' TONIGHTS TEAM:CARDIFF C v BRISTOL CITY ' MATCH THREAD

CARDIFF CITY v BRISTOL CITY
Championship
Friday, 14 October, 19:45
Cardiff City Stadium




CITY TEAM : Amos, Peltier, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Whittingham, Ralls, Hoilett, Noone, Lambert.

SUBS : Wilson, Manga, Richardson, Chamakh, Immers, Pilkington, Harris


" UPDATED DAILY "

13/10/16

Crowd expected to be 24,000 plus

Cardiff City team news

All Three Sol Bamba ,Junior Hoilett and Kieran Richardson expected to start or be on the benchv Bristol City.

Marouane Chamakh expected to be Given time to get fit.


BRISTOL CITY FANS, NOW OVER 2,000 TICKETS SOLD FOR THE AWAY END

11/10/16

CARDIFF CITY EXPECTING A CROWD OF OVER 24,000

Bristol City have now sold well over 1,700 tickets


Over 20k fans are expected on Friday night for what will be Neil Warnock's first game in charge of the Bluebirds

Will any of Warnock's new signings make an appearance on Friday night? http://cardiffcityforum.co.uk/viewtopic ... 2&t=178230


Latest News


Possible Lineups

Cardiff City

21 Amos
2 Peltier
4 Morrison
5 Manga
12 John
7 Whittingham
22 O'Keefe
11 Noone
10 Immers
8 Ralls
19 Lambert


Bristol City

1 Fielding
17 Moore
4 Flint
23 Magnusson
13 Golbourne
21 Pack
8 Brownhill
20 Paterson
14 Reid
11 O'Dowda
9 Abraham


The Opposition



Bristol City

Full name: Bristol City Football Club
Nickname(s): The Robins
Founded: 1894 as Bristol South End
Ground: Ashton Gate Stadium
Capacity: 27,000
Owner: Stephen Lansdown
Head coach: Lee Johnson
League: Championship


Bristol City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Bristol, England. Their ground is Ashton Gate, located in the southwest of the city. They currently play in the Championship after winning League One during the 2014–15 season. In sealing the League One title, Bristol City became only the second team to win both the third-tier championship and Football League Trophy double during the same season.

Bristol City won the Welsh Cup – despite being an English club – in 1934. In 1907 they finished runners-up in Football League Division One, which is their highest ever final position. In 1909 they lost the FA Cup final to Manchester United, their only final. Since relegation in 1911, however, they only returned to the top division from 1976 to 1980 and did not contend for any honours then. In 1982, Bristol City became the first English club to suffer three consecutive relegations. They were promoted to the Football League Championship in the 2006–07 season after finishing second in League One but failed to make a second consecutive promotion to the Premier League after they were defeated by Hull City in the 2008 Football League Championship play-off Final at Wembley Stadium. With victories in 1986, 2003 and 2015, Bristol City are now the most successful team in the Football League Trophy.[1]

The club's nickname is "The Robins", and a robin featured on the club's badge from 1976 to 1994. Official club merchandise, including replica kits, still has a label showing a robin. An attempt by the club to alter the badge was abandoned after it was criticised fiercely by fans.[2] The team's main rivals are Bristol Rovers in the Bristol derby and Cardiff City in the Severnside derby, along with other regional teams in the West Country derby.

Bristol City's current manager is Lee Johnson; a former Bristol City player who made 199 appearances for the club. Coincidentally, he is the son of former City manager Gary Johnson, who took City to the Championship play-off final in 2008, where they eventually lost 0–1 to Hull City.


2016/17 Results

Cardiff

SAT 1 OCT 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Burton 2 - 0 Cardiff
TUE 27 SEP 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 0 - 2 Derby
SAT 24 SEP 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Rotherham 1 - 2 Cardiff
SAT 17 SEP 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Cardiff 0 - 2 Leeds


Bristol City

SAT 1 OCT 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Bristol City 2 - 1 Nottm Forest
TUE 27 SEP 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Bristol City 1 - 0 Leeds
SAT 24 SEP 2016 - CHAMPIONSHIP Fulham 0 - 4 Bristol City
WED 21 SEP 2016 - EFL CUP Fulham 1 - 2 Bristol City


Recent meetings

2015/2016 Sat 05 Mar Bristol City 0 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2015/2016 Mon 26 Oct Cardiff City 0 - 0 Bristol City Championship
2012/2013 Sat 16 Feb Cardiff City 2 - 1 Bristol City Championship
2012/2013 Sat 25 Aug Bristol City 4 - 2 Cardiff City Championship
2011/2012 Sat 10 Mar Bristol City 1 - 2 Cardiff City Championship


Previous Highlights




Match Odds

Cardiff 15/8
Draw 21/10
Bristol City 6/4


Tickets

Cardiff City V Bristol City is a GOLD category match. See ticket prices here

Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCS Ticket Office situated in the Grandstand, next to Corporate Entrance 2.

Alternatively, you can call the Stadium Ticket Office on 0845 345 1400. The Ticket Office is open from 9am to 5:30pm on Monday to Friday, and 9am to 3pm on non match-day Saturdays.

The easiest way is to book online - http://www.eticketing.co.uk/cardiffcity


Hospitality Upgrade

The Bluebirds take on the Robins in Neil Warnock’s first game in charge on Friday 14th October 2016 and Season Ticket Holders can watch the Severnside derby in style with some of Cardiff City Stadium’s finest hospitality at an exclusive discounted price.

As a thank you and recognition of your continued support so far this season, we’re pleased to announce another great offer for Season Ticket Holders for our huge game against Bristol City. Those looking to sample hospitality can upgrade to either our Foster’s Club or Sony Suite for the Severnside derby for an exclusive price.

FOSTER'S CLUB

Season Ticket Holders can enjoy a gourmet burger meal and an ice cold bottle of Foster’s Gold in our brand new glass fronted hospitality lounge with executive seating on our Sytner Level of the Grandstand.

For only £25 + VAT per person, this package offers superb value for money to our Season Ticket Holders looking to upgrade their experience and make the most of our evening game under the lights against Bristol City.

This package also includes a complimentary edition of our match-day programme - ‘The Bluebird’, an official team sheet, refreshments at full time, as well as access to our Fosters Bar and Table Tennis.

SONY SUITE

Alternatively, those looking for a little bit more can enjoy a delicious pre-match hot fork buffet and an ice cold bucket of Fosters gold in the glass fronted Sony Suite. After that, Bluebirds fans can take their seat to watch the game on our Sony balcony, offering an outstanding view of the game from the Diamond Level of the Grandstand, all for only £35 + VAT per person.

This package also includes a complimentary edition of our match-day programme - ‘The Bluebird’, an official team-sheet and access to the latest Sony products, including a PS4 with BRAND NEW FIFA 17.

To book or for further details on our hospitality options, please contact our Commercial Team on 0845 345 1405 or email sales@cardiffcityfc.co.uk.


Guess the Score / Attendance
Post your predicted score/attendance below

Way to strong and pacey for us 0-3 sorry.

2-2

Not sure who's expecting this to be over 20k crowd Annis? Especially given it's on TV. 18k would be an achievement!

Result isn't as important to me as seeing some changes in our set up and style of play.

2-2

3-2

2-1 Cardiff.

1-0 20,500 odd crowd

CARDIFF CITY EXPECTING A CROWD OF OVER 24,000

Warnock and Lee Johnson have got little history, between them self. Warnock blasted him when he was at Rotherham. Lee told his players to dont fear them, and Warnock told his players play ugly, and break someone leg.

1-3 to your masters

1-1

3-2 with city coming back from two goals down after giving the ref a bung half time.

Some dirty play by Cardiff but Whitts scores a pen in injury time after Chamikah takes a nose dive in the penalty area and squeals like a pig. Still a valuable three points for City and a good start for Warnocks men. 2.1 to the city!

Meet the red-hot Bristol City and England Under-21s striker Neil Warnock described as 'the steal of the century'


Tuesday 11th October 2016

BY DOMINIC BOOTH


Cardiff City face the free-scoring 19-year-old in Friday night's Severnside derby


It's been quite a season for Bristol City's Tammy Abraham.

The 19-year-old Chelsea loanee is setting the early pace this season in more ways than one. He is the Championship top scorer after bagging eight goals in 10 league starts to propel to Robins into the play-off places.

His performances have even caught the eye of interim England Under-21s boss Aidy Boothroyd, who handed Abraham a debut in Kazakhstan at the weekend.

And the striker, who only turned 19 on Sunday marked his full Under-21s' debut with a goal for the young Lions against Bosnia-Herzegovina at Walsall's Bescot Stadium.

Cardiff City and their new boss Neil Warnock will have one eye on events in the west midlands, as they seek a way of nullifying the threat posed by Abraham ahead of Friday's Severnside Derby in the Welsh capital.


Whether the new Bluebirds boss opts to field his own secret weapon -- newly signed centre back Sol Bamba -- in an effort to negate Abraham remains to be seen, but the wiry Robins' striker has the pace to worry any defence and the composure to finish from close range.

Warnock himself described Bristol City's summer business -- selling French forward Jonathan Kodjia to Aston Villa for £15million and bringing in Abraham as a loan replacement -- as the 'steal of the century'.

Stopping Abraham will be paramount in Warnock's thoughts as the 67-year-old begins his pre-match preparation ahead of Friday's titanic clash.

"To pick up someone who scores 11 goals by the end of September on a free and then sell another forward for £15m has to be great business," said Warnock.

"I've seen what he (Abraham) has been doing, and it looks like the steal of the century to me."

"Bristol City have signed some really good players and it will be a tough game for us.

"They are scoring goals, winning games and the boy Abraham has been exceptional."

Abraham and United starlet Rashford are just three weeks apart in age and Boothroyd was delighted to draft the Robins striker into his squad when Rashford was called up by England manager.

"I will have no hesitation in starting him and it’s great to have Tammy after losing Marcus," he said. "It just seems whatever he touches, goes in.

"It’s great for Bristol City, great for Chelsea and really good for England because he is playing at a good level."

The Robins have won their last three matches, which included a 4-0 rout of Fulham that saw Abraham open the scoring inside 10 minutes. He is well supported in the Bristol lineup by former Bournemouth forward Lee Tomlin and the experienced Aaron Wilbraham.

Lets remember the position both clubs are in, will take a 1-1 to be honest.

We can definitely pull something out the bag tho, optimistic 2 nil.

2-1 bluebirds

BRISTOL CITY FANS NOW OVER 2,000 TICKETS SOLD FOR THE AWAY END

Both Sol Bamba and Junior Hoilett expected to start v Bristol City.

Marouane Chamakh expected to be on Subs bench.

2 _1 to the city .wurzel and the crowman back over the bridge with their tails between their legs .

Not sure who's expecting this to be over 20k crowd Annis? Especially given it's on TV. 18k would be an achievement!

Result isn't as important to me as seeing some changes in our set up and style of play.

When you are 2nd from bottom the result is very important

The game is on Sky

It's been a busy week since Neil Warnock was first unveiled as Cardiff City manager.

Warnock has added Sol Bamba, Junior Hoilett and Marouane Chamakh to his ranks amid rumours he may also be looking to add former Manchester United man Kieran Richardson.

Warnock is likely to update us on that situation and give an update on whether the three new signings are ready for action.

The Bluebirds take on Bristol City on Friday night in a mouth-watering Severnside derby match at Cardiff City Stadium.

Block 105/106 in the Canton stand now sold out

21 tickets remaining in Canton Block 106/107

25 tickets remaining in block 104/105

less than50 tickets also remaining in blocks 103/104

less than 20 tickets remain in the Grandstand block nearest the city bench

Now limited availability everywhere apart from 2 corners linking canton to grandstand and ninian & the far end of grandstand. (can't see family stand on eticketing)

Kieran Richardson admits he 'can't wait to get started' after joining Cardiff City on a short-term deal until January.
Richardson, who was a free agent after being released by Aston Villa in the summer, becomes Neil Warnock's fourth signing since he took charge earlier this month.
The former Manchester United player is the latest to join the Bluebirds following the arrival of Sol Bamba, Junior Hoilett and Marouane Chamakh.

Richardson could make his debut when Cardiff host Bristol City on Friday night at Cardiff City Stadium.
Warnock believes the 31-year-old, who had been training with Cardiff, has the experience to help the club out of the rut it currently finds itself in.
He said: 'Kieran is another experienced player who has committed to us until January - and as I see it that is a no lose situation.
'He's a quality player, established at top level and can contribute towards us moving up the table.'

Managed to get 3 £5 tickets at the grandstand thanks to fellow blue birds. Is it possible if I go to the Canton instead ?

Just realised Adam Matthews plays for Bristol City now....

Fall from grace that.

CITY TEAM : Amos, Peltier, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Whittingham, Ralls, Hoilett, Noone, Lambert.

SUBS : Wilson, Manga, Richardson, Chamakh, Immers, Pilkington, Harris

CITY TEAM : Amos, Peltier, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Whittingham, Ralls, Hoilett, Noone, Lambert.

SUBS : Wilson, Manga, Richardson, Chamakh, Immers, Pilkington, Harris

And I thought the 12th man was the crowd

BLUEBIRDS