FT: LEEDS UNITED 7 (seven) - 0 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

Going to a back 3 when you’re getting ripped apart by wingers and full backs is genuinely insane.

Bagan on at LCB was mental, Daland getting hooked again and Fish isn’t fancied. We need a centre half tomorrow or Monday.

The rest, is basic stuff. That was appalling. Tactically, technically and mentally weak. Still, I didn’t expect us to get anything. I don’t think the full backs need to be singled out by anyone when they were all dreadful

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I thought that was mad. We needed two solid banks of 4 to combat them with pace out wide to push their full backs back. Switching to a back three gave their full backs free rein.

Win against Stoke and Portsmouth and this result will be somewhat forgotten

Better to lose 1 game 7-0 than 7 games 1-0

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Originally Posted by WJ99mobile

Better to lose 1 game 7-0 than 7 games 1-0

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We’ve lost 13 games. So far.

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Originally Posted by WJ99mobile

Win against Stoke and Portsmouth and this result will be somewhat forgotten

Better to lose 1 game 7-0 than 7 games 1-0

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The journey of a Thousand miles begins with one step.........

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

We’ve lost 13 games. So far.

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We'd had the worst ever start to a season in our history but there have been 30 seasons where we'd lost more than 13 games after 30 matches, so that's a small positive after a dismal start.

Here's a spooky comparison for you. 1974/75 vs 2024/25 - 50 years apart

1974/75: P 30 W 7 D 10 L 13 GD -14
2024/25: P 30 W 7 D 10 L 13 GD -18

They're the only two seasons with identical w/d/l records after 30 games where we've lost 13 matches.

74/75 - the season during which I saw my first Cardiff City games (it will be my fiftieth anniversary in March). City were relegated.

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

We'd had the worst ever start to a season in our history but there have been 30 seasons where we'd lost more than 13 games after 30 matches, so that's a small positive after a dismal start.

Here's a spooky comparison for you. 1974/75 vs 2024/25 - 50 years apart

1974/75: P 30 W 7 D 10 L 13 GD -14
2024/25: P 30 W 7 D 10 L 13 GD -18

They're the only two seasons with identical w/d/l records after 30 games where we've lost 13 matches.

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We were pretty awful that year too.

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Originally Posted by Heathblue

With Brighton getting thumped 7.0, two 7.0 defeats on the same day, I doubt that it,s happened that many times before in the top 4 English divisions. I Don't think many thought much chance of getting anything from the game before it kicked off. 1.0 or 7.0, 0 points is 0 points and it's what was expected before the game, hopefully the team will have done enough that the goal difference isn't a relegation decider.

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I’m struggling to understand the number of fans trying to brush this off as ‘one defeat we thought would happen anyway’. It’s appalling and I really hope it doesn’t start a rot we can’t get out of.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

74/75 - the season during which I saw my first Cardiff City games (it will be my fiftieth anniversary in March). City were relegated.

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So you started watching a side that was in control of its own destiny in terms of relegation. Then you decided to become a regular, they lost 5 of their last 6, blew their games in hand and the point advantage they had over others, and were relegated.

I think I've found the Cardiff City curse! ;-)

Total annihilation in 2 mins

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2.55pm. When we still had hope.

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Originally Posted by Michael Morris

2.55pm. When we still had hope.

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That was a magic moment yesterday, then the frigging whistle blew!!!

To fair this thread is surprisingly mellow considering it's discussing losing 7-0 to Leeds. Well done all

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Originally Posted by delmbox

To fair this thread is surprisingly mellow considering it's discussing losing 7-0 to Leeds. Well done all

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What’s the point Del, they battered us from the kick off, well both kick offs to start each half. The half time hopeful talk that if we pulled an early one back etc…….was soon consigned to the bin. As I’ve said, I was maybe more pissed off last season up there, surrendering a 2-0 lead right at the death, yesterday there was no such hope. Good day out though and a cheerful bus on the way despite the pummelling.

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Originally Posted by splott parker

What’s the point Del, they battered us from the kick off, well both kick offs to start each half. The half time hopeful talk that if we pulled an early one back etc…….was soon consigned to the bin. As I’ve said, I was maybe more pissed off last season up there, surrendering a 2-0 lead right at the death, yesterday there was no such hope. Good day out though and a cheerful bus on the way despite the pummelling.

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Yeah I'm not that bothered by it, bit worried about seeing the 4 Jacks at work that I've been horrendous to since the derby but that's tomorrow's problem :hehe:

My main concern about the result is hoping that it doesn't undo all the confidence and momentum that we've built in the last few weeks. I think the best thing to do will be to do a Nottingham Forest and win the next league game by two more goals than we lost the last, so once we put 9 past Bristol I reckon we'll be back on track

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Originally Posted by delmbox

Yeah I'm not that bothered by it, bit worried about seeing the 4 Jacks at work that I've been horrendous to since the derby but that's tomorrow's problem :hehe:

My main concern about the result is hoping that it doesn't undo all the confidence and momentum that we've built in the last few weeks. I think the best thing to do will be to do a Nottingham Forest and win the next league game by two more goals than we lost the last, so once we put 9 past Bristol I reckon we'll be back on track

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I’m not worried about either to be honest, as long as it doesn’t have a detrimental effect on how we go forward.
The goal difference took a hammering, but I still think there are worse teams than us and we can finish close to mid table.

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Originally Posted by delmbox

Yeah I'm not that bothered by it, bit worried about seeing the 4 Jacks at work that I've been horrendous to since the derby but that's tomorrow's problem :hehe:

My main concern about the result is hoping that it doesn't undo all the confidence and momentum that we've built in the last few weeks. I think the best thing to do will be to do a Nottingham Forest and win the next league game by two more goals than we lost the last, so once we put 9 past Bristol I reckon we'll be back on track

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This is why I think the respite of an FA Cup tie is welcome, put as much distance time wise between league games. Hull at home this Saturday could have been a tense, traumatic affair and that’s just for us in the crowd let alone the team. A day out in glorious Stoke in the Cup could be a perfect antidote. Especially if the results in the league games that are taking place go for us, Derby at Norwich, Pompey at Sheff Utd.

Just have to move on quickly.