FT: WATFORD 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

[MacAdder]

I think all club tv is biased towards their club, it’s only natural, and Watford were no different but looking beyond that their presentation was pretty good, very good compared to ours. As you say though, The City 1 Watford 0, f*ck ‘em

Oh I agree on that front.
Don't we just put a highlights of the 1st half clip on and repeat it?
They had a studio and nice piece of eye candy. If you were hard of hearing it would have been terrific

Regarding the commentary, they were constantly referring to the size of our team, how we were well known for our direct style, which is true to an extent, but they had this delusional attitude that they were like some kind of Guardiola side intent on entertaining the crowd (they were as direct as us especially towards the end) and should be a matter of time before they scored.

The co-commentator even said when Pack came on that "he'd never made a forward pass in his life " the cheeky tw@t.
I find it funny now though

[surge]

I wasn't expecting this result at all. Think we're only 2 points off where we should be now, but is that gap going to widen again when Harris is pushed into using the squad a bit more?

[Pedro de la Rosa]

I listened to the CCFC audio feed. What was particularly noticeable today was the long periods of silence from the commentator accompanied by quite a vociferous reaction from the crowd as if something was happening. Maybe they forget that some of us aren't watching the game and therefore can't see what's going on - very frustrating!

I watched it and I really don't mind them. The silence is good if you're watching as otherwise it's too much. If they're using the same comms team for radio, that's not ideal. An example of too much talking, is Graham Hunter. Really knowledgable, interesting but he just never ever shuts up.

[Pearcey3]

That’s a cracking result. Three straight wins and clean sheets.

[IanD]

I wasn't expecting this result at all. Think we're only 2 points off where we should be now, but is that gap going to widen again when Harris is pushed into using the squad a bit more?

I think if we revert to starting with Hoillet and Murphy our winning ways will end sooner rather than later. Maybe rest Keiffer after 60 minutes v Stoke but, we have a winning line up....stick with it if we can. And....is it time to forget the high balls into the box? Heading ability between Keiffer and Mozzer seems to be declining. Some creativity with balls to feet from set pieces could improve our shots on target/goals. Indeed, some shooting practice from just outside the D wouldn't go amiss. That said, things are looking a lot brighter. Onwards and upwards.

[splott parker]

I think if we revert to starting with Hoillet and Murphy our winning ways will end sooner rather than later. Maybe rest Keiffer after 60 minutes v Stoke but, we have a winning line up....stick with it if we can. And....is it time to forget the high balls into the box? Heading ability between Keiffer and Mozzer seems to be declining. Some creativity with balls to feet from set pieces could improve our shots on target/goals. Indeed, some shooting practice from just outside the D wouldn't go amiss. That said, things are looking a lot brighter. Onwards and upwards.

Re. Shooting from outside the box, there was one instance today when it fell to Hoilett, I thought it was ideal to have a blast but he tried to control it, failed and they pinched the ball and set up a dangerous counter attack. Have a go for Christ’s sake, if it ends up in row Z, at least it’s a regroup for a goal kick and not a reverse cavalry charge.

[blue lewj]

Very good win indeed.

Kieffer continues his recent scoring streak and a clean sheet at one of the teams fancied for promotion.

[Rjk]

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the last 30 minutes made it a close game , but we were far more threatening up until that point.

[IanD]

Re. Shooting from outside the box, there was one instance today when it fell to Hoilett, I thought it was ideal to have a blast but he tried to control it, failed and they pinched the ball and set up a dangerous counter attack. Have a go for Christ’s sake, if it ends up in row Z, at least it’s a regroup for a goal kick and not a reverse cavalry charge.

Exactly that. It was squeaky bum time when Hoillet lost the ball. Thankfully, he wasnt on the pitch long enough for Watford to pinch the ball off him for most of the match. The scoreline could have been very different. Anyway, Watford were the Row Z specialists.