Cardiff City [R]

[Blue Army]

Promotion favourites Cardiff City were held to a draw in a fascinating match at Whaddon Road.

http://www.cardiffcity-mad.co.uk/news/loadrprt.asp?cid=MTCH&id=60244


Lennie Lawrence will feel that it was two points lost rather than one gained. City dominated the match and took the lead after 10 minutes through Andy Campbell. However, Cheltenham's Neil Howarth equalised for the Robins after 32 minutes.

http://cardiffcity.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=927&p=2&stid=8273745

[Blue Army]

The last few days there has been strong rumours on web sites, newspapers and on the radio linking Joe Max Moore with a move to Cardiff, innitialy on loan. This would be a long shot as the player currently requires an operation. Other rumours ahve linked Earnshaw with a move to West Ham and Everton.

[BrianCappellieri]

Worthington Cup
Boston United 1-5 Cardiff City

Any new updates on JMM's possible move to Cardiff? I really have to start listening to TeamTalk 252 more often.

Manchester Online (http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/sport/football/stockportcounty/stories/Detail_LinkStory=19390.html)Preview: Cardiff v Stockport County

COUNTY boss Carlton Palmer believes Ben Burgess is the perfect goalscoring partner for hit-man Luke Beckett.

[Blue Army]

The reported news of the transfer was onTalk Sport. I havent heard anything new about the transfer. I dont know what is happening with the transfer window, I read today that the rules were changing again.

In other news Cardiffs shirt sponsors Ken Thorne have gone Bust. They did have a deal of £300,000 a year. It said Cardiff have seen about £100,000 of that. As well as this they recently had 8000 replica shirts made with the ken Thorne Logo on. Which are ultimaelty going to be worthless as Cariff City are now looking for a new sponorship deal with someone and quickly.

[BrianCappellieri]

Heard about the Ken Thorne on the news. :(
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It's away to Spurs in the Worthington Cup!

Match will be played the week of September 30th.

[Blue Army]

Tottenham will fall just as Leeds did. We cant make the same mistake as last season as I think the Leeds match cost us promotion.
Cardiff 2- Stockport 1
This was easily the best we have played all year. Earnshaw was electric and earned a corner in the opening minutes. A neat set piece resulted him rising above the defense and neatly heading into the top corner. However the show had not finished, he ripped his shirt off, summersaulted towards the corner falg and finished it off with a nice litle dance.
Peter Thorne could ahve made it 2-0 minutes later but missed a chance from a cross after breaking the offside trap. Earnshaw came close with an overhead kick and struck the bar. That was before a ball over the defense set of Luke Becket, Prior sliped and he was left one on one with the keeper. He cooly finished he nor any of the oher Stockport player wouldnt get another chance on goal for the whole match.
Just before half time, a ball from the left fell to Earnshaws feet, he laid it off to Kavanagh and with the help of a slight deflection finished of from about 16 yards.
Peter Thorne hit the bar in the second half and Cardiff had a penalty appeal turned down Cardiff dominated this game from start to finish.

[BrianCappellieri]

Wow, that's pretty optimistic to say the least. :)

Cardiff City Online (http://www.cardiffcity-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=PREV&id=63215)Cardiff City v Brentford: Match preview

City face a second home league game in 4 days and it could be coming at just the right time. The Bluebirds have had to endure a lot of critisism after disappointing results at home but last Saturday's performance and subsequent victory over Stockport has left the Ninian Park crowd hungry for more.

[Blue Army]

No point going if you dont think you are going to lose. On our day I belive we are capable of beating anyone in England with the exception of Arsenal. We have about 10 players with Premiership experience as well as that we have some exciting youngsters and the long throw specialist Andy legg. It only takes 1 goal to win a match and I am sure we will be able to score. The problem is at the other end.

[Blue Army]

Just move the Cardiff back up to the top, To look at the last 4 games.
Cardiff 2-0 Brentford
To tell the truth I cant really remember this game, I can remember Andy Legg scroing from a Rob Earnshaw cross in the first half. Earnshaw got the second after a good long ball from Weston put him onto a chase for the loose ball, as Earnshaw got to the ball he noticed the keeper off his line and chipped it in from just outside the edge of the box.

Notts County 0-1 Cardiff
Not a great game, we dominated throughout though and should ahve scored another. He goal was a stunning 30 yard drive from gary Croft which went in of the post.

Plymouth 2-2 Cardiff
We were a bit sloppy in this game, although took the lead inside 2 minutes a Thorne head down left Earnshaw to score past the Plymouth goalie. Conceded a sloppy goal long free kick which the keeper did not judge well enough. Alexander made 2 great stops also int he first half. We were ahead in the 2nd half a great cross from Legg was met by Earnshaws head to fire city ahead. However the referee wanted the final say, after 3 extra minutes were signaled the ref obviously hadnt allowed enough time for Plymouth to score. The 3 minuites were up however after this he allowed Plymouth to takeas many corners as they wanted so they scored. The equaliser came in the 95th minute almost double the extra time that was supposed to be added on.

Cardiff 2- 1 Crewe
A good football game played by both halfs. However the best moment came at half time when the contracts were exchanged between the Cardiff mayor and Sam which meant planning permission could start for a new 30,000 seater stadium. Rob Hulse managed to sneak behingd the city defense to get Crewe 1-0 up. However Earnshaw struck twice in the final 6 minutes after being set up by Weston and Fortune West.

Tottenham game tonight, around 4,000 Cardiff supporters making the journey. The game will be closer than most think (Dont make me eat my words). Fortune West could come in for Thorne.

More detailed match reports on:http://www.cardiffcity-mad.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?CID=ED61

[RichardL]

Originally posted by Blue Army
Tottenham game tonight, around 4,000 Cardiff supporters making the journey. The game will be closer than most think (Dont make me eat my words). Fortune West could come in for Thorne.

More detailed match reports on:http://www.cardiffcity-mad.co.uk/news/loadsngl.asp?CID=ED61

Good luck for tonight. I think you've got a good chance of pulling off a shock as Premiership teams don't seem that motivated in the Worthington cup any more. It was only 5 years ago that the Reading team which came last in Division 2 won at Leeds to put us into the quarter-finals. If they want to play though, they will cut you to shreds. Luckily they probably won't. If premiership managers realised that all they have to do against lower division sides is run at their defences with pace then there'd almost never be a cup shock again.

Does Paul Brayson still play for you? His name will make "worst Reading player you ever saw" lists for years to come. 1 goal in 50 games is not great for a striker.

[Blue Army]

We didnt deserve to get anything yesterday, Spurs played very well and created lost of chances and Sheringham was exceptional.
As for Brayson he was released in the summer and is now at Cheltenham. Brayson always did OK for us but he was to far away from 1st team football at Ninian Park and it wasnt fair keeping him at the club.