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Does anyone know what stands are being opened for todays game? I already have my ticket for WBA and it's only the Arkells stand for that game.

Just the Arkells.

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Apparently there has been a bit of trouble in and around Swindon, so go careful all.

Cardiff fans are nortoriously twats, be warned.

Cardiff fans are wankers who go in big groups and beat the shit out of opposition fans, even when they wear team colours and on their own. Cowards if you ask me.

Last season they played saints, 4 cardiff 'Hooligans' attacked a man getting into his car with a southampton shirt on who was with his kid.

Cunts

Does anyone here know if BBC RS is covering the game live today?

There's a few here in The Merlin, no trouble yet though.

From their website:

13:00–18:00
Summer Saturdays
25/07/2009
Sport and leisure on a Saturday.

It's not giving away much Either way really

No it aint, I mean its not even an important or prestigious friendly but I would still like to listen to it!

The police must hate friendlies like this..nearly as much as me probably.

I can't decide whether i want to go or not. I've been quite looking forward to it, but for some reason i'm not bothered anymore. Although it's also an opportunity to pay for my season ticket, as i keep forgetting to get one.

Theres enough cardiff fans living here  ::)  its so annoying when they out number us @ the game

Line up today

Phil Smith
Kevin Amankwaah
Jerel Ifil
Sean Morrison
Lescinel Jean-Francois
Lloyd Macklin
Craig Easton
Jonathan Douglas (c)
Michael Timlin
Anthony McNamee
Billy Paynter

Cardiff playing a mix of first team and reserves, no place for Comminges...is he injured or out of favour?

O'Brien injured so not being risked.

Subs: David Lucas, Gordon Greer, Jon-Paul McGovern, Nathan Thompson, Callum Kennedy, Mark Marshall, Berlin Ndebe-Nlome

I don't know what's up with me. I just can't be assed with football at the moment. We have a decent manager and, IMHO, making the correct type of signings.

But today I  went to the Mela instead of football. And Monday I couldn't be bothered to go to Hungerford.

My football mojo has dissapeared. Hope it comes back soon.

Lack of strikers signed I'd say....the team that started today had one player Douglas different to what we had last season -Cox. Doesn't exactly get the juices running for a friendly does it?

I think you are right Reg. When I read we had a former Cameroon U21 on trial I felt like going. Then I read he a) wasn't a garden gnome and b) released by Crawley I went back to the Mela plan.

Even so, it's not like me. I think it's also because I'm missing our first 3 games too. So clearly Pikeys, Southampton and Oldham (?) are our proper pre season friendlies to me, and I'll take interest then.

  I didn't realise there was a game until after I'd decided to go to the Mela.

  This season feels like it'll be a duty.

Fuckin hell Cardiff fans are animals. Kicked off at the Sir Dan before the game and was kicking off near Fleming Way bus station when we were waiting for the bus, 3 riot vans arrived and surrounded a group surging forward.

Just passed a group of about ten of them at the train station, escorted by about ten coppers.

Does a bear shit in the woods?

kicked off with who?????  oh yeah 20% football 80% bullshit .... i forgot  :-[

I saw two in cuffs before the game.....sad fools  :banging:

Depends on how big your Golf Bag is!

Polar bears don't

Decent game today. Smith was faultless. Lescinel played well, as did Macklin and McNamee. The trialist didn't get much time on the ball but put himself about a bit so is worth another look.

Smith's clearly lost weight because i wondered whether it was him, what with a slimmer look, a few throws and shouting at the defence alot. Must be the new GK coach. He looked really good and really confident. Liked Lecsinel, can't ever really recall watching him play if i'm honest.

Macklin looked class, as did McNamee. To be fair there was no one i thought was poor, but didn't notice Easton doing anything of note. My vote is him for scapegoat this season now Pook's gone and many are considering jp better than they realised.

He had a good game at Posh last game of the season

Agree about Easton. I was going to say the same thing but couldn't actually remember if he was playing!

Summed up my feelings perfectly Bazza

I also thought that it took a while for Morrison to look composed, very jittery for the first 20-30 IMO

Don't often go to friendlies but this seemed to confirm most peoples perceptions of how the team stands at the moment. Much more solid at the back and in the middle but struggling a bit going forward. Still deserved to beat the horrible Cardiff (their fans really are wankers in the extreme !). Berlin didn't take my breath away I'm afraid but we'll see what DW thinks. Douglas looked good but then most of the team did OK. As for their keepers kit that was something else !

Been out all day, what was the final score?

0-0   but not a boring one !

0-0.  This could sum up the season. Lots of passing around in the crowded midfield, but few natural goalscorers. Quite a decent game today, solid and we might be hard to score against. That will be a change over the last few seasons! Phil Smith was faultless ( except one kick in to touch). The forward triallist seemed to have something about him which worries defences.

All this could sum up the season is a bit over the top Paynter hit the bar and Timlin hit a post, we looked a threat every time on the break with the quick wingers Macklin and McNamee linking well with Paynter.  I was impressed by the formation, think it would work great away.  We still definitely need a couple of strikers but I think that aside we are looking good for start of the season.

Fairly entertaining game all in all but strikers are definately needed. Lescinel is seemingly a rough diamond, at times he does too much but at others he seems to definately have something about him. I wouldn't be surprised to see him in midfield sometime in career as he does go on some powerful runs. If the options stay as they are dependent on where Cuthbert slots in I'd definately put Lescinel in ahead of Kennedy and Wilson seems to rate him as he seems to have played the majority of all the pre-season games.
McNamee seems back on form now, Marshall looked handy again when he came on as a sub and should be useful to have on the bench, still not sure about Macklin as he never seems to have the ball fully under control either over running it or running out of pitch.
Ifil also looks like he's trying to take some responsibility in defence and looked pretty decent today back to doing the simple things.

The trialist didn't really have any chances but didn't look great but I guess you never know.

The funniest moment was Lucas ribbing Enkleman for his Pink shirt, Enkleman incidently looks like he's a product of the Granville school of GK coaching.........utterly useless for them but got away with it.

Agree with most of that but I didn't think MacNamee looked great. His defending is still very suspect and Lescinel did well covering for him on several occasions. Also Marshall seemed to make more of an impact in his short time than Macca did most of the game particularly taking the full back on. Clearly he has the ability but I really hope he doesn't turn into a luxury we can't afford this coming season.

So is Lescinel the answer to our full back problems or is he another Yinka Casal? It sounds like we ae definitely more solid at the back than last season, just hope DW can somewhere find a hidden gem in a striker.

Don't want to sound negative as have been very impressed with the calibre of DW's signings so far but can't see where a striker is going to come from?!

Hopefully we can find someone permanent or at least a descent loan signing from somewhere.

Lesc looked solid throughout. Macca is frustrating and Shirtliff was increasingly annoyed with him. I'm not convinced he has the disicpline to play any system, particularly today's, where he was asked to tuck in and hassle when we didn't have the ball. Macklin, well in my opinion you might as well have Dwayne Chambers up front. Very little quality on the ball apart from one left footed cross, it's all good and well having pace but a pro defender will stand off him and wait for him to fall over or lose control of the ball. Smith, Greer and Douglas all looked good, as did Timlin and Paynter.

I thought we looked alright,as everyone else has said we looked alot better at the back and in midfield which DW must take hugh amont of credit for as well.We are trying to play with wingers but we must find a plan b when the wingers are marked.I think at times yesterday we were trying to find Paynter with long/direct balls which aint are style.Its not that Paynter dont win them its us being able to win the 2nd ball

All in all we aint looking a bad team only major problem is we never looked like scoring yesterday.Silly to say when we had hit the post and the bar.Maybe its just the Cox facter who scored from everywere.

As for the Cardiff fans ive never known such a bunch of tossers and again our stewards/police did nothing as abuse was being directed in our direction untill a few swindon fans directed it back and were then chucked out.One may even be banded now!

People need to be treated fairly but again its the normal well behaved fans that our made the victims rather than the ones who start the trouble and abuse.Sort out the policing and stewarding and police/steward the ones that need it not the normal people!

A Cardiff fan on their forum made a few interesting points. Seems this Annis character used to be their 'head boy' in their soul crew firm.

http://www.ccmb.co.uk/fudforum/index.php?t=msg&th=165462&start=0&rid=0&S=0084be0121913a78ddab6ce6117ea475

He was, I remember seeing him on a TV documentary on Bravo or something about football crews....he came across as quite an articulate and sensible chap.

I didnt go on Saturday, but I went to the pre-season against them last year (?) and their fans acted up then as well... but from what I remember the main protagonists did resemble a group of under-14's on a youth club outing...

Went today and was very pleasantly surprised.

We worked hard, looked balanced and solid in defence, and played some good football. Although only playing Billy up front, we did create a few chances, and on the balance of play we deserved a win.

My MoM was Lescinel Jean-Francois playing at left back - he was superb - good tackling,heading, positional play and made some good runs. I think left back is sorted, dont need to sign anyone for this position, coz have callum kennedy as cover, who I think will really prove himself this season.

 :)

cardiff morons running riot at a pre season friendly????
that beggars belief.

i heard it kicked off 4 times yesterday, the forth outside sir dans at bout 8pm no OB about anywhere.

I know there are quite a few Specials fans on here, any of you on here the guy I saw at the front of the Arkells stand in the Specials T-shirt yesterday?

trouble yesterday was a silly group of town fans attacking cardiff fans ... when the cardiff fans attacked back they run!!
jimmy and his little idiots the same happened last season ... cardiff where in the glass house around 80 of them ...along came jimmy :soapy tit wank:  from the lamb and flag shouting abuse then the cardiff lot gave chase ....

 :yawn:

Find it difficult to believe that Cardiff were in the glasshouse. I work for the company that owns that pub and it has been shut down for a month and boarded up......

jimmy ?

I think the operative phrase was "last season" Gaz

or was it shut then mate ?

Jimmy Mack maybe?

not j1mmy?

Is he coming back?

Oh Jimmy Mack.

Hey, Hey, Hey

WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK ??

I  fucking loved yesterday

get up - beer

Merlin and mates - beer

sunshine and game

home - beer

Old Town - mates

Beer - Women



Saturdays dont get better than that !

nevermind! Missed the last season part!!!! :D

you plank

 :D

Good work.

Come to the legends lounge on the 4th for the RAF do. There's some season tickets up for auction then

wow really.

id imagine everyone that would go to that would already have a season ticket,might go cheaply.

I'm sure there are some people that will go that will not have ST's so maybe a chance to pickup ST at a cheaper price

Reckon you're right ybw - someone could get a real bargain with that one

Will there be telephone bids?

Unfortunately I hauled my lazy arse to the Cg for the Caerdydd game and purchased my ST at the same time. :(

Absolutely! If anyone was going to miss that.... it was me!