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TODAY TO BE FAIR THIS WAS A VERY TIGHT & TOUGH GAME AND A

Sat Jan 24, 2026 2:35 pm

TODAY TO BE FAIR THIS WAS A VERY TIGHT & TOUGH GAME AND A DRAW WAS A FAIR RESULT OVER ALL:



A Big worry is, is Salech ok after being stretchered off in the 38min with a neck injury?

Joel Colwill for me man of the match.


There was a Late change to the squad ,Harry Tyrer replaces Dylan Lawlor on the bench.

It looked so empty you would think it was a relegation battle



I DONT USUALLY CRITICISE REFS BUT TODAYS REF WAS AWFUL


After 8 Succesvive home wins by City, a draw was the final result after long periods of end to end football.

Stockport have a good away record.




POSSESSION %: 62 CARDIFF / 38 STOCKPORT

SHOTS: 14 / 10


SHOTS ON TARGET: 3 / 2



10mins: GOAL! Cardiff City 0-1 Stockport County :cry:
Josh Dacres-Cogley beats Wintle in a 50/50 and smashes a low effort on goal from 20 yards out.
Nathan Trott can only parry it and Kyle Wootton taps in from close range.

Stockport were the better team so far.

39mins: Callum Robinson replaced Salech (stretchered off and not looking good with a collar around his neck ).


GOAL! Cardiff City 1-1 Stockport County (J. Colwill 45+7)
WHAT A GOOOOAL! Colwill levels it!
Ollie Tanner with a lovely one-two with Perry Ng on this right-hand side and the former has the vision to pull his cross back to Joel Colwill, just outside the area.
Colwill controls it nicely and hammers a shot which takes a slight deflection but flies over Ben Hinchliffe and into the far corner. Lovely hit.


Cardiff finished strongly

First-half Possession City 62% County 38%
shots 7-6
on target 2-2

City had improved vastly.


68mins Double Sub: Ollie Tanner off for Chris Willock.

Joel Colwill off for Omari Kellyman.

City long periods of in control /but Stockport also created chances.

85min: Massive chance. Chris Willock does brilliantly to skin his man and find Ashford near the penalty area. His shot is deflected over by Tayo Edun.

86min: Isaak Davies on for Alex Robertson.



88min Robinson had a great chance to score.













CARDIFF CITY 1 STOCKPORT COUNTY 1

H-T 1-1


Crowd 19,684
Away Support 1,412


Cardiff City: Trott; Ng, Chambers, Osho, Bagan; Wintle, J. Colwill, Robertson; Tanner, Salech, Ashford.

Subs: Fish, Lawlor, Kpakio, Kellyman, Willock, Robinson, Davies.
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Re: TODAY TO BE FAIR THIS WAS A VERY TIGHT & TOUGH GAME AND

Sat Jan 24, 2026 2:36 pm

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 2:36 pm

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 2:37 pm

Yes was a fair result but I thought it was a very poor performance from us.

Flat.

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 2:37 pm

I'm taking it as a positive point all things considered, Bradford losing means we go 10 clear of them and keep 10 clear of Stockport as well

What I will say is that ref was atrocious really put our players at risk today

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 2:39 pm

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 2:40 pm

OriginalGrangeEndBlue wrote:Yes was a fair result but I thought it was a very poor performance from us.

Flat.



Paul,

I agree we never played that well so we should be happy with the point

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 2:41 pm

Blue since 1981 wrote:I'm taking it as a positive point all things considered, Bradford losing means we go 10 clear of them and keep 10 clear of Stockport as well

What I will say is that ref was atrocious really put our players at risk today



Yes happy to get point today

Ref beyond awful

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 2:48 pm

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 3:02 pm

If I was told we would take 4 points from Bradford and Stockport I would have said yes please that will do nicely.
BLOOOBIRDS BLOOOBIRDS

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 3:11 pm

Take the point move on. As today was a day when things didnt drop for us and ref and both linesmen were absolutely awful. How the hell did he book kellyman for pulling a player down and didn't even blow for a free kick 5 mind later for same offence on our players? And how did 33 not get 1 booking in game and the elbow to Wintle should of been straight red. Shocking officials

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 3:19 pm

We had great chances to win the game especially the absolute sitter that salech missed but even though I felt deflated leaving there with a draw we have still gained on bradford which is more important

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 3:22 pm

danielrees17 wrote:We had great chances to win the game especially the absolute sitter that salech missed but even though I felt deflated leaving there with a draw we have still gained on bradford which is more important


Did you watch the game in reverse?

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 3:24 pm

Fair assessment Annis.

Don't think we deserved to win but didn't deserve to lose either.

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 3:37 pm

Welshman in CA wrote:
danielrees17 wrote:We had great chances to win the game especially the absolute sitter that salech missed but even though I felt deflated leaving there with a draw we have still gained on bradford which is more important


Did you watch the game in reverse?


Deflated only as in felt there game was there to be won and we just couldn't pinch it, before the game I would've taken a draw but felt the game was there to be won

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 3:54 pm

Ref was the worst I've seen this season and we've had a few great goal by Joel Stockport were the dirtiest team I've seen this season awful injury to salech hope we have some good news on yousef

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 3:56 pm

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 3:57 pm

Plymuff Bloobird wrote:If I was told we would take 4 points from Bradford and Stockport I would have said yes please that will do nicely.
BLOOOBIRDS BLOOOBIRDS



I agree with that :bluebird:

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 3:57 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:Fair assessment Annis.

Don't think we deserved to win but didn't deserve to lose either.



Cheers Ned,

Spot on :bluebird:

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 4:00 pm

This was certainly a point earned against adversity rather than two lost! :clap:

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 6:58 pm

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 8:10 pm

Just watched the highlights as well... I'm unsure because of the angle and maybe someone down that end of the ground can clarify but the guy who tapped home their goal looked like he was offside when the initial shot was taken. Maybe wrong though and the angle just made it appear that way

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 8:19 pm

Jestrix wrote:Just watched the highlights as well... I'm unsure because of the angle and maybe someone down that end of the ground can clarify but the guy who tapped home their goal looked like he was offside when the initial shot was taken. Maybe wrong though and the angle just made it appear that way


Watched on TV today, thought the same, all our back four had their hands up. It was never clarified. Their goalscorer isn't in view when the shot is taken and the only other angle is directly behind the goal where you can't tell at all

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Sat Jan 24, 2026 11:17 pm

Great to see weve played two promotion contenders over the last two games that were physical and tough and in both games we more than competed where last season we crumbled , 11 players plus subs giving there all and you can see the fight in every player is there to see well done everyone of you and the manager and his team

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Sun Jan 25, 2026 4:52 am

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