Thu Jul 26, 2018 5:23 pm
Cardiff City dealt pre-season blow as Morton friendly called off
By Press Association
Cardiff City's Premier League plans have been dealt a blow after their pre-season friendly against Greenock Morton has been called off.
The Bluebirds had been due to play Ladbrokes Championship side Morton at Cappielow Park next Tuesday.
But Cardiff have cited Morton's injury problems as the reason for the game being called off, and manager Neil Warnock will instead arrange a training match behind closed doors for his players.
"Obviously we're disappointed that the fixture won't be taking place as we were looking forward to the test," Warnock told the Cardiff website.
"Unfortunately, Greenock have been struggling with injuries and I didn't want us to go there and face anything less than what we'd consider as being a strong first-team 11.
"We'll continue our pre-season preparation with Saturday's game at Burton Albion, and then I'm in the process of arranging a training game behind closed doors next week for some of the lads to get more minutes under their belt."
Cardiff's pre-season has so far included an unbeaten three-game tour of Devon and Cornwall and Tuesday night's 2-1 defeat to Sky Bet Championship newcomers Rotherham.
After the visit to Burton, Cardiff will host La Liga outfit Real Betis the following Saturday before starting their Premier League campaign at Bournemouth on August 11.