FT: HULL CITY 1 - 0 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

[rich munn]

Decent performance today on the whole except SIMPSON / SAWYERS.....should never be near the first team.
Wintle also needs a rest....OJO tried hard as did Philogene...and I disagree with WOL that Kabe should have done better near the end...on his cameo he looked ok.

Terrible terrible penalty...I have noticed that when players look to left beforehand, they tend to miss....

We are not one of the worst three teams by any means...and I do see signs of improvement even at this early stage.

I cannot disagree with the decision not to include Colwill.....in the last home game he looked somewhat embarrassing....and his lack of challenge led to the goal. He is powderpuff and offers nothing positive. He is not fulfilling his supposed potential...he is just about 21 now.

Davies......The jury is out....he s not a game changer...BUT..he does offer effort and pace an not a little skill..so surprised he was not on the bench.

[the other bob wilson]

I'll say our underlying problem - apart from the obvious - is lack of confidence. We haven't been scoring a lot since the start of the season but as soon as the goals dried up, confidence started to dip. And when confidence dips it's in front of goal where it has it's most dramatic effect. You can lose confidence as a side overall, but in defence and midfield the frenetic nature of play probably means you 're just focusing on the moment, but as soon as we're up the other end, we make wrong decisions, are hesitant, and to put it simply, bottle it. The four new signings last January changed the attitude and mentality of the side immediately. I don't think one signing [Kaba] is going to have too much effect. More likely he'll be caught up in the general mental malaise of the rest.

I’m saying much the same in the blog piece I’m writing now, the lack of confidence shows in many different ways, but, essentially, it boils down to players thinking about things they’d normally do naturally without a second’s thought.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

I'll say our underlying problem - apart from the obvious - is lack of confidence. We haven't been scoring a lot since the start of the season but as soon as the goals dried up, confidence started to dip. And when confidence dips it's in front of goal where it has its most dramatic effect. You can lose confidence as a side overall, but in defence and midfield the frenetic nature of play probably means you 're just focusing on the moment, but as soon as we're up the other end, we make wrong decisions, are hesitant, and to put it simply, bottle it. The four new signings last January changed the attitude and mentality of the side immediately. I don't think one signing [Kaba] is going to have too much effect. More likely he'll be caught up in the general mental malaise of the rest.

Confidence is one thing but we’ve scored 21 goals all season. In our first 10 we scored 7. Confidence is low but we haven’t got the right blend of players. It’s a complete mess but we desperately needed that penalty to go in and take the pressure off. We don’t have the players to open sides up, and we don’t create chances to miss. In our predicament I think we have got to start getting the ball in the box, and that means getting pretty bloody horrible

[Tuerto]

Confidence is one thing but we’ve scored 21 goals all season. In our first 10 we scored 7. Confidence is low but we haven’t got the right blend of players. It’s a complete mess but we desperately needed that penalty to go in and take the pressure off. We don’t have the players to open sides up, and we don’t create chances to miss. In our predicament I think we have got to start getting the ball in the box, and that means getting pretty bloody horrible

Yeah, it's that simple, isn't it? There is no magic formula, haven't we seen enough of these players to know that they're not good enough, most of them individually and as a group? I can understand fans looking for reasons etc, but the fact is that the majority of the squad aren't good enough.

[Divine Wright]

Confidence is one thing but we’ve scored 21 goals all season. In our first 10 we scored 7. Confidence is low but we haven’t got the right blend of players. It’s a complete mess but we desperately needed that penalty to go in and take the pressure off. We don’t have the players to open sides up, and we don’t create chances to miss. In our predicament I think we have got to start getting the ball in the box, and that means getting pretty bloody horrible

I don't think it necessarily has to be horrible either. That just means working it out to the flanks and providing Robinson and Sory with crosses. It doesn't even have to be 100% of the time. Maybe some long ball stuff as well.

The key is to keep the opposition defence guessing.

[Divine Wright]

I mean if you can find positives that's great and if we put a few wins together I will join you on the happy clappy bus

The very definition of a "fairweather" fan. Pull your finger out mun.

[LeningradCowboy]

Yeah, it's that simple, isn't it? There is no magic formula, haven't we seen enough of these players to know that they're not good enough, most of them individually and as a group? I can understand fans looking for reasons etc, but the fact is that the majority of the squad aren't good enough.

Yep. It doesn't really matter who is the manager when the players are so limited and we can't get any decent new signings. Most of the squad got multiple-year contracts last summer as well, so it's probably just delaying the inevitable if we are somehow able to avoid relegation this season.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

The very definition of a "fairweather" fan. Pull your finger out mun.

I am normally very positive but we are done

[NYCBlue]

there's a lot of points still available

have a little faith

I've been optimistic since before kick off on day one. Today, that optimism just disappeared. Not consciously, it just happened. The supply is poor, what little finishing opportunities are fluffed. Our defence is reasonably solid, but one mistake and we're ****ed. It's happened twice in a week. 6 points gone. If you can't score you can't win. That penalty was ****ing atrocious. If you're a professional footballer on thousands a week, make your own ****ing confidence. Earn your living, Get it to-****ing-gether.

[NYCBlue]

Maybe we'll be good next year in League 1. I doubt it though. This team has no backbone.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

I don't think it necessarily has to be horrible either. That just means working it out to the flanks and providing Robinson and Sory with crosses. It doesn't even have to be 100% of the time. Maybe some long ball stuff as well.

The key is to keep the opposition defence guessing.

I'd have Robinson delivering the ball, and getting in the box for the knockdowns etc. It has got to this stage. We have to get the ball in the box as much as possible. I think we need 7 wins, at the moment I don't think we'll score 7 goals.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I'd have Robinson delivering the ball, and getting in the box for the knockdowns etc. It has got to this stage. We have to get the ball in the box as much as possible. I think we need 7 wins, at the moment I don't think we'll score 7 goals.

Percentage football now

[insider]

Bit early to be lobbing in the towel in my opinion. After all, the team isn't even in the relegation zone yet. That's amazing given how bad the current run has been, but it's true nonetheless.

Given the fixtures coming up during the next seven days, the table could look really ugly from City's perspective this time next week, and it will be no great surprise if it does. However, Lamouchi now has a full week to work with the team and with the new striker.

He has a major job on his hands, no doubt about that, but the fact that the side doesn't tend to concede many goals means nothing is a foregone conclusion at this stage.

The major job Sabri has is teaching the basics
5 yard passes
Marking your man from the correct side
Hitting the target in the box
Basically giving a shit and not being 2nd to every header or challenge.
This squad is wank to the core
I just can't see where it's coming from.
Sadly

[Bobby Dandruff]

I'll say our underlying problem - apart from the obvious - is lack of confidence. We haven't been scoring a lot since the start of the season but as soon as the goals dried up, confidence started to dip. And when confidence dips it's in front of goal where it has it's most dramatic effect. You can lose confidence as a side overall, but in defence and midfield the frenetic nature of play probably means you 're just focusing on the moment, but as soon as we're up the other end, we make wrong decisions, are hesitant, and to put it simply, bottle it. The four new signings last January changed the attitude and mentality of the side immediately. I don't think one signing [Kaba] is going to have too much effect. More likely he'll be caught up in the general mental malaise of the rest.

I agree with this.

You make a good point about the difference between last January’s window and this :-(

[rich munn]

Bit early to be lobbing in the towel in my opinion. After all, the team isn't even in the relegation zone yet. That's amazing given how bad the current run has been, but it's true nonetheless.

Given the fixtures coming up during the next seven days, the table could look really ugly from City's perspective this time next week, and it will be no great surprise if it does. However, Lamouchi now has a full week to work with the team and with the new striker.

He has a major job on his hands, no doubt about that, but the fact that the side doesn't tend to concede many goals means nothing is a foregone conclusion at this stage.

A comparatively positive post from TLG!

Hurray!

[rich munn]

I am normally very positive but we are done

When were you last positive?

On a drugs test?

[2b2bdoo]

Bit early to be lobbing in the towel in my opinion. After all, the team isn't even in the relegation zone yet. That's amazing given how bad the current run has been, but it's true nonetheless.

Given the fixtures coming up during the next seven days, the table could look really ugly from City's perspective this time next week, and it will be no great surprise if it does. However, Lamouchi now has a full week to work with the team and with the new striker.

He has a major job on his hands, no doubt about that, but the fact that the side doesn't tend to concede many goals means nothing is a foregone conclusion at this stage.

This reminds me of the old, Malky was never in the bottom 3 argument even thought it was obvious we were dropping quickly and looked hopeless.

[The Lone Gunman]

This reminds me of the old, Malky was never in the bottom 3 argument even thought it was obvious we were dropping quickly and looked hopeless.

Blackpool haven't won a league game since October and have Mick McCarthy managing them. Huddersfield have been in the bottom three all season and there's a reason for that. Wigan have won once since mid-October.

Those three sides are very poor. City are also very poor, especially in attack. But the club has a new manager who has only been in the job for a week, so there's a possibility things might improve if he's any good.

It'll probably go to the wire, but there's nothing to suggest Wigan, Blackpool or Huddersfield are any more likely to start winning games than City. The bookmakers currently have Cardiff at 6/5 for relegation. I'd go evens. But not odds on.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

I can certainly see us dropping into the bottom 3, but that doesn't automatically mean we'll stay there. There's still a third of the season left. We do need to start scoring sharpish, though, which is admittedly hard to see right now.

[2b2bdoo]

Blackpool haven't won a league game since October and have Mick McCarthy managing them. Huddersfield have been in the bottom three all season and there's a reason for that. Wigan have won once since mid-October.

Those three sides are very poor. City are also very poor, especially in attack. But the club has a new manager who has only been in the job for a week, so there's a possibility things might improve if he's any good.

It'll probably go to the wire, but there's nothing to suggest Wigan, Blackpool or Huddersfield are any more likely to start winning games than City. The bookmakers currently have Cardiff at 6/5 for relegation. I'd go evens. But not odds on.

I don’t disagree.

It was more of a joke about the old question that Malik would have kept us up.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

When were you last positive?

On a drugs test?

Apparently if you do a handstand then drink a can of Fanta you sail through

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Why do people make predictions about the team getting relegated and then a couple of days later make the same predictions about us getting relegated? No doubt, after we draw next weekend the same people will make the same comments again about us getting relegated.

I personally heard you the first time.

Can't the rest of us discuss the positives and remain optimistic without the same curmudgeons rearing their heads to remind that in fact, no , we are completely ****ed and there is absolutely no hope whatsoever.

People who only want to discuss the positives (whatever they may be?) are just different sides of the same coin.

[UNDERHILL1927]

People who only want to discuss the positives (whatever they may be?) are just different sides of the same coin.

Especially when the facts are harsh and negative emotions invoking.

[blue lewj]

Especially when the facts are harsh and negative emotions invoking.

Thing with positivity it has to be grounded with the reality of the situation.

Of course you can look for positivity in anything. We could stay up but then what.
The reality in this case is a board who aren't very good, won't listen to anybody so after all this time are not going to do so and are unlikely to improve.

At City you really are sifting through a steaming pile of s*** for the positives at the current time.
It is very hard to be positive about City currently, and in particular the board, when they have and continue to slap you in the face with regular examples of why they shouldn't be trying to run a football club.

[blue lewj]

One positive for me could potentially be Lamouchi.

He is potentially the best manager we've appointed since possibly Warnock.

Even then though, when thinking of his potential to do well, you run headlong into another board mistake that means his hands are tied with what he can do with the squad as he can only sign freebies and loans at any stage.