FT: BIRMINGHAM CITY 1 - 3 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

Tuesday 29th August, ko 7:45pm
St Andrews, Birmingham.

CARABAO CUP Rd 2

Attachment 5771

Match Officials:

Referee: LEIGH DOUGHTY
Assistants: Nigel Lugg and George Byrne
Fourth Official : Keith Stroud

Tickets:

Seems to be few left on the CCFC website: https://tickets.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/

Last game:

Cardiff City 2 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday
Cardiff City: Alnwick, Ng, McGuinness, Goutas, Collins (Grant 80’), Siopis, Ralls © (Wintle 80’), Ramsey (R. Colwill 80’), O’Dowda, Méïté (Etete 88’), Ugbo (Tanner 72’). Subs not used: Rúnarsson, Sawyers, Adams, Rinomhota.


Birmingham City 2 - 1 Plymouth Argyle
Birmingham: John Ruddy, Juninho Bacuna, Dion Sanderson (Captain), Kevin Long, Lee Buchanan, Krystian Bielik, Ivan Sunjic, Jordan James (Jay Stansfield 62), Keshi Anderson (Emmanuel Longelo 81), Koji Miyoshi (George Hall 78), Scott Hogan (Lukas Jutkiewicz 81).

Substitutes not used: Neil Etheridge, Marc Roberts, Gary Gardner, Brandon Khela, Sam Cosgrove.


Opposition manager:

John Eustace

Rúnarsson

Romeo
Simpson
Benjamin (but I’d give someone like Lawlor a game)
Collins (needs games at the moment)

Adams
Rinomhota

Evans
Colwill
Tanner

Robinson or Etete if the former is injured

We’ll probably lose with that team and I’m always banging on about how we don’t take the cups seriously, but this time I think it’s more important to give squad members game time and put one or two in the shop window.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Rúnarsson

Romeo
Simpson
Benjamin (but I’d give someone like Lawlor a game)
Collins (needs games at the moment)

Adams
Rinomhota

Evans
Colwill
Tanner

Robinson or Etete if the former is injured

We’ll probably lose with that team and I’m always banging on about how we don’t take the cups seriously, but this time I think it’s more important to give squad members game time and put one or two in the SHOP window.

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That is definitely an Aldi or Lidl team, not M & S, or Waitrose !!!!!

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Originally Posted by BLUETIT

That is definitely an Aldi or Lidl team, not M & S, or Waitrose !!!!!

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I’d have Wintle instead of Rinomhota
Robinson on one wing and Tanner on the other to start with, and Grant up front

Evans will be off shortly on loan and Etete needs to learn that he has to earn a place in the starting lineup!!
For all that pedigree of coming through the Spurs academy we still haven’t seen any signs that he has a hunger to succeed.
If he’s not careful he could be another player looking at his future in a couple of years whilst struggling to find a club in the lower leagues to take him on

Rinomhota and Sawyers are surplus to requirements

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Originally Posted by BLUETIT

That is definitely an Aldi or Lidl team, not M & S, or Waitrose !!!!!

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Aldi same, Lidl difference.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Rúnarsson

Romeo
Simpson
Benjamin (but I’d give someone like Lawlor a game)
Collins (needs games at the moment)

Adams
Rinomhota

Evans
Colwill
Tanner

Robinson or Etete if the former is injured

We’ll probably lose with that team and I’m always banging on about how we don’t take the cups seriously, but this time I think it’s more important to give squad members game time and put one or two in the shop window.

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I'd go with that, although I'd play Goutas ahead of Benjamin for the same reason as you've picked Collins. Unlike Evans, Colwill and Tanner, I don't see Benjamin as one for the future.

I'd have an experience bench of 1st teamers with the addition of J.Colwill, Ashford and Luey Giles (or Beecher).

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Rúnarsson

Romeo
Simpson
Benjamin (but I’d give someone like Lawlor a game)
Collins (needs games at the moment)

Adams
Rinomhota

Evans
Colwill
Tanner

Robinson or Etete if the former is injured

We’ll probably lose with that team and I’m always banging on about how we don’t take the cups seriously, but this time I think it’s more important to give squad members game time and put one or two in the shop window.

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I think we have to try out another left back in case Collins goes down at some point. So that we know what we have back there.

Do we even have another left back at the club?

If you say Jack Simpson, you get banned.

Someone was making a point yesterday about the team needing to gel. Play the first team, or near to it, and try to win the game.

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Originally Posted by Carl Dale's Mole

I think we have to try out another left back in case Collins goes down at some point. So that we know what we have back there.

Do we even have another left back at the club?

If you say Jack Simpson, you get banned.

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Um o dowda obviously?

Ng also can play there.

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Originally Posted by Father Dougal

Um o dowda obviously?

Ng also can play there.

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Ralls has played there a couple of times and did okay

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Rúnarsson

Romeo
Simpson
Benjamin (but I’d give someone like Lawlor a game)
Collins (needs games at the moment)

Adams
Rinomhota

Evans
Colwill
Tanner

Robinson or Etete if the former is injured

We’ll probably lose with that team and I’m always banging on about how we don’t take the cups seriously, but this time I think it’s more important to give squad members game time and put one or two in the shop window.

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Actually, Wintle and Grant could start

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Originally Posted by PhyllisStant

Ralls has played there a couple of times and did okay

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Apart from the aqueduct, irrigation, roads , wines canals and public health…..

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Originally Posted by AdrianAlston

Actually, Wintle and Grant could start

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Agreed about Grant -need to get the guy going

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Originally Posted by Father Dougal

Um o dowda obviously?

Ng also can play there.

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Obviously?

I thought it was obvious O’Dowda is a winger playing out of position :shrug:

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Originally Posted by EastbourneBlue

Agreed about Grant -need to get the guy going

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Up front hopefully. Not convinced about him as a wide player.

It doesn't look like CCTV is going to be streaming this game - there's no option online to buy a pass. So I guess it's another round of the popular video game "Hunt the dodgy match stream". Or does anyone know different?

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Originally Posted by tforturton

It doesn't look like CCTV is going to be streaming this game - there's no option online to buy a pass. So I guess it's another round of the popular video game "Hunt the dodgy match stream". Or does anyone know different?

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Yep! They don't show it. I've never been able to watch any of the cup games.

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Originally Posted by Carl Dale's Mole

Yep! They don't show it. I've never been able to watch any of the cup games.

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if you have or can watch somehow sky, the programme gillette labs soccer special shows all the goals as scored

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Originally Posted by poc

if you have or can watch somehow sky, the programme gillette labs soccer special shows all the goals as scored

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but how can we watch Cardiff?

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Originally Posted by Rjk

but how can we watch Cardiff?

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We can’t, it’s not broadcast anywhere.

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Originally Posted by ninian opinian

We can’t, it’s not broadcast anywhere.

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Whoosh:hehe:

Be interesting how the defence line up, limited options if he wants to rest/not risk them.

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Originally Posted by ninian opinian

We can’t, it’s not broadcast anywhere.

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Not even Mo Swan can get a link !!!

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Originally Posted by Chris Pontprennau Blues

Not even Mo Swan can get a link !!!

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Not looking good at the moment......! Am at CDG airport in Paris and was looking forward to passing the evening watching this.....

Runarsson; Romeo, Ng, Adams, Tanner; Rinomhota, Wintle, Sawyers; R. Colwill, Etete, Grant.

Subs: Alnwick, McGuinness, Semenyo, Campbell, J. Colwill, Evans, Ashford, Wigley, Ugbo

Um, defenders?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4t1-5JW...jpg&name=large

Bulut is the anti McCarthy!

did he forgot the centre backs?

2 - 5 - 3 with the 2 both being RBs?

Interesting!

Anyone think we need some defenders by the end of Friday?

No Simpson. Bombed out or injured?

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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland

Bulut is the anti McCarthy!

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Haha

No idea what that team is to be honest or who’s playing where. Rino left back? NG and Adams centre back?

Has anyone got any idea how that team will line up?

Maybe Romeo - Wintle - Ng as a back 3?

Tanner and Grant as wing backs?

It looks totally mad - but maybe inspired?

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Originally Posted by PontBlue

No Simpson. Bombed out or injured?

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Surely bombed out

He is a liability

Remember Rangers fans called him in the top 3 worst players ever to have played for them

Interesting to see Campbell on the bench after Bulut's comments about him.

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Originally Posted by jon1959

Has anyone got any idea how that team will line up?

Maybe Romeo - Wintle - Ng as a back 3?

Tanner and Grant as wing backs?

It looks totally mad - but maybe inspired?

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Looking at the attacking players I still think it will be the 4-2-3-1 he likes

I’m going to guess
Romeo Adams NG Rino

I see Sanderson is their captain. Always thought he got unfair stick from some of our fans.

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Originally Posted by Maurice Swan

Not looking good at the moment......! Am at CDG airport in Paris and was looking forward to passing the evening watching this.....

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No pressure Mo but we are all relying on you :facepalm:

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Originally Posted by 2b2bdoo

Looking at the attacking players I still think it will be the 4-2-3-1 he likes

I’m going to guess
Romeo Adams NG Rino

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Could be.... unless he's got Ng in goal and Runarsson playing in a front two with Etete?

Have Adams or Rino ever played in a back four in the past?

I can just about see Rino there (Ralls has done OK in an emergency before) but Adams is pure box to box midfielder.

It's possible to listen to live, albeit Brummy, commentary by paying £2.50 after registering on Birmingham's website https://www.bcfc.com/news

https://www.footybite.to/Birmingham-...iff-City/15357

Whether any of them will work....will ave to wait until near KO...will post if I get any success....