FT: CARDIFF CITY 4 - 0 PRESTON N.E. Match thread

[blue lewj]

Great display. Good finishing and clinical.
Solid at the back although Flint gave away a penalty and could have given a second a few minutes later.

4-0. Mick has them hustling, solid enough at the back and expressing themselves at the other end.

On to Bournemouth where a win could take us into the playoffs. Who would have thought that 7 games ago? A world away from the lost souls who looked as though they couldn't be bothered under Harris.

Murphy's resurgence could be like a new signing if he keeps going the way he has since Mick's arrival.

[surge]

MM talked about bringing smiles back to players' and fans' faces when he joined and think it's fair to say he's done that. Some really excellent goals and knocking it around with high confidence.

A note of caution though, I still don't think we've played anyone all that since he's arrived and the run of games between now and Sheffield Wednesday on 5th of April are going to be tougher. With Derby and Forest are both at least top ten clubs over the past ten, eight and six games, and despite Derby having dropped out of top ten over past four games, Huddersfield appear to be the sole outlier at the moment. This period of time will tell us a lot more about who we are under MM.

[Forest Green Bluebird]

MM talked about bringing smiles back to players' and fans' faces when he joined and think it's fair to say he's done that. Some really excellent goals and knocking it around with high confidence.

A note of caution though, I still don't think we've played anyone all that since he's arrived and the run of games between now and Sheffield Wednesday on 5th of April are going to be tougher. With Derby and Forest are both at least top ten clubs over the past ten, eight and six games, and despite Derby having dropped out of top ten over past four games, Huddersfield appear to be the sole outlier at the moment. This period of time will tell us a lot more about who we are under MM.

Barnsley can go above us if they win their game in hand. So that was a good result against a good team.

Preston have a very good away record and were taken apart today.

[surge]

Barnsley can go above us if they win their game in hand. So that was a good result against a good team.

Preston have a very good away record and were taken apart today.

Barnsley lost three games in a row before playing us. They were almost as out of form as we were at the time. Preston do have a really good away form but were 13th before today with bottom half form overall.

We would have to say Millwall were getting hotter and Rotherham were on fire when we played them, but still a midtable and relegation challenged side the latter with injury concerns.

[2b2bdoo]

Barnsley lost three games in a row before playing us. They were almost as out of form as we were at the time. Preston do have a really good away form but were 13th before today with bottom half form overall.

We would have to say Millwall were getting hotter and Rotherham were on fire when we played them, but still a midtable and relegation challenged side the latter with injury concerns.

Maybe so we couldn't even beat the poorer teams previously. It's a hell of a turn around.