MATCH THREAD “ CARDIFF CITY v MANSFIELD TOWN “ MATCH THREAD

CARDIFF CITY v MANSFIELD TOWN
Saturday 6th January, 3pm
FA Cup Third Round
Cardiff City Stadium



STARTING 11

Brian Murphy
Jazz Richards
Sean Morrison
Bruno Manga
Joe Bennett
Greg Halford
Lee Tomlin
Callum Paterson
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Rhys Healey
Kenneth Zohore

SUBSTITUTES

Neil Etheridge
Loic Damour
Mark Harris
Liam Feeney
Junior Hoilett
Anthony Pilkington
Omar Bogle




NEIL WARNOCK: TEAM FOR MANSFIELD GAME

“I’m still going to pick my strongest team, the fittest lads are going to play, because I like the FA Cup and I want to get through.”

“We’ve had a flu symptoms bug but I’m sure we’re going to put a strong side out, it’s just a bit chaotic.”


“I used to call it emergency ward 10, we’re that thin on the ground! We’ve got to get 7 subs and an 11 on the team-sheet. I’m not telling you the players who have got the flu.”





Cardiff are likely to make several changes for the cup clash, with the news outlet highlighting fringe players who might find themselves getting minutes against the Stags.

Among the names is the experienced quartet of Greg Halford, Craig Bryson, Anthony Pilkington and Lee Tomlin, which some might suggest isn't a bad bunch of players to be able to fall back on.

City have 10 injuries including Peltier and Gunnarsson.


1,064 Mansfield fans are coming



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About Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans, changing its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910, and are nicknamed “The Stags”. They traditionally play in a royal blue and amber kit. The club currently competes in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Mansfield have lifted four professional trophies, winning the Fourth Division title in 1974–75, the Third Division in 1976–77, the Football League Trophy in 1986–87 and the Football Conference title in 2012–13. The Stags also finished as runners-up in the 2010–11 FA Trophy.

Since 1919, Mansfield have played at Field Mill, which is now an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 9,186. Their main rivals are Chesterfield and Notts County.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Cardiff City: Etheridge, Peltier, Manga, Connolly, Bennett, Bamba, Ralls, Paterson, Hoilett, Healey, Zohore

Mansfield Town: Logan, Anderson, Pearce, Bennett, Benning, Potter, Mellis, MacDonald, Hamilton, Hemmings, Angol

Form - Last Three Games

Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 0-1 Preston North End
Cardiff City 2-4 Fulham

Mansfield Town 3-1 Carlisle United
Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Mansfield Town
Grimsby Town 1-1 Mansfield Town

Match Odds

Cardiff City - 1/2
Mansfield Town - 21/4
Draw - 16/5

Predictions

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Maybe Lee Tomlin will play


City 3 Mansfield 1

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Annis.
As a season ticket holder for many many years and who regularly attends matches, after the last 4 games of s**t I think i'll give this one a miss. About time the club offered me games like this as part of my season ticket.
Mansfield will be relishing playing us in our current form!
I'll be back for Sunderland though and give them my full support again. Be lucky to get 5,000 for Mansfield now



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They are on a 5 game unbeaten run.
Well placed in the play off places in league 2 and are full of co fidence coming to a championship team on a awfhl run of form and are likely to rest a lot of first team players.

Its got banana skin all over it.

This will be a very tough game and we will need some steel in midfield to cope with a physical league 2 team.

I think mansfield may cause a upset which i wont be too bothered about as we need to concentrate on the league and get everyone fit.

I would play 4411

Camp

Coxe
Connolly(c)
Halford
Richards

Kadeem harris ( if fit )
Waite
Pilkington
Tomlin

Bogle
Healey

Maybe Lee Tomlin will play


City 3 Mansfield 1

maybe!

I think he should start the u23 team against Mansfield except for the players needing game time for their fitness etc like Tomlin.
Also, if we bring in a couple of new players this would be a good game for them to start in a City shirt.

If I was NW I would look to treat Mansfield with respect. Use this game to regain confidence in some of their first team. Now I wouldn't play all of the first team but I would go with this

Etheridge
Coxe
Manga
Bamba
Paterson
Demour
Halford
Tomlin
Mendez Laing
Harris
Zohore

Subs
Murphy
Connolly
Waite
Peltier
Veale
Pilkington
Healey

Would say show Mansfield respect because I think we should try and win, but can't say Warnock doing it.

Camp
Coxe Peltier Connolly Richards
Bryson Halford
M Harris Tomlin K Harris
Pilkington

Etheridge
Abbruzzese
Manga
Veale
Waite
Healey
Bogle

The last fixture between the two sides was in 2003 and City won 1v0 with Robert Earnshaw getting the winner. How we could do with a finisher like him now. The interesting thing to also note was that the attendance that day was 13,009. Not bad for Div 2 game. I would like to see a mixed side with a good number of first teamers included. Zohore in particular could do with another game. Getting out of the losing habit is important so I hope there is a positive approach to the match. My worry is that another defeat will just heap unnecessary pressure on the team for Sunderland. A fifth league defeat then, a distinct possibility, would make recovering a promotion push this season very, very hard.

Mansfield Fans have 2,225 tickets for Cardiff


MANSFIELD FC

Tuesday 2nd Jan 2017

Tickets for our Emirates FA Cup third round tie away to Cardiff City on Saturday 06 January (3.00pm kick-off) are on general sale.

We received an allocation of 2,225 tickets from the Bluebirds and these are now available to purchase for all supporters.

We are taking orders in person or via telephone at our ticket office. Payment will be put through immediately and tickets will be posted out/available for collection 24 hours after the order is made.

On-sale dates are as follows:

Season ticket holders:
Monday 18 December at 10.00am – Wednesday 20 December at 5.00pm

Stags Supporters' Association members, Quarry Lane End members, Ollerton Stags members, Guiseley ticket holders:
Thursday 21 December at 10.00am – Friday 22 December at 5.00pm

General sale:
Saturday 23 December at 10.00am - Friday 05 January at 3.00pm

Prices for season ticket holders are as follows:
Adults: £10
Concessions (seniors & 16-21): £6
Under 16s: £3

Please note: season ticket holders must purchase their tickets in person or via telephone (01623 482 482) to be entitled to the discounted rate. Tickets will be available online from http://www.stagstickets.co.uk from Saturday 23 December but these will be general sale prices only.

Season ticket holders will be able to purchase tickets at the reduced rate until Friday 05 January in person or via telephone. The reduced rate is not available online.

Tickets for season ticket holders are limited to one per person. Supporters can purchase on behalf of others, but they must have their season ticket card details to hand.

General sale prices, which includes SSA members, Ollerton Stags members, QLE members and Guiseley ticket holders, are as follows:
Adults: £12
Concessions (seniors & 16-21): £8
Under 16s: £5

Mansfield Town FC‏

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CUP FEVER: Our attentions now turn to our Emirates FA Cup third round clash with Cardiff City on Saturday!

Hope all true Bluebirds turn up for this one.
I'd like to see Tomlin, Healey and Boyle selected. It'd be great to see Kads return as well.
Let's go for it!

City 3-1 Mansfield.

Etheridge
Peltier-Bamba-Conolly- Coxe
Feeney - Mark Harris - Halford - NML
Tomlin
Pilkington/Healey/Bogle

7,100 crowd

All of a sudden this game is a bit different.On the back of 4 defeats NW will want to get back on track ASAP so I think he will play as strong a side as he cam muster.If we'd had taken 10pts in our last 4 games you may have seen a reserve side but not now.

I think it will be 5-1 to City and Tomlin will be charged by FA for eating a burger in the dug out

All of a sudden this game is a bit different.On the back of 4 defeats NW will want to get back on track ASAP so I think he will play as strong a side as he cam muster.If we'd had taken 10pts in our last 4 games you may have seen a reserve side but not now.

its a good point...depends really whether the manager puts the poor run down mostly to confidence..or players injured/too many games / fatigue.

Hope all true Bluebirds turn up for this one.
I'd like to see Tomlin, Healey and Boyle selected. It'd be great to see Kads return as well.
Let's go for it!

Who is Boyle? Is he a new signing?

He's a product of predictive text, like Tonkin and Menendez.

Agree with the above comments that this has banana skin written all over it.

Can see a weakened side being put out. Maybe players like Pilkington, Tomlin and Camp will play to help with match fitness.

But my prediction is a 0-1 defeat.

Agree with the above comments that this has banana skin written all over it.

Can see a weakened side being put out. Maybe players like Pilkington, Tomlin and Camp will play to help with match fitness.

But my prediction is a 0-1 defeat.

Warnock was actually asked about team selection for the CUP in that Q and A at the CCS.
his reply was along the lines of sell me 20k tickets and ill field my strongest team. clearly not intending to.
what might change that is if he now thinks a confidence boost is the priority ..of course its football so that could go wrong too.

Mike, Mallos men will meet you Monday coming 8th Jan at 4 Llyn House 8.15-8.30am Thanks

All matches on Cardiff Council Parks this weekend are postponed.

At £3 & £10 to watch the City, could help the crowd

No dilly dallying this time because what Warnock did v Burton was an embarrassment to watch.

If you are going to play a second string at least make it a team that complements each other in the midfield areas.

“He’ll be like a wounded animal and he won’t be frightened of telling me that when I see him on Saturday. He’s a gifted manager." -
Mansfield Town boss Steve Evans on Neil Warnock

Cardiff are likely to make several changes for the cup clash, with the news outlet highlighting fringe players who might find themselves getting minutes against the Stags.
Among the names is the experienced quartet of Greg Halford, Craig Bryson, Anthony Pilkington and Lee Tomlin, which some might suggest isn't a bad bunch of players to be able to fall back on.

MANSFIELD



STAGS TEAM NEWS:

With a virus sweeping through the squad, Evans is likely to make changes to the starting line-up that took to the field to take on Carlisle United on Monday.

How much that has impacted on the squad remains to be seen but the Stags will be without Zander Diamond (concussion) and Joel Byrom (fitness) for Saturday.

There is one positive, however, with Danny Rose back in training following a hip injury and Evans has said the forward is in contention for the trip to Cardiff.

I am trying to motivate myself to go to this one

UPDATED

Long-term injuries to Lee Peltier and Matthew Connolly have worsened Cardiff City's injury problems as Neil Warnock also revealed a bout of flu has decimated his squad this week.

The Bluebirds - already without Danny Ward, Sean Morrison and Aron Gunnarsson - continue to have no luck on the injury front with Kadeem Harris suffering a set-back on his comeback trail.


NEIL WARNOCK:

“We seem to be going from one crisis to another at the moment. I thought we’d get a number back and yet we’ve lost more.”

“Since last week Lee Peltier is going to have an operation and will be out for a month. Connolly has damaged a muscle and he’ll out for a month as well. Kadeem Harris has had an injection in a groin situation - nothing to do with his injury - so that’s a disappointment as well. It’s actually his hip not his groin. “

“Jazz Richards is fit, so that’s a plus.”

“I just hope they don’t find anything else like with Kadeem they did with Gunnarsson. We’ve got to hope it’s just a straightforward operation. Connolly has done two muscles in his calf, two little tears which will take four weeks. Kadeem is training well and we’re hoping this injection clears it up.”

He's a product of predictive text, like Tonkin and Menendez.

It was a genuine question pal, I thought he may be a potential new signing

I am trying to motivate myself to go to this one

I’m going with 3 of my brothers, 1 of my daughters and 2 friends. It doesn’t make any difference to me that Warnock will play a half strength team, it’s still Cardiff City to me and that’s all that matters. What annoys me is if we were playing Man City or the like it would be a sell out.