' MATCH THREAD: CARDIFF CITY v QPR ' MATCH THREAD '

CARDIFF CITY v QPR
Championship
Saturday, 16 April, 15:00
Cardiff City Stadium

" PAY ON THE DAY, BUT A BIG CROWD IS EXPECTED "

QPR Sold just over 800 tickets

Team News
Marshall, Peltier, Connolly, Morrison, Malone, Whittingham, Ralls, O'Keefe, Noone, Immers, Pilkington.
Subs: Moore, Turner, Dikgacoi, Ameobi, Lawrence, Zohore, Gunnarsson.


NOT GOOD Manga 'major doubt'

Team news for QPR...

Slade confirms that Fabio is out with a groin problem, Pilkington is a doubt with his knee injury and Bruno Manga is a major doubt with a virus.


Cardiff City

Cardiff are hopeful that striker Anthony Pilkington will return to action after missing the trip to Fulham with a knee injury. Stuart O’Keefe is expected to return to the starting XI after being rested last-time out and Sammy Ameobi is expected to return to the matchday squad.

QPR

Jamie Mackie missed the last outing and could remain out with a hamstring injury while Rob Green is likely to continue his time on the sidelines due to a contractual complication. Full-back James Perch will miss the next three games with a thigh injury he picked up last time out, against Charlton.



" UPDATED DAILY "


Cardiff City expecting a crowd of around 20,000

Latest News


Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

1 Marshall
2 Peltier
4 Morrison
5 Ecuele Manga
28 Malone
11 Noone
17 Gunnarsson
8 Ralls
7 Whittingham
37 Lawrence
27 Immers


QPR

25 Smithies
24 Perch
5 Onuoha
4 Hall
40 Robinson
20 Henry
21 Luongo
7 Phillips
8 Chery
23 Hoilett
33 Polter


The Opposition



Queens Park Rangers Football Club (usually referred to as QPR) are a professional English football club in White City, London that play in The Championship, the second tier of English football. Their honours include winning the League Cup in 1967, being runners-up in the old First Division in 1975–76 and reaching the final of the FA Cup in 1982, where they lost 1–0 to Tottenham Hotspur in a replay after they drew 1–1 in the initial final match.

Queens Park Rangers were founded in 1886 after the merger of Christchurch Rangers and St. Judes Institute, and their traditional colours are blue and white. In the early years after the club's formation in their original home of Queen's Park, games were played at many different grounds until finally the club settled into their current location at Loftus Road. Owing to their proximity to other west London clubs, QPR maintain long-standing rivalries with several other clubs in the area. The most notable of these are Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford, with whom they contest what are known as West London Derbies. Outside London, QPR also traditionally share rivalries with Watford, Luton and Cardiff, although in recent years these fixtures have become less prominent.


2015/16 Latest Results

Cardiff

SAT 9 APR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Fulham 2 - 1 Cardiff
TUE 5 APR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Burnley 0 - 0 Cardiff
SAT 2 APR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 2 - 1 Derby
SAT 19 MAR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Reading 1 - 1 Cardiff


QPR

SAT 9 APR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP QPR 2 - 1 Charlton
TUE 5 APR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Leeds 1 - 1 QPR
FRI 1 APR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP QPR 2 - 3 Middlesbrough
SAT 19 MAR 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Preston 1 - 1 QPR


Recent meetings

2015/2016 Sat 15 Aug Q.P.R. 2 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 23 Apr Cardiff City 2 - 2 Q.P.R. Championship
2010/2011 Sat 27 Nov Q.P.R. 2 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 17 Apr Q.P.R. 0 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Cardiff City 0 - 2 Q.P.R. Championship

Previous Highlights




Match Odds

Cardiff 21/20
Draw 11/4
QPR 3/1

Tickets

A Club-record 28,680 Bluebirds witnessed City’s victory over Derby County last weekend, with the sense of re-invigorated unity being established between supporters, players and staff.

In the spirit of this and as a ‘thank you’ to our long-time supporters, we are delighted to be able to offer current Season Ticket holders (those holding a valid Season Ticket for the 2015/16 season) two complimentary tickets for the Bluebirds’ next home game with Queens Park Rangers on Saturday, 16th April.

Speaking of the initiative, Executive Director & CEO, Ken Choo, said: “Saturday’s attendance showed that the people of Cardiff and the surrounding areas are standing by their Football Club.

“They spurred us on to victory – and to achieve our ultimate goal of promotion this season, we’re going to need them every step of the way.

“Season Ticket sales for next season have been extremely encouraging, with over 10,000 taken up during our first month of selling.

“However, it’s important that we reward the loyalty of our current Season Ticket holders and long-time fans, which is why we’ve put this offer in place. I look forward to seeing our fantastic stadium bouncing again for the visit of QPR.”

Please note that tickets will be allocated to existing Season Ticket holders on a ‘first-come-first-served’ basis, with demand for the game expected to be high.

All 2015/16 Season Ticket holders wishing to attend the game should ensure they apply for tickets through the Stadium Ticket Office prior to Friday, 15th April (1.00pm). To do this, please call 0845 345 1400, apply online, or drop by to visit our friendly Ticketing team in person at the CCS Ticket Office.


Guess the Score / Attendance

Post your predicted score/attendance below

3-1 City and plz start Saadi he will score the goals.

A must win game to keep our hopes alive, 2-0 City

A must win game to keep our hopes alive, 2-0 City

Spot On Carl - Must Win GAME

City 2 QPR 1

4-0 Back with a bang

2-1 win for me - O'Keefe needs to start

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Pilkington should be ok for QPR home game

City 3-0 QPR

Morrison to score first

Cardiff City are hopeful that Anthony Pilkington will be fit to retake his place up front on Saturday.

The Bluebirds’ face QPR at the Cardiff City Stadium as they seek to get their play-off push back on track.

Pilkington missed the heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Fulham after injuring his knee in an off the ball incident at Turf Moor four days previous.

Scans showed that there is no serious injury, but persistent swelling meant that he had to be replaced by Tom Lawrence in the striking role.

However, the club are hopeful that he will have had sufficient rest before the crunch clash with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s men and can return to the starting XI.

James Perch looks set to miss QPR games against Cardiff, Brighton and Reading - the next three out of the last five.

The Rs full-back damaged his right thigh in the 2-1 win over Charlton on Saturday (see video), but carried on with strapping before finally giving in to the injury that made way for Cole Kpekawa.

It gave the Rs youngster a second Championship appearance off the bench, but the silver lining behind Perch's problem is Clint Hill is due back in training this week.

It hints at a back-four reshuffle that sees veteran Hill partnering Grant Hall in the centre to face the Bluebirds on Saturday, with Nedum Onuoha moving to right-back and Saturday's debutant Jack Robinson staying put on the other side of defence.

Don't forget every season ticket holder can have 2 FREE Tickets for this game

1-1 nailed on

think this is the sort of game that will end in disappointment. Going for 1-1 as well.

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Cardiff City expecting a crowd of around 20,000

Two wins viewtopic.php?f=2&t=171339

Desmond 2-2

2:3 City
Blind Faith!!!

Great News City will have virtually a full squad to pick from

HASSELBAINK RETURNS TO FACE CARDIFF WITH RESURGENT QPR
APRIL 13, 2016 JAMIE KEMBLE


As former Bluebird Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink prepares to return to Cardiff as manager of QPR, we take a look back on his time in South Wales.


Hasselbaink has gone on to have a successful start in management, beginning with a spell at Dutch side Royal Antwerp before going on to have a successful promotion campaign with Burton Albion which secured him a job as QPR boss earlier this season.

The Chelsea legend has recovered Rangers’ season in many ways, inspiring them to what’s set to be a top-half finish despite the London-based club entertaining a poor start under former boss Chris Ramsay.


Hasselbaink enjoyed a fantastic career, playing for a range of clubs – from Chelsea to Atletico Madrid and even Cardiff City while also making 23 appearances for his country, Netherlands. The powerful striker managed a more than respectable 197 goals in 468 league games during his 18-year playing career which spanned from 1990 to 2008.

Jimmy Floyd’s time with the Bluebirds

It was hard to believe at the time but the legendary striker signed for Cardiff City in 2007 on a free transfer following a short spell with Charlton. Hasselbaink joined former internationals Trevor Sinclair and Robbie Fowler at Ninian Park as then manager of Cardiff Dave Jones made the most of the free agents available.

While fellow experienced striker Robbie Fowler may not have lived up to the billing due to injury, Hasselbaink did with a respectable 36 league appearances and he even managed seven-league goals in that time.

During his time with the Bluebirds, Hasselbaink managed to net a few fantastic goals and three in particular stood out as the years rolled back for the former Dutch international. An accurate strike from outside the box at home to Watford stands out but that was topped by a stunning effort on the road against West Brom in a 4-2 League Cup win.


The pick of the bunch, however, is a goal that stands out in every Cardiff City supporters’ mind from the last ten years or so. The goal arrived during the famous FA Cup run and it was a fifth round tie at home to Wolves. Hasselbaink rolled back the years with a classy step-over and followed it up with a driven strike into the top left stanchion.

During his time in South Wales, the former Leeds striker was hardly the goal-scoring machine he once was but in his defence he was 35-years-old. Despite his age, he played a vital role in Cardiff’s season with some superb hold-up play and some even better goals.

One thing’s for sure, Hasselbaink was a very worthwhile signing in 2007 and when he put pen-to-paper at Ninian Park, he certainly didn’t expect to be playing his final match as a player in an FA Cup final in front of a record Wembley crowd in excess of 89,000. Courtesy of Cardiff City it was a fine way to see out a fantastic career.

Crowd surely bigger than 20,000?

Online there looks like no more than 100 seats in any section bar one. should be upwards of 24000 by the looks.

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Below are the fixtures that each team face heading into the final eight weeks of the season -

Wednesday:

- Ipswich Town (H)
- MK Dons (H)
- Derby County (A)
- Cardiff City (H)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)

Cardiff City:

- Queens Park Rangers (H)
- Brentford (A)
- Bolton Wanderers (H)
- Sheffield Wednesday (A)
- Birmingham City (H)

Birmingham City:

- Burnley (H)
- Preston North End (H)
- Huddersfield Town (A)
- Middlesbrough (H)
- Cardiff City (A)

Ipswich Town:

- Sheffield Wednesday (A)
- Fulham (H)
- Middlesbrough (A)
- MK Dons (H)
- Derby County (A)

Derby County:

- Charlton (A)
- Bristol (A)
- Wednesday (H)
- Brighton (A)
- Ipswich (H)

Team News

Cardiff City

Cardiff are hopeful that striker Anthony Pilkington will return to action after missing the trip to Fulham with a knee injury. Stuart O’Keefe is expected to return to the starting XI after being rested last-time out and Sammy Ameobi is expected to return to the matchday squad.

QPR

Jamie Mackie missed the last outing and could remain out with a hamstring injury while Rob Green is likely to continue his time on the sidelines due to a contractual complication. Full-back James Perch will miss the next three games with a thigh injury he picked up last time out, against Charlton.

QPR Sold just over 800 tickets

' A VIEW FROM A QPR FAN '
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Should Stuart O'Keefe return?

By Phil Smith

Slade made the big call to give O'Keefe a rest at Fulham and was vindicated by a brilliant assist from Aron Gunarsson.

But O'Keefe was missed in the second half as Fulham began to take control of the game, and given his stunning form since being recalled in January, it would be a big shock not to see him recalled on Saturday.

So who would make way?


Joe Ralls was not at his best last weekend but has been a consistent performer all season.

Gunarsson, meanwhile, couldn't have done much more to prove his worth last weekend.

This will be a tough one for the manager but you have to think he must find a way to bring the former Palace midfielder back into the starting XI.

Recall Fabio?


By Phil Smith

14/04/16

The right-back's red card at Leeds could not have come at a worse time, just a week after that astonishing strike to give his team the lead against Middlesbrough.

The Brazilian has not featured since then, thanks mainly to the faultless showings of Lee Peltier in his absence.

The former Huddersfield man has been part of a defence that has performed impressively against some eye-catching forward lines, and would be well deserving of an extended run in the side.


But Fabio's dynamism and willingness to bomb forward could be more than useful in trying to break down the QPR defence.

It is a question of whether Slade trusts him enough not to make the kind of error that could cost his team.

The other alternative would be to bring him back on the left, a move that would sideline Scott Malone, who had a decent game in the capital last weekend.