" TEAM VS PALACE & OFFICIAL MATCH UPDATE "

Cardiff City: David Marshall, Kevin McNaughton, Andrew Taylor, Mark Hudson (c), Peter Whittingham, Don Cowie, Matthew Connolly, Tommy Smith, Aaron Gunnarsson, Heidar Helguson, Craig Bellamy

Subs: Joe Lewis, Filip Kiss, Ben Turner, Etien Velikonja, Kim Bo-Kyung, Craig Noone, Joe Mason







Crystal Palace: Julian Speroni, Jonathan Parr, Yannick Bolasie Kagisho Dikgacoi, Darcy Blake, Mile Jedinak (c), Wilfried Zaha, Glenn Murray, Damien Delaney, Peter Ramage, Andre Moritz

Subs: Lewis Price, Joel Ward, David Goodwillie, Owen Garvan, Aaron Wilbraham, Jonathan Williams, Dean Moxey

Cardiff City: David Marshall, Kevin McNaughton, Andrew Taylor, Mark Hudson (c), Peter Whittingham, Don Cowie, Matthew Connolly, Tommy Smith, Aaron Gunnarsson, Heidar Helguson, Craig Bellamy

Subs: Joe Lewis, Filip Kiss, Ben Turner, Etien Velikonja, Kim Bo-Kyung, Craig Noone, Joe Mason

Really? Cowie in again?

why's Noone not playing?

Why leave Noone out & f*cking Cowie - what does Cowie offer ??

I imagine its just squad rotation

Mutch got a knock?

No Mutch ?

I imagine its just squad rotation

Mutch got a knock?

Foot injury according to wales online

Jesus does Malky not know this is a sprint not a marathon.........oh hang on

I think it will be a 4-5-1 with smith and bellamy on the wings with gunnar and cowie centre mid with whittingham in a more free type role, that way we can also bring noone on we have so many options its unreal

Not Mutch

Bad team selection from Malky. Palace will look at that and think they got a chance.

Should have gone with Noone and Kim on the wings, pushed Bellars up front.

With this squad Cowie shd be nowhere near the starting 11.

Bad team selection from Malky. Palace will look at that and think they got a chance.

Should have gone with Noone and Kim on the wings, pushed Bellars up front.

With this squad Cowie shd be nowhere near the starting 11.

I think Bellamy more up top to be honest with cowie out wide to cover Zaha as someone previously mentioned. I agree with you Noone should start but he could be resting him

Do agree Mr York - I don't know what Cowie brings to the party

is Noone injured ????????

Bad team selection from Malky. Palace will look at that and think they got a chance.

Should have gone with Noone and Kim on the wings, pushed Bellars up front.

With this squad Cowie shd be nowhere near the starting 11.

Thats a very unfair statement.

People need to realise, Cowie was playing out of position last season.

With Bellamy and Smith on the wing; and Cowie playing in the Centre I think we'll do well.

Lets just back the starting XI, and not criticise our players......win, draw or lose today, its a long season ahead.

Glad to see Malky rotating the squad, something which he was unable to do last season. This could be a good sign.

Bad team selection from Malky. Palace will look at that and think they got a chance.

Should have gone with Noone and Kim on the wings, pushed Bellars up front.

With this squad Cowie shd be nowhere near the starting 11.

Thats a very unfair statement.

People need to realise, Cowie was playing out of position last season.

With Bellamy and Smith on the wing; and Cowie playing in the Centre I think we'll do well.

Lets just back the starting XI, and not criticise our players......win, draw or lose today, its a long season ahead.

Glad to see Malky rotating the squad, something which he was unable to do last season. This could be a good sign.

@ azz finally sum1 talking sense cowie in the middle is a gd move hes a gd hard working player who will be there to cover smith wen hes going forward to stop zaha counter attacking us same with gunnar on the otherside wen bellers is bombing on, helgurson up top is guna be a vital 2day can see it being a very physical game up 2day so he fits the bill perfectly with the size on their center backs, plenty of confidence in the team selection nice sold team with plenty of options goin forward & on the bench if we need 2 change it another 2-0 win

how people r questioning malky is baffling

Why are people slagging off Cowie!? Yet again more clueless people on here.

Malky will aim to keep it tight in the first half and Cowie will cover alot of ground (i.e double up on Zaha when he has the ball), if and when the game opens up players like Kim and Noone will come on and have more of an impact.

People moaned last year when we couldn't rotate the squad, now they're moaning becasue we are. Cowie may not be the most technically gifted but he'll work and he has an eye for a pass. His game is more suited for the central role, so give the guy a chance before your jump on his back!

How about you back the team for once instead of looking for negatives all the time.

Rant over.

C'mon City!!!!!

Let's just see the change in midfield as a reaction to a scouting report on Palaces play. Perhaps we need a bit more bite through the middle instead the all out attack of Noone.

Why are people slagging off Cowie!? Yet again more clueless people on here.

Malky will aim to keep it tight in the first half and Cowie will cover alot of ground (i.e double up on Zaha when he has the ball), if and when the game opens up players like Kim and Noone will come on and have more of an impact.

People moaned last year when we couldn't rotate the squad, now they're moaning becasue we are. Cowie may not be the most technically gifted but he'll work and he has an eye for a pass. His game is more suited for the central role, so give the guy a chance before your jump on his back!

How about you back the team for once instead of looking for negatives all the time.

Rant over.

C'mon City!!!!!

Exactly.

GUNNAR 1 NIL

Gunnarssssssssss

gooooal!!

COWIE 2 NIL

HAHAHAHA DON COWIEEE!!!! SHHHHHH

and another

FFS WHY DID HE PLAY COWIE!


HE's only scored a bloody goal

Yea Cowie is crap isn't he guys!?

He starts and scores, I hope he's dropped next game.

Yes come on you MIGHTY BLUEBIRDS

Bad team selection from Malky. Palace will look at that and think they got a chance.

Should have gone with Noone and Kim on the wings, pushed Bellars up front.

With this squad Cowie shd be nowhere near the starting 11.

Crazy statement really.

Cowie has always been played wide. He's not a wide player. Seems to be doing ok today.

shame he cant put the ball in the net though..


oh, hang on

bluebirds