Russell Slade "We need a win after a few disappointing results. That’s what will make everybody a little bit better. When results haven’t been going your way, you have to regroup, reflect, analyse" “You get together again as a unit, then go about your business trying to put things right. Things can change very quickly.” Hmmmm...hope the regroup, reflect and analyse thingy doesn't come back to bite his bum. What a good time to be playing Cardiff City, Colchester might think, and they would be right too, but we must win to stimulate and raise spirits. Personally, I want a cup run, and Marshall and a strong team to play please! 4-0 Cardiff boss Russell Slade is set to make a number of changes to his starting XI for the FA Cup third-round tie against League One Colchester. One of the changes could be a return for midfielder Anthony Pilkington, who is fit again after a hamstring injury. Colchester will be without striker Rhys Healey, who is ineligible by the terms of his loan deal from the Bluebirds. Defender Ben Gordon is a doubt for the visitors after picking up a knock during Sunday's 0-0 draw at Crawley.
Other than anyone who is injured Slade should select the strongest side available. If only as a penance for last Sunday's awful display.
Cardiff: Moore, Brayford, Turner, Connolly, John, Whittingham, Adeyemi, Ralls, Harris, Noone, Macheda. Subs: Wilson, Fabio, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Kim, Le Fondre, Jones.
With only around 3,500 tickets sold tonight, Cardiff could be on course for their lowest home crowd since they moved from Ninian Park to the Cardiff City Stadium in 2009. Their lowest gate recorded to date was 5,545 for the Bluebirds' League Cup second round victory over Dagenham and Redbridge in August of that year.
it could have been less.......im shocked so many have opted 2 go and bore themselves 2 death with this un
please log in to view this image Joe Ralls' shot from outside the box is deflected off two Colchester defenders before entering the net. Colchester's Cole Kpekawa was the last player the ball hit before going in, but Ralls' shot seemed to be heading towards goal before the deflections. One for the officials to decide! ride your luck when you can
2-0 now, should be safe, Harris (who several people whose comments I read have been calling for a regular spot in the side)
yeh heard it was mediocre but all the old and bolds were there every game, rain, hail or shine, ask them, they will tell you
musty ive witnessed it for myself on more than a few occasions with Swansea....as ive said in the past I watched both teams when I was a young tiddler....twas fking mind bending stuff I tell thee. a better 2nd half dude...faded as we do come theyre goal but hey ho a wins a win even if it was a shocker .....as masky says a couple of good stops from the lad in between thy sticks
OK, here I go again. It was a win and we're in the draw for the next round, but that was another performance out of the Slade Sunday League text book. At least he only played one up top in Macheda (was he really on the pitch?). Before the opening goal, only Ralls and Ademyemi seemed up for it in the middle - the rest of them looked half pace and lacking in ideas. I'm all for keeping calm, but that lot looked as though they'd had a spliff in the tunnel - I think Macheda must have had two. Harris was starved out wide and when he did get the ball he was either having to go backwards to ge it, or it was a suicide pass that could have crippled him. Passes in general were being played behind their intended targets slowing down the whole process of going forward with any pace. The best thing Slade did all night was drag Macheda off - the only problem I have with that was that he left it so long. I know I've not been the biggest fan of Macheda on here , but what the hell does anyone see in him. The guy was anonymous all night and we might just as well have started with 10 men. He's so slow he makes Kenwyne look like Usain Bolt. He's so weak and useless in the air that he nearly cost us a goal when he failed to challenge Gorkss in our area - he was like a powder puff pansy ducking away from the challenge. Gorkss got a free header and we were lucky he stuck it wide. After Harris's second and particularly Kenwyne's third goal went in, there seemed to be some weight lifted off the guys out there but the frailties returned as soon as they scored. We started to panic and Colchester deserved at least a second in that last quarter hour. Cap'n Slade and first mate Young were having a really nice chat on the bridge whilst this was going on and decide to replace Noone with Fabio to bolster the defence. He'd have been better of putting either Manga or Morrison on to shore it up because Fabio looked like a player about to leave the club to me.
