Norwich vs Cardiff Official Thread

So chaps,

Big game ahead of us today and not one that I'm feeling very confident about to be honest. Norwich's recent results are very sobering - having turned over Bournemouth away recently too.  

Regarding team news, Marshall hasn't travelled so Moore will step in - he looks very able from what I've seen if him this season, learning his trade alongside one of the best in Marshall - I'm hoping he sticks around and in the future becomes our number one.

Jones is unlikely to start because of a niggling hip injury apparently, so I'm expecting Revell too, alongside Alfie. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for the moment.  

Malone, who was MOTM against Fulham apparently (not bad for a debut), will also no doubt start.  

Ever the optimist,  I feel we could grab a point, perhaps even nick it today.

How about everyone else?

Ignoring the league positions, this is a game against another former Premiership side. Taking a point away from home against them would be a big success.

I don't know why but feel we can grab 3pts today, revell to score,

2-2 draw

Bugsy was ok last week but hardly man of the match. Revell may work harder up front than Kenwyne in an away game so may not be a bad change. Hope he combines well with 'Lethal' Le Fondre.
A point would be a good return but not hopeful.
I thought Matt Lucas's comments yesterday about the squad probably not being sorted out until the summer were a veiled hint that we haven't got much chance of achieving anything this season.

Possible Lineups

Cardiff City
33 Moore S
2 Brayford
36 Morrison
6 Turner B
4 Malone
18 Adeyemi
17 Gunnarsson
7 Whittingham
11 Noone
29 Revell
10 Le Fondre

Norwich
1 Ruddy
2 Whittaker
5 Martin R
6 Turner
23 Martin Olsson
27 Tettey
22 Redmond
4 Johnson B
8 Howson
11 Hooper
10 Jerome

Preview

Form - Last 6 Games

Cardiff

Sat 13th December FLC B'mouth 5 3 Cardiff FT
Sat 20th December FLC Cardiff 2 3 Brentford FT
Fri 26th December FLC Charlton 1 1 Cardiff FT
Sun 28th December FLC Cardiff 2 4 Watford FT
Fri 2nd January FAC Cardiff 3 1 Colchester FT
Sat 10th January FLC Cardiff 1 0 Fulham FT

Norwich

Sat 13th December FLC Norwich 5 0 Huddsf'ld FT
Sat 20th December FLC Derby 2 2 Norwich FT
Fri 26th December FLC Norwich 6 1 Millwall FT
Sun 28th December FLC Reading 2 1 Norwich FT
Sat 3rd January FAC Preston 2 0 Norwich FT
Sat 10th January FLC B'mouth 1 2 Norwich FT


Cardiff
Cardiff have won 10%, drawn 35% and lost 55% of their last 20 away games.

In their last 20 away games against teams positioned in the top half of the table, Cardiff have won 2, drawn 5 and lost 13 of these matches.

In their last 20 away games against teams positioned above them in the table, Cardiff have won 2, drawn 4 and lost 14 of these matches.

Norwich
Norwich have won 35%, drawn 40% and lost 25% of their last 20 home games.

In their last 20 home games against teams positioned in the top half of the table, Norwich have won 6, drawn 7 and lost 7 of these matches.

In their last 20 home games against teams positioned below them in the table, Norwich have won 10, drawn 7 and lost 3 of these matches.


Last 5 meetings

2014/2015 Sat 13 Sep Cardiff City 2 - 4 Norwich City Championship
2013/2014 Sat 01 Feb Cardiff City 2 - 1 Norwich City Premier League
2013/2014 Sat 26 Oct Norwich City 0 - 0 Cardiff City Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Norwich City 1 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Cardiff City 3 - 1 Norwich City Championship

got to go for it if we want a play-off trip 0-2 to cardiff city. bluebirds, bluebirds.

I hereby declare this thread **Official**

I've been away for a week and only able to look in briefly on you lot.

Having got the euphoria of last week's events out of the way, it's time to see what this lot can really do. Tough game at Norwich who are in good form and as said above, on present form, a point for us would be a miracle.

That said, in some ways this is a nothing to lose match, so an upset could be on teh cards. 1 - 2 City!!!

Tans Tache wrote:Possible Lineups

Cardiff City
33 Moore S
2 Brayford
36 Morrison
6 Turner B
4 Malone
18 Adeyemi
17 Gunnarsson
7 Whittingham
11 Noone
29 Revell
10 Le Fondre

Norwich
1 Ruddy
2 Whittaker
5 Martin R
6 Turner
23 Martin Olsson
27 Tettey
22 Redmond
4 Johnson B
8 Howson
11 Hooper
10 Jerome

Preview

Form - Last 6 Games

Cardiff

Sat 13th December FLC B'mouth 5 3 Cardiff FT
Sat 20th December FLC Cardiff 2 3 Brentford FT
Fri 26th December FLC Charlton 1 1 Cardiff FT
Sun 28th December FLC Cardiff 2 4 Watford FT
Fri 2nd January FAC Cardiff 3 1 Colchester FT
Sat 10th January FLC Cardiff 1 0 Fulham FT

Norwich

Sat 13th December FLC Norwich 5 0 Huddsf'ld FT
Sat 20th December FLC Derby 2 2 Norwich FT
Fri 26th December FLC Norwich 6 1 Millwall FT
Sun 28th December FLC Reading 2 1 Norwich FT
Sat 3rd January FAC Preston 2 0 Norwich FT
Sat 10th January FLC B'mouth 1 2 Norwich FT


Cardiff
Cardiff have won 10%, drawn 35% and lost 55% of their last 20 away games.

In their last 20 away games against teams positioned in the top half of the table, Cardiff have won 2, drawn 5 and lost 13 of these matches.

In their last 20 away games against teams positioned above them in the table, Cardiff have won 2, drawn 4 and lost 14 of these matches.

Norwich
Norwich have won 35%, drawn 40% and lost 25% of their last 20 home games.

In their last 20 home games against teams positioned in the top half of the table, Norwich have won 6, drawn 7 and lost 7 of these matches.

In their last 20 home games against teams positioned below them in the table, Norwich have won 10, drawn 7 and lost 3 of these matches.


Last 5 meetings

2014/2015 Sat 13 Sep Cardiff City 2 - 4 Norwich City Championship
2013/2014 Sat 01 Feb Cardiff City 2 - 1 Norwich City Premier League
2013/2014 Sat 26 Oct Norwich City 0 - 0 Cardiff City Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Norwich City 1 - 1 Cardiff City Championship
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct Cardiff City 3 - 1 Norwich City Championship

Spot on with line up

6-1 Norwich

2-1 Norwich, methinks.

I've already accepted this season is about rebuilding and getting back on track and I'd very much like the merry go round of managers and players to stop while we build a settled unit.

3-0 Norwich.

Arkay Dubya wrote:2-1 Norwich, methinks.

I've already accepted this season is about rebuilding and getting back on track and I'd very much like the merry go round of managers and players to stop while we build a settled unit.

I agree. Also, reading between the lines, I think this is what Slade meant yesterday when he said the squad may not be sorted until the summer.

Norwich 3 - 1 Cardiff

Sorry.

Probably right - and the truth is, we are probably not ready to go back up to the PL yet anyway. We would just come straight back down again - need to start playing some decent football again soon!

Team is playing in blue then...