FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

[Forest Green Bluebird]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

I agree. Hopefully we can drop Pack & Vaulks from the squad soon

Good performance, shame about the goal but overall far better than last weekend. I've wanted to see Ng in the back 3 for a while and I'm glad Morison was brave enough to try it

Delighted with the result and performance. No long throws either.

But ... thought ref was a 'homer'

Ralls may have been sent off early on if the game was in the PL or FA Cup (VAR)

Ditto for Vaulks late tackle on Grabban (played ball first but endangered an opponent with excessive force / follow through)

Forest goal as a result of Vaulks mistake (?)

[Tuerto]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

Yes, cold, wet but a warm glow and some hot soup now. Best match at home I've been to for goodness knows how long. Hughill put in an amazing shift and was knackered when he came off. All about the second ball today, hungry players, speed, pressing and tenacity. Didn't miss any of the old guard (including Moore). Steve Cooper and the Forest players weren't prepared for that side today. Neither was I! Well done Morison and the lads. Coming off the park knackered means everything and that was the kind of commitment we've needed to see.

Good shout that, about Cooper not expecting our tactics and performance

[Hilts]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

Delighted with the result and performance. No long throws either.

But ... thought ref was a 'homer'

Ralls may have been sent off early on if the game was in the PL or FA Cup (VAR)

Ditto for Vaulks late tackle on Grabban (played ball first but endangered an opponent with excessive force / follow through)

Forest goal as a result of Vaulks mistake (?)

The Forest fans really have it in for Ralls. Think he should have been sent off 3 times over and calling him Joe Brawls.😂😂😂

Really enjoyed the game and performance. Keep it up and we will soon pull clear of the drop zone.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

Wonder if Eric is not too disappointed with us conceding at the end there? 🙂

Funnily enough, I was hoping that we'd finally keep a clean sheet. We deserved to. It was in my mind during the game. Best defensive performance for ages.

[RichardM]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

Good shout that, about Cooper not expecting our tactics and performance

That's what my wife said when I told her the result and the six "new" players, including one signed an hour before kick off. And she knows nothing about football.

[splott parker]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

I thought Doyle was head and shoulders above everyone, he sorted out our midfield, cancel that, he sorted out the whole side, proper footballer. The early goal fired up Hugill, what a confidence booster. His hold up play bought us so much time, very few aimless flick ons, more catching it on his chest to get total control. All in all a great weekend for us, even Derby’s late equaliser pales into insignificance now.

[City123]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

I thought Doyle was head and shoulders above everyone, he sorted out our midfield, cancel that, he sorted out the whole side, proper footballer. The early goal fired up Hugill, what a confidence booster. His hold up play bought us so much time, very few aimless flick ons, more catching it on his chest to get total control. All in all a great weekend for us, even Derby’s late equaliser pales into insignificance now.

Top player, tenacious as well as technical

[BlueArmy 86]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

I can’t remember enjoying a game at CCS that much. Been so long. The new additions slotted in seamlessly. We were a top 6 side tonight. Atmosphere was top notch.

[dembethewarrior]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

You could have used Google, it would have taken seconds to find the answer.

Never understood why people ask basic questions on here that they could answer for themselves if they bothered to use a search engine. Very odd.

Bravo.

[dembethewarrior]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

Ng is left sided central defender. It's still 5 at the back or 3 if we're attacking.

McGuinness played on the left.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

Delighted with the result and performance. No long throws either.

But ... thought ref was a 'homer'

Ralls may have been sent off early on if the game was in the PL or FA Cup (VAR)

Ditto for Vaulks late tackle on Grabban (played ball first but endangered an opponent with excessive force / follow through)

Forest goal as a result of Vaulks mistake (?)

A Homer who didn’t give us a blatant penalty and allowed Forest’s goal despite a fairly obvious push by the scorer. Agree about the Ralls decision, we got lucky there, but don’t about the Vaulks one - Neil Warnock actually complimented the ref after the game for a good performance and, although he wasn’t perfect, I could see why Warnock said what he did.

[chrisp_1927]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

Huge performance, great to see a buzz back in the team and the fans. Good chance on Wednesday to get back to back wins !!

[dembethewarrior]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

Aside from being far more incisive in posession, the big difference with this midfield is that they compete for and win a lot more 2nd balls.

They're also far more intelligent in terms of shape and positioning. Wintle today did the Gunnarsson role to perfection. I may be being a little harsh here but to me it didn't seem a coincidence that the two times we did get sliced apart was when Vaulks came on.

It's not harsh it's true

[NYCBlue]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

Delighted with the result and performance. No long throws either.

But ... thought ref was a 'homer'

Ralls may have been sent off early on if the game was in the PL or FA Cup (VAR)

Ditto for Vaulks late tackle on Grabban (played ball first but endangered an opponent with excessive force / follow through)

Forest goal as a result of Vaulks mistake (?)

With VAR Ralls was definitely off. But also a nailed-on pen for the assault on Morrison.

[dembethewarrior]

Re: FT: CARDIFF CITY 2 - 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Match thread

I thought Doyle was head and shoulders above everyone, he sorted out our midfield, cancel that, he sorted out the whole side, proper footballer. The early goal fired up Hugill, what a confidence booster. His hold up play bought us so much time, very few aimless flick ons, more catching it on his chest to get total control. All in all a great weekend for us, even Derby’s late equaliser pales into insignificance now.

Spot on.

What a difference Doyle and Wintle make and bring the best out of Ralls. Forward thinking.