MY VIEW: MORISON STATED CARDIFF CANT COMPETE WITH CLUBS LIKE

MY VIEW /OPINION:


MORISON STATED CARDIFF CANT COMPETE WITH CLUBS LIKE SHEFF UNITED ON WAGES / TRANSFERS / CARDIFF MATCHED THEM WITH EFFORT / DESIRE / BUT NO REAL QUALITY.



Plenty of effort from the team, BUT We are lacking quality.


Cardiff's 4th defeat in their last 5 games.




I have a little worry about Joel Bagan, continuos to make mistakes.

Cardiff's 3rd defeat in a row


And No leader / General.


Cardiff were 5/1 to win this game.

Joe Ralls returned to the team and Max Watters, Ollie Denham and Joel Bagan all started.



Upfront Cardiff are lacking quite badly once again




Sheffield United were looking to complete a league double over Cardiff City for the first time since the 1984-85 season.



FIRST-HALF: Cardiff had some big chances early on and should of scored Watters & Drameh, both missed great opportunities.
The first 30 odd mins Cardiff had played quite well
Over all 0-0 fair to both sides as United also had chances.

Enjoyable half




SECOND-HALF: Poor start by Cardiff, conceded with in 2mins after Bagan lost the ball. Huffed and puffed and gave a lot, but no end product. Cardiff never looked like scoring.

Colwill and Bagan, have had better matches.



Sheffield hit the post in the last minute.









SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 CARDIFF CITY 0
H-T 0-0
Crowd 26,802
Away Support ( 560 Bluebirds)


Cardiff City: Phillips; Drameh, Nelson, Denham, Bagan; Wintle, Ralls, Doyle; Watters, Hugill.

Subs: Luthra, McGuinness, Flint, Vaulks, Colwill, Ikpeazu, Harris.












The first 30 odd mins Cardiff have played quite well

Over all 0-0 fair.


H-T 0-0


Double sub at h-t Drameh and Ralls are off. McGuinness and Vaulks are on.




GOAL! Sheffield United 1-0 Cardiff City (Ndiaye 47)
Goal, Ndiaye heads home.

Bagan lost the ball.
Gibbs-White with a wonderful cross and Ndiaye connects perfectly with the header, rushing in from the edge of the box.




66th min: Watters off, Colwill on.


Sheffield United strolled to a win in the end.


Sheffield hit the post in the last minute.










UPDATED:

‘’Derby County 21 points deducted

‘Reading 6 points deducted

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After the first 15 minutes we were never going to score. It's like they don't know what to do once they're in the final third & either give the ball back or try hitting everything except the space between the goalposts.

As you said Annis, we weren’t bad, Bagan needs to be eased in so he’s a decent back up but is quite poor at times.

I felt Watters did ok first half, missed a good chance but created a good chance missed as well.

I thought when Hugill came he was pretty decent, but think he’s quite selfish, that or just lacks that awareness once he’s close to goal and gets tunnel vision.

Summer will be interesting to see what’s brought in, hope a lot of our business is done early not like it usually is

The sooner this pitiful season ends the better.

Well done Morison on getting them safe from relegation but there are many question marks over his ability to create a successful team - it is not about money as Luton have shown but getting the best out of your squad.

No out of contract players can justify new contracts.

We need to get this season over and done with.

We have been due a season like this and deserve it the way the club has been run. For me the problem is I don't think we have hit rock bottom yet. We have a board that has taken us back 10 years, a squad that is a right mess and we will see a dwindling support base next season. Expect another relegation fight next campaign.

Effort is the minimum required and yes we tried but we were shocking in the second half. Morison says the team are in transition but I am sorry there is no excuse for not doing the basics correctly. The misplaced passes in the final third were dreadful. Truly park level stuff. Bagan especially has returned to his early season form. He was useless and I am sorry I don't think he should be here next year. Starting to worry about Morison now too. Aside from the Reading game, i am seeing nothing encouraging in any the performances recently. Sort the basics at Steve!

Sat Apr 2 Cardiff City 0 Swansea City 4 Crowd 27,870 Away Support (2,100 )




Sat Apr 9 Reading 1 Cardiff City 2 Crowd Away Support ( 2,134 )



Fri Apr 15 Hull City 2 Cardiff City 1 Crowd 15,685 Away (603 )



Mon Apr 18 Cardiff City 0 Luton Town 1 Crowd Away (1,234 )



Sat Apr 23 Sheffield United 1 Cardiff City 0 Crowd 26,802 Away support ( 560 )







UPDATED:

‘’Derby County 21 points deducted

‘Reading 6 points deducted

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We have not replaced kieffer moore with anyone of note hugills off the boil holds up well but not a prolific scorer and i still think we have gone backwards since we got rid of all wingers will be there for last home game to say bye to some of the dros players we have endured
Vaulks i hope goes to bala town.

We have not replaced kieffer moore with anyone of note hugills off the boil holds up well but not a prolific scorer and i still think we have gone backwards since we got rid of all wingers will be there for last home game to say bye to some of the dros players we have endured
Vaulks i hope goes to bala town.

And we wont, if we dont spend any money this summer

Effort is the minimum required and yes we tried but we were shocking in the second half. Morison says the team are in transition but I am sorry there is no excuse for not doing the basics correctly. The misplaced passes in the final third were dreadful. Truly park level stuff. Bagan especially has returned to his early season form. He was useless and I am sorry I don't think he should be here next year. Starting to worry about Morison now too. Aside from the Reading game, i am seeing nothing encouraging in any the performances recently. Sort the basics at Steve!

Agree about 2nd half but goal after 1 minute helped them take control ... shocking missed passes and wrong decision making near goal... but what would have happened if we scored the two good chances early 1st half? So frustrating knowing things could be so much much better if only we didn't mess up in front goal.

Colwill needs to start.
Drop the back 5.
Ng looked a capable right back again.
Need a quality finisher and to actually get the ball in the box.
Need a new LB.

Cardiff City succumbed to their fourth defeat in five matches as a second-half header from Iliman Ndiaye was enough to earn Sheffield United a narrow 1-0 victory at Bramall Lane.


By Glen Willians

Saturday 23rd April 2022



There was precious little to separate the sides before the break, but one killer moment and a bullet header from the Blades frontman just seconds after the restart was enough to strengthen the hosts' push for a play-off spot.

Cardiff, meanwhile, find themselves in a bit of a rut. While next season is clearly at the forefront of their mind, the season is threatening to end in a whimper, rather than a bang.

There was a nervous atmosphere buzzing around Bramall Lane and it manifested in a frenetic start to the match. All things considered, it could have been two-all after 20 minutes and probably should have been, given quality of the chances which were spurned from both sides.

The first big opportunity was borne of a blistering Cardiff counter. Oliver Denham stepped confidently out of defence to intercept a pass before fizzing the ball into Jordan Hugill's feet on halfway. Hugill hit a crisp first-time pass to Max Watters, who then glided up the pitch with the ball at his feet, beating his man to get a clean shot at goal, but his finish was poor as he side-footed it straight at Wes Foderingham.

Minutes later, Watters was at the centre of another big, but ultimately failed, chance. Foderingham's awful pass went straight to City's striker and he, presumably shorn of confidence after that earlier miss, opted to square it to Cody Drameh on the edge of the box. The Cardiff man just couldn't get the ball under his spell to unleash a shot and another agonising chance went begging.

At the other end, well, Dillon Phillips was made to earn his keep, too. Ben Osborn's rasping drive on the half-volley appeared to be careering into the bottom corner before the goalkeeper sprung to his left to keep it at bay.

Morgan Gibbs-White shortly after lobbed a deft pass over the top for Sander Berge, who controlled it and poked it almost in one motion, but Phillips once again did well, rushing out to close down the angle and smother the shot. You could hardly take a breath.

The Blades then settled and looked more confident as the half wore on. Cardiff became hampered after Cody Drameh injured his ankle when he was challenged while attempting to drill in a low cross. The Leeds United loanee limped on until half-time but he, and Joe Ralls, had to be hauled off at the break.

To make matters worse, the Blades struck almost immediately after the restart. It was so clinical, too.

Morgan Gibbs-White found himself with some space down the right and he sent in a wicked cross, which was incredibly inviting for Ndiaye. The forward's bursting run was timed perfect and he sent an excellent header flying past the helpless Phillips to hand the hosts the lead.

The game then ebbed a little and neither team did themselves any favours. There was precious little spark to ignite the ending to the match and Cardiff, in truth, looked laboured in their attack.

They were limited to a Rubin Colwill effort from range which fizzed over the bar and that was pretty much it, which emboldened the hosts in the closing stages.

It's been a similar story over the last few weeks and while, in the grander scheme of things, it isn't the end of the world, there is pride at stake. With three games remaining, they will surely want to give the City fans at least something to cheer about before the season's end.

Sheffield United XI: Foderingham; Basham, Egan, Robinson; Osborn, Berge, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens; Gibbs-White, Ndiaye (Sharp 70).

Subs: A Davies, B Davies, Uremovic, Norrington-Davies, Hourihane, Osula.

Cardiff City XI: Phillips; Drameh (McGuinness 45), Ng, Nelson, Denham, Bagan; Wintle, Ralls (Vaulks 45), Doyle; Watters (Colwill 66), Hugill.

Subs: Luthra, Flint, Ikpeazu, Harris.

Attendance: 26,802

We have not replaced kieffer moore with anyone of note hugills off the boil holds up well but not a prolific scorer and i still think we have gone backwards since we got rid of all wingers will be there for last home game to say bye to some of the dros players we have endured
Vaulks i hope goes to bala town.

Is that closer for you to go watch him, montygog?

Our players did okay today and the wing back system worked okay until Drameh was injured

The only thing that stood between us and a positive result was (once again) profligate finishing by our strikers and it dpesn't seem to matter who we put up there from this current lot

Keiffer Moore? That embarrassment stopped playing for us last August...

Effort is the minimum required and yes we tried but we were shocking in the second half. Morison says the team are in transition but I am sorry there is no excuse for not doing the basics correctly. The misplaced passes in the final third were dreadful. Truly park level stuff. Bagan especially has returned to his early season form. He was useless and I am sorry I don't think he should be here next year. Starting to worry about Morison now too. Aside from the Reading game, i am seeing nothing encouraging in any the performances recently. Sort the basics at Steve!

Agree about 2nd half but goal after 1 minute helped them take control ... shocking missed passes and wrong decision making near goal... but what would have happened if we scored the two good chances early 1st half? So frustrating knowing things could be so much much better if only we didn't mess up in front goal.

Perhaps Morison can explain his reason for a very negative replacement for Ralls. Vaulks shouldn’t be in the squad let alone the team yet he brought him on instead of Colwill and then replaced a striker with Colwill.

Nobody can seriously think Vaulks should be here next season. Same goes for the increasingly slow sick note one legged Ralls.

Effort is the minimum required and yes we tried but we were shocking in the second half. Morison says the team are in transition but I am sorry there is no excuse for not doing the basics correctly. The misplaced passes in the final third were dreadful. Truly park level stuff. Bagan especially has returned to his early season form. He was useless and I am sorry I don't think he should be here next year. Starting to worry about Morison now too. Aside from the Reading game, i am seeing nothing encouraging in any the performances recently. Sort the basics at Steve!

Agree about 2nd half but goal after 1 minute helped them take control ... shocking missed passes and wrong decision making near goal... but what would have happened if we scored the two good chances early 1st half? So frustrating knowing things could be so much much better if only we didn't mess up in front goal.

Perhaps Morison can explain his reason for a very negative replacement for Ralls. Vaulks shouldn’t be in the squad let alone the team yet he brought him on instead of Colwill and then replaced a striker with Colwill.

Nobody can seriously think Vaulks should be here next season. Same goes for the increasingly slow sick note one legged Ralls.

How was Colwill a natural replacement for the industrious Ralls with the game (to that point) nicely poised scorewise?

I saw Colwill goal at QPR, and the one he scored for Wales. But I have yet to see him perform at Championship level. I see potential in Isaak Davies, and Denham , and Bagan. But Colwill doesn’t yet look good enough for me. Am I the only one who thinks this?

Effort is the minimum required and yes we tried but we were shocking in the second half. Morison says the team are in transition but I am sorry there is no excuse for not doing the basics correctly. The misplaced passes in the final third were dreadful. Truly park level stuff. Bagan especially has returned to his early season form. He was useless and I am sorry I don't think he should be here next year. Starting to worry about Morison now too. Aside from the Reading game, i am seeing nothing encouraging in any the performances recently. Sort the basics at Steve!

Agree about 2nd half but goal after 1 minute helped them take control ... shocking missed passes and wrong decision making near goal... but what would have happened if we scored the two good chances early 1st half? So frustrating knowing things could be so much much better if only we didn't mess up in front goal.

Perhaps Morison can explain his reason for a very negative replacement for Ralls. Vaulks shouldn’t be in the squad let alone the team yet he brought him on instead of Colwill and then replaced a striker with Colwill.

Nobody can seriously think Vaulks should be here next season. Same goes for the increasingly slow sick note one legged Ralls.

What was negative about it? Faulks does a job and he plays better in formation that suits him.... colwill when came on was really poor tried very hard but 99% of his passes missed target and breakouts came to nothing as no end product......as for next season time will tell whos here or not.

Ralls played 39 games for us last season, 29 so far this season, hardly a sick note is he.

Let’s not forget the experienced Mcarthy assembled the majority of this squad, despite January the position we were in we were never a very attractive team to come to, so credit to Morison he’s got us out of a mess and next season is a test as to if he knows what he’s doing.

The spine of this squad play 1 way, they did with Warnock, Harris just continued it and so did Mcarthy. We all want better football as better, profitable younger players get a chance to play that way.

I reserve my judgement on Morison until around October, he’s done better than a seasoned head with virtually the same team, and there’s been a massive improvement since he took over, so his next step is to make us a competitive side again rather than a difficult to play against team

Ralls played 39 games for us last season, 29 so far this season, hardly a sick note is he.

Let’s not forget the experienced Mcarthy assembled the majority of this squad, despite January the position we were in we were never a very attractive team to come to, so credit to Morison he’s got us out of a mess and next season is a test as to if he knows what he’s doing.

The spine of this squad play 1 way, they did with Warnock, Harris just continued it and so did Mcarthy. We all want better football as better, profitable younger players get a chance to play that way.

I reserve my judgement on Morison until around October, he’s done better than a seasoned head with virtually the same team, and there’s been a massive improvement since he took over, so his next step is to make us a competitive side again rather than a difficult to play against team

Very level headed post. Morison deserves a lot of credit but he has to eradicate basic errors and poor decisions. For me the game against the Jacks is still in the back of my head and he needs a good start next year or I agree by October who could face calls for his head. Patience with transition only goes so far and I cant keep watching relegation football forever.

Effort is the minimum required and yes we tried but we were shocking in the second half. Morison says the team are in transition but I am sorry there is no excuse for not doing the basics correctly. The misplaced passes in the final third were dreadful. Truly park level stuff. Bagan especially has returned to his early season form. He was useless and I am sorry I don't think he should be here next year. Starting to worry about Morison now too. Aside from the Reading game, i am seeing nothing encouraging in any the performances recently. Sort the basics at Steve!

Agree about 2nd half but goal after 1 minute helped them take control ... shocking missed passes and wrong decision making near goal... but what would have happened if we scored the two good chances early 1st half? So frustrating knowing things could be so much much better if only we didn't mess up in front goal.

Perhaps Morison can explain his reason for a very negative replacement for Ralls. Vaulks shouldn’t be in the squad let alone the team yet he brought him on instead of Colwill and then replaced a striker with Colwill.

Nobody can seriously think Vaulks should be here next season. Same goes for the increasingly slow sick note one legged Ralls.

How was Colwill a natural replacement for the industrious Ralls with the game (to that point) nicely poised scorewise?

Probably could have dropped Doyle in there, and Rubin in for Tommy.

But, we just lost 1-0 to relegated premier league team who are finding their mojo. Berge and Gibbs white are probably too good for the championship and they rest are top end championship with premier experience

As much as i dislike the 3 centre halfs when we have a premier league wingback for me we have to exploit it for the betterment of the team.

I had a shocking feed (i'll have to get that IPTV next season) but the one moment i saw in the second half we zipped it around for about 30 seconds then Aiden smacks a diagonal and Bagan lost it. We just don't have the players to zip it around at the moment.

Psychologically and physically some of the kids and i am thinking of Bagan and McGuiness have been over faced and look stale. I doubt they had a proper pre season where they were thinking they would be starters I am sure both will be better for the experinance.

We are going to be freakishly lucky to get a striker who will thrive in a passing game.

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Although ultimately we have lost again today there are positives and if we had a strike force worthy of the Championship I believe we could have got a draw today. For me the damage to this season happened last summer when MM went along with further VT imposed austerity and left us with a squad which has hung on to our Championship status by the skin of it's teeth. In fact without the changes made by SM to the squad few would think we would ever have got to a position of safety.

I feel, rightly or wrongly, that we have come full circle and are back where we were as the team trudged off the field at Wembley in the play off defeat to Blackpool. We face another massive rebuild on the field and massive debts off it so it's difficult to think anything other than the VT era has been a rollercoaster and ultimately a failure. You cannot sugar coat we lost ALL 4 derby games for the first time or that we have lost a record 12 home games or that we equalled the most league defeats in a season today with 22 and still 3 games to play.

Unfortunately I don't even think we have reached rock bottom and SM faces a massive task to keep us out of the relegation places next season and I wish him the very best of luck as none of this is down to him. For me success next season will be finishing 21st or above.

But today there were positives, as last week, as the teams currently 5th & 6th beat us by a single goal and I am looking forward to next season and I hope for SM and this group of players they can win a couple of our remaining games to "Finish" on something of a high. SM and these players deserve that for getting us to safety when it seemed impossible.

Although ultimately we have lost again today there are positives and if we had a strike force worthy of the Championship I believe we could have got a draw today. For me the damage to this season happened last summer when MM went along with further VT imposed austerity and left us with a squad which has hung on to our Championship status by the skin of it's teeth. In fact without the changes made by SM to the squad few would think we would ever have got to a position of safety.

I feel, rightly or wrongly, that we have come full circle and are back where we were as the team trudged off the field at Wembley in the play off defeat to Blackpool. We face another massive rebuild on the field and massive debts off it so it's difficult to think anything other than the VT era has been a rollercoaster and ultimately a failure. You cannot sugar coat we lost ALL 4 derby games for the first time or that we have lost a record 12 home games or that we equalled the most league defeats in a season today with 22 and still 3 games to play.

Unfortunately I don't even think we have reached rock bottom and SM faces a massive task to keep us out of the relegation places next season and I wish him the very best of luck as none of this is down to him. For me success next season will be finishing 21st or above.

But today there were positives, as last week, as the teams currently 5th & 6th beat us by a single goal and I am looking forward to next season and I hope for SM and this group of players they can win a couple of our remaining games to "Finish" on something of a high. SM and these players deserve that for getting us to safety when it seemed impossible.

Thank you CB, an excellent post.

MM went along to please his master VT and it was down hill from the start. The mentality of bringing in the Youth was turning out to be a disaster and if we had kept to it we would have gone down. Looking back it does make you appreciate what a good job SM has done and yes he does deserve the chance next season. If he is good enough is the $1m question and we are about to find out.

I agree with the championship playoff final defeat position except we did have better players still here.

But, we also got Gunnar on a free and i am just not buying into the we'll only get waifs and strays mindset.

I think the party is over for the million pound a season average championship players. There were hardly any inter championship money transfers last season and i doubt they'll be many this. The players still signed up to 2023 or 2024 are laughing, they'll stay put.

It was interesting to see the Jed Wallace story yesterday. Pre Covid, Millwall would have expected a bid to transfer him, he was probably considered an profitable asset. Clubs would sign up their younger talents on decent contracts to ward off "cheap" bids, if you are unsure those big bids will come why offer the bigger bucks ? Its probably better for the players to run down their contract and get a signing bonus insead a slice of the transfer fee.

For instance Joe Ralls signed his current deal as a 25 year old with three seasons in a top championship club. We were probably half expecting a WBA ,Fulham ,Norwich or lower premier league club to come in and make an offer for him. As an 29 year old in a non transferring climate he doesn't have a sell on value, he is simply not worth his current contact (regardless of you opinion of him). There'll be loads like him out there.

I think we'll be pleasantly surprised with our squad next season, with a mix of experienced championship players and a lot of younger gambles.

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I agree with the championship playoff final defeat position except we did have better players still here.

But, we also got Gunnar on a free and i am just not buying into the we'll only get waifs and strays mindset.

I think the party is over for the million pound a season average championship players. There were hardly any inter championship money transfers last season and i doubt they'll be many this. The players still signed up to 2023 or 2024 are laughing, they'll stay put.

It was interesting to see the Jed Wallace story yesterday. Pre Covid, Millwall would have expected a bid to transfer him, he was probably considered an profitable asset. Clubs would sign up their younger talents on decent contracts to ward off "cheap" bids, if you are unsure those big bids will come why offer the bigger bucks ? Its probably better for the players to run down their contract and get a signing bonus insead a slice of the transfer fee.

For instance Joe Ralls signed his current deal as a 25 year old with three seasons in a top championship club. We were probably half expecting a WBA ,Fulham ,Norwich or lower premier league club to come in and make an offer for him. As an 29 year old in a non transferring climate he doesn't have a sell on value, he is simply not worth his current contact (regardless of you opinion of him). There'll be loads like him out there.

I think we'll be pleasantly surprised with our squad next season, with a mix of experienced championship players and a lot of younger gambles.

I agree that the season after the playoff final defeat we did have better players including the huge boost of Craig Bellamy on loan but the point I was trying to make was that the "Wolves" were at the door with the club having a High Court date a few days after that defeat. If I remember correctly that was over £5m. Now we have the "Wolves" at the door again in the form of the CAS appeal on the Sala transfer but on top of that the club has over £100m debt and if we lose the Sala appeal and don't pay Nantes we WILL get hit by a FIFA transfer ban for God alone knows how many transfer Windows.

In the summer of 2010 we signed 4 players on free transfers and a further 5 on loan and that is where I feel we have come full circle with VT ownership and now our debts have increased massively.

It could be of course the club gets "Another" Craig Bellamy type signing in the form of Gareth Bale, who knows but although the VT era has been a rollercoaster 12 years after his arrival to me he has failed.

I hope this summer the board and VT allow SM to make decisions on the type of players we sign and not the committee and certainly NOT VT who is more interested in the numbers in a players date of birth than how they fit into the squad.

Bullshit.

At the moment Cardiff can't even compete with "smaller" clubs like Luton and Huddersfield, both of whom are somehow able to compete with Sheffield United and even be above them in the table with two games of the season left.

Bullshit.

At the moment Cardiff can't even compete with "smaller" clubs like Luton and Huddersfield, both of whom are somehow able to compete with Sheffield United and even be above them in the table with two games of the season left.

Any club whether its bootleggers utd or man c can achieve anything as long as they are well organised and have game plan with the players to achieve it?... Something upto morison coming in you can say city definitely didn't have either one of


these... as for Sheffield they're performances are inconsistent as today showed so not surprised they've struggled to get into top 6 compared to huddersfield and Luton.
As for next season well let's see who morison manages to recruit? He didn't do badly in January so some cause for optimism (unless your victor meldrew) given the state of footballs finances there'll be plenty of good bargains out there along with decent loans like ones we managed to acquire in January....

And yes its bulshit what he says as any club can compete with any club in championship even us given the right setup..

SHEFF UTD - Were awful at the start of this season ... Sacked their manager and the results started to get better .

SHEFF UTD - Were awful at the start of this season ... Sacked their manager and the results started to get better .

Same with the Forest...