' LATEST NEWS: ' PRESTON v CARDIFF CITY ' MATCH THREAD

MATCH THREAD: PRESTON v CARDIFF CITY
Championship
Saturday, 17 October, 15:00

Marshall
Peltier Connolly Morrison Malone
Pilkington Whittingham Dikgacoi Ralls
Mason Ameobi

Moore
Tamas
John
O'Keefe
Gunnarsson
Noone
Revell

Pay on the gate

" UPDATED DAILY "

About 500 City fans are expected to travel



Latest News
Close Team news
Preston loanee Eoin Doyle is not eligible to play against his parent club Cardiff and fellow forward Joe Garner is banned.
Boss Simon Grayson is hopeful Paul Gallagher (hamstring) and defender Paul Huntington (calf) can return.

Cardiff are without Gabon defender Bruno Ecuele Manga (groin) for at least two months after he was injured on international duty.
But goalkeeper David Marshall returns after serving a two-match ban.


MANGA INJURED IN TRAINING OUT FOR 2 MONTHS




David Marshall is back after a 2 match ban.

Peltier is back and fully fit

Ben Turner and Macheda are still out injured.


Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

21 Moore
03 Fabio
04 Morrison
16 Connolly
28 Malone
13 Pilkington
15 Dikgacoi
07 Whittingham
08 Ralls
10 Mason
09 Jones

Preston

01 Pickford
15 Woods
05 Clarke
04 McCarthy
03 Cunningham
11 Johnson
16 Browne
19 Welsh
32 Reach
09 Keane
24 May


The Opposition

Preston North End Football Club (often shortened to PNE) is an English football club located in the Deepdale area of Preston, Lancashire. They currently play in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system, having won promotion from League One via the play-offs at the end of the 2014–15 season.

The club was a founding member of the Football League and completed the inaugural season unbeaten to become the first league champions, in the same season winning the FA Cup without conceding a goal to become the first club to achieve the English football "Double". Preston's unbeaten League and Cup season earned them the nickname "The Invincibles".

Preston's most recent major trophy success was their FA Cup victory over Huddersfield Town F.C. in 1938. Many notable players have played for the club, including Tom Finney, Bill Shankly, Tommy Docherty, Alan Kelly, Sr. and Graham Alexander.

Based on results achieved in the Football League from 1888–89 to 2014–15, Preston were ranked as the fourth most-successful English football club of all time domestically, while only Notts County had played more Football League games than Preston


2015/16 Latest Results

Cardiff

SAT 26 AUG 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 2 - 1 Charlton
SAT 20 SEP 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Rotherham 2 - 1 Cardiff
TUE 15 SEP 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 0 - 2 Hull
SAT 12 SEP 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 2 - 0 Huddersfield


Preston

SAT 3 OCT 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Sheff Wed 3 - 1 Preston
SAT 26 SEP 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Preston 1 - 1 Wolves
TUE 22 SEP 2015 - LEAGUE CUP Preston 2 - 2 Bournemouth
SAT 19 SEP 2015 - CHAMPIONSHIP Brentford 2 - 1 Preston


Last 5 meetings

2010/2011 Mon 25 Apr Preston N.E. 0 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 04 Dec Cardiff City 1 - 1 Preston N.E. Championship
2009/2010 Sat 27 Feb Preston N.E. 3 - 0 Cardiff City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 05 Dec Cardiff City 1 - 0 Preston N.E. Championship
2008/2009 Sat 18 Apr Preston N.E. 6 - 0 Cardiff City Championship


Previous Highlights




Deepdale



deepdaleDeepdale is an all-seater stadium, with a capacity of 24,500. It is the home ground of Preston North End.

Much of the ground has been rebuilt in recent years. The North, East and West sides of the ground have large, covered single tier stands, named after former players Tom Finney, Bill Shankly and Alan Kelly.

The Invincibles stand, completely filling the Southern side of the ground, was completed in 2008, with a build cost of around £10 million. Though similar to the other stands, it has a smaller seating area, with executive boxes above. Away fans are housed in the Bill Shankly Stand. Outside the stadium, near the National Football Museum, is a statue of former Preston legend Tom Finney.

Match Odds

Preston 7/5
Draw 9/4
Cardiff 21/10

Tickets

Sat. 17th October 2015. KO. 3pm

Available to current Season Ticket Holders and Gold / Junior Bluebird Members only.

Ticket Prices:
Adults: £24.00
Seniors 65+: £16.00
Young Adult 16-18yrs: £16.00
Full Time Students: £16.00
*Proof of full time education must be provided at the turnstiles*
Juniors 8-15yrs: £8.00
Under 8yrs: £2.00
*Under 8 only available when purchased with a full paying adult*

Disabled Allocations:
Prices as stated above + Carer: free of charge

Additional Information:
Supporters are advised to bring proof of age with them if a concession rate ticket is purchased.
Stewards may ask supporters to prove they are the relevant age band, any supporter who cannot produce ID will be sent to the Ticket Office to upgrade their match ticket to a full paying adult.

Tickets On Sale from:
9am on Thurs. 10th September
0845 345 1400
http://www.eticketing.co.uk/cardiffcity


Guess the Score / Attendance

Post your predicted score/attendance below

2 nil City.

Preston 1 Bluebirds 2

2-2

1-1

Looking 4ward now. Cant wait for Preston.We can beat an ordinary Preston side who have yet to come to terms with the Championship.
2-0 City

Yassss there's Pay at the Gate! Confirmation I'll defo be there, can't wait!

Preston 1-3 Cardiff

LOOKING BACK: SHANKLY WAS A BLUEBIRD

14th October 2015

by Richard Shepherd

Bill Shankly is known as one of the finest managers in the history of the game, and the man who built Liverpool into a major force in world football.

He is remembered every bit as fondly by Saturday’s opponents Preston North End too, having represented the Lilywhites for the vast majority of his playing career - famously winning the FA Cup in 1938.


Shankly has been immortalised by both Liverpool and Preston with a statue outside Anfield (below), while his face is etched into the Bill Shakily Kop at Deepdale as seen above.



However, you may not have known that the midfielder also pulled on a Cardiff City shirt...

Shankly’s career as a footballer spanned either side of the Second World War, during which time players stationed in the Armed Forces could make guest appearances for local Clubs.

As a result, the Scotland international turned out for several sides in war-time regional league football – including Liverpool’s arch rivals, Everton.

Reds manager Shankly leads out Liverpool against Don Revie's Leeds United before the 1965 F.A. Cup Final



In October 1942, Cardiff City manager Cyril Spiers heard that the 28 year-old Shankly was based at St Athan RAF station in South Wales.

The City boss got in contact and invited him to play for the Bluebirds at Ninian Park in a regional League West match against Lovells Athletic, a factory-sponsored side based in Newport.

So, on October 3rd 1942 in front of 4,000 spectators, Bill Shankly played for Cardiff City and helped the side to a 3-1 victory.

Next up for City was another fixture away to Swansea. However, Shankly wasn’t to be involved – as he switched sides to play for Lovells Athletic the following week. William Shankly's legacy as a player and manager is fondly remembered by the footballing world each day - including his 100% win record as a Bluebird!

The Football League have now announced the Match Day officials that will take charge of our game against Preston North End this weekend.

Cardiff travel to Preston on Saturday October 17 for the game at Deepdale and the match carries a 3pm kick off.

Referee: Stuart Attwell
Linesman: Paul Graham and Matthew Perry
Fourth Official: Andy Haines

Match Day referee Attwell (Warwickshire) is yet to officiate a Cardiff game this season. He has however already taken in ten other matches so far in 2015-16 and in those games, across all competitions and Football divisions, he has handed out a total of 29 yellow cards and two red cards.

He was most card happy in the match he oversaw between Plymouth Argyle and Crawley Town on October 3 with a total of six yellows being shown.

Let`s hope it`s not another repeat and more of our players edge closer to automatic bans.

0-1

Where abouts is the confirmation of the pay at the gate? Can't see anything online. Had emailed both clubs and they said they would announce if there was.

2-1 Preston

David Marshall is back after a 2 match ban.

Peltier is back and fully fit

Ben Turner and Macheda are still out injured.

2-0 bloobirds

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1-1 Draw

David Marshall is back after a 2 match ban.

Peltier is back and fully fit

Ben Turner and Macheda are still out injured.

If fit, Manga should be brought back in to the starting line up. You cannot keep your best player out for ever.

MANGA OUT FOR 2 MONTHS INJURED IN TRAINING

Our club confirmed its pay on gate tomorrow when I rang this morning

Great cheers!

Close Team news
Preston loanee Eoin Doyle is not eligible to play against his parent club Cardiff and fellow forward Joe Garner is banned.
Boss Simon Grayson is hopeful Paul Gallagher (hamstring) and defender Paul Huntington (calf) can return.

Cardiff are without Gabon defender Bruno Ecuele Manga (groin) for at least two months after he was injured on international duty.
But goalkeeper David Marshall returns after serving a two-match ban.

David Marshall is back after a 2 match ban.

Peltier is back and fully fit.

Ben Turner and Macheda are still out injured.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=164000

Slade on Joe Mason

Joe Mason has five goals, they say you need a 20 goal striker to get promoted, can he do that?

He’s had 15 shots on target five have gone in. Joe’s doing what is required of him and he’s enjoying that number 10 position. He’s capable of getting a minimum of 15 goals I feel so, who knows, if he stays injury free he could get to 20, that personally would be a great season for him and good for team too.

Preston's Championship season continues against Cardiff at Deepdale on Saturday; with this a traditional 3pm kick-off.

Will a break, due to the international break, bring a change of fortunes for Preston? It'll certainly be hoped so but PNE face a Cardiff side that have only lost twice this season and will have plenty of confidence coming into this one but the home games are where points must be secured!

Simon Grayson can't call upon Cardiff loanee Eoin Doyle (ineligible) so he has to sit this one out along with fellow striker Joe Garner (suspension).

Preston should have Paul Gallagher (hamstring) and Paul Huntington (calf) fit to return though.

Cardiff will be without key defender Bruno Ecuele Manga (groin) after injury on international duty but 'keeper David Marshall (suspension) can return.

The last seven-matches against Cardiff have been positive for Preston at Deepdale, which it'll be hoped can carry on with five of the previous seven-matches won with the other two lost.

PNE will hope for a positive result, but will this happen?

Not long til kick off! Me and my mate have done an intensive Welsh language course this week so we can speak to you lot. Cmon the bluebirds!

Preston 1-1 City

Marshall
Peltier Connolly Morrison Malone
Pilkington Whittingham Dikgacoi Ralls
Mason Ameobi

Moore
Tamas
John
O'Keefe
Gunnarsson
Noone
Revell

Marshall
Peltier Connolly Morrison Malone
Pilkington Whittingham Dikgacoi Ralls
Mason Ameobi

Moore
Tamas
John
O'Keefe
Gunnarsson
Noone
Revell

Come on City from Belgrade