MATCH THREAD: “ BRISTOL CITY v CARDIFF CITY “ MATCH THREAD

BRISTOL CITY v CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 2nd March, 12.30pm
Sky Bet Championship
Ashton Gate 



AWAY END SOLD OUT CARDIFF CITY 2,200
But why only gives us that when other clubs get over 3,000 tickets?



UPDATED TEAM NEWS:

Late Fitness Test: Karlan Grant is a doubt for Saturdays game after picking up a strain in his muscle last week.

Meite fit.

McGuinness still with physio.

O’Dowda will be in the squad v Bristol City.

Alnwick is ok again

Callum Robinson 10 more days.

Ramsey hopefully April fully back playing.

Grant will have a late fitness test.



Etete Ok

Grant late fitness test.


Erol Bulut:

“Ramsey will be out now until the first week of April, his injury was worse than we thought.”



Erol Bulut on Callum O’Dowda:

“I hope we can use him next week, 20 to 30 minutes, maybe.”



The Opposition's Manager

Liam Manning was appointed Bristol City manager in November 2023.

He previously had spells in charge of Oxford and MK Dons.

Opposition Dangerous Players

Tommy Conway has six league goals this season.

Jason Knight was on the scoresheet for them at the weekend.

Head To Head 

We beat Bristol City 2-0 at CCS in October.

That was our second consecutive win over them, although they won the other three in the last five meetings.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Bristol City: O’Leary, Tanner, Vyner, Dickie, Pring, Williams, Gardner-Hickman, Knight, Sykes, Mehmeti, Conway

Cardiff City: Horvath, Ng, Goutas, Phillips, Wilson-Esbrand, Siopis, Ralls, Colwill, Bowler, Grant, Etete

Last Game

We beat Stoke at CCS on Saturday.

On the same day, Bristol City lost at Sheffield Wednesday.

Match Odds

Bristol City - Evens
Cardiff City - 3/1
Draw - 12/5

Predictions

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Erol Bulut:

“Both Etete and Grant had cramps," he explained. "If you get cramps it can get a bit strange. That's why it changed. We were not planning on these changes. But we don't want injuries. We've had enough injuries this season so I don't want to see anything like this again."

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Erol Bulut:

“Ramsey will be out now until the first week of April, his injury was worse than we thought.”

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AWAY END SOLD OUT CARDIFF CITY 2,200
But why only gives us that when other clubs get over 3,000 tickets?

The Worzels are not up to much these days. No reason why we can't come away with a result if we turn up.

The Worzels are not up to much these days. No reason why we can't come away with a result if we turn up.

They took Southamptons 3 months undefeated streak recently. They are no mugs, specifically at home. Play some decent football, also.

I'd take a point.

The Worzels are not up to much these days. No reason why we can't come away with a result if we turn up.

They took Southamptons 3 months undefeated streak recently. They are no mugs, specifically at home. Play some decent football, also.

I'd take a point.

Southampton lost to Millwall at home yesterday.

The Worzels lost to Sheff Wed yesterday and there last home game they lost to QPR 1-0.

The Worzels are not up to much these days. No reason why we can't come away with a result if we turn up.

They took Southamptons 3 months undefeated streak recently. They are no mugs, specifically at home. Play some decent football, also.

I'd take a point.

Southampton lost to Millwall at home yesterday.

Ok, what makes you state that Bristol "aren't up to much nowadays"?

Southampton have 50% more points than us and Bristol. We didn't lay a glove on them recently, Bristol destroyed them.

The Worzels are not up to much these days. No reason why we can't come away with a result if we turn up.

They took Southamptons 3 months undefeated streak recently. They are no mugs, specifically at home. Play some decent football, also.

I'd take a point.

Southampton lost to Millwall at home yesterday.

Ok, what makes you state that Bristol "aren't up to much nowadays"?

Southampton have 50% more points than us and Bristol. We didn't lay a glove on them recently, Bristol destroyed them.

They lost to Sheff Wed yesterday and their last home game they lost to QPR 1-0.

Southampton are struggling atm.

The Worzels are not up to much these days. No reason why we can't come away with a result if we turn up.

They took Southamptons 3 months undefeated streak recently. They are no mugs, specifically at home. Play some decent football, also.

I'd take a point.

Southampton lost to Millwall at home yesterday.

Ok, what makes you state that Bristol "aren't up to much nowadays"?

Southampton have 50% more points than us and Bristol. We didn't lay a glove on them recently, Bristol destroyed them.

They lost to Sheff Wed yesterday and their last home game they lost to QPR 1-0.

Southampton are struggling atm.

Tidy. Hope you're right

The Worzels are not up to much these days. No reason why we can't come away with a result if we turn up.

They took Southamptons 3 months undefeated streak recently. They are no mugs, specifically at home. Play some decent football, also.

I'd take a point.

Southampton lost to Millwall at home yesterday.

Ok, what makes you state that Bristol "aren't up to much nowadays"?

Southampton have 50% more points than us and Bristol. We didn't lay a glove on them recently, Bristol destroyed them.

They lost to Sheff Wed yesterday and their last home game they lost to QPR 1-0.

Southampton are struggling atm.

Tidy. Hope you're right

So do I.

The Worzels are not up to much these days. No reason why we can't come away with a result if we turn up.

They took Southamptons 3 months undefeated streak recently. They are no mugs, specifically at home. Play some decent football, also.

I'd take a point.

Southampton lost to Millwall at home yesterday.

Ok, what makes you state that Bristol "aren't up to much nowadays"?

Southampton have 50% more points than us and Bristol. We didn't lay a glove on them recently, Bristol destroyed them.

Bristol didn’t exactly destroy them.

They had four shots on target and scored with three of them. Southampton had two thirds of the ball, the same shots on target but only scored one.


You also say our game against Southampton was recently when it was nearly three months ago.


Bristol have played two relegation candidates in their last two, QPR and Sheffield Wednesday - they lost to both of them.

I also think we should be capable of winning this game as long as we turn up.

Where to go from here? - Bristol City -

If the loss to QPR deflated any feelings of optimism post-Southampton around play-offs, then this has left the balloon lying limp, misshapen and a little sad on the floor.

We may as well come out and say it, as irrelevant as it seems, but the gap to the top six is 11 points and seven goals, and if you're into this sort of thing, City are currently priced at 40/1 by bookmakers. You’d be hard-pressed to argue the concept of value in the market after that 90 minutes.

But, really, that's probably a conversation for a different day because Cardiff City now becomes increasingly crucial, far beyond the rivalry.

There is clearly an undercurrent of anger by certain sections of supporters towards Manning but, more profoundly and by extension, the board around what's transpired over the last week, which sounds ridiculous given the briefness of the timeline, but is more centred around a run which has seen City accrue nine points from 10 games.

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6th Jan FA CUP 3rd Sheffield Wednesday 4 Cardiff City 0 Crowd 10,955 Away Support (411)

13/01/2024 Cardiff City 0 Leeds United 3 Crowd 25,991 Away Support 3,236


20/01/2024 Plymouth Argyle 3 Cardiff City 1 Crowd 16,471 Away Support 1,733




03/02/2024 Watford 0 Cardiff City 1 Crowd 19,734 Away Support 2,104

10/02/2024 Cardiff City 0 Preston 2 Crowd 18,763. Away Support 562

13/02/2024 West Bromwich Albion 2 Cardiff City 0 Crowd 23,541 Away Support 1,629

17/02/2024 Norwich City 4 Cardiff City 1 Crowd Away Support 372

20/02/2024 Cardiff City 0 Blackburn 0 Crowd 17,131 Away Support 369


24/02/2024 Cardiff City 2 Stoke City 1 Crowd Away Support



02/03/2024 12:30pm Bristol City v Cardiff City Crowd 18,976 Away Support 1,320
06/03/2024 19:45 Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town Crowd Away Support

Live on Sky 09/03/2024 12:30pm Ipswich Town (h)

Live on Sky tv: 16/03/2024 12:30pm Swansea City (a)
29/03/2024 15:00 Cardiff City v Sunderland

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24/02/2024 Cardiff City 2 Stoke City 1 Crowd 18,976 Away Support 1,320

I'm going to go for a City win here.

Hopefully the win over Stoke will give a bit of confidence and if Grant plays the same as he did then we will have plenty of chances.

Former Bristol City winger in line for Ashton Gate return after six-month injury layoff
Ashton Gate will welcome back one of their former players when the Severnside Derby takes place.

Former Bristol City winger Callum O'Dowda is closing in on a return to action for Cardiff City and could play at Ashton Gate this weekend.

The 27-time Republic of Ireland international has spent half-a-year on the sidelines with various injuries. He has not played since the end of August but could now feature against his former club that he departed in the summer of 2022.

O'Dowda underwent groin surgery in September and was initially sidelined until the New Year but suffered a setback and has missed a further two months. O'Dowda is back in training and it is hoped by the Bluebirds boss Erol Bulut that he can get some pitch time before the international break.

The 28-year-old has been limited to 44 appearances in a season and three quarters. He played four games this term before suffering his injury. O'Dowda did grace the Ashton Gate surface back when the two sides met in August 2022, and he ended up being on the losing side that day following a 2-0 win for the Robins. He played in the corresponding fixture then in March in which Cardiff won 2-0.

O'Dowda spent six seasons as a Bristol City player and made a total of 176 appearances with 16 goals and 10 assists. He is one of several players that has crossed the Severn Bridge from England to Wales.

Another former Bristol City player has been missing for Cardiff for a considerable period too. Callum Robinson was a one-time loanee for City in the 2015/16 season and played a total of seven games, scoring one goal which came in an FA Cup defeat to Luton Town. He has been out since early January but isn't expected to play a part this weekend.

AWAY END SOLD OUT CARDIFF CITY 2,200
But why only gives us that when other clubs get over 3,000 tickets?

ANNIS

We should demand more tickets or an explanation we gave them more than normal ammount when they came to
us ?

Its worth a look on Bristol Fans Forum, They want to hang their manager and they actually expect to lose AT HOME!!! BADLY

Saw this and had to put it up; even if it mocks the afflicted...

Ooh Arrrrrrh!!!!

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AWAY END SOLD OUT CARDIFF CITY 2,200
But why only gives us that when other clubs get over 3,000 tickets?

ANNIS

We should demand more tickets or an explanation we gave them more than normal ammount when they came to
us ?

Monty,
We should and this is where the people running our club don’t put us first.
We give them up to 3,500 tickets.

AWAY END SOLD OUT CARDIFF CITY 2,200
But why only gives us that when other clubs get over 3,000 tickets?

ANNIS

We should demand more tickets or an explanation we gave them more than normal ammount when they came to
us ?

Monty,
We should and this is where the people running our club don’t put us first.
We give them up to 3,500 tickets.

ANNIS

There should be none of this you give the percentage of your ground you cannot select which teams you give more or less to unless there is not the take up from away teams

Why are our club not complaining to the Efl they have always given us a load of grief over the years
Snowgate derby,
raingate rotherham ,
Not giving us an extension in the transfer window during the sala affair as we where at a disavantage then dealing with coast gaurd police immidiate family etc instead of the transfer window
So its about time we asked for something from EFL
an explanation would be a start?.

BRISTOL CITY v CARDIFF CITY
Saturday 2nd March, 2024. ko 12:30pm

This game is not a live TV game. Moved by request of Avon and Somerset Police.

Match Officials:

Referee: Sam Allison
Assistant Referee: Neil Davies
Assistant Referee: Wade Smith
Fourth Official: Lewis Smith

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Beer tent open from 10.00am




To be fair the facilities in the fan zone are pretty good.

It’s what we should have at CCS.

Cardiff City hope to have Callum O’Dowda in their matchday squad for Saturday’s Severnside Derby with the former Bristol City winger having been out of action for six months.

O’Dowda is in his second season as a Bluebird, after joining them from the Robins in the summer of 2022, but has made just four appearances under Erol Bulut, the last of which was on August 26 against Sheffield Wednesday.

The Republic of Ireland international underwent groin surgery and then suffered two setbacks in his recovery but Wales Online have reported that there is optimism the 28-year-old could make the bench for this weekend’s trip along the M4.

O’Dowda played 176 games for City from 2016-2022, scoring 10 goals, but his time in the West Country was also marked by a serious of injury issues. If he is given the green light to play, this will be his second visit to Ashton Gate in Cardiff colours having played 90 minutes in the 2-0 defeat in August, 2022.

Bristol City Forum:

Former Bristol City player among the Bluebirds ranks is Famara Diedhiou and is set to appear in BS3 for the first time since he left the club in summer 2021 and in the 3 years since the former Bristol City Striker left, Diedhiou has scored 11 goals .


The 31 year old Senegalese striker joined Cardiff on loan from La Liga side Granada after failing to score in the 2 years there.
Since joining the Bluebirds he has struggled to make an impact over his six appearances. Diedhiou is yet to find the target and gas mustered just two shots from 185 minutes of action, mainly as a substitute.

Bristol City’s arch-nemesis Callum Robinson is back in training for Bulut’s side with the forward having found the net six times in 12 games against the Robins and never been on the losing side with 10 wins and two draws when playing for Preston North End, West Brom and Cardiff. Robinson has been out since the first week of January.

Bristol City Forum:

Former Bristol City player among the Bluebirds ranks is Famara Diedhiou and is set to appear in BS3 for the first time since he left the club in summer 2021 and in the 3 years since the former Bristol City Striker left, Diedhiou has scored 11 goals .


The 31 year old Senegalese striker joined Cardiff on loan from La Liga side Granada after failing to score in the 2 years there.
Since joining the Bluebirds he has struggled to make an impact over his six appearances. Diedhiou is yet to find the target and gas mustered just two shots from 185 minutes of action, mainly as a substitute.

Annis

A spanish donkey we signed then in farmer dido who the hell scouted this striker when oh when are we going to address our striker crisis old donkeys and makeshift strikers is the reason we are half way down the league table and another season fizzles out.

OPPOSITION FOCUS | IN THE DUGOUT -

Bristol City’s manager is Liam Manning, who was appointed in November 2023.

Having began his managerial career with West Ham United’s U23s side, the 38-year-old then spent a time in Belgium with Lommel S.K.

In August 2021, Manning joined League One club MK Dons and made an immediate impact.

At the end of his first season, he led the club to a third-place finish, only to lose out to Wycombe Wanderers in the Play-Off Semi-Final.

Manning has also had a spell at Oxford United, where he won 14 of his 29 matches in charge, earning a move to the Championship with the Robins.

Since taking over at Ashton Gate, the side have won seven, drawn eight and lost eight of his 23 matches at the helm, with a win percentage of 30.43%.

OPPOSITION FOCUS | KEY PLAYER -

Bristol City’s top scorer this season is 21-year-old attacker Tommy Conway.

The striker has netted eight goals in all competitions this campaign, averaging a goal every 240 minutes.

Conway is yet to score in 2024, with his most recent goal coming in a win over Hull City on December 22nd, 2023.

He also has international experience, having made five appearances for Scotland’s U21 side.