Post by Mooney on Mar 8, 2023 8:04:16 GMT
Saturday is seeming to take its time coming this week, is it really only Wednesday? I thought I'd get the thread up early to try and stimulate some discussion. Nothing happening really right now, mid table, no transfer window and gossip, so things always quieten off until match day.
So, Cardiff roll into town this weekend, with Lamouchi's Lads depleted through the lack of firepower. Sadly for them, their top scorer, best player and all round good egg Callum Robinson is sidelined for a few games due to a hamstring strain. The fact that Cardiff have struggled to score goals all season, coupled with Robbo's absence, could lead to a turgid affair. I suspect Cardiff will sit back and try to hit PNE on the counter, and we will have to be patient to find the killer pass to unlock a decent defence. With this in mind, we will have to return to the gung ho 'attack with 6, defend with 4' approach that Ryan Lowe has utilised to great effect at Deepdale all season (sarcastic? Me?).
Cardiff currently sit 6 points outside the relegation zone, and will be desperate for the points. If they extend that gap to 9 points, the teams in the bottom 3 are basically down. Not sure who's below them as I haven't looked at the league table for a while!
I would hope that our team brings its attacking game - I do genuinely believe that should we manage an early goal at Deepdale at some point, the floodgates will open and someone will get a proper spanking. Whether or not this is Cardiff remains to be seen. A repeat of this would be ace! news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7990060.stm
The team I would select would be:
Woodman
Storey Bambo Greg
Potts Whiteman Alvaro
Browne DJ
Cannon Parrott
I think the key is making sure the CDM is on his own in there, with Wing Backs covering rather than Browne or DJ.
Cardiff is a great city - last time I was there, I met Davros. Excellent place and I do hope they stay up.
I found this story about Jason Bowen on my travels around the web... very sad to read. Good luck Jason. Keep fighting.
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7990060.stm I knew Len Johnrose and was involved at the early stages of his illness and it was dreadful to see someone going through so much. Jason, the football family are with you.
More fun facts about Cardiff (Copied and pasted so typos aren't mine!):
1. Cardiff is the capital of Wales and the UK’s 11th largest city.
2. The city is visited by 18 million tourists every year.
3. Doctor Who and Torchwood were filmed there and there was a massive exhibition there
4. According to Visit Britain, the 10th most visited city by international tourists in the UK.
5. In 2011, National Geographic ranked Cardiff the 6th alternative tourist destination in the world.
6. In 2009, Your Magazine voted Cardiff one of the top places to visit because of its attractions and how close they were to each other.
7. 9% of the population in Cardiff speak Welsh as well as English. Great efforts have been made recently to preserve this language, which UN (United Nations) at some point considered endangered.
8. Cardiff was the first Fair Trade capital in the world.
9. The city has on average more hours of sunlight than Milan!
10. Cardiff is also known as the City of Arcades. It has the biggest concentration of Victorian, Edwardian and modern-day indoor shopping arcades in Britain.
11. Principality Millenium Stadium has one of the largest sliding roofs in the world and is the second-largest stadium in the world with a fully retractable roof. It also currently uses falcons to scare off pigeons and small birds.
12. St David’s Centre is one of the largest shopping centres in the UK.
13. Westgate Street in the centre of the city used to be a river. What used to be used as the town's quay during the 1600s, is where boats would come into the city and dock. The river was there for so long there was even a small ship built and launched there in 1835.
14. The city has the oldest record store in the world. Spiller’s dates back to 1894 and it used to sell wax records for the newly invented phonograph!
15. As many pubs and bars as there is today, back during the 19th century Cardiff actually used to employ someone to taste beer, Talk about taking your liquor seriously!
16. Cardiff Bay is the largest waterfront redevelopment project in Europe. It redesigned more than 2,700 acres of then derelict land into the attractions we see today and cost over £102 million.
17. You can practice white water rafting inside the city at Cardiff International White Water.
18. Cardiff won the title of European City of Sport twice, in 2009 and 2014.
19. In 1897, Cardiff Corporation had on its books a city mole-catcher, responsible for, you guessed it, catching the city’s moles!
20. The Wales Millennium Centre has won the Loo of the Year Awards twice. Who knew you could visit an award-winning toilet?!
Predicting a 3-0 victory this week. COYW.
So, Cardiff roll into town this weekend, with Lamouchi's Lads depleted through the lack of firepower. Sadly for them, their top scorer, best player and all round good egg Callum Robinson is sidelined for a few games due to a hamstring strain. The fact that Cardiff have struggled to score goals all season, coupled with Robbo's absence, could lead to a turgid affair. I suspect Cardiff will sit back and try to hit PNE on the counter, and we will have to be patient to find the killer pass to unlock a decent defence. With this in mind, we will have to return to the gung ho 'attack with 6, defend with 4' approach that Ryan Lowe has utilised to great effect at Deepdale all season (sarcastic? Me?).
Cardiff currently sit 6 points outside the relegation zone, and will be desperate for the points. If they extend that gap to 9 points, the teams in the bottom 3 are basically down. Not sure who's below them as I haven't looked at the league table for a while!
I would hope that our team brings its attacking game - I do genuinely believe that should we manage an early goal at Deepdale at some point, the floodgates will open and someone will get a proper spanking. Whether or not this is Cardiff remains to be seen. A repeat of this would be ace! news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7990060.stm
The team I would select would be:
Woodman
Storey Bambo Greg
Potts Whiteman Alvaro
Browne DJ
Cannon Parrott
I think the key is making sure the CDM is on his own in there, with Wing Backs covering rather than Browne or DJ.
Cardiff is a great city - last time I was there, I met Davros. Excellent place and I do hope they stay up.
I found this story about Jason Bowen on my travels around the web... very sad to read. Good luck Jason. Keep fighting.
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7990060.stm I knew Len Johnrose and was involved at the early stages of his illness and it was dreadful to see someone going through so much. Jason, the football family are with you.
More fun facts about Cardiff (Copied and pasted so typos aren't mine!):
1. Cardiff is the capital of Wales and the UK’s 11th largest city.
2. The city is visited by 18 million tourists every year.
3. Doctor Who and Torchwood were filmed there and there was a massive exhibition there
4. According to Visit Britain, the 10th most visited city by international tourists in the UK.
5. In 2011, National Geographic ranked Cardiff the 6th alternative tourist destination in the world.
6. In 2009, Your Magazine voted Cardiff one of the top places to visit because of its attractions and how close they were to each other.
7. 9% of the population in Cardiff speak Welsh as well as English. Great efforts have been made recently to preserve this language, which UN (United Nations) at some point considered endangered.
8. Cardiff was the first Fair Trade capital in the world.
9. The city has on average more hours of sunlight than Milan!
10. Cardiff is also known as the City of Arcades. It has the biggest concentration of Victorian, Edwardian and modern-day indoor shopping arcades in Britain.
11. Principality Millenium Stadium has one of the largest sliding roofs in the world and is the second-largest stadium in the world with a fully retractable roof. It also currently uses falcons to scare off pigeons and small birds.
12. St David’s Centre is one of the largest shopping centres in the UK.
13. Westgate Street in the centre of the city used to be a river. What used to be used as the town's quay during the 1600s, is where boats would come into the city and dock. The river was there for so long there was even a small ship built and launched there in 1835.
14. The city has the oldest record store in the world. Spiller’s dates back to 1894 and it used to sell wax records for the newly invented phonograph!
15. As many pubs and bars as there is today, back during the 19th century Cardiff actually used to employ someone to taste beer, Talk about taking your liquor seriously!
16. Cardiff Bay is the largest waterfront redevelopment project in Europe. It redesigned more than 2,700 acres of then derelict land into the attractions we see today and cost over £102 million.
17. You can practice white water rafting inside the city at Cardiff International White Water.
18. Cardiff won the title of European City of Sport twice, in 2009 and 2014.
19. In 1897, Cardiff Corporation had on its books a city mole-catcher, responsible for, you guessed it, catching the city’s moles!
20. The Wales Millennium Centre has won the Loo of the Year Awards twice. Who knew you could visit an award-winning toilet?!
Predicting a 3-0 victory this week. COYW.
