Saturday, 22 March 2014

Liverpool visit the Cardiff City stadium

Realistically Cardiff need to beat Liverpool today and look to other results for their salvation. That is the territory you are in when scraping for your life and points in the relegation zone.
Home advantage as not helped the Bluebirds much this season. They have only won five games at home not the best of records, and with only four home game left counting today's things are not looking good. Our visitors on the other hand are looking to consolidate their position in the top four, and are still in with a shout of finish top of the league.
It means nothing that some of our rivals have harder run-ins to the end of the season, if Cardiff do not win games it means nothing. Sunderland have three games in hand on Cardiff and a few others have a game in hand. The predicament is not help with the shocking goal difference, which could be a key factor if our relegation battle goes down to the wire.
Team news for the Bluebirds looks positive, meaning the city manager has most of his first time squad to choose from, minus Mark Hudson who is out for the rest of the season. There are also doubts over Ben Turner and Andrew Taylor both of whom have pick-up slight knocks. Has for Liverpool, they only have one player not in contention for the game with Jose Enrique still recovering from a long-term knee injury. The Merseyside’s are likely to be unchanged from the team that beat Manchester United at Old Trafford 3-0 last weekend.
Off the field good luck to the fans, matching to the ground to protest the crazy dictates of chairman Tan. Rumours suggest the event will be will covered by the local and national media. On the back of the march, the Supporters’ Trust conducted a poll showing 85 per cent of Bluebirds fans are opposed to the red re-branding and the possible change of the club crest to a dragon. Again rumour has it this will be the biggest protest, up to 5,000 with add-on has they match to the stadium.
The march will start at 2pm outside the Admiral Napier Pub, Cowbridge Rd. The route is from the Napier along Leckwith Rd, past Ninian Park railway station and turn left down Sloper Rd to the Ninian Park gates. From the march will make its way to the main entrance.

However, Tan and his supporters will say 5,000 outside the ground 20,000 not marching meaning the marches/protesters are in the minority. It does not work like that Mr Tan! Many fans will not protest by marching, but it do not mean they support the re-brand.
There be a protest during the game against Liverpool commences, on 19 minutes and 27 seconds Bluebirds fans asked to hold aloft blue and white scarves whilst singing ‘We are Cardiff City, we will always be blue’.

How I would like to see today games pan-out for the benefit of the Bluebirds
  • Everton v Swansea (The best outcome is a home win)
  • Hull V West Brom (A 0-0 would help the Bluebirds)
  • Man City V Fulham (Without say a Man City home victory would be more than helpful)
  • Newcastle V Crystal Palace (We need another home)
  • Norwich V Sunderland (Another draw)

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