NEITHER RANT NOR RAVE:
Well at least it was a home win and we did manage it within 90 minutes (just) (and they were down to 10 men).
Neither Fowler or Hasselbaink scored but at least they both played a complete game and appeared to have played well. The ECHO tonight says the JFH is likely to be fit to face Norwich on Saturday.
More worrying is the injury to Purse. With Loovens not 100% and McNaughton out for 6 weeks it leaves us very short of central defenders. Apparently Dave Jones is frantically trying to sign someone before the transfer deadline tomorrow night, but it is a bit tricky with so much going on at the deadline - you could easily end up paying over the odds or being sold a pup.
RANT: The Transfer Window! Why not make it before the season starts? Yes, I know why - international seasons etc but it is still a difficult time.
Thursday 30 August 2007
Tuesday 28 August 2007
Its deja vu already!
Cardiff 0 Coventry 1. It was almost a carbon copy of the Stoke game - Cardiff play well, fail to score, other team scores when defence goes to sleep for 10 seconds, Cardiff lose confidence, then get late dubious penalty AND MISS IT AGAIN!!!
They will play worse than this and still win.
RAVE: If we play like we did on Saturday, then we will do well this season, especially if Fowler and Hasselbaink play regularly up front.
RANT: Psychology input needed - too many heads drop just after a goal is scored and they do not pick themselves up quickly enough. Everybody gives away goals - GET OVER IT! The last time that the City came from behind to win a league game was August 9th 2005 against Leeds - this is not good enough.
RAVE: A new tactic in the last 10 minutes on Saturday - Dave Jones switched them to a 3-4-3. Alright, I know this meant sending Roger Johnson up front but it nearly paid off with the penalty.
Tonight's Carling Cup game should feature Fowler and Hasselbaink for part of the game - lets hope Jones means this and it is not just a ploy to get more people through the gate. The side needs a lift after losing two home league games so lets hope it goes well before the journey to norwich on Saturday.
They will play worse than this and still win.
RAVE: If we play like we did on Saturday, then we will do well this season, especially if Fowler and Hasselbaink play regularly up front.
RANT: Psychology input needed - too many heads drop just after a goal is scored and they do not pick themselves up quickly enough. Everybody gives away goals - GET OVER IT! The last time that the City came from behind to win a league game was August 9th 2005 against Leeds - this is not good enough.
RAVE: A new tactic in the last 10 minutes on Saturday - Dave Jones switched them to a 3-4-3. Alright, I know this meant sending Roger Johnson up front but it nearly paid off with the penalty.
Tonight's Carling Cup game should feature Fowler and Hasselbaink for part of the game - lets hope Jones means this and it is not just a ploy to get more people through the gate. The side needs a lift after losing two home league games so lets hope it goes well before the journey to norwich on Saturday.
Sunday 19 August 2007
Here's to the first of many!
RAVE - QPR 0 Cardiff 2
The first win if the season - always good to get that. Not sure if QPR are going to be up to much this year. I understand that they may be having a new owner soon so perhaps now is the best time to play them. They seem to never have forgiven us for beating them in the playoff final 4 years ago!
Nice to see Maclean and Parry score - it will be interesting to see which of them will be playing next week. I can't see both Fowler and Hasselbaink starting together on the same day, although it is potentially an exciting combination.
RAVE - Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Always been one of my favourite players and has a high goal to game ratio. I thought a few weeks ago that he could be a useful acquisition for a year or two, when I first heard that Charlton had released him. £15,000 a week - lets hope he does better than Kevin Campbell.
Should be a big crowd for the Coventry game next Saturday. (25th August)
The first win if the season - always good to get that. Not sure if QPR are going to be up to much this year. I understand that they may be having a new owner soon so perhaps now is the best time to play them. They seem to never have forgiven us for beating them in the playoff final 4 years ago!
Nice to see Maclean and Parry score - it will be interesting to see which of them will be playing next week. I can't see both Fowler and Hasselbaink starting together on the same day, although it is potentially an exciting combination.
RAVE - Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Always been one of my favourite players and has a high goal to game ratio. I thought a few weeks ago that he could be a useful acquisition for a year or two, when I first heard that Charlton had released him. £15,000 a week - lets hope he does better than Kevin Campbell.
Should be a big crowd for the Coventry game next Saturday. (25th August)
Wednesday 15 August 2007
Same old same old .......
NEITHER RANT OR RAVE:
Last night's gme at least produced a win. I didn't go but the Echo seems to suggest that Feeney and Maclean played well without ever threatening to score - nothing new there.
NEITHER RANT OR RAVE:
Off the field the headlines there are concerning the club owing somebody £31 million. Sam Hammam lurks in the background of this, although I suspect that a few fingers will be pointed at Ridsdale's track record at Leeds. Mind you, he was very convincing on the Radio Wales interview at teatime.
Last night's gme at least produced a win. I didn't go but the Echo seems to suggest that Feeney and Maclean played well without ever threatening to score - nothing new there.
NEITHER RANT OR RAVE:
Off the field the headlines there are concerning the club owing somebody £31 million. Sam Hammam lurks in the background of this, although I suspect that a few fingers will be pointed at Ridsdale's track record at Leeds. Mind you, he was very convincing on the Radio Wales interview at teatime.
Sunday 12 August 2007
Who's that going over the hill....?
Well, it was bound to happen, wasn't it. Just as we drew a blank against a Stoke side who were no better than we were, the news filters through that "Chops" has scored the winner for Sunderland. We wish him no animosity, but a part of me and many other fans wish we had him and not Robbie Fowler.
What was more worrying yesterday was the obvious lack of firepower - we are going to need a target man of some ability to work with Fowler and/or Maclean or which ever other striker plays. Dave Jones must realise that the cost of players has risen all round, and he is going to have to bite the bullet and pay more than he wants to get someone in. £2.5 million for Rowan Vine? Looks ok to me. £5million for Kenwyn Jones? Maybe a little overpriced but not by much.
Otherwise a fair performance yesterday. I would like to have seen Rae get stuck in a bit more and a little more passing through the middle rather than aerial balls to the strikers, but nothing to panic about yet.
Give the reserves a cheer against Brighton for me on Tuesday - the sooner we get knocked out of the cup competitons the better (But that's another story).
What was more worrying yesterday was the obvious lack of firepower - we are going to need a target man of some ability to work with Fowler and/or Maclean or which ever other striker plays. Dave Jones must realise that the cost of players has risen all round, and he is going to have to bite the bullet and pay more than he wants to get someone in. £2.5 million for Rowan Vine? Looks ok to me. £5million for Kenwyn Jones? Maybe a little overpriced but not by much.
Otherwise a fair performance yesterday. I would like to have seen Rae get stuck in a bit more and a little more passing through the middle rather than aerial balls to the strikers, but nothing to panic about yet.
Give the reserves a cheer against Brighton for me on Tuesday - the sooner we get knocked out of the cup competitons the better (But that's another story).
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