Interesting update on injuries. In the round, more ups than downs. Might push Omer in the right direction with regard formation and selection. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cardiff-city-trio-set-return-31296234
If he's got a virtually full squad with just a couple of absentees. Excuses for poor team performances should diminish proportionately. If players are unavailable through injury or are even sent out when "carrying a knock", the option of a ready made excuse always looms over the hill. Time for Riza to button down the selection/tactics/formation issues to see us successfully through these last 8 games. Championship football for CCFC next season should be the sole aim. Anything else would considerably reduce the attraction of the club to new players in the summer transfer window. Those options would reduce and probably cost us a number of existing squad members as well.
Very mixed day at the bottom for us. If Derby win in midweek then we’ll drop into the bottom 3. Noticed that Preston’s next 3 fixtures are Derby Stoke and us.
Realistically, we certainly should be in the bottom 3 come Wednesday evening. It's certainly not inevitable, but there's a real danger that once there, we'll stay there. The way it's going it looks like we're going to have to rely on the failures of those around us as much as doing it ourselves. One dubious positive with 7 games to go. Unlike the very average safety zone sitters, at least we've got something to play for.
Not sure where to post this unless anyone else has somewhere but very sad news for Andy Rhinomota https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwy07rd8emeo
Saturday also sees Luton and Oxford home to top 2 Leeds and Blades whilst Hull are away at the Wendies. A win for us at QPR would be massive.
Loftus Road, or does it have a sponsor's name now, overall not a happy hunting ground for us since 2015. 5 losses (including 1 horrible result), 1 draw and 2 wins including last season. A repeat of that will be good. They have a lot of players out including our nemesis, Chair. Fingers crossed. A win would be a great springboard for the last 6 games.
I'll have a word with my mates in W12 and see what they can do. Though given their own position, they may not be too keen to cooperate.
Whisper it but yes They have a few more games that could also be pivotal - Hull, Plymouth and Oxford.
Put it this way - if they lose to Derby on Saturday, those games you list could be pivotal to their own survival, never mind ours.
Watching Simic's performances of late, and his goals against Peterbrough, he should be given a spot on the bench. As worthy as anyone. 10-15 mins after Salech has softened them up would be as good as Meite or El Ghazi.
