Pre Match Cardiff City (a) - League Cup

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RHYDAL said:
That's how it sounded on the radio too which is why I'm hoping we field the following team against you high rollers.....

Dibble

My son
Gerrard(he's carrying a bit of timber)
A new loanee
Phil Dwyer

Nicky Fish
Kiss
Ravinelli(Head steward)

Nathan Blake (he robbed a fruit machine don't you know?)
Snagglepuss
Leo Fortune West

4-3-3 the only way to fly.

£3.60 a pint, you're having a giraffe.
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If you don't move to 4-4-2 that line-up has had it.

My ticket arrived today. Tinpot/Mickey Mouse etc but I'm looking forward to it.
 
There was a lot of fannying about with rotation with last year's pair of fixtures with Pompey that ended so badly. Why the plan is to bring in Johnson, to help Man City, is beyond me. If he wants to get fit, give him a pot of paint and send him up the floodlights - it did Frank McLintock no harm.

Send out the team that started to gel in the last game, put the Taffs in their place and follow it up next Sunday. It is stating the bleedin' obvious that the more competitive playing time this team gets, the less likely it is that they'll play like total strangers and start to perform to somewhere near what their ridiculous wages should dictate.
 
Ike O'Noclassed said:
There was a lot of fannying about with rotation with last year's pair of fixtures with Pompey that ended so badly. Why the plan is to bring in Johnson, to help Man City, is beyond me. If he wants to get fit, give him a pot of paint and send him up the floodlights - it did Frank McLintock no harm.

Send out the team that started to gel in the last game, put the Taffs in their place and follow it up next Sunday. It is stating the bleedin' obvious that the more competitive playing time this team gets, the less likely it is that they'll play like total strangers and start to perform to somewhere near what their ridiculous wages should dictate.
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And if one of them gets injured? Also, how else is Johnson or any other second string player going to get fit?
 
Ike O'Noclassed said:
There was a lot of fannying about with rotation with last year's pair of fixtures with Pompey that ended so badly. Why the plan is to bring in Johnson, to help Man City, is beyond me. If he wants to get fit, give him a pot of paint and send him up the floodlights - it did Frank McLintock no harm.

Send out the team that started to gel in the last game, put the Taffs in their place and follow it up next Sunday. It is stating the bleedin' obvious that the more competitive playing time this team gets, the less likely it is that they'll play like total strangers and start to perform to somewhere near what their ridiculous wages should dictate.
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If we can get Johnson fit and playing anywhere near his best he will be the best midfielder at the club, that's why we have him on loan.
 
Ike O'Noclassed said:
There was a lot of fannying about with rotation with last year's pair of fixtures with Pompey that ended so badly. Why the plan is to bring in Johnson, to help Man City, is beyond me. If he wants to get fit, give him a pot of paint and send him up the floodlights - it did Frank McLintock no harm.

Send out the team that started to gel in the last game, put the Taffs in their place and follow it up next Sunday. It is stating the bleedin' obvious that the more competitive playing time this team gets, the less likely it is that they'll play like total strangers and start to perform to somewhere near what their ridiculous wages should dictate.
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Play the same team as against Brighton and give Cardiff the opportunity to experience first hand what are strengths and weaknesses are so that they can react to them for the league game....great thinking :icon_roll
 
Looks like there will be quite a few changes for this one

From The Mercury ...

Eriksson has admitted he is considering make changes to the side that impressively beat leaders Brighton on Saturday for the trip to Cardiff City in the Carling Cup tomorrow. City head back to South Wales on Sunday in the Championship.

Eriksson has confirmed midfielder Michael Johnson will feature and Steve Howard could lead the attack. Jeff Schlupp, Lloyd Dyer, Frank Moussa, John Pantsil, Neil Danns and Sean St Ledger are also set to feature, but Matt Oakley misses out with a back injury
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(Or ... "Matt Oakley misses out cos we might want to loan him out")

EDIT ... Forget that last bit, he's already cup-tied anyway.
 
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Willlow said:
Play the same team as against Brighton and give Cardiff the opportunity to experience first hand what are strengths and weaknesses are so that they can react to them for the league game....great thinking :icon_roll
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Though the tactic of always selecting weak teams playing crap has given me a few moments of pleasure over the last ten years, as a game-clincher it hasn't really produced the goods, has it? I'd have thought that with the exception of Schlupp, any opposition team is well informed about the talents and shortcomings of any combination of players we have, it's not like Vassell or Wellens are suddenly going to do something different from the last ten years is it.

Just if they play together as much as possible the chances of them producing their best form and blending as a team seems more likely.
 
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Schmeichel

Pants Ledge Mills Ball

Abe Johnson Danns

Dyer Beckford Schlupp

Subs: Weale, Berner, Moussa, Peltier, Howard, King, Vassell
 
Graz said:
Swap Beckford for Howard and Schmeichel for Weale, and I think thats it
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Beckford needs games. He was knackered after an hour on Saturday so needs another hour tonight. If we play Weale, we may as well just play the Academy team in front of him as we'll be waving the white flag.

Ideally, we'd withdraw Mills, Abe and Beckford after 60-70 mins for Berner, Moussa and Howard. Depends of course.
 
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Blue Maniac said:
Can anyone guess my route today? Clue: I left the house 45 minutes ago.
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Im going with ....

Leicester > London
London > Bristol
Bristol > Newport
Newport > Cardiff *

*The last part via 4 different local bus services
 
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