Cardiff (H) - Sat 6th Feb 15:00 - Matchday thread

[LoyalRed]

2 minutes ago, RedEyez said:

Get Paul cook in now.

I never wanted Cook but wow was I being fussy !!!! Wanted Hughton and ended up with the assistant 

[Bassomylord]

Nailed on second yellow that ref bottled it.

[Red Army 75]

Cardiff could of put an outfield player in goal when there keeper went off. Wouldn’t of made any difference. Pathetic the lack of chances we create 

[sh1t_ref_again]

1 minute ago, steviestevieneville said:

Has Lansbury ever played holding midfield before ? 

Well I was about to post similar, I dont know much about him but the video of his goals he was playing as a number 10, 

Now trying  hard toget sent off

[Bizyer]

Lansbury lucky not to get a second yellow there.

[MarcusX]

Just now, Red Exile said:

Not sure many wished for Dean Holden?!

Well the carefulness is in wishing for a manager to be sacked... you dont know what replacement you'll end up with!

[Lrrr]

4 minutes ago, Wade Wilson said:

These subs. . . 

Holden:

[Jerseybean]

4 minutes ago, 2015 said:

Shocking. What do we expect though? Holden tactically is the worst Manager i've known us to have in charge.

Lansbury was very fortunate not to get a second yellow on 67 minutes IMO he needs to be replaced now before it’s too late. 

[steviestevieneville]

1 minute ago, Colemanballs said:

What were the subs?

Please tell me Taylor Moore isn't playing left back!

I think Semenyo is playing wing back 

[ohhhshauntaylor]

Lansbury needs to be subbed. Should of taken him off instead of HNM 

[Bobbie]

Terrible selection, terrible performance. 

[Harry]

1 minute ago, Colemanballs said:

What were the subs?

Please tell me Taylor Moore isn't playing left back!

Went to 3 at the back. Semenyo now left wing back 

[M.D]

1 minute ago, tin said:

Would like to see it but he won’t work under Ashton. Not many managers worth their salt will. That’s why we have the tactical genius that is Holden. 

This is the problem.

[LondonBristolian]

Just now, Red Army 75 said:

Cardiff could of put an outfield player in goal when there keeper went off. Wouldn’t of made any difference. Pathetic the lack of chances we create 

Cardiff could have stuck Dean Holden in goal and we still wouldn't be back in it...

[petehinton]

Why hasn’t holden taken Lansbury off instantly?

[MarcusX]

Just now, Always red said:

Never been so disappointed with the football (as in the entertainment aspect) in 50+ years of watching and I bet they will be asking for season ticket money again before long. It'll need serious consideration as to whether to bother. The two teams in the stadium going in different directions. I appreciate the financial ramifications of the pandemic but the cheap/easy option of Dean Holden was a mistake. Taught a lesson by a by a streetwise manager and streetwise team. Poor performance 

I've seen us relegated 3? times and I dont remember us being this shit

[JamesBCFC]

Just now, LondonBristolian said:

Sure. But I think the reasons why managers are loathe to make changes at half-time are twofold.

1) Because it potentially embarrasses the player taken off.

2) Because it is a tacit admission that the manager got the team selection wrong.

I agree managers rarely make changes at halftime, and you can't read too much into it. But more managers should make changes at half-time, if they could get past the embarrassment of admitting a mistake in the initial team selection. And we certainly should have done so today. 

Probably a lot of truth in reason 2, but I'd also suggest that comes down to the self belief (arrogance) that is almost required to be a manager.

And also an element is potentially for the players morale, not just embarrassment for them, but some could interpret it as the manager not believing in them to step up their performance, creating a longer term knock in confidence. 

[Daniro]

i can't remember being more depressed watching City - they are SO bad  - and I've been pretty depressed in my day 

[Clevedon Red]

1 minute ago, MarcusX said:

Well the carefulness is in wishing for a manager to be sacked... you dont know what replacement you'll end up with!

And with the track record of the current owner it’ll probably be Tisdsle.

[Ivorguy]

Just now, petehinton said:

Why hasn’t holden taken Lansbury off instantly?

Probably a dodgy deal promising so many minutes play

[weymouth red]

1 minute ago, MarcusX said:

Well the carefulness is in wishing for a manager to be sacked... you dont know what replacement you'll end up with!

But Holden was not a manager ffs 

 

[Bas's perfect hattrick]

9 minutes ago, MarcusX said:

Simple case of be careful what you wish for.

Watching this, I'd rather have stuck with Johnson

[ohhhshauntaylor]

8 minutes ago, ohhhshauntaylor said:

Bakinson or Vyner will be on for Lansbury in 10 mins. 
 

visionary this guy. 

Yup. As predicted. 

[Bassomylord]

1 shot on target....which was a free kick.

[Better Red]

Wow that’s some midfield on now... Not one ‘midfielder’ on the pitch now

[Red-Robbo]

1 minute ago, Harry said:

Went to 3 at the back. Semenyo now left wing back 

  

[Lew-T]

We need somebody to set us up right. No plans or tactics seem to be in place, it’s just frantic football.

[Jerseybean]

2 minutes ago, Jerseybean said:

Lansbury was very fortunate not to get a second yellow on 67 minutes IMO he needs to be replaced now before it’s too late. 

Hooray 

[Jacki]

God this is dispiriting. We just get worse and worse. 

[MarcusX]

Just now, weymouth red said:

But Holden was not a manager ffs 

 

He was our assistant, it's not the most outlandish guess with this owner's history that he'd promote from within!