Jerseybean Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Diwrnod da gyd-Goch lle bynnag y byddwch. heddiw yw'r torrwr defaid yn Ashton Gate. The Severnside derby is always a bit special! Twenty-thousand plus supporters will make their way through the turnstiles at BS3 for this one. The match will be screened live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with coverage starting at 12:00pm. Programme: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/derby-day-202223-robins-programme/ Nigel’s presser: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/press-conference-nigel-pearson-previews-severnside-derby/ I’ve got a weekend off the rock and will be at Fratton Park on Saturday (as my mate is a Pompey fan) so, for the first time in my 66 years, will be watching the Gas when they aren’t playing us. The rail strike saved me from sharing public transport with Rovers fans, on Sunday I’ll be at Ashton Gate, where my name has just been added to the Atyeo Statute, so look forward to seeing that. Let’s hope we can continue with the momentum that is building and follow up an excellent midweek team performance with another one. COYR! The very first meeting between the two sides took place in the FA Cup First Round on 9th January 1915 at Ashton Gate. The Bluebirds, managed by Fred Stewart, were plying their trade in the Southern League Division One at the time and faced the daunting prospect of playing Bristol City, then a First Division club. Cardiff put in a gutsy display but the Robins’ quality told and two goals from Edwin Burton saw them exit the competition in a 2-0 defeat. Over the years we have won 41, lost 36 and drawn 21 times against them. We did the double over them last season. Here’s a look back at a few recent games: In the closed season Cardiff manager Steve Morison was early to the table signing four players before the end of May. Which included Nigerian international left-back Jamilu Collins on a two-year deal. The 27-year-old arrived on a free transfer as his contract with German second-tier side SC Paderborn had expired. Collins, who has 25 caps, played in Croatia and Slovenia before joining Paderborn in 2017. Early on the Bluebirds also brought in goalkeeper Jak Alnwick, midfielder Ebou Adams and winger Ollie Tanner. Calum (that goal v Norwich) O’Dowda joined them on 1July https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61737951 the latest in a growing list of City players to make the 44 mile trip across the bridge, with Reid, Tomlin, Flint and Pack ahead of him. COD has started well, he seems to be playing wider on the right and has chipped in with a couple of assists and a goal already. All their incomings to date: Ebou Adams (free, Forest Green Rovers) Jak Alnwick (free, St Mirren) Ollie Tanner (undisclosed, Lewes) Jamilu Collins (free, Paderborn) Callum O'Dowda (free, Bristol City) Vontae Daley-Campbell (free, Leicester City) Mahlon Romeo (free, Millwall) Ryan Allsop (free, Derby County) Andy Rinomhota (free, Reading) Romaine Sawyers (undisclosed, West Bromwich Albion) Cedric Kipre (loan, West Bromwich Albion) Jaden Philogene-Bidace (loan, Aston Villa) Kion Etete (undisclosed, Tottenham Hotspur) Jack Simpson (undisclosed, Rangers) Sheyi Ojo (free, Liverpool) Ryan Allsop and Mahlon Romeo have in the past been on loan at Pompey, but failed to impress and similarly Romaine Sawyers on loan at Stoke last season disappointed after a good start. However, Philogene-Bidace (also at loan at Stoke last season) was impressive, electric fast and good in front of goal only to be injured and eventually returned to his parent club. If fit he could be a real menace. Similarly, Etete has many admirers and was being pursued by other Championship clubs. Our ‘not so quick’ defence could be severely challenged if those two get on the park. Among others they also released Pack (now at Pompey) and Flint (now at Stoke) both departing on frees. Their manager, Steve Morison was appointed in October 2021 in temporary charge of the first-team. Morison's first match in temporary charge was a 3–3 draw away at Stoke with his side having been 3–0 down with just 25 minutes remaining, the draw ended Cardiff's club-record run of eight defeats in a row. When in 2004 Morison played part-time football with Bishop's Stortford, he worked for a shredding company, "getting up at four in the morning shredding paper around London". Morison has always had an interest in greyhound racing and in January 2013, he set up a greyhound racing syndicate alongside his former strike partner at Norwich City, Grant Holt. So far they have beaten Norwich and Birmingham 1-0 and lost 2-1 to Reading, on Wednesday they drew 0-0 away at WBA. Jamilu Collins has been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury. The 28-year-old Nigeria international sustained the injury during the Bluebirds' goalless draw on Wednesday. Callum O'Dowda replaced Collins at the Hawthorns after just nine minutes and continued his fine start to the season in a new position at left-back. Academy product Joel Bagan, who featured regularly in the first team last season, is a natural left-back and could come in for Collins on Sunday. The officials: NPs recent comments may mean they feel under even great scrutiny than usual today. Ref: Thomas Bramall, I think the last time he was in charge of us was in April when we beat Derby 3-1 away that day he brandished three yellow cards to our players. Lino’s: Timothy Wood and Matthew Wilkes. Fourth Official: Tim Robinson. Severn stuff The River Severn, at 220 miles long, is the longest river in Great Britain. It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales, with an average flow rate of 107 m³/s at Apperley, Gloucestershire. The River Severn linked the coal and iron fields of the Midlands with the Bristol Channel and much of the River's industrial history can be seen and explored in Ironbridge and Coalville. By the end of the 17th century, the river had become the 2nd busiest in Europe! For many centuries, Bridgnorth was an extremely busy river port, exporting clothes, wool and beer (the town made its own brew called Cave beer, stored in the local caves). Commercial traffic declined with the advent of the railways in the 19th century and today, river traffic mainly consists of people enjoying the water on pleasure boats. Canoeing, fishing, walking and boating are all popular activities, particularly between Bridgnorth and Bewdley. The effects of tides flowing into the Severn Estuary and up the river gives rise to the famous Severn bore. During high tides a wall of water can travel up stream for 25 miles. The tidal wave can swell the depth of the river by 50ft and it's the second highest tide anywhere in the world! Surfing on the bore is a popular activity, but it's not for the faint-hearted! Thomas Telford, the engineer, first suggested a bridge across the Severn in 1824. I remember my Grandad taking me, as a young boy, to see the bridge being built and this series of pictures shows the construction of the Severn Bridge: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/fascinating-pictures-show-severn-bridge-11850719 The Queen opened the original Severn Bridge on 8 September 1966. During the first few days after it opened, about 100,000 vehicles crossed the bridge. People stood in line and camped out for several days, to be the first to walk across it. Six men died during the construction of the bridge and a plaque commemorates the men who lost their lives in building the bridge. Ferries have been crossing the River Severn since as far back as the 12th century. When the Severn Bridge opened, it replaced the Aust Ferry, which had been in operation since 1926. The Second Severn Crossing (Welsh: Ail Groesfan Hafren), officially renamed the Prince of Wales Bridge (Welsh: Pont Tywysog Cymru) since July 2018, is the M4 motorway bridge over the River Severn between England and Wales, inaugurated on 5 June 1996 by the Prince of Wales to supplement the traffic capacity of the Severn Bridge. The bridge is operated by England's National Highways. It has a total length of 5,128 metres (16,824 ft). A privately developed app called Enviroute provides the status of both bridges. The original Severn Bridge status website, www.severnbridge.co.uk, was decommissioned in December 2018 following the removal of the tolls and the handing back of the first bridge to the UK government. 14 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 We are the car windshield travelling the M4 at 70mph . Cardiff are the unfortunate fat juicy bug flying straight at us about to get splattered. We are unstoppable and will leave more teams in our wake in our journey to the top. Another easy game. Roasted welsh lamb with gurt mint Source for Sunday supper. 2 5 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Pearson has said previously that players who play well keep the shirt, or words to that affect. Will be interesting to see if and how he squeezes Williams in. If you move players around then he could replace Sykes or if Wilson is that man then he could replace Massengo, Conway or Wells, so plenty of ways for Nige to pick his man. I’d be very tempted to remain unchanged though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashton_fan Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 The players who faced Luton have to keep the shirt after that performance with Wilson coming in for the suspended Sykes 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 minute ago, And Its Smith said: Pearson has said previously that players who play well keep the shirt, or words to that affect. Will be interesting to see if and how he squeezes Williams in. If you move players around then he could replace Sykes or if Wilson is that man then he could replace Massengo, Conway or Wells, so plenty of ways for Nige to pick his man. I’d be very tempted to remain unchanged though Agree will be disappointed if the only change is not Wilson or Tanner for Sykes, thought our midfield was much more mobile with HNM & Scott and Conway / Wells had good games and do not deserve to be dropped for Martin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Scott to RWB. Williams in the centre, and WCW to remain as the front 3- is what I think Nige will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Pring did not make the bench Tuesday, anyone know if injured or just not selected? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lew-T Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, CodeRed said: Scott to RWB. Williams in the centre, and WCW to remain as the front 3- is what I think Nige will do. I reckon he might go Martin for this. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 @Jerseybean - having too much spare time I put your opening two sentences into a translation site. The result was; “Good day for a fellow Red wherever you are. today is the sheep cutter in Ashton Gate.” Perhaps it might have lost a bit in translation? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, pongo88 said: @Jerseybean - having too much spare time I put your opening two sentences into a translation site. The result was; “Good day for a fellow Red wherever you are. today is the sheep cutter in Ashton Gate.” Perhaps it might have lost a bit in translation? Pongo88 yes it certainly lost a bit in translation no prizes for guessing what what I thought it said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 59 minutes ago, Jerseybean said: Diwrnod da gyd-Goch lle bynnag y byddwch. heddiw yw'r torrwr defaid yn Ashton Gate. The Severnside derby is always a bit special! Twenty-thousand plus supporters will make their way through the turnstiles at BS3 for this one. The match will be screened live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with coverage starting at 12:00pm. Programme: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/derby-day-202223-robins-programme/ Nigel’s presser: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/press-conference-nigel-pearson-previews-severnside-derby/ I’ve got a weekend off the rock and will be at Fratton Park on Saturday (as my mate is a Pompey fan) so, for the first time in my 66 years, will be watching the Gas when they aren’t playing us. The rail strike saved me from sharing public transport with Rovers fans, on Sunday I’ll be at Ashton Gate, where my name has just been added to the Atyeo Statute, so look forward to seeing that. Let’s hope we can continue with the momentum that is building and follow up an excellent midweek team performance with another one. COYR! The very first meeting between the two sides took place in the FA Cup First Round on 9th January 1915 at Ashton Gate. The Bluebirds, managed by Fred Stewart, were plying their trade in the Southern League Division One at the time and faced the daunting prospect of playing Bristol City, then a First Division club. Cardiff put in a gutsy display but the Robins’ quality told and two goals from Edwin Burton saw them exit the competition in a 2-0 defeat. Over the years we have won 41, lost 36 and drawn 21 times against them. We did the double over them last season. Here’s a look back at a few recent games: In the closed season Cardiff manager Steve Morison was early to the table signing four players before the end of May. Which included Nigerian international left-back Jamilu Collins on a two-year deal. The 27-year-old arrived on a free transfer as his contract with German second-tier side SC Paderborn had expired. Collins, who has 25 caps, played in Croatia and Slovenia before joining Paderborn in 2017. Early on the Bluebirds also brought in goalkeeper Jak Alnwick, midfielder Ebou Adams and winger Ollie Tanner. Calum (that goal v Norwich) O’Dowda joined them on 1July https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61737951 the latest in a growing list of City players to make the 44 mile trip across the bridge, with Reid, Tomlin, Flint and Pack ahead of him. COD has started well, he seems to be playing wider on the right and has chipped in with a couple of assists and a goal already. All their incomings to date: Ebou Adams (free, Forest Green Rovers) Jak Alnwick (free, St Mirren) Ollie Tanner (undisclosed, Lewes) Jamilu Collins (free, Paderborn) Callum O'Dowda (free, Bristol City) Vontae Daley-Campbell (free, Leicester City) Mahlon Romeo (free, Millwall) Ryan Allsop (free, Derby County) Andy Rinomhota (free, Reading) Romaine Sawyers (undisclosed, West Bromwich Albion) Cedric Kipre (loan, West Bromwich Albion) Jaden Philogene-Bidace (loan, Aston Villa) Kion Etete (undisclosed, Tottenham Hotspur) Jack Simpson (undisclosed, Rangers) Sheyi Ojo (free, Liverpool) Ryan Allsop and Mahlon Romeo have in the past been on loan at Pompey, but failed to impress and similarly Romaine Sawyers on loan at Stoke last season disappointed after a good start. However, Philogene-Bidace (also at loan at Stoke last season) was impressive, electric fast and good in front of goal only to be injured and eventually returned to his parent club. If fit he could be a real menace. Similarly, Etete has many admirers and was being pursued by other Championship clubs. Our ‘not so quick’ defence could be severely challenged if those two get on the park. Among others they also released Pack (now at Pompey) and Flint (now at Stoke) both departing on frees. Their manager, Steve Morison was appointed in October 2021 in temporary charge of the first-team. Morison's first match in temporary charge was a 3–3 draw away at Stoke with his side having been 3–0 down with just 25 minutes remaining, the draw ended Cardiff's club-record run of eight defeats in a row. When in 2004 Morison played part-time football with Bishop's Stortford, he worked for a shredding company, "getting up at four in the morning shredding paper around London". Morison has always had an interest in greyhound racing and in January 2013, he set up a greyhound racing syndicate alongside his former strike partner at Norwich City, Grant Holt. So far they have beaten Norwich and Birmingham 1-0 and lost 2-1 to Reading, on Wednesday they drew 0-0 away at WBA. Jamilu Collins has been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury. The 28-year-old Nigeria international sustained the injury during the Bluebirds' goalless draw on Wednesday. Callum O'Dowda replaced Collins at the Hawthorns after just nine minutes and continued his fine start to the season in a new position at left-back. Academy product Joel Bagan, who featured regularly in the first team last season, is a natural left-back and could come in for Collins on Sunday. The officials: NPs recent comments may mean they feel under even great scrutiny than usual today. Ref: Thomas Bramall, I think the last time he was in charge of us was in April when we beat Derby 3-1 away that day he brandished three yellow cards to our players. Lino’s: Timothy Wood and Matthew Wilkes. Fourth Official: Tim Robinson. Severn stuff The River Severn, at 220 miles long, is the longest river in Great Britain. It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales, with an average flow rate of 107 m³/s at Apperley, Gloucestershire. The River Severn linked the coal and iron fields of the Midlands with the Bristol Channel and much of the River's industrial history can be seen and explored in Ironbridge and Coalville. By the end of the 17th century, the river had become the 2nd busiest in Europe! For many centuries, Bridgnorth was an extremely busy river port, exporting clothes, wool and beer (the town made its own brew called Cave beer, stored in the local caves). Commercial traffic declined with the advent of the railways in the 19th century and today, river traffic mainly consists of people enjoying the water on pleasure boats. Canoeing, fishing, walking and boating are all popular activities, particularly between Bridgnorth and Bewdley. The effects of tides flowing into the Severn Estuary and up the river gives rise to the famous Severn bore. During high tides a wall of water can travel up stream for 25 miles. The tidal wave can swell the depth of the river by 50ft and it's the second highest tide anywhere in the world! Surfing on the bore is a popular activity, but it's not for the faint-hearted! Thomas Telford, the engineer, first suggested a bridge across the Severn in 1824. I remember my Grandad taking me, as a young boy, to see the bridge being built and this series of pictures shows the construction of the Severn Bridge: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/fascinating-pictures-show-severn-bridge-11850719 The Queen opened the original Severn Bridge on 8 September 1966. During the first few days after it opened, about 100,000 vehicles crossed the bridge. People stood in line and camped out for several days, to be the first to walk across it. Six men died during the construction of the bridge and a plaque commemorates the men who lost their lives in building the bridge. Ferries have been crossing the River Severn since as far back as the 12th century. When the Severn Bridge opened, it replaced the Aust Ferry, which had been in operation since 1926. The Second Severn Crossing (Welsh: Ail Groesfan Hafren), officially renamed the Prince of Wales Bridge (Welsh: Pont Tywysog Cymru) since July 2018, is the M4 motorway bridge over the River Severn between England and Wales, inaugurated on 5 June 1996 by the Prince of Wales to supplement the traffic capacity of the Severn Bridge. The bridge is operated by England's National Highways. It has a total length of 5,128 metres (16,824 ft). A privately developed app called Enviroute provides the status of both bridges. The original Severn Bridge status website, www.severnbridge.co.uk, was decommissioned in December 2018 following the removal of the tolls and the handing back of the first bridge to the UK government. Just a warning, the coverage actually starts at 11-30 and the match kicks off at 12 o clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland-sweden Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Will se my first game since pandemic. Hope we will do fine, as tuesday, 2-0 City COYR!!! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Just now, Garland-sweden said: Will se my first game since pandemic. Hope we will do fine, as tuesday, 2-0 City COYR!!! Are you attending the game tomorrow? if so do you come over on your own or are there others coming with you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketh2nd Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 32 minutes ago, Lew-T said: I reckon he might go Martin for this. I watched some of Cardiff's draw against West Brom and they seem obsessed with playing it out from the back even to their own detriment , so I think it might be the same front 3 although I think Williams might well come in for Massengo which I think is harsh on him having one of his best games for City on Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Rollason Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Marina's Rolls Royce said: We are the car windshield travelling the M4 at 70mph . Cardiff are the unfortunate fat juicy bug flying straight at us about to get splattered. We are unstoppable and will leave more teams in our wake in our journey to the top. Another easy game. Roasted welsh lamb with gurt mint Source for Sunday supper. Fabulous. X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INCRED Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 hour ago, And Its Smith said: Pearson has said previously that players who play well keep the shirt, or words to that affect. Will be interesting to see if and how he squeezes Williams in. If you move players around then he could replace Sykes or if Wilson is that man then he could replace Massengo, Conway or Wells, so plenty of ways for Nige to pick his man. I’d be very tempted to remain unchanged though I would just bring Wilson in for Sykes and leave it at that. They all deserve to start tomorrow after the last performance 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi the Robin Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 20 minutes ago, miketh2nd said: I watched some of Cardiff's draw against West Brom and they seem obsessed with playing it out from the back even to their own detriment , so I think it might be the same front 3 although I think Williams might well come in for Massengo which I think is harsh on him having one of his best games for City on Tuesday. Until HNM signs the contract Nige can justify dropping him for Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Barring any injury issues; Wilson or Tanner for Sykes. Williams for HNM. Can't see Cardiff being as passive as Luton so may need a bit of bite in midfield and I wouldn't rule out NP going for Martin instead of Conway for this game, which would be hard on Conway or Wells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshtonRobin21 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Prediction: City 3 - 1 Cardiff Tommy Conway at the double, Weimann to get the other. For the first time in a while, I find there's a good feeling surrounding our Home matches. The large attendance against Sunderland, and the performance against Luton could be a welcome boost for our games at Ashton Gate moving forward. The crowd seem fully behind the team, and the atmosphere seems to have increased. Tomorrow's game needs no introduction, the fans will be well up for this, and hopefully the players can repeat last season's performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 hours ago, And Its Smith said: Pearson has said previously that players who play well keep the shirt, or words to that affect. Will be interesting to see if and how he squeezes Williams in. If you move players around then he could replace Sykes or if Wilson is that man then he could replace Massengo, Conway or Wells, so plenty of ways for Nige to pick his man. I’d be very tempted to remain unchanged though 1 hour ago, bcfc01 said: Barring any injury issues; Wilson or Tanner for Sykes. Williams for HNM. Can't see Cardiff being as passive as Luton so may need a bit of bite in midfield and I wouldn't rule out NP going for Martin instead of Conway for this game, which would be hard on Conway or Wells. That’s my gut feel too. Rested Williams to bring him in tomorrow. But I honestly don’t mind / care what he picks. We have a squad of players, all pretty much there or thereabouts. But if anything, I’d like to see Wells and Conway pair-up again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Their match day thread has also started. https://www.ccmb.co.uk/showthread.php?454326-BRISTOL-CITY-v-CARDIFF-CITY-Match-thread The first few posts moan about the Ref's previous performances when officiating them. Then there's posts complaining about the car parking fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Jerseybean said: Diwrnod da gyd-Goch lle bynnag y byddwch. heddiw yw'r torrwr defaid yn Ashton Gate. The Severnside derby is always a bit special! Twenty-thousand plus supporters will make their way through the turnstiles at BS3 for this one. The match will be screened live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football, with coverage starting at 12:00pm. Programme: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/derby-day-202223-robins-programme/ Nigel’s presser: https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/press-conference-nigel-pearson-previews-severnside-derby/ I’ve got a weekend off the rock and will be at Fratton Park on Saturday (as my mate is a Pompey fan) so, for the first time in my 66 years, will be watching the Gas when they aren’t playing us. The rail strike saved me from sharing public transport with Rovers fans, on Sunday I’ll be at Ashton Gate, where my name has just been added to the Atyeo Statute, so look forward to seeing that. Let’s hope we can continue with the momentum that is building and follow up an excellent midweek team performance with another one. COYR! The very first meeting between the two sides took place in the FA Cup First Round on 9th January 1915 at Ashton Gate. The Bluebirds, managed by Fred Stewart, were plying their trade in the Southern League Division One at the time and faced the daunting prospect of playing Bristol City, then a First Division club. Cardiff put in a gutsy display but the Robins’ quality told and two goals from Edwin Burton saw them exit the competition in a 2-0 defeat. Over the years we have won 41, lost 36 and drawn 21 times against them. We did the double over them last season. Here’s a look back at a few recent games: In the closed season Cardiff manager Steve Morison was early to the table signing four players before the end of May. Which included Nigerian international left-back Jamilu Collins on a two-year deal. The 27-year-old arrived on a free transfer as his contract with German second-tier side SC Paderborn had expired. Collins, who has 25 caps, played in Croatia and Slovenia before joining Paderborn in 2017. Early on the Bluebirds also brought in goalkeeper Jak Alnwick, midfielder Ebou Adams and winger Ollie Tanner. Calum (that goal v Norwich) O’Dowda joined them on 1July https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61737951 the latest in a growing list of City players to make the 44 mile trip across the bridge, with Reid, Tomlin, Flint and Pack ahead of him. COD has started well, he seems to be playing wider on the right and has chipped in with a couple of assists and a goal already. All their incomings to date: Ebou Adams (free, Forest Green Rovers) Jak Alnwick (free, St Mirren) Ollie Tanner (undisclosed, Lewes) Jamilu Collins (free, Paderborn) Callum O'Dowda (free, Bristol City) Vontae Daley-Campbell (free, Leicester City) Mahlon Romeo (free, Millwall) Ryan Allsop (free, Derby County) Andy Rinomhota (free, Reading) Romaine Sawyers (undisclosed, West Bromwich Albion) Cedric Kipre (loan, West Bromwich Albion) Jaden Philogene-Bidace (loan, Aston Villa) Kion Etete (undisclosed, Tottenham Hotspur) Jack Simpson (undisclosed, Rangers) Sheyi Ojo (free, Liverpool) Ryan Allsop and Mahlon Romeo have in the past been on loan at Pompey, but failed to impress and similarly Romaine Sawyers on loan at Stoke last season disappointed after a good start. However, Philogene-Bidace (also at loan at Stoke last season) was impressive, electric fast and good in front of goal only to be injured and eventually returned to his parent club. If fit he could be a real menace. Similarly, Etete has many admirers and was being pursued by other Championship clubs. Our ‘not so quick’ defence could be severely challenged if those two get on the park. Among others they also released Pack (now at Pompey) and Flint (now at Stoke) both departing on frees. Their manager, Steve Morison was appointed in October 2021 in temporary charge of the first-team. Morison's first match in temporary charge was a 3–3 draw away at Stoke with his side having been 3–0 down with just 25 minutes remaining, the draw ended Cardiff's club-record run of eight defeats in a row. When in 2004 Morison played part-time football with Bishop's Stortford, he worked for a shredding company, "getting up at four in the morning shredding paper around London". Morison has always had an interest in greyhound racing and in January 2013, he set up a greyhound racing syndicate alongside his former strike partner at Norwich City, Grant Holt. So far they have beaten Norwich and Birmingham 1-0 and lost 2-1 to Reading, on Wednesday they drew 0-0 away at WBA. Jamilu Collins has been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury. The 28-year-old Nigeria international sustained the injury during the Bluebirds' goalless draw on Wednesday. Callum O'Dowda replaced Collins at the Hawthorns after just nine minutes and continued his fine start to the season in a new position at left-back. Academy product Joel Bagan, who featured regularly in the first team last season, is a natural left-back and could come in for Collins on Sunday. The officials: NPs recent comments may mean they feel under even great scrutiny than usual today. Ref: Thomas Bramall, I think the last time he was in charge of us was in April when we beat Derby 3-1 away that day he brandished three yellow cards to our players. Lino’s: Timothy Wood and Matthew Wilkes. Fourth Official: Tim Robinson. Severn stuff The River Severn, at 220 miles long, is the longest river in Great Britain. It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales, with an average flow rate of 107 m³/s at Apperley, Gloucestershire. The River Severn linked the coal and iron fields of the Midlands with the Bristol Channel and much of the River's industrial history can be seen and explored in Ironbridge and Coalville. By the end of the 17th century, the river had become the 2nd busiest in Europe! For many centuries, Bridgnorth was an extremely busy river port, exporting clothes, wool and beer (the town made its own brew called Cave beer, stored in the local caves). Commercial traffic declined with the advent of the railways in the 19th century and today, river traffic mainly consists of people enjoying the water on pleasure boats. Canoeing, fishing, walking and boating are all popular activities, particularly between Bridgnorth and Bewdley. The effects of tides flowing into the Severn Estuary and up the river gives rise to the famous Severn bore. During high tides a wall of water can travel up stream for 25 miles. The tidal wave can swell the depth of the river by 50ft and it's the second highest tide anywhere in the world! Surfing on the bore is a popular activity, but it's not for the faint-hearted! Thomas Telford, the engineer, first suggested a bridge across the Severn in 1824. I remember my Grandad taking me, as a young boy, to see the bridge being built and this series of pictures shows the construction of the Severn Bridge: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/fascinating-pictures-show-severn-bridge-11850719 The Queen opened the original Severn Bridge on 8 September 1966. During the first few days after it opened, about 100,000 vehicles crossed the bridge. People stood in line and camped out for several days, to be the first to walk across it. Six men died during the construction of the bridge and a plaque commemorates the men who lost their lives in building the bridge. Ferries have been crossing the River Severn since as far back as the 12th century. When the Severn Bridge opened, it replaced the Aust Ferry, which had been in operation since 1926. The Second Severn Crossing (Welsh: Ail Groesfan Hafren), officially renamed the Prince of Wales Bridge (Welsh: Pont Tywysog Cymru) since July 2018, is the M4 motorway bridge over the River Severn between England and Wales, inaugurated on 5 June 1996 by the Prince of Wales to supplement the traffic capacity of the Severn Bridge. The bridge is operated by England's National Highways. It has a total length of 5,128 metres (16,824 ft). A privately developed app called Enviroute provides the status of both bridges. The original Severn Bridge status website, www.severnbridge.co.uk, was decommissioned in December 2018 following the removal of the tolls and the handing back of the first bridge to the UK government. Coalville is in Leicestershire...think you meant Coalbrookdale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 47 minutes ago, 22A said: Their match day thread has also started. https://www.ccmb.co.uk/showthread.php?454326-BRISTOL-CITY-v-CARDIFF-CITY-Match-thread The first few posts moan about the Ref's previous performances when officiating them. Then there's posts complaining about the car parking fees. I notice it’s in English… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew-T Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 57 minutes ago, 22A said: Their match day thread has also started. https://www.ccmb.co.uk/showthread.php?454326-BRISTOL-CITY-v-CARDIFF-CITY-Match-thread The first few posts moan about the Ref's previous performances when officiating them. Then there's posts complaining about the car parking fees. £15 is criminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 I really liked the fluidity of Wells and Conway up front with Weimann just behind, so I hope NP will stick with them tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 They are absolute shite, 3-0 incoming. Weimann double and Alex Scott with a worldie. Up the shagging city. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dullmoan Tone Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, Negan said: They are absolute shite, 3-0 incoming. Weimann double and Alex Scott with a worldie. Up the shagging city. I like your optimism but any team that gets something away at West Brom is hardly shite! It’s been a while since we have. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveF Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Collins a big miss for them, I wonder if O'Dowda will play left back? I don't think they're as big and direct as in previous years, should be an interesting match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garland-sweden Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 6 hours ago, pillred said: Are you attending the game tomorrow? if so do you come over on your own or are there others coming with you? We are nine Swedes and one Norwegian. 8 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 I know it's tempting fate but a win by two goals will put us in 7th place. So I don't think we should mention it? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 I have nothing but the media teams pictures, and wishful thinking, to base this off but my heart is saying Semenyo is in the squad tomorrow 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrongagain Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Hope to see Martin sitting it out until the final third, really did well v Luton, was a right nuisance to them! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, petehinton said: I have nothing but the media teams pictures, and wishful thinking, to base this off but my heart is saying Semenyo is in the squad tomorrow Nigel said no at his press conference I'm afraid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 7 hours ago, 22A said: Their match day thread has also started. https://www.ccmb.co.uk/showthread.php?454326-BRISTOL-CITY-v-CARDIFF-CITY-Match-thread The first few posts moan about the Ref's previous performances when officiating them. Then there's posts complaining about the car parking fees. The state of that forum. Trashy ads everywhere. We don’t know how lucky we are to have OTIB. 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexPest Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Hopefully a repeat of last season, but without the toddler tantrum sour grapes of their awful followers taking out their ire on poor old Armitage Shanks. Need to pick up where we left off in midweek - as toothless as Luton were we played the ball about with a confidence I’ve rarely seen in several years. COYR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChippenhamRed Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Championship being very Championship so far. Incredibly close and everyone taking points off each other - Watford have only 9 points from 15 available and that’s enough for 2nd! Even in these early days, it’s remarkable that we could climb 13 places with a win tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Is it a match day thread if posted the day before? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheltons Army Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Anyone know where a win tomorrow . would put us in the table ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, WessexPest said: Hopefully a repeat of last season, but without the toddler tantrum sour grapes of their awful followers taking out their ire on poor old Armitage Shanks. Forgot that, perhaps toilets should be closed to prevent damage. Although they may return to the old days of Ninian park and throwing bottles of piss Better idea, don't sell any drink so they won't need them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexPest Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said: Forgot that, perhaps toilets should be closed to prevent damage. Although they may return to the old days of Ninian park and throwing bottles of piss Better idea, don't sell any drink so they won't need them Tempted to say they don’t deserve any tickets for their antics but sadly our travelling fans would lose out as any restrictions we put on them would be reciprocated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WessexPest Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 10 minutes ago, sh1t_ref_again said: Forgot that, perhaps toilets should be closed to prevent damage. Although they may return to the old days of Ninian park and throwing bottles of piss Better idea, don't sell any drink so they won't need them Maybe a fitting punishment would be listening to the words of a certain Welsh poet on a constant loop - and I’m not referring to Dylan Thomas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P'head Red Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 hour ago, chinapig said: Nigel said no at his press conference I'm afraid. Not worth the risk is it. I'd rather wait until he's fully fit and ready to go, asking for trouble rushing him back too early. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizyer Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 hour ago, cidered abroad said: I know it's tempting fate but a win by two goals will put us in 7th place. So I don't think we should mention it? Too late. Now you've ruined it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 20 minutes ago, Sheltons Army said: Anyone know where a win tomorrow . would put us in the table ? Norwich are currently 7th with seven points and scored 6 conceded 5. A City win would result in us having 7 pts and a goal diff of (at least) 7 - 6, so we would be 7th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 23 minutes ago, Henry said: Is it a match day thread if posted the day before? If people contribute to it on match day, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 they should have a row of portaloos with no doors to kick off at the front of the stand 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 44 minutes ago, Sheltons Army said: Anyone know where a win tomorrow . would put us in the table ? Dunno mate, no one's mentioned it 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Getting the Megabus at 8:00am from London. COYRs 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 9 hours ago, Davefevs said: That’s my gut feel too. Rested Williams to bring him in tomorrow. But I honestly don’t mind / care what he picks. We have a squad of players, all pretty much there or thereabouts. But if anything, I’d like to see Wells and Conway pair-up again. I agree it seems highly unlikely that Williams doesn’t start, he rested him specifically in midweek to have him available for Cardiff & Sykes suspension also means he can return without dropping anyone. That having been said I would not be shocked if Wilson (or Tanner, for that matter) started at RWB & Williams replaced HNM. Because as well as Han played, him & Scott is a very young midfield pairing for a derby game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 42 minutes ago, exAtyeoMax said: Getting the Megabus at 8:00am from London. COYRs I'm stuck in southern Spain due to lovely wife organising a house swap before fixtures available. So does Megabus call at Marbella? Otherwise it's BBC text to follow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elhombrecito Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: I'm stuck in southern Spain I can think of worse places to be stuck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT The Optimist Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 27 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: I'm stuck in southern Spain due to lovely wife organising a house swap before fixtures available. So does Megabus call at Marbella? Otherwise it's BBC text to follow! Try some bars. Bound to be sky sports on…. I often spend time Los Bolices Fuengirola and so many bars have sky sports on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Henry said: Is it a match day thread if posted the day before? It's early doors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 1 hour ago, cidered abroad said: I'm stuck in southern Spain due to lovely wife organising a house swap before fixtures available. So does Megabus call at Marbella? Otherwise it's BBC text to follow! Possibly, you’d possibly get here in time for Wednesday’s game! robins tv it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Henry said: Is it a match day thread if posted the day before? There are various definitions of one day - eg at some time in the future. “One day, it'll happen.” Or, a particular period of the past; an era - "in Shakespeare's day”. Then, more relevant to time, a day means a period of rotation of a planet. This, of course, doesn’t have to be earth. For all we know @Jerseybean was referring to the rotation of the planet Skyron which, as we all know, rotates differently to Earth. @Jerseybean may also have been using Einstein's theory of relativity where time means different things relative to speed. If you read them carefully you will notice that there is a lot more to his / her match day threads than initially meets the eye. One day the real meaning of the hidden messages will be revealed! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marina's Rolls Royce Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, ChippenhamRed said: The state of that forum. Trashy ads everywhere. We don’t know how lucky we are to have OTIB. SO HOW COME YOU DON'T PAY £5 TO BE AN OTIB SUPPORTER- FFS??? Edited August 20, 2022 by Marina's Rolls Royce 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 5 hours ago, petehinton said: I have nothing but the media teams pictures, and wishful thinking, to base this off but my heart is saying Semenyo is in the squad tomorrow He’s so scoring the winner from a pen, given away by club legend Callum O’Dowda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 hours ago, cidered abroad said: I'm stuck in southern Spain due to lovely wife organising a house swap before fixtures available. So does Megabus call at Marbella? Otherwise it's BBC text to follow! Could try Hesgoal as it's the only game on at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 10 hours ago, Henry said: Is it a match day thread if posted the day before? Yes because it is the name of the thread. The thread is not time specific Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 You know you’ve made it… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 12 hours ago, WessexPest said: Maybe a fitting punishment would be listening to the words of a certain Welsh poet on a constant loop - and I’m not referring to Dylan Thomas. Shadwell? 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Anyone else cheering COD today or just me? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 10 hours ago, DT The Optimist said: Los Bolices Fuengirola Does this translate as ‘ fingering balls ‘ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Anyone else cheering COD today or just me? Just you 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, The Horse With No Name said: Just you Agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 13 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Anyone else cheering COD today or just me? Care to explain as to why ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, The Gasbuster said: Care to explain as to why ? Just a joke really as people know I rated him higher than most 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Just now, And Its Smith said: Just a joke really as people know I rated him higher than most He certainly seems to have started his tenure with Cardiff pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 28 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Anyone else cheering COD today or just me? Fish on a Sunday…. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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