Intensity missing, but City keep on winning to send Port Vale down.

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1. Steve Perry says:

   April 24, 2026 at 1:52 pm

   Thank-you, Paul for your Port Vale (h) game report. The six changes you note certainly gave City a lopsided look with no wingers selected. Moreover the Bluebirds’ three, playing in a quite narrow role, meant the nominal fullbacks, Kpakio and Scanlon, were virtually wingers leaving the two centre backs our only two defenders. That the two outer players in the three were Colwill (J) and Turnbull will demonstrate the pressure on City’s two full backs to offer the width.

   The referee, Mr David Rock, had by far his least contentious game officiating Cardiff City this season. Lest we forget he was the referee at Wimbledon and Bradford where the awful challenges on Colwill (J) and Ashford didn’t see red cards. However, credit where credit is due, this Wednesday at the CCS his performance was above average.

   Apart from the final 10 minutes or so it was virtually non-stop City pressure. However it was only with the triple substitution on the hour that City upped their performance. That City’s solitary goal didn’t come until the 80th minute, though, was somewhat embarrassing against a team of the visitor’s standing.

   In some years this could have been a banana-skin type of game. Thankfully, if not a dynamic performance, the three points on offer were pocketed.