" Cardiff V Newcastle - pre season "

Cardiff City are lining up a pre-season glamour friendly at home to Premier League Newcastle United, we can reveal.


Bluebirds boss Malky Mackay is planning to welcome manager of the year Alan Pardew and his Magpies side to the Welsh capital on Saturday, August 11, a week before the 2012-13 Championship campaign kicks off.

The game will give Cardiff fans the opportunity to see close up Papiss Cisse, one of the hottest strikers in world football after his stunning goal scoring exploits for the Toon.

The Senegal ace is one of a number of leading stars who helped Pardew’s men challenge strongly for UEFA Champions League football, before they narrowly dipped out of the top four.

Finishing fifth still enabled Pardew to be chosen as Premiership manager of the season and he is on the brink of agreeing to bring his highly valued team to Wales.

A large away following of Newcastle’s famous Toon Army would be expected in the Welsh capital for what would be the perfect test of Cardiff’s credentials as they get ready for another gruelling Championship campaign.

Cardiff are also lining up a clutch of more low key summer friendlies with trips to Cheltenham and Forest Green Rovers mooted.

Boss Mackay expects to hear this week what his transfer budget will be as the club’s Malaysian owners outline how much further money they plan to invest in the Bluebirds.



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Rubbish if true. Pre-Seasons are all about playing the lies of Merthyr away. Not prem clubs at home!

Not interested. Newcastle fans will still turn out in numbers though as they always do in pre-season!

Rubbish if true. Pre-Seasons are all about playing the lies of Merthyr away. Not prem clubs at home!

It won't be the only game, they will have other games.
I believe forest green away was announced last week.

We have to have a game at home and to draw a crowd it has to be a decent team, at least they will bring fans.
Good choice imo

turner will have Cisse in his pocket

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballna ... -31005641/

Don't forget Barry Town away aug 7th.

any idea where the friendlys in europe will be.

any idea where the friendlys in europe will be.

there wont be any friendly in europe

weve also got cheltenham,yeovil and forest green away

I've heard that we got:
Yeovil
Cheltenham
Barry
Forest green

ALL AWAY !

Someone tell me the dates?

I've heard that we got:
Yeovil
Cheltenham
Barry
Forest green

ALL AWAY !

Someone tell me the dates?

Yes we have and they interest me more than Newcastle away

any idea where the friendlys in europe will be.

Hopefully Salisbury

I trust by then Malky will have been given & used, sufficient rebuilding funds to have a City team boasting a potent strike force , width & pace from midfield and a back four that does not resemble Stonehenge . We need 5 or so changes to that first team to give us a fighting chance .

it was only a few seasons ago we was playing them in the league...

the team that played us at home was

steve harper
danny simpson
fabricio coloccini
jose enrique
steven taylor
danny guthrie
joey barton
alan smith
ryan taylor
kevin nolan
nile ranger

the team that played everton last game of the season

Krul
Coloccini
Santon
Williamson
Perch
Cabaye
Ben Arfa
Gutierrez
Tiote
Cisse
Ba

Substitutes
35 Elliot
16 R Taylor
31 Ferguson
15 Gosling
22 Marveaux
25 Obertan
23 Sh Ameobi

cracking side now

on yeovils offical web site we are not playin them they sayin that

http://www.ytfc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,, ... 47,00.html

im hoping we play bath away again, good trip

Great choice for the last friendly before the new season starts if you ask me.

Forest Green!!!! WTF!!!

Merthyr away is what is needed to keep the valleys support interested!!!

any idea where the friendlys in europe will be.

SV AUSTRIA SALZBURG?

This will definitely hook the under 16s and make them support.....

Newcastle United.

switzerland is the tour for pre season ent it?

switzerland is the tour for pre season ent it?

I think that's just a training camp.

Awh right just heard thats all!

The plastics will love this, seeing there first team "away" in there hometown

This will definitely hook the under 16s and make them support.....

Newcastle United.

Troll.

The plastics will love this, seeing there first team "away" in there hometown

Troll.