boro-unger 3,811 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Details Teams – Cardiff v Middlesbrough Location – some cack Welsh stadium Competition – y bencampwriaeth Date – Sat 24th Oct 2020 Kick off – 15:00 Introduction helo a chroeso i edau diwrnod y gêm. In a great blow to Jonah’s everywhere, a ‘fire break’ lockdown has been introduced by our good neighbours, meaning that no-one is allowed to enter Whales… Footballers, as essential workers, are of course allowed to flout these rules. The game will therefore go ahead on Saturday. The Last Games Boro: Bristol 0 – 1 Boro Boro beat top of the league Bristol City to make them less top of the league. Boro were generally the better team throughout, but were struggling to put the ball in the back of the net. Luckily, Saville fixed that for us and pounced on a silly pass from the Robins keeper to put Boro within touching distance of the play-offs. Meanwhile, Cardiff’s Neil Harris watched in terror from the stands… Cardiff: Preston 0 – 1 Cardiff Cardiff beat Preston in a game of football. Preston had more possession, passes, pass accuracy, yellow cards, corners and fewer offsides in the game. It just goes to show that more possession, passes, pass accuracy, yellow cards, corners and fewer offsides isn’t everything! This win moved Cardiff to 14th place, although they do have a game tonight (Wednesday), so this could change by the time they face Boro. Form (League only - most recent last) Boro: LDDWDW Cardiff: LWLDW? The View From The Other Side ooh, rydyn ni'n hoff iawn o'n tîm o'r enw Caerdydd, ond mae'n debyg ein bod ni'n mynd i golli. Rwy'n dymuno y gallem fynd i ymuno â chynghrair Cymru a chwarae timau hawdd fel airbus The Un(ger)-Official Match Preview Cardiff play Bournemouth today (Wednesday 21st), so will have a day less preparation for the game on Saturday. This should give Boro an edge. Given how much more solid Boro looked against Reading and Bristol, we certainly won’t be the pushovers that Cardiff encountered at the end of last season when they trounced us 3-1. I predict a 2-1 Boro win. Spot the Ball Competition Tolkien points 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites
DanFromDownSouth 1,706 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 13 minutes ago, boro-unger said: Tolkien points 1. Why did the Rohirrim charge directly at the war oliphaunts at the Battle of Pelennor Fields? 2. Why did Aragorn release the ghost army, then march to the Black Gate? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,931 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I don't think their keeper was to blame for the goal, lol Link to post Share on other sites
Denzel Zanzibar 6,931 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 10 minutes ago, DanFromDownSouth said: 1. Why did the Rohirrim charge directly at the war oliphaunts at the Battle of Pelennor Fields? 2. Why did Aragorn release the ghost army, then march to the Black Gate? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
SmogDane 4,052 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) If the guys on the mountain top, whose job was to light the beacons, fell asleep .. Sauron would have won Not every hero is a hobbit 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAgainst 3,776 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) 40 minutes ago, SmogDane said: If the guys on the mountain top, whose job was to light the beacons, fell asleep .. Sauron would have won History is full of such what-if moments. In Zulu, the commander tells his men not to shoot "til you see the whites of their eyes". In other words, if the Zulus had kept their eyes closed while they charged, they'd have won. Spot the ball - I'm going for I3, judging by the position of the central player's right foot. Looks like Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer are up to their old tricks in the C column (quite appropriate, eh), but I reckon Bruce Grobbelaar in goal will make a comfortable save with his left kneecap. Judging by the cultural references in this post, you'd think I was an OAP, but I'm honestly 'only' middle-aged. (I reckon we'll win 1-0 on Saturday, by the way). 2 Link to post Share on other sites
SmogDane 4,052 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 19 minutes ago, RiseAgainst said: History is full of such what-if moments. In Zulu, the commander tells his men not to shoot "til you see the whites of their eyes". In other words, if the Zulus had kept their eyes closed while they charged, they'd have won. Spot the ball - I'm going for I3, judging by the position of the central player's right foot. Looks like Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer are up to their old tricks in the C column (quite appropriate, eh), but I reckon Bruce Grobbelaar in goal will make a comfortable save with his left kneecap. Judging by the cultural references in this post, you'd think I was an OAP, but I'm honestly 'only' middle-aged. (I reckon we'll win 1-0 on Saturday, by the way). But what if? Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernSmoggie 4,223 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 5 hours ago, boro-unger said: Form (League only - most recent last) Boro: LDDWDW Cardiff: LWLDW? Could you translate the rest of this section from Welsh to English too please? 3 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Maccarone 264 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Tough game but we are tough to beat now. Link to post Share on other sites
BearSmog 1,382 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 The game won't be played at the Principality stadium (formerly the Millennium Stadium).. it will be at the imaginatively named Cardiff City stadium. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
boro-unger 3,811 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 42 minutes ago, BearSmog said: The game won't be played at the Principality stadium (formerly the Millennium Stadium).. it will be at the imaginatively named Cardiff City stadium. Fair enough. I didn't even know they were different stadiums! Thought they just kept renaming the same one 😄 2 Link to post Share on other sites
sanddancer 1,964 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) Should be a tough defensive game as Cardiff are 4 goals for and 4 against while we are 5 & 4. It could get rather amusing if they and we play defensive and the midfield remains empty while both teams shout across the empty quarter goading each other. Come on then have a go! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RiseAgainst 3,776 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I like the idea of attritional football, with both sides dug into their own half, and occasionally lobbing the ball into no-man's-land to see what happens. Then at half time we could have an armistice where Cardiff let us score, and then we return to our trenches for the second half. Result? 1-0 to Boro, no injuries, and some great tales for the players to tell their grandchildren. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Old Codger 3,039 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Some of the team already act like the ball is a hand grenade with the pin pulled out, so they could arrange for it to explode if you hold on to it for more than ten seconds, might encourage more "flowing" football 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Borodane 6,246 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Tough game this. I have no idea what to call. Going for a boring 0-0 and we go home with a decent point. Link to post Share on other sites
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