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Two games in and we are down to the bare bones already!

Posted on August 20, 2009 by The other Bob Wilson

With many of the pre season pundits predicting a top six finish for us and a relegation scrap for Plymouth Argyle, it seems strange that City go to Home Park tonight for their their third league match of in the role of under dogs. This situation has nothing to with either sides results so far – Plymouth have respectable enough 1-1 draws with Crystal Palace and QPR and a 2-1 League Cup defeat at Gillingham to show for their season so far, but everything to do with City’s lengthy injured list. Continue reading →

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The real test begins.

Posted on August 15, 2009 by The other Bob Wilson

So far so good then for Cardiff City – without a goal in their last three pre season matches, they got seven in two wins when the competitive stuff started that ensured that the switch to their new stadium was a seamless one.

However, despite that winning start, I think it is fair at this stage to ask whether the good results are down to the strength of the City team or the weakness of the opposition? Scunthorpe looked a decent side for twenty minutes last Saturday but reacted so poorly to going 1-0 down in unlucky circumstances that some people are already writing them off and, although Dagenham and Redbridge provided a sterner test, they are, after all, two leagues below us. Continue reading →

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