MY VIEW " VERY UNLUCKY BUT "

Unlucky?

Come on. Get real. Fortunate to get to extra time more like.

The result is what it is but don't pretend that it wasn't important. If you want to get the fans back, cup runs can do just that.

Guess it'll have to be the FA Cup then.

If you read what I said, I admitted we were lucky to get extra time - but up until we scored, MK Dons didn't offer much of a threat. Therefore we were a little unlucky.

We were also unlucky as Connolly and Moore were inches away from equalising in the end.

As Tonteg says, if Moore hadn't have messed up again then we'd be playing Southampton at home in the next round.

Agree 100% about cup runs.

Cheers Ned for me we had a strong team out tonight and I was expecting a win.

Safe journey home

We should have won Annis. Totally in control until Ralls went off. He ran the show in midfield. Nooney had a good game too. What disappointed me was the substitutions. Mâchéda didn't look interested and why not have a young left back on bench as Fabio was knackered and again went down with cramp. Kennedy should have been brought on and given a run out. Don't mind losing these games if the likes of Kennedy are given a chance and a few youngsters gain valuable experience.

Darren Purse in visitors end as well. Top bloke.

No that worried about being knocked out of the cup, we can concentrate on the league now. The only worrying thing is losing when we put out a strong side.

It was a strong side, but it also wasn't our usual starting 11 and the majority of our players tonight needed the run out to build up their match fitness. I think the fact MK Dons finished strongest shows some of our players tonight are not quite there fitness wise yet because of disruptive injuries or lack of game time. I think tonight was a good opportunity for some of our fringe players and reserves to get a full competitive game under their belt and that'll get them ready to step in for league games when required, which is the most important thing as we were never going to win this cup competition anyway. We seemed well in control for the majority of the game and they equalised with their first shot on target, so I'm not too disheartened at all.

I see what you mean with it being good for some fringe players. I'm probably just over reacting as I'm just going by the team sheet. Hopefully we will be back to winning ways against Notts Forest

Looking at the game tonight, I believe we have a fitness issue with our second string. A lot of the players were blowing out their assess half way through the second half. A lot of it I suppose is the top players coming back from injury, and not quite fit enough for the 90 minutes, let alone 120!!!

I believe the reason peltier came on was to solidify the defence as we were being bombarded by mk dons, I'm not saying it was the wrong move, it just didn't work.

Revell for me played well with a lot of passion. I think i can see the reason Slade wants to play him. He seemed injured early on in the second half but seemed to insist on playing on. For me, Revell has shown more desire and passion than any of our other strikers, and i feel he has done more for the team this season than Mason.

We looked like we could score at any moment tonight, but silly mistakes let us down.

I really enjoyed the trip and the game, just not the result.
ah well, on with the league.....

No that worried about being knocked out of the cup, we can concentrate on the league now. The only worrying thing is losing when we put out a strong side.

It was a strong side, but it also wasn't our usual starting 11 and the majority of our players tonight needed the run out to build up their match fitness. I think the fact MK Dons finished strongest shows some of our players tonight are not quite there fitness wise yet because of disruptive injuries or lack of game time. I think tonight was a good opportunity for some of our fringe players and reserves to get a full competitive game under their belt and that'll get them ready to step in for league games when required, which is the most important thing as we were never going to win this cup competition anyway. We seemed well in control for the majority of the game and they equalised with their first shot on target, so I'm not too disheartened at all.

I see what you mean with it being good for some fringe players. I'm probably just over reacting as I'm just going by the team sheet. Hopefully we will be back to winning ways against Notts Forest

I don't think you're over reacting mate, I looked at our team tonight and I strongly fancied us to win. I wasn't there tonight, but we seemed well in control until they equalised. I think Mr Shed has hit the nail on the head saying some players returning from injuries out there tonight weren't quite ready for 90 minutes, so it was no surprise MK Dons finished stronger and then won the game in extra time. Hopefully the run out tonight will benefit our squad though and we can win at Forest this Saturday.

Unlucky?

Come on. Get real. Fortunate to get to extra time more like.

The result is what it is but don't pretend that it wasn't important. If you want to get the fans back, cup runs can do just that.

Guess it'll have to be the FA Cup then.

Did you watch the game? We created far more than them, it could have been 3-0 first half. If anything they are lucky we couldn't finish or Kenwyn wasn't playing because the amount of balls we put in for a piss poor header to be on the end was frustrating. We fell to bits when they scored but I think we were by far the better team untill then.

Unlucky?

Come on. Get real. Fortunate to get to extra time more like.

The result is what it is but don't pretend that it wasn't important. If you want to get the fans back, cup runs can do just that.

Guess it'll have to be the FA Cup then.

If you read what I said, I admitted we were lucky to get extra time - but up until we scored, MK Dons didn't offer much of a threat. Therefore we were a little unlucky.

We were also unlucky as Connolly and Moore were inches away from equalising in the end.

As Tonteg says, if Moore hadn't have messed up again then we'd be playing Southampton at home in the next round.

Agree 100% about cup runs.

That wasn't luck, that was point blank headers missed - lack of skill and composure.

Cheers Ned for me we had a strong team out tonight and I was expecting a win.

Safe journey home

Annis, I travelled up and was pleasantly surprised with the team put out but with some reservations about the ability to score more than the odd goal...and that is how it proved!

We should/could have been out of sight by the time MK Dons came into the game but, in typical City style, we failed to capitalise on some excellent build up work

Mind you, the goal celebration from Revell was something else! He looked like he had just proven a point and gestured wildly toward the bench rather than the fans (in front of whom he was standing). I thought he was The Hulk for a minute! LOL

Enjoyed the game in what was one of, if not THE, best stadiums (and outside facilities) I have ever visited for style and comfort (padded seats and all) and I also have to praise the local Stewards and MK Dons fans for their very friendly welcome to Cardiff City supporters

Didn't see an ounce of trouble and met some genuinely nice people who were full of praise for our team and our (very vocal) fans who attended

Result apart, a very good evening out and will look to attend the league game on Boxing Day, too!

Got to laugh at some of the comments about the cup is not important anyway. What a load of nonsense. When the club is losing supporters like football is going out of fashion, two things that will stimulate interest are a push for promotion or a good cup run. Apart from a small group of fans who live in a world of fantasy, most people know we are not going to be playing Premiership football next season. A good cup run not only gives an opportunity to our fringe squad players, and those getting back to fitness, but can also draw in extra fans as we've seen in the past. If we had won last night, the usual suspects on here would probably be forecasting us to do the double this season, Championship champions and League cup winners, the same ones who no doubt are now saying the cup means nothing.

We have actually got a team who can compete this year Not like last season where it was over the top all the time just hoping someone will get on the end so tell me the ones saying 'slade out' what's your reason I'm sure I can recall last season most saying if we're competitive and pass the ball on the ground you will have no problem sure most of the fans just want something to moan about

MK Dons lmao .. Well done . going absolutely nowhere this season ! Get in the Dons

Got to laugh at some of the comments about the cup is not important anyway. What a load of nonsense. When the club is losing supporters like football is going out of fashion, two things that will stimulate interest are a push for promotion or a good cup run. Apart from a small group of fans who live in a world of fantasy, most people know we are not going to be playing Premiership football next season. A good cup run not only gives an opportunity to our fringe squad players, and those getting back to fitness, but can also draw in extra fans as we've seen in the past. If we had won last night, the usual suspects on here would probably be forecasting us to do the double this season, Championship champions and League cup winners, the same ones who no doubt are now saying the cup means nothing.

Was just about about to write something very similar to this so I agree with you fully.

'Cup runs are not important' and ' Now we can concentrate on the league' are two of the most stupidest statements I've heard.
As you say, the fantasists on here, always worth a laugh.

MK Dons lmao .. Well done . going absolutely nowhere this season ! Get in the Dons

The resident bitter idiot has landed.

Very odd situation with Kennedy, seems to be another slade signing not rated by slade. Shame as it's one of few who look decent.

All very well cost cutting but still a big enough squad to compete in the cup. A cup run brings it's own financial reward.

:sladeout: asap please. Terrible result and unacceptable

I agree Saddles,,,& with our club now making noises about How to bring back the fans?????
This was the last thing we needed.

A good Cup run would, IMO, have created a lot of interest,,,& perhaps maybe stoked up & rekindled the enthusiasm in many thousands of "stay away" fans. The only way our club will re unite & bring back the many missing fans is simple;

Success on the Pitch,,,,& that really is a FACT!!!

:sladeout: asap please. Terrible result and unacceptable

I agree Saddles,,,& with our club now making noises about How to bring back the fans?????
This was the last thing we needed.

A good Cup run would, IMO, have created a lot of interest,,,& perhaps maybe stoked up & rekindled the enthusiasm in many thousands of "stay away" fans. The only way our club will re unite & bring back the many missing fans is simple;

Success on the Pitch,,,,& that really is a FACT!!!

why would u want slade out when he's steadied the ship from last year's dire performances we dominated a couple of games already this season seem to be playing nice passing attacking football and got us in a decent position in the championship what do you exactly want from him? Barca and real standard football?

Looking at the game tonight, I believe we have a fitness issue with our second string. A lot of the players were blowing out their assess half way through the second half. A lot of it I suppose is the top players coming back from injury, and not quite fit enough for the 90 minutes, let alone 120!!!

I believe the reason peltier came on was to solidify the defence as we were being bombarded by mk dons, I'm not saying it was the wrong move, it just didn't work.

Revell for me played well with a lot of passion. I think i can see the reason Slade wants to play him. He seemed injured early on in the second half but seemed to insist on playing on. For me, Revell has shown more desire and passion than any of our other strikers, and i feel he has done more for the team this season than Mason.

We looked like we could score at any moment tonight, but silly mistakes let us down.

I really enjoyed the trip and the game, just not the result.
ah well, on with the league.....

I agree, our first team don't seem to have as much of an issue but there were a lot last night who couldn't cope. As extra time started, our players were virtually on the floor. I think it was adrenaline which got them through the 30 minutes.

As much passion as he plays with or however hard he works, Revell is simply not good enough.

Unlucky?

Come on. Get real. Fortunate to get to extra time more like.

The result is what it is but don't pretend that it wasn't important. If you want to get the fans back, cup runs can do just that.

Guess it'll have to be the FA Cup then.

Did you watch the game? We created far more than them, it could have been 3-0 first half. If anything they are lucky we couldn't finish or Kenwyn wasn't playing because the amount of balls we put in for a piss poor header to be on the end was frustrating. We fell to bits when they scored but I think we were by far the better team untill then.

If our strikers scored every chance they get, they wouldn't be playing in the Championship.

I guess you were one of the fans who expected us to score every time we went forward?

Cheers Ned for me we had a strong team out tonight and I was expecting a win.

Safe journey home

Annis, I travelled up and was pleasantly surprised with the team put out but with some reservations about the ability to score more than the odd goal...and that is how it proved!

We should/could have been out of sight by the time MK Dons came into the game but, in typical City style, we failed to capitalise on some excellent build up work

Mind you, the goal celebration from Revell was something else! He looked like he had just proven a point and gestured wildly toward the bench rather than the fans (in front of whom he was standing). I thought he was The Hulk for a minute! LOL

Enjoyed the game in what was one of, if not THE, best stadiums (and outside facilities) I have ever visited for style and comfort (padded seats and all) and I also have to praise the local Stewards and MK Dons fans for their very friendly welcome to Cardiff City supporters

Didn't see an ounce of trouble and met some genuinely nice people who were full of praise for our team and our (very vocal) fans who attended

Result apart, a very good evening out and will look to attend the league game on Boxing Day, too!

Couldn't understand the celebration, seemed to point at the name on his shirt and then pointed towards Slade as if to make a point? Very strange as Slade has given him more chances than a lot of managers would.

Great stadium, the seats were very comfortable. Definitely a stadium fit for Premier League football. Stewards couldn't have been better, only asked people to sit down once and didn't mind when everyone stayed standing up.

Great view of the pitch.

Got to laugh at some of the comments about the cup is not important anyway. What a load of nonsense. When the club is losing supporters like football is going out of fashion, two things that will stimulate interest are a push for promotion or a good cup run. Apart from a small group of fans who live in a world of fantasy, most people know we are not going to be playing Premiership football next season. A good cup run not only gives an opportunity to our fringe squad players, and those getting back to fitness, but can also draw in extra fans as we've seen in the past. If we had won last night, the usual suspects on here would probably be forecasting us to do the double this season, Championship champions and League cup winners, the same ones who no doubt are now saying the cup means nothing.

Spot on Steve

Very odd situation with Kennedy, seems to be another slade signing not rated by slade. Shame as it's one of few who look decent.

All very well cost cutting but still a big enough squad to compete in the cup. A cup run brings it's own financial reward.

Agree, it's very strange. O'Keefe is another who he signed and rarely plays. O'Keefe actually did ok last night, but I still don't think he's good enough but it asks the question on these two, Why did Slade sign them?

MK Dons lmao .. Well done . going absolutely nowhere this season ! Get in the Dons

Actually, AFC Wimbledon are the Dons.

Very odd situation with Kennedy, seems to be another slade signing not rated by slade. Shame as it's one of few who look decent.

All very well cost cutting but still a big enough squad to compete in the cup. A cup run brings it's own financial reward.

Agree, it's very strange. O'Keefe is another who he signed and rarely plays. O'Keefe actually did ok last night, but I still don't think he's good enough but it asks the question on these two, Why did Slade sign them?

I would have liked to have seen more of O'Keefe towards the end of last season.

Very odd situation with Kennedy, seems to be another slade signing not rated by slade. Shame as it's one of few who look decent.

All very well cost cutting but still a big enough squad to compete in the cup. A cup run brings it's own financial reward.

Agree, it's very strange. O'Keefe is another who he signed and rarely plays. O'Keefe actually did ok last night, but I still don't think he's good enough but it asks the question on these two, Why did Slade sign them?

I would have liked to have seen more of O'Keefe towards the end of last season.

In reality, he's not going to play much which is why it was a strange signing in the first place. Especially now Dikgacoi is fit and looking good.

Would anyone really put O'Keefe in their midfield ahead of Ralls, Dikgacoi, Whittingham, Noone, Pilkington or Ameobi?

Unlucky?

Come on. Get real. Fortunate to get to extra time more like.

The result is what it is but don't pretend that it wasn't important. If you want to get the fans back, cup runs can do just that.

Guess it'll have to be the FA Cup then.

Did you watch the game? We created far more than them, it could have been 3-0 first half. If anything they are lucky we couldn't finish or Kenwyn wasn't playing because the amount of balls we put in for a piss poor header to be on the end was frustrating. We fell to bits when they scored but I think we were by far the better team untill then.

If our strikers scored every chance they get, they wouldn't be playing in the Championship.

I guess you were one of the fans who expected us to score every time we went forward?

No I just think we should have been more clinical, but we done well considering the injuries. we certainly wernt lucky to make it to extra time after controlling 70% of the game and creating more chances. It's just an honest criticism. so shove your 'one of those fans' high horse comment up your arse

Unlucky?

Come on. Get real. Fortunate to get to extra time more like.

The result is what it is but don't pretend that it wasn't important. If you want to get the fans back, cup runs can do just that.

Guess it'll have to be the FA Cup then.

Did you watch the game? We created far more than them, it could have been 3-0 first half. If anything they are lucky we couldn't finish or Kenwyn wasn't playing because the amount of balls we put in for a piss poor header to be on the end was frustrating. We fell to bits when they scored but I think we were by far the better team untill then.

If our strikers scored every chance they get, they wouldn't be playing in the Championship.

I guess you were one of the fans who expected us to score every time we went forward?

No I just think we should have been more clinical, but we done well considering the injuries. we certainly wernt lucky to make it to extra time after controlling 70% of the game and creating more chances. It's just an honest criticism. so shove your 'one of those fans' high horse comment up your arse

Did you see the last 20 minutes? They were all over us and Macheda cleared off the line.

Well you clearly were one of those fans

Unlucky?

Come on. Get real. Fortunate to get to extra time more like.

The result is what it is but don't pretend that it wasn't important. If you want to get the fans back, cup runs can do just that.

Guess it'll have to be the FA Cup then.

Did you watch the game? We created far more than them, it could have been 3-0 first half. If anything they are lucky we couldn't finish or Kenwyn wasn't playing because the amount of balls we put in for a piss poor header to be on the end was frustrating. We fell to bits when they scored but I think we were by far the better team untill then.

If our strikers scored every chance they get, they wouldn't be playing in the Championship.

I guess you were one of the fans who expected us to score every time we went forward?

No I just think we should have been more clinical, but we done well considering the injuries. we certainly wernt lucky to make it to extra time after controlling 70% of the game and creating more chances. It's just an honest criticism. so shove your 'one of those fans' high horse comment up your arse

Did you see the last 20 minutes? They were all over us and Macheda cleared off the line.

Well you clearly were one of those fans

Yes that's why I said 70%...

Unlucky?

Come on. Get real. Fortunate to get to extra time more like.

The result is what it is but don't pretend that it wasn't important. If you want to get the fans back, cup runs can do just that.

Guess it'll have to be the FA Cup then.

Did you watch the game? We created far more than them, it could have been 3-0 first half. If anything they are lucky we couldn't finish or Kenwyn wasn't playing because the amount of balls we put in for a piss poor header to be on the end was frustrating. We fell to bits when they scored but I think we were by far the better team untill then.

If our strikers scored every chance they get, they wouldn't be playing in the Championship.

I guess you were one of the fans who expected us to score every time we went forward?

No I just think we should have been more clinical, but we done well considering the injuries. we certainly wernt lucky to make it to extra time after controlling 70% of the game and creating more chances. It's just an honest criticism. so shove your 'one of those fans' high horse comment up your arse

Did you see the last 20 minutes? They were all over us and Macheda cleared off the line.

Well you clearly were one of those fans

Yes that's why I said 70%...

So we weren't lucky to get to extra time and we weren't unlucky to lose? If we controlled 70% of the game then surely we were unlucky to lose? At the same time, as MK Dons finished strongly, we were lucky to not go 2-1 behind in normal time.

I stand by what I said. We were very unlucky in that we created good chances for our strikers, who couldn't score the opportunities. Also we came very close at the end through Connolly and Moore. Forgot to mention, Ameobi should have scored too.

Having said that, we were fortunate to get to extra time for the reasons I've said.

So overall, as I put in the title, we were unlucky to lose this match. If Moore hadn't made the mistake for their first goal, we'd be looking forward to playing Southampton right now.

Unlucky?

Come on. Get real. Fortunate to get to extra time more like.

The result is what it is but don't pretend that it wasn't important. If you want to get the fans back, cup runs can do just that.

Guess it'll have to be the FA Cup then.

Did you watch the game? We created far more than them, it could have been 3-0 first half. If anything they are lucky we couldn't finish or Kenwyn wasn't playing because the amount of balls we put in for a piss poor header to be on the end was frustrating. We fell to bits when they scored but I think we were by far the better team untill then.

If our strikers scored every chance they get, they wouldn't be playing in the Championship.

I guess you were one of the fans who expected us to score every time we went forward?

No I just think we should have been more clinical, but we done well considering the injuries. we certainly wernt lucky to make it to extra time after controlling 70% of the game and creating more chances. It's just an honest criticism. so shove your 'one of those fans' high horse comment up your arse

Did you see the last 20 minutes? They were all over us and Macheda cleared off the line.

Well you clearly were one of those fans

Yes that's why I said 70%...

So we weren't lucky to get to extra time and we weren't unlucky to lose? If we controlled 70% of the game then surely we were unlucky to lose? At the same time, as MK Dons finished strongly, we were lucky to not go 2-1 behind in normal time.

I stand by what I said. We were very unlucky in that we created good chances for our strikers, who couldn't score the opportunities. Also we came very close at the end through Connolly and Moore. Forgot to mention, Ameobi should have scored too.

Having said that, we were fortunate to get to extra time for the reasons I've said.

So overall, as I put in the title, we were unlucky to lose this match. If Moore hadn't made the mistake for their first goal, we'd be looking forward to playing Southampton right now.

Luck seems to be the in word for every game we have failed to win so far this season. You make your own luck, and we can't continually say that every game we draw should have been a win, and every game we lose should have been a draw. As plenty of people on this forum have said in the past, possession percentage is irrelevant, it's what you do with the ball that counts. We lost and that's it, end of story. We will lose plenty more during the course of the season, and we can't keep on blaming things on luck. We have to score more than we concede, and it's not bad luck that we don't have the quality of striker needed to score on a regular basis, particularly when Jones is either out of form,injured or rested.

Unlucky?

Come on. Get real. Fortunate to get to extra time more like.

The result is what it is but don't pretend that it wasn't important. If you want to get the fans back, cup runs can do just that.

Guess it'll have to be the FA Cup then.

Did you watch the game? We created far more than them, it could have been 3-0 first half. If anything they are lucky we couldn't finish or Kenwyn wasn't playing because the amount of balls we put in for a piss poor header to be on the end was frustrating. We fell to bits when they scored but I think we were by far the better team untill then.

If our strikers scored every chance they get, they wouldn't be playing in the Championship.

I guess you were one of the fans who expected us to score every time we went forward?

No I just think we should have been more clinical, but we done well considering the injuries. we certainly wernt lucky to make it to extra time after controlling 70% of the game and creating more chances. It's just an honest criticism. so shove your 'one of those fans' high horse comment up your arse

Did you see the last 20 minutes? They were all over us and Macheda cleared off the line.

Well you clearly were one of those fans

Yes that's why I said 70%...

So we weren't lucky to get to extra time and we weren't unlucky to lose? If we controlled 70% of the game then surely we were unlucky to lose? At the same time, as MK Dons finished strongly, we were lucky to not go 2-1 behind in normal time.

I stand by what I said. We were very unlucky in that we created good chances for our strikers, who couldn't score the opportunities. Also we came very close at the end through Connolly and Moore. Forgot to mention, Ameobi should have scored too.

Having said that, we were fortunate to get to extra time for the reasons I've said.

So overall, as I put in the title, we were unlucky to lose this match. If Moore hadn't made the mistake for their first goal, we'd be looking forward to playing Southampton right now.

Luck seems to be the in word for every game we have failed to win so far this season. You make your own luck, and we can't continually say that every game we draw should have been a win, and every game we lose should have been a draw. As plenty of people on this forum have said in the past, possession percentage is irrelevant, it's what you do with the ball that counts. We lost and that's it, end of story. We will lose plenty more during the course of the season, and we can't keep on blaming things on luck. We have to score more than we concede, and it's not bad luck that we don't have the quality of striker needed to score on a regular basis, particularly when Jones is either out of form,injured or rested.

Sort of agree with you.

But I would say every team in the world needs a little bit of luck, whether that be a defenders mistake or strikers judging the flight of the ball perfectly.

Moore's header was inches away from equalising. Their goalkeeper did well in the first half, and if he'd have let just one of them in then we would have won. In the same way we would have won, if Moore hadn't made another mistake.

The reality is, if I'm honest, there's only one striker at the club that I have faith in to score goals and that's Kenwyne Jones. As you say though, we need an alternative for the weeks he will be injured or rested. Is Mason good enough to score plenty of goals? I'm not sure.