MATCH THREAD: " BARNSLEY v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

Mick will get this right, a 3 nil win for Cardiff tonight.

He’s picked Flint, we’re gonna smash them tonight.

Cardiff City: Smithies; Ng, Flint, Nelson, Bagan; Ralls, Vaulks, Bacuna; Ojo, Moore, Hoilett.

Subs: Phillips, Morrison, Sang, Pack, Wilson, Murphy, Harris, Davies, Glatzel.

Bennett was the one MM told “you don’t do that in my team” in training hmmm

GO BIG MICK

JOE BENNETT INJURED / GREG CUNNINGHAM GOING OUT ON LOAN TOMORROW

First long throw of the match. Vaulks finds Moore, who flicks on, but Barnsley clear.

Academy striker Isaak Davies named on the bench tonight. A great night for him & Tom Sang.

All a bit scrappy early doors. No one can get the ball down on the ground and play. The pitch is horrific.

The pitch is horrific.

Barnsley have an early goal disallowed

Flint hoofs one forward and Hoilett controls well in behind the defence, but he is offside.

Barnsley have an early goal disallowed

Aden Flint clatters into Curtis Nelson after a horrifically miscued clearance from Hoilett.

Flint's header careers towards Alex Smithies before Cauley Woodrow nudges the keeper out of the way.

The ball trickles into the net but the referee rules it out for a foul on the keeper.

Barnsley have started well here. A couple of balls lumped into the box are troubling Cardiff, who look shaky at the back early doors.

Curtis Nelson just manages to head away from danger and Ralls clears.

Cardiff at the moment dont look organised and very shaky

It is fair to say this has been a very average quarter of an hour so far.

Barnsley by far the better team so far


Smithies comes out bravely to collect a dangerous cross over the top of Woodrow's head.

The biggest thing I've noticed is Mick doesn't stop shouting and instructing! Could you even hear NH on the commentary? Can't hear the commentary over Mick!!

Vaulks finds Flint at the back post with a diagonal free-kick, but the defender's header doesn't have enough power on it to trouble the keeper.

Barnsley 1-0

Barnsley by far the better team so far

Flint lost his man! Double marking the wrong man!

Flint lost his man! Double marking the wrong man!

Agreed awful defending

Ralls fires a corner to the back post and Moore wins the header, but it's then cleared.

Ng drills one shot, but it's cleared again, then Vaulks fluffs his lines from the second rebound.

Flint is a an awful player.

We just can't defend

No surprises, we' are terrible, new manager or not. Very much in a relegation fight.

Woeful defending for the goal. Free header in six yard box??

Woodrow fires a volley from range, but it's saved by Smithies.

Being totally bossed so far. Horrible feeling we will get hammered tonight.