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BLACKPOOL V CARDIFF CITY
Friday 3rd October 2014.
Bloomfield Road
7.45pm

' You can pay on the night '

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' UPDATED DAILY '

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Tonight's teams are :



CARDIFF CITY TEAM : Marshall, Fabio, S. Morrison, Manga, Brayford, Whittingham, Gunnarsson, Ralls, R. Morrison, Pilkington & Jones.

CardiffCity Substitutes: Moore, James, Adeyemi, Noone, Le Fondre, Maynard & Macheda.



BLACKPOOL TEAM : Parish, McMahon, Rentmeister, J.Oriol, Perkins, Lundstram, E.Oriol, Zoko, Delfouneso, Miller.

Blackpool Substitutes: Milton, Dielna, Cywka, Mellis, Mendy, Zenjov, Ranger.





Friday 3rd October 2014

Russell Slade will be Announced as Cardiff City manager early next week.

Russell Slade travels with the City squad to Blackpool.

City picked up no injuries in there midweek draw at Brighton.

Thursday 2nd Oct 2014


Cardiff will assess defender Matt Connolly (hamstring), but Ravel Morrison could make his first start.
Craig Noon is expected to start.

Cardiff City prepare for Blackpool while Russell Slade continues to wait to be announced officially Cardiff City manager.


Scott Young and Danny Gabbidon will continue to take charge and shall we say with Russell Slade advising them

The Bluebirds are hoping to get Russell Slade installed before the international break and officially announced.

Russell Slade will once again be travelling to Blackpool to advice the City duo.



Cardiff have lost only one of their six away games in all competitions this season. Their only defeat was 1-0 at Wolves in the Championship on 23 August.

They only managed a draw against Brighton on Tuesday night, but will be hoping for all three points on Friday night.

' BLACKPOOL '


Blackpool could be without midfielders Jose Miguel Cubero (ankle) and Andrea Orlandi (foot) for the visit of Cardiff.

Defender Peter Clarke (illness) is a doubt, while Andre Blackman and Formose Mendy could be given debuts.

On-loan keeper Joe Lewis is ineligible to face parent club Cardiff, so Elliot Parish is expected to start in goal.


Team news




The Opposition
Blackpool are bottom of the Championship and have yet to win a game this season.

Despite going a goal ahead against Norwich last weekend the league leaders were able to put three goals past Blackpool in the second half.


Form - Last 5 Games
Cardiff have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Blackpool have drawn 3 and lost 2 games.

Last 5 meetings
22 May 2010 Blackpool v Cardiff City W 3-2 League Championship Play-Offs
17 Sep 2011 Blackpool v Cardiff City D 1-1 League Championship
04 Feb 2012 Cardiff City v Blackpool W 1-3 League Championship
29 Sep 2012 Cardiff City v Blackpool L 3-0 League Championship
19 Jan 2013 Blackpool v Cardiff City L 1-2 League Championship

Match Odds
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Blackpool 11/5
Draw 11/5
Cardiff EVS

Tickets
Tickets available to current Season Ticket Holders and Gold Members

Ticket Prices:
Adults @ £15.00
Senior Citizens 60+ @ £10.00
Under 18 @ £5.00
Disabled Allocation @ £15.00
Disabled Carer Free Of Charge

Tickets on sale:
Fri. 19th September 2014
http://www.eticketing.co.uk/cardiffcity
0845 345 1400

The Ground



Key facts

Club: Blackpool FC
Opening: 1889
Capacity: 16,007 seats

History and description

Football had been played at the site of Bloomfield Road since 1887, when in 1899 a modest stadium was built. The first match at the new stadium was played on the 21st of October of that year between South Shore FC and the 1st South Lancashire Regimen. South Shore FC would soon after merge with Blackpool FC.

Bloomfield Road got quickly expanded in the following decades resulting in a capacity of over 20,000 by the mid 1920s. In 1930, a new north terrace (Spion Kop) was built to raise the capacity to just over 30,000.

No further developments were made until in 1954 the East Paddock was extended. By the mid 1960s the stadium could hold 38,000 fans, but this was soon reduced when several standing areas were converted into seats. At the same time the Spion Kop received (partial) cover.

By the 1990s, Bloomfield Road had fallen into disrepair and increased safety requirements meant further reductions in capacity.

Several initiatives were launched to build a new stadium, but all failed to materialise. In 2000, the club changed course and presented plans to redevelop the existing ground.

One year later the Spion Kop and West Stand were demolished and replaced by new stands. In 2003 it was the turn of the East and South Stand to get demolished, however no new stands were built yet.

It took until 2010 for a new South Stand to be built. Temporary structures occupied the East End, which were gradually improved, most recently in 2011.

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Russell Slade to start with a win 3-1.

Blackpool 1 City 4

Hm, I was hoping for a comfortable win yesterday, but now I´m starting to worry that the huge potential that I thought was in this team, is in fact not there. I expect another struggle: 0-0.

2-0 cardiff.

2-0 cardiff.

1-0 City, Gunnarsson

Blackpool 2 Cardiff 1
Attendance 9547.

Blackpool 0 - 3 Cardiff

Announced attendance - 10,279
Actual attendance - 8,376

2-2

City to hammer the worst team in the championship 4-0

Is it pay on the gate?

3-1 to the bluebirds !!! (Guerra, jones,morrison) BLUUUUUEEEBIRDS !!!!!!!

Preview: Blackpool vs. Cardiff City

By Jack Prescott, London Correspondent
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 19:06 UK
Blackpool have the chance to pick up their first win of the season on Friday night when they host Cardiff City in the Championship.

The Seasiders are currently at the bottom of the table after taking just three points from their opening 10 matches of the campaign.

However, Jose Riga's side head into the weekend on the back of a credible 1-1 draw away to promotion-chasing Middlesbrough.

Visitors Cardiff have endured a difficult start to the season, but they are now only five points adrift of the playoff places thanks to an unbeaten run of three games.

The Bluebirds' last outing was in midweek when they drew 1-1 against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium.

Blackpool have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the contest, while Cardiff could welcome back Craig Noone to their starting lineup after he was dropped against Brighton.

Cardiff City prepare for Blackpool while Russell Slade continues to wait to be announced officially Cardiff City manager.


Scott Young and Danny Gabbidon will continue to take charge and shall we say with Russell Slade advising them

The Bluebirds are hoping to get Russell Slade installed before the international break and officially announced.

Russell Slade will once again be travelling to Blackpool to advice the City duo.

' BLACKPOOL '

Up at Blackpool there are signs that things are slowly starting to improve.

But manager Jose Riga has warned that he's prepared to make more changes after the midweek draw against Middlesbrough saw striker Nile Ranger take to Twitter to register his disgust at being dropped.

The under-fire boss told the Blackpool Gazette: "I’m the manager and I’m paid to make choices about the squad.

“With the number of games we have to play this week, I wanted to use all of the squad.

“I have looked at the opponents and picked my squad based on the opposition.

“I chose to base my team selection on Tuesday on more technical skills as I knew Middlesbrough would play like that.

"We knew the three games this week would be difficult and it doesn’t get any easier against Cardiff.

“Against Norwich I thought we did really well but Tuesday has given us confidence.

“We just have to stay in the same mindset now and anything can happen.”

Annis, how many tickets have we sold this time?

Is it pay in the gate?

Annis, how many tickets have we sold this time?

I havent asked but I hear its only about 400 odd, but u can pay up there to get in

Is it pay in the gate?

Yes Elliot

TEAM NEWS

Blackpool could be without midfielders Jose Miguel Cubero (ankle) and Andrea Orlandi (foot) for the visit of Cardiff.
Defender Peter Clarke (illness) is a doubt, while Andre Blackman and Formose Mendy could be given debuts.
On-loan keeper Joe Lewis is ineligible to face parent club Cardiff, so Elliot Parish is expected to start in goal.


Cardiff will assess defender Matt Connolly (hamstring), but Ravel Morrison could make his first start.

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Blackpool v Cardiff Preview
Thursday, 2nd Oct 2014 20:54 by Editor
First of all, thank you Cardiff City. Had you not have loaned us Joe Lewis this season then I doubt we'd have got to the 3 points we've reached so far. However, that clause about not allowing him to play against you makes a win at the 11th attempt all the more difficult. Just as Blackpool start to get a performance together which was arguably worthy of three points at Middlesbrough, it's back to square one at Bloomfield Road on Friday night.

Riga must be pulling some of those fine silver/grey locks out. Not only does he have a Chairman ready to give his job to another man, a team that hasn't yet given him a win and a budget you couldn't get a weekly shop at Iceland with, but now the team which he was starting to assemble is falling apart. First, Joe Lewis is unavailable and so in comes Elliot Parrish, then Peter Clarke, who has apparently lost half a stone - and there wasn't much to lose, is only just back in training and Andre Orlandi and Jose Cubero are both doubts after picking up knocks at the Riverside. Whether this game is too soon for Fermose Mendy and Andre Blackman remains to be seen.

Cardiff are still in a state of flux at the moment with caretaker managers Danny Gabbidon and Scott Young in charge whilst Russell Slade waits to take over having left Leyton Orient. The Bluebirds have yet to win away from home with 4 draws and one defeat and so unless this is another draw then one of these sides could break a winless duck. Cardiff will assess defender Matt Connolly (hamstring), but Ravel Morrison could make his first start.

Sky TV and Blackpool haven't been happy bedfellows of late and hopefully we'll finally get some luck in front of the cameras in the same way it did the last time these two teams met. Oh and then there's the small matter of what will happen in the 53rd minute .. maybe more unpredictable than the outcome of the game.

TEAM NEWS

Blackpool could be without midfielders Jose Miguel Cubero (ankle) and Andrea Orlandi (foot) for the visit of Cardiff.
Defender Peter Clarke (illness) is a doubt, while Andre Blackman and Formose Mendy could be given debuts.
On-loan keeper Joe Lewis is ineligible to face parent club Cardiff, so Elliot Parish is expected to start in goal.
Cardiff will assess defender Matt Connolly (hamstring), but Ravel Morrison could make his first start.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head
Cardiff won the last meeting 2-1 at Bloomfield Road in January last year.
Cardiff have won the last two meetings. Blackpool's last win was 3-1 at the Cardiff City Stadium in February 2012.
Cardiff are unbeaten in the last five meetings at Bloomfield Road, winning two. Blackpool's last home win was 1-0 in the old Division Two in October 2002.
Blackpool
Blackpool have not won any of their 11 games in all competitions this season, losing eight.
Blackpool have lost four of their five home games. The only game in which they avoided defeat was a goalless draw against Wolves in the Championship on 13 September.
Cardiff
Cardiff have won only one of their last seven games in all competitions. Their only win since 26 August was 2-1 against Sheffield Wednesday at home in the Championship last Saturday.
Cardiff have lost only one of their seven away games in all competitions this season. Their only defeat was 1-0 at Wolves in the Championship on 23 August.

0-3

KJ, Gunnar, KJ

BBC

Friday 3rd Oct 2014

Russell Slade to travel to Blackpool with Cardiff City squad

Russell Slade will travel with the Cardiff City squad for the first time for Friday's Championship game at Blackpool, BBC Wales Sport understands.

Cardiff want to appoint Slade as their new manager as soon as possible.

Slade has been helping Cardiff as a consultant since quitting Leyton Orient boss on 24 September.

His presence with the squad, who are flying to the north west of England on Friday morning, is the strongest indication an appointment is close.
But if Slade is not confirmed on Friday then caretaker managers Scott Young and Danny Gabbidon will again be in charge at bottom side Blackpool.
The pair have been in temporary charge since former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stepped down on 18 September.
Young and Gabbidon have held talks with owner Vincent Tan and Slade but insisted they had control of team selection ahead of the match at Bloomfield Road.
Cardiff are unbeaten in three league matches under Young and Gabbidon, although they lost 3-0 against Bournemouth in the Capital One Cup.
Former Notts County and Yeovil manager Slade watched Cardiff's 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday last Saturday and was at Tuesday's 1-1 draw at Brighton.
The Bluebirds and Slade's former side, League One Leyton Orient, are in dispute over his proposed appointment at the Welsh club.
Goalkeeper David Marshall said after the game at Brighton he was hopeful Slade would be confirmed as Cardiff's new boss by the end of the week.

This is not going to be a forgone conclusion this game.

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Won't be many changes for tonight.We must start controlling games.Recently, sides have monopolised possession.Our midfield needs to have more influence in the game.Doesn't help that Dikgacio remains sidelined with fitness issues, I would drop Witts for this one. He needs a kick up the proverbials.

Come on City, its nothing but a win tonight

I would like to see us go and attack Blackpool from the start.

Hopefully a midfield of Noone, Morrison and Pilkington sitting in front of Whittingham and Gunnarsson.