MATCH THREA " CARDIFF CITY v PRESTON NORTH END " MATCH THREA

We are wed to three at the back !!!!!!!!

3 centre halfs all stoppers
2 defensive midfielders
1 full back pretending to be a wingback
A lad i doubt is going to make it at LWB

Its so negative

I say this every bloody game. And he makes the usual change. One of the CBs off. A more attacking player on. We'll look more balanced and play better now (fingers crossed) and yet next game he'll go back to the 3CBs and 2 holders!! Front foot football. Its no wonder we concede so many it's like attack vs defence sometimes!

We've been shite second half

At least its nice to see Wintle on …. But would have preferred him to replace Pack. When we have Pack and Collins thru the middle we look pretty dreadful!

Ryan Wintle on for Rubin Colwill

Bagan fires the ball over the bar after working a cross.

I think it was a cross. Maybe it was a shot, I dunno.

The whole game has gone drab; but we are still in it and some of our build up play is good before a poor final ball

Intersting to note five subs allowed in this year's FA Cup

LATEST SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 1 - 1 PRESTON NORTH END
Bluebird scorer: Isaak Davies

We are SO crying out for a midfielder who can play a bit. PLEEEEASE! It's better than under Mad Mick but not much.

Ryan Lowe makes a double change with Ben Whiteman and Josh Harrop on for North End.

We are SO crying out for a midfielder who can play a bit. PLEEEEASE! It's better than under Mad Mick but not much.

Harry Wilson

Minutes left

Vaulks is running on fumes

City having goid possession but doing nothing about it, thanks to some poor end balls and/or decision making (Brown being the latest)

Either side can win this but extra time looms fast

LATEST SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 1 - 1 PRESTON NORTH END
Bluebird scorer: Isaak Davies

Going to go to extra time

It looks like the paints not dry yet…. another 30 mins!!
What a poor game!
By the way nice to see Wintle running around in midfield- thats a positivecompared to Pack! Also it has been clear today that Davies’ attitude has been good. Hes worked hard and looked the only threat upfront

Extra time looms...

Both sides had their chances and equally wasteful

Crowd noise at the same levels as usual for the CCS and Preston should consider changing their name to 'Preston Off Side FC'

FINAL SCORE (90 mins): CARDIFF CITY 1 - 1 PRESTON NORTH END
Bluebird scorer: Isaak Davies

Got to say were really are shite however but for a stupid challenge from Brown we would have won. MOM will be an interesting

Bagan putting in a great shift.

Blimey we are dire ... and so are Preston. Two poor teams.
Agree about the 5 at the back ... pointless. If our 'back five (lol!) could play a bit then fair enough. But they are not comfortable enough on the ball. As for Nelson, I've been watching his positional play & (cough!) 'passing'. Not even parks material, sorry.
Cmon, let's at least nick this in ET.

Bagan putting in a great shift.

He's impressed; his work rate is phenonemal and made even harder by those around him

Switched over to the West Ham Leeds game waiting for this game to restart and saw more goalmouth action in the four minutes than in the entire second half of our game. Great to have crowd too.

Evans has replaced Davies.


Well Morison has played plenty of the younger ones Today

Marlon Packs body cab no longer do the things his head is saying to do.... He is physically just too slow

Better haircut though

Two very poor teams.

Our young players just aren't good enough.

If anyone wins this in extra time, it's Preston.

Slightly off the topic of the football, but anyone who’s watching on S4C can you hear a random whistle every now and again? It sounds exactly like the referee’s whistle.

Slightly off the topic of the football, but anyone who’s watching on S4C can you hear a random whistle every now and again? It sounds exactly like the referee’s whistle.

We do things differently here in Wales

Ched Evans is on for Preston. Replaces Maguire.

Two very poor teams.

Our young players just aren't good enough.

If anyone wins this in extra time, it's Preston.

I actually see the same,

Dire, boring game

Ned,

Many of these younger players are for me League 1 and 2 players

Ched Evans is on for Preston. Replaces Maguire.

He is going to let his mates do all the hard work and come later and score

Great move from City and shot ftom Mark Harris, which is saved to a corner

Pack is replaced by Tom Sang before the corner, which is beaten away by the Preston defence

LATEST SCORE: CARDIFF CITY 1 - 1 PRESTON NORTH END
Bluebird scorer: Isaak Davies

Slightly off the topic of the football, but anyone who’s watching on S4C can you hear a random whistle every now and again? It sounds exactly like the referee’s whistle.

Yes. It's very annoying.