FT: BIRMINGHAM CITY 0 - 2 CARDIFF CITY. Match thread

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

im 50 in a few months, went down the city on my own!!! at the age of 8... i cringe now that i used to be able to do that, my youngest is 7 and to think of her walking the streets to the game is beyond me lol... been to far too many home games to think about and started going away on a regualr from about 1991/92/93 time...

been some tough times, some great moments too... but last week i found myself getting quite emotional, im finding it very hard to be positive, i wish so hard for the win or for at least to play well, and get let down very badly... i doubt very much that im on my own here but im a mental health sufferer and getting upbeat about anything can be a chore in itself, but asking the lads to put in a shift and score a few goals.... ? i just dont know, i dont want to get wound up only to get let down again, heart issue, arthritis and depression is not a good mix when you throw city in there too lol

a win please... will give us all a much needed boost

Look after yourself mate and pm me anytime

[2b2bdoo]

Not the line up I would have gone for but at least he’s trying something new. Harsh on Robinson but let’s see what happens.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Birmingham 1 - 3 Cardiff ! Big step forward! bluebirds!!!!

That would be fantastic

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Robinson hasn't had lots of service but he has been as ineffective as the others up front recently

[jon1959]

Fourth start for Romaine Sawyers?

[Sparticus_Mills]

I don't quite understand what Sawyers has done to keep starting, but then, what other options are there?

[City123]

Well it's an interesting one

[WJ99mobile]

The man’s lost the plot

Can’t wait to be proved wrong

[PhyllisStant]

Not the line up I would have gone for but at least he’s trying something new. Harsh on Robinson but let’s see what happens.

That’s my take too - nothing ventured

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

I don't quite understand what Sawyers has done to keep starting, but then, what other options are there?

He's not a bad footballing midfielder

[BlueArmy 86]

Come on City! Turnaround starts tonight.

[Cleve van Leef]

im 50 in a few months, went down the city on my own!!! at the age of 8... i cringe now that i used to be able to do that, my youngest is 7 and to think of her walking the streets to the game is beyond me lol... been to far too many home games to think about and started going away on a regualr from about 1991/92/93 time...

been some tough times, some great moments too... but last week i found myself getting quite emotional, im finding it very hard to be positive, i wish so hard for the win or for at least to play well, and get let down very badly... i doubt very much that im on my own here but im a mental health sufferer and getting upbeat about anything can be a chore in itself, but asking the lads to put in a shift and score a few goals.... ? i just dont know, i dont want to get wound up only to get let down again, heart issue, arthritis and depression is not a good mix when you throw city in there too lol

a win please... will give us all a much needed boost

I went down to see Liverpool on my own in 1957, 11 at the time and a fabulous 6-1 win. Like you I’m in an emotional state due to several reasons, divorce, having to pay off my spouse and the end of a relationship. Also had between Christmas and new year a 4 hour operation and stuck in the Heath for 11 days without any visitors..when you’re on your own you can get emotional. A City win tonight would ease things and give everyone a lift. Anyway onwards and ………

[UNDERHILL1927]

Dropping Robinson is a strange one for me. Long balls galore it would seem

[blue lewj]

I don't quite understand what Sawyers has done to keep starting, but then, what other options are there?

Pretty much what I've just said to a mate.

Wouldn't have Sawyers in but not sure who we'd pick in his place in that line up.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

For me, as each game passes without a win, the more daunting each match becomes. I really expect a defeat with a couple of missed chances - I just hope I'm wrong.

[jon1959]

Dropping Robinson is a strange one for me. Long balls galore it would seem

Long balls maybe, but with O'Dowda and Romeo as wing backs I'm hoping for a major increase in quality crosses for the big lads!

Then if that doesn't work on to Plan B in the second half - Ojo, Robinson and Philogene, with Wickham thrown on with 10 to go.

[2b2bdoo]

I don't quite understand what Sawyers has done to keep starting, but then, what other options are there?

I guess he can find a pass better than the others, which isn’t hard. I think he suits a middle 3 than the middle 2 he has been used in recently.

I think Rino or Wintle will end up pushing forward .

[Vindec]

Hoofball returns. The passing experiment did not work but let's hope performance improves.

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Needed to try something different. Hopefully this will work.

[bluemoon]

Look after yourself mate and pm me anytime

i very much appreciate that brother...

[2b2bdoo]

This Sky commentator is already annoying me. It’s the gap in between words lol.

[Vindec]

When Sky showed the teams there was no mention of Wickham on the bench.

[goats]

No it is on Friday night live on Sky at 8pm.

Just what we need, the pressure of live Tv and the view of 1000’s of empty seats…..

[bluemoon]

I went down to see Liverpool on my own in 1957, 11 at the time and a fabulous 6-1 win. Like you I’m in an emotional state due to several reasons, divorce, having to pay off my spouse and the end of a relationship. Also had between Christmas and new year a 4 hour operation and stuck in the Heath for 11 days without any visitors..when you’re on your own you can get emotional. A City win tonight would ease things and give everyone a lift. Anyway onwards and ………

very much so mate, sorry to hear you went through all that, i got some laundry going on too, bloody nightmare man

very much hoping for a win, the pitch looks bloody awful and we are in my less prefered away kit... see tried to be positive lol

[goats]

Fourth start for Romaine Sawyers?

Just bizarre….did he manage him before at West Brom?