View from Cardiff

[I Ronic]

Lets face it it's a three game knock out competition and anything could happen. On the plus side we have a large percentage of players that have been through the playoff process. It's also Scott Parkers big chance to prove his doubters wrong and show his tactics and abilities are right for promotion and hopefully survival in the Premiership.

[filham]

"posh Tory wannabes"

What stereotyping from the coal munching sheep shaggers

They might need reminding that the game will be played with a round ball

Be careful , you could be sent on a mission to south Wales with the task of explaining, in Welsh, the difference between a spherical ball and a probate spherical ball.

[Woolly Mammoth]

As the Giraffe said to the Swan, I shall stick my neck out and say that there is no way while minces garden shed is still standing upright that Cardiff City will beat us over two legs, otherwise if they do we don't deserve to go up.

[Woolly Mammoth]

"posh Tory wannabes"

What stereotyping from the coal munching sheep shaggers

They might need reminding that the game will be played with a round ball

Be careful , you could be sent on a mission to south Wales with the task of explaining, in Welsh, the difference between a spherical ball and a probate spherical ball.

and Parker Ball

[terryr]

updated

[Woolly Mammoth]

What is updated ?
I don't have a calendar.

[alfie]

What is updated ?
I don't have a calendar.

It's the 34th July.

[Twig]

Whilst I am cautious and not over confident myself, this talk of them doing a Jaap Stam Reading... Come on... We can do a Jaap Stam Reading better than
anyone including Jaap Stam and his Reading side of 16/17 vintage, as we have proven several times this season!

I also think its doing them a bit of a disservice as they play more football than in the Warnock days.

They certainly aren't the dirty side that some still stereotype them as. Still quite direct and still resort to long throws, but a better side than the Warnock era. The fans on the, widely publicised, lash in Spain when we last beat them did their reputation no good. But in reality they are quite friendly club.

[fulhamben]

Whilst I am cautious and not over confident myself, this talk of them doing a Jaap Stam Reading... Come on... We can do a Jaap Stam Reading better than
anyone including Jaap Stam and his Reading side of 16/17 vintage, as we have proven several times this season!

I also think its doing them a bit of a disservice as they play more football than in the Warnock days.

They certainly aren't the dirty side that some still stereotype them as. Still quite direct and still resort to long throws, but a better side than the Warnock era. The fans on the, widely publicised, lash in Spain when we last beat them did their reputation no good. But in reality they are quite friendly club.

if anything we are the dirty side now, look at all our reds and yellows since the season restarted. We are proper dirty and lucky to finish most games with 11 on the pitch

[70sPimlico]

Whilst I am cautious and not over confident myself, this talk of them doing a Jaap Stam Reading... Come on... We can do a Jaap Stam Reading better than
anyone including Jaap Stam and his Reading side of 16/17 vintage, as we have proven several times this season!

I also think its doing them a bit of a disservice as they play more football than in the Warnock days.

There are far too many arrogant comments here.

Its a football forum. Whats the worst that can happen?

[Taunton Blue Genie]

"posh Tory wannabes"

What stereotyping from the coal munching sheep shaggers

Don't consider all Cardiff fans as being the same, old fruit.
You are definitely the favourites but Harris has improved the quality of football since Warnock left so it might be a closer game than the previous two league games between our clubs.

[Woolly Mammoth]

I am more worried about those poor Sheep than those Blue Birds.

[FFC1987]

I am not confident.

[rebel]

We know what Cardiff's tactics will be, 'fouls a-galore', if we can get free kicks in the right areas, we have a free-kick specialist who can take advantage.   

Am I allowed to say, I told you so. 

[YankeeJim]

Whilst I am cautious and not over confident myself, this talk of them doing a Jaap Stam Reading... Come on... We can do a Jaap Stam Reading better than
anyone including Jaap Stam and his Reading side of 16/17 vintage, as we have proven several times this season!

I also think its doing them a bit of a disservice as they play more football than in the Warnock days.

They certainly aren't the dirty side that some still stereotype them as. Still quite direct and still resort to long throws, but a better side than the Warnock era. The fans on the, widely publicised, lash in Spain when we last beat them did their reputation no good. But in reality they are quite friendly club.

if anything we are the dirty side now, look at all our reds and yellows since the season restarted. We are proper dirty and lucky to finish most games with 11 on the pitch

Geez Ben, are you ever happy?

[Arthur]

Whilst I am cautious and not over confident myself, this talk of them doing a Jaap Stam Reading... Come on... We can do a Jaap Stam Reading better than
anyone including Jaap Stam and his Reading side of 16/17 vintage, as we have proven several times this season!

We also don't play anything like Reading under Stam so I'm more confused by that comment. We close games out well but not like they did. We keep the ball and reluctantly build up going forward, Stam conceded possession a lot and built disciplined banks.

It was a facetious comment about the level of excitement in our play and the amount of goals we score.

I would also say it's an accurate comment. Stam's Reading were second only to us that season in terms of both their amount of possession and their passing accuracy.

[fulhamfever]

Cardiff 0-2 Fulham
Fulham 3-1 Cardiff

Heard it here first

I got the 1st leg scoreline correct haha lets hope I am right about the 2nd leg. They will have to come out and play Cardiff and we will hit them on the counter no team has ever overturned a 2-0 down and gone to the final of the playoffs.