The Cardiff City v Cambridge Match Day Thread

[MOZZER2]

any point in having one ahead of our BCD game today ?

[Michael Morris]

any point in having one ahead of our BCD game today ?

Do we know what time it is. Or where it's being played?

[Rjk]

apparently today at noon in cambridge

[Rjk]

apparently today at noon in cambridge

ah that's noon GMT so kicked off 7 minutes ago

[The Prophet of Doom]

There's more point to a circle than having a match thread for a behind closed doors pre season friendly.

[Carl Dale's Mole]

Our defence looks weak and we’re completely out of ideas in attack.

[Rjk]

Our defence looks weak and we’re completely out of ideas in attack.

is that just a guess?

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

Game held up while fans are being instructed to stand with their backs to the pitch.

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

The only benefit of a BCD game (that I can think of) is the lower cost. Is there anything else? Surely they could tell us what's happening or what the team is; there's not even a twitter feed. Is the game the entertainment for a super rich Arab on a stag do?

[Michael Morris]

Cambridge United kicked-off their mini pre-season camp in South Wales on Thursday morning, braving the rain during a training session at the Football Association of Wales headquarters...

The U’s will take on Cardiff City in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Friday, before heading back to Cambridge over the weekend.

So it's being played in South Wales. On one of the pitches at The Vale maybe?

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Do we know what time it is. Or where it's being played?

It's either in the building or on the grass.

[the other bob wilson]

There's more point to a circle than having a match thread for a behind closed doors pre season friendly.

And yet the behind closed doors game at QPR next week is being streamed.

[Michael Morris]

And yet the behind closed doors game at QPR next week is being streamed.

We are in some parallel universe at the moment.

The official website has this as latest news just now:

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[the other bob wilson]

Cambridge United kicked-off their mini pre-season camp in South Wales on Thursday morning, braving the rain during a training session at the Football Association of Wales headquarters...

The U’s will take on Cardiff City in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Friday, before heading back to Cambridge over the weekend.

So it's being played in South Wales. On one of the pitches at The Vale maybe?

They’ve come here for training for the past two years, so it was always likely to be a “Home” game - reckon the Vale has to be favourite when it comes to a venue.

[Trigger]

Thank the footballing gods that Bale at least made public some interest in a takeover. Between no signings and behind closed doors friendly matches this pre season would otherwise have contributed zero to getting any enthusiasm going for the new season.

Maybe we are just keeping our sexy footballing masterclass a secret for a couple more weeks.

[NottinghamBlue]

I don't know if it's my age, but I thought that I read somewhere that it's taking place in Newport.

[Trigger]

Did anyone get a drone over and know the score?

[ninian opinian]

Is this the first time we’ve never had a home friendly?

[MOZZER2]

23 #Bluebirds were involved this afternoon as City faced off against @CambridgeUtdFC in 2x60 minute behind-closed-doors matches.

1️⃣ 3-1 | ⚽️ @isaakdavies_39, @CallumRobinson7 & Chris Willock.

2️⃣ 2-0 | ⚽️ Yousef Salech, @CianAshford.#CityAsOne pic.twitter.com/uMQkyORNFy

— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) July 18, 2025

[the other bob wilson]

23 #Bluebirds were involved this afternoon as City faced off against @CambridgeUtdFC in 2x60 minute behind-closed-doors matches.

1️⃣ 3-1 | ⚽️ @isaakdavies_39, @CallumRobinson7 & Chris Willock.

2️⃣ 2-0 | ⚽️ Yousef Salech, @CianAshford.#CityAsOne pic.twitter.com/uMQkyORNFy

— Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) July 18, 2025

That’s a good couple of results as it shows a bit more squad depth than some critics (myself included) thought we had - assuming everyone in the squad only played in one of the games.

[Trigger]

That’s a good couple of results as it shows a bit more squad depth than some critics (myself included) thought we had - assuming everyone in the squad only played in one of the games.

Yes says 23 players involved