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Cardiff v Albion, 10.02.2015


Published 11/02/15



If you didn’t make it down there to witness it:

Congratulations to you on your foresight. Around 490 or so hardy Albion fans made the journey west on a cold night in the Welsh capital, and were immediately disappointed at the absence of a laser light show, flame-shooters or fireworks, as seems to be traditional for sporting contests in Cardiff these days.

Instead, the atmosphere inside a suspiciously empty stadium- officially the attendance was 19,206, but it seems likely Cardiff are playing the same game as the Albion when announcing crowd figures- felt flat and nervous from the start, with neither team showing any kind of good form lately.



Missing: one atmosphere


It’s a struggle to recall any events at all in the first half. Beram Kayal, making his first start for the club, somewhat comically avoided a booking for a challenge on ex-Albion winger Craig Noone, and a couple of times left us wondering what passes for a foul in the world of Scottish football.

(oh…wait…)




Somebody or other headed over from a Joao Teixeira free kick at some point- your correspondent was probably [playing Candy Crush Soda/reading the programme/ having a little snooze] and missed exactly who it was- but suffice it to say that it wasn’t close enough to goal to get anybody out of their seats in anticipation.

That was essentially it for one of the worst halves of football you’ll see in a long time. Astonishingly, the Albion at this point in proceedings were actually the better of the two sides, an accolade up there with winning first prize in the World’s Tallest Dwarf competition.

Apologies for the lack of action in this report, but, you know, it’s a pretty fair reflection on events. City found themselves noisily booed off by their own fans as the half time whistle went: the Albion support , in contrast, were more generous (or perhaps were simply asleep).




The Bluebirds changed their formation for the second half, bringing on new striker Eoin Doyle and attempting a 4-4-2 in an effort to break down the Albion’s numbers in midfield. The move seemed to provide them with slightly more impetus, and a scuffed, deflected shot that rolled comfortably to David Stockdale received an ironic-sounding standing ovation from all around the stadium, marking as it did the first shot on target by either side. Shortly afterwards, Albion joined the party with a free kick from Teixeira being tipped over with ease by David Marshall.

Fans hoping the game might somehow be sparked into life as a result were, once again disappointed, despite a comedy goalmouth scramble in the City penalty area evoking memories of schoolboy football matches (it goes without saying that nobody in a red & black shirt was able to capitalise).

City ultimately missed two golden chances towards the end, as defensive errors left Kenwyne Jones and Aron Gunnarsson with free headers inside the box, but perhaps a goal for either side would have been a travesty in the end.

The concern for Albion fans will be what appeared to be a disappointing lack of desire across the pitch, with Rohan Ince the honourable exception. Against opponents who were transparently lacking in confidence, and under huge pressure from their own supporters, they were there for the taking, yet barely a single Albion player looked willing or likely to capitalise.

On far too many occasions, the simple pass was eschewed in favour of a risky option, resulting in the ball being continuously lost. Leon Best up front showed no signs of being the answer to the Albion’s striking woes, in an anonymous performance.

Low points: most of the match; an attempted pass out of defence by Dunk using the outside of his boot, which went straight to a City player and resulted in their best chance of the game; Leon Best’s anonymity. Seeing that Millwall had won.

Positives: well, it’s a point away from home, and a precious clean sheet. It was good to see Kayal get on the pitch, Dale Stephens return and there were occasional signs that he might prove a decent acquisition. Ince continued his decent run of form. Um…the final whistle.

And so to Hillsborough on Saturday, a ground where the Albion have never won a game. A mere month or so ago, with Hughton newly installed, and three spirit-lifting away wins in the bag, it all looked as though things were on the up, and the march away from the relegation zone was a mere formality. If anybody needed a wake-up call on that front, it’s now. Reality is starting to bite.

Men of Harlech, stop your snoring
Pray your games aren’t all this boring
One up front, and no-one scoring
It’s like watching us.

Haha, that is so sad I'm laughing.

It appears nobody gained anything from the match then!

Fair enough. Both clubs were poor on and off the pitch last night. It was almost as bad as that Rotherham game.

Haha, that is so sad I'm laughing.

It appears nobody gained anything from the match then!

We were shit, they were shit and Ref was worse than both teams

Cardiff v Albion, 10.02.2015


Published 11/02/15



If you didn’t make it down there to witness it:

Congratulations to you on your foresight. Around 490 or so hardy Albion fans made the journey west on a cold night in the Welsh capital, and were immediately disappointed at the absence of a laser light show, flame-shooters or fireworks, as seems to be traditional for sporting contests in Cardiff these days.

Instead, the atmosphere inside a suspiciously empty stadium- officially the attendance was 19,206, but it seems likely Cardiff are playing the same game as the Albion when announcing crowd figures- felt flat and nervous from the start, with neither team showing any kind of good form lately.



Missing: one atmosphere


It’s a struggle to recall any events at all in the first half. Beram Kayal, making his first start for the club, somewhat comically avoided a booking for a challenge on ex-Albion winger Craig Noone, and a couple of times left us wondering what passes for a foul in the world of Scottish football.

(oh…wait…)




Somebody or other headed over from a Joao Teixeira free kick at some point- your correspondent was probably [playing Candy Crush Soda/reading the programme/ having a little snooze] and missed exactly who it was- but suffice it to say that it wasn’t close enough to goal to get anybody out of their seats in anticipation.

That was essentially it for one of the worst halves of football you’ll see in a long time. Astonishingly, the Albion at this point in proceedings were actually the better of the two sides, an accolade up there with winning first prize in the World’s Tallest Dwarf competition.

Apologies for the lack of action in this report, but, you know, it’s a pretty fair reflection on events. City found themselves noisily booed off by their own fans as the half time whistle went: the Albion support , in contrast, were more generous (or perhaps were simply asleep).




The Bluebirds changed their formation for the second half, bringing on new striker Eoin Doyle and attempting a 4-4-2 in an effort to break down the Albion’s numbers in midfield. The move seemed to provide them with slightly more impetus, and a scuffed, deflected shot that rolled comfortably to David Stockdale received an ironic-sounding standing ovation from all around the stadium, marking as it did the first shot on target by either side. Shortly afterwards, Albion joined the party with a free kick from Teixeira being tipped over with ease by David Marshall.

Fans hoping the game might somehow be sparked into life as a result were, once again disappointed, despite a comedy goalmouth scramble in the City penalty area evoking memories of schoolboy football matches (it goes without saying that nobody in a red & black shirt was able to capitalise).

City ultimately missed two golden chances towards the end, as defensive errors left Kenwyne Jones and Aron Gunnarsson with free headers inside the box, but perhaps a goal for either side would have been a travesty in the end.

The concern for Albion fans will be what appeared to be a disappointing lack of desire across the pitch, with Rohan Ince the honourable exception. Against opponents who were transparently lacking in confidence, and under huge pressure from their own supporters, they were there for the taking, yet barely a single Albion player looked willing or likely to capitalise.

On far too many occasions, the simple pass was eschewed in favour of a risky option, resulting in the ball being continuously lost. Leon Best up front showed no signs of being the answer to the Albion’s striking woes, in an anonymous performance.

Low points: most of the match; an attempted pass out of defence by Dunk using the outside of his boot, which went straight to a City player and resulted in their best chance of the game; Leon Best’s anonymity. Seeing that Millwall had won.

Positives: well, it’s a point away from home, and a precious clean sheet. It was good to see Kayal get on the pitch, Dale Stephens return and there were occasional signs that he might prove a decent acquisition. Ince continued his decent run of form. Um…the final whistle.

And so to Hillsborough on Saturday, a ground where the Albion have never won a game. A mere month or so ago, with Hughton newly installed, and three spirit-lifting away wins in the bag, it all looked as though things were on the up, and the march away from the relegation zone was a mere formality. If anybody needed a wake-up call on that front, it’s now. Reality is starting to bite.

Men of Harlech, stop your snoring
Pray your games aren’t all this boring
One up front, and no-one scoring
It’s like watching us.

Can't disagree with anything at all in that report

" A goalmouth scramble in the city area which reminded me of schoolboy football". That bit cracked me up last night to be fair that's what it was like, five city players kicking the ball against one and other

Cardiff v Albion, 10.02.2015


Published 11/02/15



If you didn’t make it down there to witness it:

Congratulations to you on your foresight. Around 490 or so hardy Albion fans made the journey west on a cold night in the Welsh capital, and were immediately disappointed at the absence of a laser light show, flame-shooters or fireworks, as seems to be traditional for sporting contests in Cardiff these days.

Instead, the atmosphere inside a suspiciously empty stadium- officially the attendance was 19,206, but it seems likely Cardiff are playing the same game as the Albion when announcing crowd figures- felt flat and nervous from the start, with neither team showing any kind of good form lately.



Missing: one atmosphere


It’s a struggle to recall any events at all in the first half. Beram Kayal, making his first start for the club, somewhat comically avoided a booking for a challenge on ex-Albion winger Craig Noone, and a couple of times left us wondering what passes for a foul in the world of Scottish football.

(oh…wait…)




Somebody or other headed over from a Joao Teixeira free kick at some point- your correspondent was probably [playing Candy Crush Soda/reading the programme/ having a little snooze] and missed exactly who it was- but suffice it to say that it wasn’t close enough to goal to get anybody out of their seats in anticipation.

That was essentially it for one of the worst halves of football you’ll see in a long time. Astonishingly, the Albion at this point in proceedings were actually the better of the two sides, an accolade up there with winning first prize in the World’s Tallest Dwarf competition.

Apologies for the lack of action in this report, but, you know, it’s a pretty fair reflection on events. City found themselves noisily booed off by their own fans as the half time whistle went: the Albion support , in contrast, were more generous (or perhaps were simply asleep).




The Bluebirds changed their formation for the second half, bringing on new striker Eoin Doyle and attempting a 4-4-2 in an effort to break down the Albion’s numbers in midfield. The move seemed to provide them with slightly more impetus, and a scuffed, deflected shot that rolled comfortably to David Stockdale received an ironic-sounding standing ovation from all around the stadium, marking as it did the first shot on target by either side. Shortly afterwards, Albion joined the party with a free kick from Teixeira being tipped over with ease by David Marshall.

Fans hoping the game might somehow be sparked into life as a result were, once again disappointed, despite a comedy goalmouth scramble in the City penalty area evoking memories of schoolboy football matches (it goes without saying that nobody in a red & black shirt was able to capitalise).

City ultimately missed two golden chances towards the end, as defensive errors left Kenwyne Jones and Aron Gunnarsson with free headers inside the box, but perhaps a goal for either side would have been a travesty in the end.

The concern for Albion fans will be what appeared to be a disappointing lack of desire across the pitch, with Rohan Ince the honourable exception. Against opponents who were transparently lacking in confidence, and under huge pressure from their own supporters, they were there for the taking, yet barely a single Albion player looked willing or likely to capitalise.

On far too many occasions, the simple pass was eschewed in favour of a risky option, resulting in the ball being continuously lost. Leon Best up front showed no signs of being the answer to the Albion’s striking woes, in an anonymous performance.

Low points: most of the match; an attempted pass out of defence by Dunk using the outside of his boot, which went straight to a City player and resulted in their best chance of the game; Leon Best’s anonymity. Seeing that Millwall had won.

Positives: well, it’s a point away from home, and a precious clean sheet. It was good to see Kayal get on the pitch, Dale Stephens return and there were occasional signs that he might prove a decent acquisition. Ince continued his decent run of form. Um…the final whistle.

And so to Hillsborough on Saturday, a ground where the Albion have never won a game. A mere month or so ago, with Hughton newly installed, and three spirit-lifting away wins in the bag, it all looked as though things were on the up, and the march away from the relegation zone was a mere formality. If anybody needed a wake-up call on that front, it’s now. Reality is starting to bite.

Men of Harlech, stop your snoring
Pray your games aren’t all this boring
One up front, and no-one scoring
It’s like watching us.

A fairly assessed version of that dire match last night and my sentiments exactly. I was prepared to give Slade until the end of the season but I haven't seen anything about his tactics and team selection that would warrant me giving him that amount of time tbh. He and his coaching staff just haven't got any clue what they are doing and should do the decent thing and walk now. They are well out of their depth and by the looks of things I'm not on my own in that assumption. I really have had enough watching this dire display week in week out but because I'm a loyal fan I can't help but go and suffer everytime they play. Please spare us all the agony and leave now Mr Slade as this really is torture in the highest degree. Mr Tan please look deeply at your investment, I can say that, IMHO, you are looking down the barrel of a shotgun and about to lose the majority of the money you have put in. The saleable value of Ccfc will nowhere near meet what you put in so I plead with you now to stop the rot and get in a manager and coaching staff that know what they are doing before it is too late and you lose over half of your paying customers.
This comes from a lifetime fan that never normally moans and always gives managers and players a chance.

This report is now officially the best bit about last nights game!

i like to think. you pay your money watching that shit, next home game, to make you feel worse, having paid for a ticket, then another 20 +quid on top? sit there and watch, what looks like a cardiff under 5 team, not to mention the freezing weather, just go past where the players park there cars, just to really piss you off,

Bring back the half time schools footie they were always entertaining