The Kraken

How many worries did we score? I’m getting worldied just thinking about it.

MOTM for me was Rubin Colwill. Looks like a flipping great player in the making.

Nice finish

If ABK doesn’t get a move away Wood will be sixth choice. Not one to worry about this season.

I’m not saying you’ll be the only one but I’d imagine you’re in a tiny minority.

Fernandes off. Definutely our best prospect for breaking the first team and looks like Russ wants to save him. How long until Nivea pulls up lame?

The lesser spotted ABK

Was just about to say the same 🤣 just absolutely brain dead

Quite enjoying the stat table on the telly: FOULS CONCEDED: Cardiff 7 Southampton 2 FOULS WON: Cardiff 2 Southampton 7 Well, yeah……

Well, I feared a Gillingham and it’s definitely not that. I like that our nippers seem quite fearless. They’ve made their share of mistakes but it’s been largely positive, looking to pass and get forward quickly and effectively. Not particularly expecting any of these to break the first team immediately. But a decent showing at least that our reserves give a little bit more of a shit than their counterparts did this time last year.

A bit from column A, a bit from column B for me Clive. Also need to remember that we’re playing against Cardiff reserves here.

That’s just a lovely move.

That’s what I thought, Dibling just let him go. Good shot and doubt a keeper would save it but Lumley was absolutely nowhere to even try.

He’s no Jack Grealish but Tyler Dibling has got some calves on him. Phwooooar 😍

Gonna be eye opening. I fear a Gillingham repeat.

Dan Hodges, the barometer of sense 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Fucking LOL 🤣 dear oh fucking Lord 🤣

Yep. BBC reporting on it, one hotel are claiming “technical error”. Just a coincidence that the prices have gone up by £300… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c935v1kkzjvo

He certainly seems to have taken his election defeat very, very badly.

Russ Martin has shown us in two consecutive games that his priority for those has been to have 3 CBs on the pitch. I think it's going to be his thing that he won't let go of easily. Against Newcastle, once they had a man off it was Sugawara that made way, not a centre back. Martin's logic was that he wanted Edozie as a genuine wide player in there instead of Suga pushing forward on the right and KWP doing his thing filling in midfield. We dominated possession but didn't do much with it. Against Forest, again the 3 CBs for all game until we went 1 down then switched out THB for a midfielder. I genuinely think Martin painted himself into a corner by naming Stephens skipper then loaning THB back at the start of last season. When Stephens is fit Martin can't bear to drop either of THB, Stephens or Janny B. Martin has said this himself on a number of occasions, he wants to find a system to play them all as all three "deserve to be on the pitch".

I heard on the radio this morning, hotels around the country have already ratcheted their prices way way up for nights around the tour dates. Some international chain hotels in Cardiff and I believe Glasgow charging around £500 a night, the worst was Edinburgh Holiday Inn Express who are apparently charging £1299 for 2 nights.