Jerseybean

Obviously disappointing to lose to a late goal. However, let's all remember that we are a young and new team and very much a work-in-progress, needing at least a couple more transfer windows. Other than against Brighton we haven't lost by more than one goal this season. It is increasingly obvious where we need to strengthen the team in January. Let's support our team as we continue to improve and recall just how poor things were this time last season!

Be interested in others reflections on a bench-mark game, mine go like this: We were very poor, individually and collectively Brighton were comfortable all over the park, we weren't comfortable anywhere Fortunate to get away with a 2-0 defeat We created no decent chances and when we ran out of ideas resorted to hopelessly optimistic long balls I would be absolutely delighted to be proved wrong but can not see us finishing any higher than 8th If we play like that many more times it will be a bottom half finish

Thank you for a well informed, interesting, thought provoking and balanced post. Today's game provides a really intriguing bench-mark of our progress and standing in the league. Although I really do hope I'm hopelessly wrong I think we will lose today. Whatever the result it will be crucial to honestly consider the performance and potential of the team that plays against Brighton. This is the kind of game we need to win if we are to be a top six team at the end of the season, I realistically see us finishing no higher than 8th.

Rich My thoughts are very much with you and yours. Safe trip to Blighty.

Didn't think any City player had an impressive game tonight. Despite lots of possession much of it was in non-threatening areas and throughout thought we lacked imagination and consequently created very little. Neverthess it looked easier for Bobby to equalise than miss, although to be honest we didn't really deserve anything out of that game. Cardiff were only very average and on another day we would have come away with three points. So disappointed but losing 2-1 away isn't the end of the world.

Tonight's starting 11 makes good sense, think experience will be important and hopefully Tomlin will not get wound-up and booked or worse still. Strong bench, would anticipate Wilbs appearing along with a midfielder or two should any of ours get booked or crooked. COYR

Yes 1230 today was the deadline for tickets. http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/city-reach-full-cardiff-allocation-3355629.aspx

To be experiencing, on a Friday, the feelings that overcome me pre-match is a bit odd. However, tomorrow when normally I'd be going through all the pre-match roller-coaster emotions I can look forward to relaxing and reflecting on a fabulous performance and our 2-1 victory!

So today I got off the train at Parson Street Station and walked to the ground, on the way I looked up and saw Pattersons (the catering equipment supplier) in Winterstoke Road, at this exact moment I had a remarkable premonition. I had already sensed we would win 2-1 then, for some reason, at that very moment, I knew Pato would get the winner!

Thank you H for a great MD thread, Gary Mills manages Wrexham

Hope you enjoyed the game and being 13th time lucky!

Remember our win featuring as one of the first news headlines that night (when BBC national news was on at 9pm) and the national press the next day being full of great headlines - none of which I can now remember!

Who else was at Elland Road in 1974 for the FA cup replay? I was there as a teenager, when we scored I went totally berserk and nobody within 20 yards of me moved! City till I die and I nearly did back in 1974.

Can we transport the new Ashton Gate to Craven Cottage? What a great afternoon, so far, four different scorers and a clean sheet!

This is fast becoming a great day, let's keep a clean sheet too.

You beauty! Now lets keep a clean sheet this after.

Anyone at Ashton Gate got a drone by any chance?

1-0 down on the stroke of HT and need a big second half - yet again

Wouldn't it be great if we could reproduce the equivalent of the first half v Wednesday and the second half v Villa today?! LJ's team selection is going to be fascinating. The three games we've lost have all been by a single goal, so not sure where the heavy defeat predictions come from. I think today we will win 2-1 with our winner coming from a PENALTY!

As always being a City fan means an evening full of all human emotions....hard to know where to start - losing after being 2-0 up, the penalty miss which would have made it 1-3, sending off, our defending / keeping or conceding so late.

Welcome back Korey

The roller-coaster experience that is being a City fan....one minute playing ten men with a pen to make it 1-3 next minute it's 10 v 10 and 1-2

Haven't managed the first bit, let's look forward to the second bit

Now we need to manage the opening 20 minutes of the second half before Tammy claims his hat trick

Tammy needs freedom of the City of Bristol......