**match day thread** Cardiff City v Birmingham City

[maisie'sdadVice Captain]

Everybodies favourite, the Blue Tit, is a small passerine bird and easily recognised by its blue and yellow plumage. It prefers insect and spiders for its diet, but outside the breeding season they will eat seeds and other vegetable based foods.

As i said in the last match day thread, "we are on a roll."



birmingham city were founded in 1875 as the small heath alliance, finally becomingham city in 1943. their manager is gary rowett and we can expect them to wear their red away kit.

Cardiff will be without long-term absentees Joe Mason (hamstring), Ben Turner (ankle), Nicky Maynard (knee), and Anthony Pilkington (hamstring).

Striker Federico Macheda returns after suspension, while goalkeeper Simon Moore will continue to deputise in David Marshall's (groin) absence.

Birmingham midfielder Stephen Gleeson is available after suspension.
Striker Matt Green and defender Gavin Gunning remain on the sidelines with their respective knee injuries.

MATCH FACTS
Head-to-Head
•The earlier encounter this season ended as a goalless draw at St Andrew's in November.
•Cardiff are unbeaten in the last six meetings, winning three. Birmingham's last win was 2-1 at Cardiff in September 2008.
•They have won three of the last four meetings at home, losing the other.

Cardiff
•Russell Slade's side have lost only one of their last four games. Their only defeat this month was 2-1 against Charlton at home on 7 March.
•They have not won any of their last seven home games in all competitions, losing four. Their last win at the Cardiff City Stadium was 1-0 against Fulham in the Championship on 10 January.

Birmingham
•Gary Rowett's men are unbeaten in their last four games, winning two. Their last defeat was 4-2 at Ipswich on 24 February.
•Birmingham have not won any of their last six away games in all competitions, losing two. Their last win on the road was 3-2 at Blyth Spartans in the FA Cup on 3 January.

[Cleve van LeefCaptain of Country]

City 0-2 Birmingham

[glasgowronnieCaptain of Country]

Cardiff 3 Birmingham 2

[maisie'sdadVice Captain]

2-0 city, but which city i hear you say? feel like saying birmingham, so pissed off over the connolly loan

[glasgowronnieCaptain of Country]

I flipped a coin, doesn't feel like Cardiff these days. Guy in work asked me who Cardiff was playing the weekend it took me a while to think of Birmingham, normally it rattles off straight away(no it's not an age thing)

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

Brum are much improved, but a game we should have been winning if the season had gone to plan...............1 - 1

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

Not up to Arkay's standard I know, but snapped in my garden this morning.

Here we have Dave's Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) and it's larger cousin the Great Tit (Parus sladus major). The Great Tit is distinguished from its blue relative, by virtue of its greater girth and the black cap it always displays when outdoors.

[RhysGlobal Superstar]

As has been mentioned before by others, it's been a long time time since we last had a season finish so early. We fans are not used to it. But this is what football is about - the bad times alongside the good.

In my mind there are still a lot of reasons to care about this season. Establishing some sort of form to kick start next year and building confidence are two good examples.

I'm hoping that we win tomorrow - definitely due one!

[maisie'sdadVice Captain]

td, the "latin" might be lost on some, but i was up at 0430 this morning

[maisie'sdadVice Captain]

rhys, you are very right with regard to the remaining fixtures. that is why the connolly loan is so very wrong.

[Arkay DubyaGlobal Superstar]

Not up to Arkay's standard I know, but snapped in my garden this morning.

Here we have Dave's Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) and it's larger cousin the Great Tit (Parus sladus major).  The Great Tit is distinguished from its blue relative, by virtue of its greater girth and the black cap it always displays when outdoors.  

That's a lovely picture TDA! There's a Robin who keeps visiting my Dad's garden. I'll try and grab a picture for you guys sometime soon too.

Draw today.

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

Aw, shucks, Arkay.............thanks

Today's team

Marshall, Fabio, Malone, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Ralls, Whittingham, Gunnarsson, Noone, Revell, Macheda.

Bench : Moore, Gabbidon, Adeyemi, Kennedy, O'Keefe, Doyle, Jones

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

Would love to see City play with some of the passion Wales just showed against Italy. Caught by a late try which may let Ireland & England back into it, but what an effort..........

[Arkay DubyaGlobal Superstar]

Good result on the back of what sounds like a solid performance. At last!

[TDAGlobal Superstar]

Birmingham sounded awful. A real end of season nothing to play for performance.

Still, you have to beat what's in front of you and this seemed much better.

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