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If we win tonight then this is a seriously good squad. We will know tonight if the squad members are going to step up and fight for places in the team. C'mon boys, but I'm not confident!
 
I'd be upset if we were beaten with all our best players on the pitch. They weren't.

The important match is on Saturday anyway.....







...important cause I'll be there in person :)
 
Clint Iguana said:
Better to lose to a team at the bottom of the league than give points to rivals at the top
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They may have been bottom yesterday but we all know that is not a true reflection of their abilities, but sure there will be the usual snipers on cardiff boards wanting DJ out for losing to a bottom 3 team!
 
early news on Leeds away from CCSC

probably not full bubble, but voucher exchange at services

probably 12:30 kick off - so an early start in order
 
ChrisFilter said:
Silly billy. One swallow does not a summer make. I suspect we will probably still end up as your rivals at the top :)
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I dont suppose Clint is saying you will be a bottom team all season, but giving you 3 points right now is better than givng them up to QPR as they will get away from us, I would think that every Cardiff fan knows you will be there or thereabouts as the end of the season.
 
breaking the silence.........

we're a point off automatic

we're the best team in the league at full strength

Riggott could be the answer at the back

Ladies and gentlemen,

we're going up

pinch yourselves
 
the on line ticket office seem to be selling tickets quite a way in advance - so if anyone is interested, the jack tickets are available, but selling quickly.

tickets currently on the website -
Cardiff City v Millwall
Saturday, 25 September 2010 (12:00)


Cardiff City v Crystal Palace
Tuesday, 28 September 2010 (19:45)


Cardiff City v Bristol City
Saturday, 16 October 2010 (12:00)


Cardiff City v Norwich City
Saturday, 30 October 2010 (15:00)


Cardiff City v Swansea City
Sunday, 7 November 2010 (13:10)


Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest
Saturday, 20 November 2010 (15:00)


Cardiff City v Preston North End
Saturday, 4 December 2010 (15:00)
 
I realise it is terribly bad form to cut and paste from other forums, but this (posted by the lone gunman on mikes board) may be of interest,

The following were the main topics of converstaion during yesterday evening's CCFC Travel Group meeting at the Cardiff City Stadium:

Portsmouth Away (28/8/10)

The South Wales Police have apparently expressed their dissatisfaction to the Hampshire Police over the pre-match arrangements at the rendezvous point for coaches and minibuses. Those of us who travelled to Pompey by coach will know what a complete waste of time the RV point was, so it was encouraging to hear that the SWP share the same view.

Regarding the well-documented incident outside the Good Companions public house which happened after the game, a total of six Portsmouth fans were arrested on the day along with one Cardiff supporter. It is likely that a couple more Portsmouth fans and several more City supporters will be arrested in due course as a result of video footage taken by the Hampshire Police. It was acknowledged that most of the Cardiff fans involved in this incident initially attempted to prevent a group of local thugs from bullying a couple of City supporters outside the pub, but it was alleged that several ended up going well over the top.

Millwall Home (25/9/10)

As of yesterday afternoon, Millwall had sold 1,049 tickets for their visit to the Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday. Around half of the visiting fans who have bought tickets will be travelling on official coaches laid on by their club, while the rest are travelling without any restrictions.

The club is expecting a crowd of around 23,000 for the match. If Saturday's game passes off without any major incidents, then it is expected that our trip to Millwall in March 2011 will be free from travelling restrictions for our fans. However, that situation is obviously dependent upon what happens between now and then.

Barnsley Away (2/10/10)

Tickets are already on sale for this game. Coaches will be expected to meet the police at a rendezvous point near Junction 37 of the M1 between 1pm and 2pm, but other than that there are no travel restrictions.

Bristol City Home (16/10/10)

A voucher exchange system has been put in place for all Bristol City fans travelling to this game.

Coventry City Away (19/10/10)

Tickets for this game are now on sale. No firm arrangements have yet been made as regards the policing of this fixture, but it is anticipated that there will be no travel restrictions for Cardiff fans.

Leeds United Away (23/10/10)

It was confirmed that the kick-off time for this game has been moved forward to 12:30pm on the insistence of the West Yorkshire Police. A voucher exchange system will be in operation, meaning that all City fans will be required to visit the Woolley Edge Services between 10:00am and 11:30am and exchange vouchers for match tickets. These services are situated between Junctions 38 and 39 of the M1, and are a considerable distance away from Elland Road.

Coaches will be escorted from the services to the ground in three separate convoys. Alcohol will be served in the away section up until kick-off, but the bars will be closed at half-time and full-time. City fans are likely to be held inside the ground for a minimum of 30 minutes after the game while the police clear the areas outside.

The ticket allocation for City fans is approximately 1,700. Adult tickets are priced at £29.00. They will go on sale from the Ticket Office on Monday morning (27/9/10).

All Cardiff supporters who are driving to Elland Road are asked to get there as early as possible and to use Car Park A, which is the nearest one to the away section. The turnstiles will be open from 10:30am.

Personally, I was extremely disappointed with the confirmation of these arrangements. The West Yorkshire Police apparently initially requested a full bubble trip for City fans along with a midday kick-off and an allocation of 1,250, so things could have been even worse. Nevertheless, I feel very strongly that we, as a group of supporters, are once again being treated unfairly.

I am reliably informed that the West Yorkshire Police fully acknowledge that the major problem with this fixture at Elland Road is the potential behaviour of some of the home supporters as opposed to the visiting fans. Having been to Leeds three times recently, I can fully appreciate that preventative measures of some kind have to be put in place for a game such as this one, but the fact of the matter is that a voucher exchange coupled with a 12:30pm kick-off is far more of an inconvenience for the majority of our travelling supporters than a full bubble trip with a 3:00pm kick-off would have been.

We have travelled to Leeds on three occasions since we returned to the Championship in 2003. Those fixtures have all been bubble trips for visiting fans. On each occasion the games have kicked off at 3:00pm and on each occasion the behaviour of the City supporters has been exemplary. Our reward is a 12:30pm kick-off and a voucher exchange system. As far as I'm concerned, that stinks.

These arrangements mean that any South Wales-based City fans attending this game will have to get out of bed at a ridiculously early hour, while many will encounter difficulties in sorting out transport to their departure points if they are travelling by coach. This situation is a nightmare for independent coach operators such as myself and I'll be very surprised if the club sells its full allocation under such circumstances. The feedback I've been getting is that many regular away travellers simply can't be bothered with this sort of nonsense, and I can't say I blame them.

Swansea City Home (7/11/10)

This fixture will be a full bubble trip for visiting fans. No surprise there.

Bristol City Away (1/1/11)

Bristol City have written to Cardiff City stating that this game will be a full bubble trip for visiting supporters. Our club is not at all happy with this situation and has written back to Bristol requesting talks on the subject. The arrangements might change between now and then, but the impression I got last night is that this fixture is almost certain to be a full bubble trip for City fans despite the objections of our officials.
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editor said:
Going to away games is a fucking pain in the arse these days.
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Made me laugh, well mad actually, that we have to put up with these retsriction for many away games, and yet when Manchester police instigated similar retsrictions for Rangers fans travelling to OT last week the media was full of it. You owuld have thought that no team had ever experienced a bubble before.
 
Clint Iguana said:
Never mind keeping the plod happy Leeds away is now a fucking Monday evening to keep sky happy :mad:
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Every time we play Leeds it seems that Sky want to broadcast it.

They hope and pray for a repeat of the FA cup scandal, so that they can big up the grudge match element beforehand, then broadcast the trouble, then condemn it, whilst rubbing their hands in glee that they got it.

Bloody hypocrites.

Doubt they'll get what they want though.
 
Thought you were talking about the Leeds leg which was switched months ago. Look on the bright side tho, its more money in the coffers.
 
BBC> Cardiff hope Seyi Olofinjana, who missed the defeats at Ipswich and Leicester because of a foot injury, will be able to return on Saturday.

Danny Drinkwater (thigh) and striker Michael Chopra (ankle) are also hoping to return, but Craig Bellamy is still out with a knee complaint.
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Nice to see Chopra back, looks like the talk of ten weeks was a bit pessimistic (assuming he is back). Even better to see Oli back.

Jones seems to think Bellamy over did it pre-season in his bid to get in the Man City Squad :hmm: Hope he does not turn into another Fowler

Also, Forde returns to cardiff today, i seem to remember he was not the greatest goal keeper in the world.

Sadly, i have a wedding to go to - but i will be having a sneaky listen in on my mp3 radio thing.
 
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