days.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Last season, Huddersfield finished 3rd in the Championship. Twelve players started 20 or more league games for them in 2021/22. Eight of those players are still there, and yet they've spent most of the 2022/23 season in the relegation zone. I guess that shows how fine the margins are in the Championship these days.

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That's unbelievable really, how can that happen?

It does seem like almost every game is unpredictable these days.

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Originally Posted by dml1954

Your pre game comments look particularly silly now but you still cant bring yourself to give the team or manager some praise.

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I am chuffed to bits we won

I don't care about anything but ccfc winning

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Originally Posted by dml1954

What about all the other teams he has taken up or saved from relegation. They don't count I suppose ?

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Make your mind up whose side you are on you daft tory