Chops Chuffed with his 4 goal salvo

Chopra on his 4 goal haul - click link below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8282179.stm

Dave Jones post-Derby slaughter

Dave Jones' reaction to Derby being Rammed by Cardiff City and Chopra

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8282097.stm

Cardiff City 6 (SIX!) Derby County 1 - In Photos

Cardiff City 6 (SIX!) Derby County 1

A 6-1 pasting of Derby tonight pushed City upto 5th (heading 6 teams on same points but they have best goal difference). Chops got 4, Whittingham and Burke added the other - an injury hit Derby were as shocking as the score suggests.

More tomorrow as I have limited time tonight.

Cardiff City have new sponsors? You Sbo-bet they do!

This blog wasn't the first to reveal that club sponsorship with the myseterious 777Ball.com was removed after it was revelaed that did not hold a licence to advertise in Europe but it was the first website to disclose that the sponsorship had collapsed and they would not be returning despite the club's vain public attempts to save face.

Confirmation, a couple of weeks later, finally arrived today as Cardiff City announced a replacement sponsor in the form of another Far East Phillipine based betting website, SBOBET.com. However unlike the 777BallsUp, SBOBET are licenced and are also the club sponsors of Premiership outfit West Ham United. Naturally, the Bluebirds are both releived and delighted revealing that the deal is worth £250,000 a year for 2 seasons although much of that is believed to be bonus related.


The new sponsors will be unveiled at tomorrow's Championship home game against Derby County with the SBOBET.com logo on City shirts. The deal however means their name will also appear on replica shirts, players' training wear and all club media platforms.

Cardiff City chairman and chief executive Peter Ridsdale said: "In these challenging times, it is very pleasing that the Club has secured a sponsorship contract with such a significant partner as SBOBET. We look forward to working with SBOBET, who are making a most meaningful contribution to enabling Cardiff City to realise our considerable potential. Our new relationship with SBOBET also underlines the fact that Cardiff City, which has grown massively as a club in recent years, is in a position to attract major sponsors."

So there you have it.

Video Lowlights: Sheffield Wednesday 3 Cardiff City 1

Click Below link to View:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8277299.stm

Why are Cardiff City starting so slowly and with lethargy??

Yesterday at Sheffield Wednesday was unusual as we conceded early goals in the opening minutes of both halves but City starting slowly is getting to be a bad habit and one of far too many bad signs at the moment as frustrations take hold.


This season, we've gone behind in the opening phases to Doncaster, Newcastle, Aston Villa and yesterday of course. Even in games we've got results, we've started poorly. Scunthorpe could have scored inside 15 seconds against us, Bristol City had opening in the first 10 minutes before we got into the game and battered them.


To me, they are going out on the pitch with the wrong attitude. They tend to start one-paced and stand off sides and surrender early momentum. The fact it keeps happening must go back to the dressing room and how they are set up.

Bothroyd unhappy with Owls defeat and the referee

Bothroyd not happy with his and City’s treatment – watch here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8277172.stm

Sheffield Wednesday 3 Cardiff City 1 Championship match report

CARDIFF CITY head north to Hillsborough promising a revnge mission after losing on the final day of last season to miss a Premiership play-off spot on goal difference. However it proved only to be words as City crashed 3-1 to Sheffield Wednesday and now find themselves and so after being Top of the Table after 4 games, they now find themselves in 9th five games later having lost 5 of their last 6 games, one being in the Carling Cup at Aston Villa. To make a bad afternoon worse, City also saw Joe Ledley sent off for two bookable offences.

+++TEAM NEWS+++
CCFC - Hudson and Gerrard haven't convinced as a defensive unit and many thought Gyepes would get a start after a good show at Aston Villa in midweek but Dave Jones preferred to give the under-fire pair another go. Post-game, that fire has only increased with scorn poured on DJ too.

However Jones opted for a tactical change rather his ingrained 4-4-2 but trying a fluid 4-3-3 come 4-5-1 unit with Marshall; Matthews-Gerrard-Hudson-Kennedy; Whittingham-Ledley-Rae; Burke-Bothroyd-Chopra. The subs bench underlined how limited City are at present - no attacking midfield option and a rookie kid forward.

SWFC - The Owls came into the game with 3 losses and a solitary point from their last 4 outings and not much love for their skipper and last season's Bluebirds skipper Darren Purse - he's also scored an own goal already this season, no change there then! However Purse out-performed Mark Hudson on the day which is quite damning.

++++ THE MATCH ++++

City can be accused of starting games too slowly and after going behind to Aston Villa inside 2 minutes on Wednesday night, Sheff Weds had to wait all of 4 minutes to score this time and, once again, defending was at fault as Hudson was turned far too easily by Varney and the skipper pulled him down just outside the box for a yellow card. The resulting ESAJAS free-kick went in low off a post with keeper Marshall not even attempting to move. Shocking stuff.

And it could have got much worse as The Owls hit the woodwork twice and City had two other let off but totally against the run of play, they levelled on 16 minutes as Bothroyd's flick on saw Chopra race clear and a charging Owls keeper Grant tug him. PETER WHITTINGHAM smartly converted the penalty. It was the first time all season that Cardiff had responded after going behind in a game.

Bluebird nerves settled and City started to have the better of it coming close twice and having Bothroyd and Chopra goal disallowed - the latter proving to be a completely wrong offside decision and causing further angst after City suffered the exact same fate at Villa Park in the week.

Half-time: SWFC 1 Cardiff City 1

Hopes were high that City would record 3 points but the second half was a complete disaster and started yet again with then loss of an early goal. Questions about our defending yet again as Esajas centred unchallenged and striker VARNEY was allowed to head home with no marker on him.

City got battered 2nd half and just didn't muster a shot on or off target. Any lingering hopes of a result were forgotten when Joe Ledley was dismissed for a second yellow card, City feeling his first card in the opening half was harsh while Wednesday secured victory as Esajas got his second assist, this time setting up CLARKE.

It could have been worse as the hosts peppered City's goal as the final on goal count was 12-1 in Wednesday's favour. Cardiff, Dave Jones and his men certainly look a sorry state right now.

Sheff Weds 3 Cardiff City 1 - the managers react

DAVE JONES on video

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8276981.stm

OWLS boss Brain Laws on audio

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/8276860.stm

Video Highlights - Aston Villa 1 Cardiff City 0

Here's a 4 minute cameo of last night's Carling Cup Round 3 defeat for The Bluebirds at Villa Park.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8273828.stm

Aston Villa 1 Cardiff City 0 = in pictures

Carling Cup Rd 3 - Aston Villa 1 Cardiff City 0 match report

I am sure that all bar foolhardy ones amongst 3,500+ travelling Bluebirds at Villa Park, following recent non-scoring losses and poor displays, set off with little expectation and lesser hopes … and when Agbonlahor netted inside 2 minutes, those fears worsened. That was the game’s only goal, City fought back well first half but never really went for it after the interval. However there was late drama as Villa missed a penalty and Jay Bothroyd saw an added time goal disallowed for offside which looked an incorrect decision.

City and Dave Jones will be pacified by a big improvement as battered pride was restored but, to me anyway, we seemed happy enough to take the 1-0 defeat. Every time City have gone behind this season, they have failed to hit back and have lost.

However they showed that they are more than capable of getting a result at Sheffield Wednesday this Saturday when it really matters.

### Team News ###

CARDIFF CITY boss Dave Jones was unreserved in his criticism of the team’s worse than hopeless display at home to QPR last Saturday. Marshall, Quinn, Hudson and Chopra were rested or dropped as Enckleman was between the posts, Adam Matthews was recovered from injury, Gyepes got a (overdue?) run out at centre half and Scimeca was tried as a holding midfielder and Bothroyd as a lone target man as DJ played a 4-1-4-1 system.

CCFC - Enckleman; Matthews-Gerrard-Gyepes-Capaldi; Scimeca; Burke-Rae-Ledley-Whittingham; Bothroyd. Enks, Scimeca and Peter Whittingham were former Villa players.

ASTON VILLA are the first ever winners of this trophy now in its fiftieth year and have won it another 4 times since. Being 5th in the Premiership, attempting to get a Champions League spot, no matter how unlikely, would be their biggest aim but boss Martin O’Neil has to see the Carling Cup as his best (only?) chance of a trophy for the season. So it was no surprise to see a strong unit but even with prices pegged to £5/£15/£20, it didn’t pull in the punters as 22,517 had all the home sections looking sparse.

The background for home fans was whether one-time City target Nigel Reo-Coker would be involved after being removed from their squad for the weekend 2-0 win over Pompey after an argument (or scuffle) with O’Neill. The answer was that he still didn’t make the squad – can we have him on loan please Mr O’Neill???

### THE MATCH ###

Plenty of City fans had the day off or half day and made a full event of it – and showed all the signs of being out all day too! – but I was picked up from work in Newport at 4:45 with a 108 mile journey in rush hour and with parking to contend with too. However a Tesco store was 300 yards away and the parking attendant was happy to accept a small donation not to ticket us – giving us a false parking sleeve to display too - what brilliant service! So we made it by kick-off.

This was the first competitive clash between the sides for almost 35 years but thanks to Euro’96 and a postponed City F.A. Cup game at Bolton while we were en route diverting a few hundred of there just to see a game, it was my third visit to the ground. It’s still a grand sight. Villa Park is massive but quaint, a proper football stadium – I really enjoyed it.

City fans were in two stands. The key one was behind the goal and looked overcrowded as some seats at the front were blocked off with netting leaving fans to block all the aisles and staircases it seemed. We were at the summit of the Doug Ellis stand to the side of the pitch which was some climb up 6 flights of stairs but had plenty of room.

City were, naturally, making all the noise and the side opened well but Villa’s first attack inside 2 minutes produce the goal that decided it and way too soft and simple it was. Scimeca’s poor pass was cut out, Carew was fed wide, Capaldi stood off and then stood off even more allowing the player to advance and send in a low ball unchallenged – his pass finding AGBONLAHOR in front of Gerrard and his crafty back flick left Enks stranded.

It could have been a trigger for collapse but City came striding back making Villa’s defence look troubled for a good half hour but City were too ponderous – always wanting an extra touch or failing with final passes – and when the chances came, they weren’t taken. The worst culprits being Ledley and Gyepes both putting free headers over when the target has to be hit.

Scimeca nearly atoned as 3,500 fans screamed at him to shoot, his deflected effort was clawed off the line and Bothroyd’s follow up caught the keeper’s legs but rolled across goal before being scrambled away, a terrific Bothroyd drive clipped the outside of a post. Chris Burke meanwhile went on a scintillating run beating three defenders but when the opening was there, he wanted to do even more and the chance had gone. Arrgh! Villa had two dangerous moments but Gyepes got in big hits to deny Agbonlahor.

However once this period subsided, the game became a bit of a non-entity. The home side in reasonable control but not doing much, Cardiff never bothering them at all. It was a pattern that lasted the rest of the game.

Half-time: VILLA 1 CITY 0

I felt Cardiff would try to keep it tight and go for broke for the final quarter. It worked out that way but City never pushed and gambled as much as I thought they should or would which disappointed me.

The key however is that our midfield just cannot impose themselves with the personnel we have. They all did decent jobs but Burke’s early dynamics had subsided, Ledley didn’t get forward, or attempt to do that, and we seemed to lack devil, pace and energy. Dave Jones’ public persona is calm, laid back and it seemed like City were trying to mimic his style! The game, to me, resembled a training work out rather and was anything but a full blooded cup tie.

Just before the hour, Villa broke clear and Gyepes gave away the most obvious penalty but James Milner – who was able to conduct proceedings in central midfield – struck a post with Enckleman going the right way.

City responded to that let off by throwing on Chopra for Scimeca but it wasn’t matched by more ambition otherwise with nobody showing the tempo, urgency and drive to worry the home side. City were doing well but that’s not to say it wasn’t comfortable for Villa.

Set pieces were wasted again. Two hit the wall (Chops trying one effort from over 30 yards away was ridiculous), one flew wide but Whittingham finally got one on target and made Guzman save – the first time that’s happened in a while!

City’s only other chance of note was Ledley sending a ball over the top, Chops reacted first but failed to connect at pace and an angle as Guzman charged out. Had he done so, I’m sure he would have scored.

Disappointingly, even in the final minutes, Dave Jones never gambled. No more subs until Wildig appeared in added time and no change in formation. However there was added time drama as a free-kick saw a scramble, the ball headed back in and Bothroyd turn home but the lino had his flag up before he shot … tv now shows that was a wrong call. Not that I’m surprised, the same lino had a few other calls wrong on the night – giving throw ins the wrong way and missing Chopra win a corner being prime examples.

A gallant effort and the side were warmly applauded at final whistle. Somehow I suspect they’ll be happy with that. A bit more belief and sharpness however and I’m convinced it could, and perhaps would, have been so much more.

Aston Villa podcast previewing the Cardiff City game

The Bluebirds attempt to recover from the weekend Championship shocker at home to QPR with the toughest of tests - a visit to Villa Park to face Aston Villa in Round Three action tomorrow.


Ahead of the game, AVFC have produced a podcast preview of the encounter.

Listen in, or download, here

http://download.premiumtv.co.uk/astonvillafree/Podcast/podca st141.mp3

Video Lowlights: Cardiff City 0 QPR 2

Click the link below to watch City's awful;, awful, awful weekend home defeat.

On the other hand, you may not want to bother and I'm with you on that one!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8265963.stm

Cardiff's worst for 9 years? I don't think so!

Saturday’s loss to QPR was bad … very bad very. Everything about it was less than we’ve seen this season … clue-less, rudder-less, spine-less. The list could be never ending.

During the inevitable angst and inquest – in which not too much wasn’t rubbished – there were two aspects that surprised me.

One was Dave Jones downing his front six, albeit mildly excusing Chris Burke, but opting to say little about his defence or midfield in public anyway. BUT WHY?

As crap as our forward line was, why should the defence be treated less harshly when neither full back showed desire to get forward, the defence as a whole lacked any pace or energy and the goals conceded, while problems started further up the field, saw our static back line trying to play offside while stood all over the field and then back off not knowing what to do allowing Routledge and Simpson to run amok for the other. Maybe three of those players being Dave Jones summer signings with a hefty £1.7 Million spent on them tempered his thoughts?

Of course, Jones also decided not to spend any money on our central midfield – the weakest unit of the side in the eyes of most fans – until the recent splash on Soloman Taiwo. Even when playing well this season, that unit has rarely convinced, often started slowly and, in truth, badly lack the personnel to turn it around. While I find the Jones Out calls by some a little laughable and an extreme over-reaction, his failure to act damns him … and, more to the point, City too.

The other aspect was Terry Phillips in the South Wales Echo calling it City’s worst home display since Frank Burrows last match as City were on their way to basement relegation a decade ago? Has his memory glossed over several appalling home displays under Dave Jones throughout his reign or has dementia set in? I know we’d all rather forget sh*te home displays but c’mon, let’s be real here. How can anyone, for example, overlook a whole year’s worth or relegation style results of football and results under Jones as recently as 2007 that took him to within 2 or 3 games of dismissal?

Here’s just a handful of unacceptable home shockers under Dave Jones – each on a par with last weekend or, undoubtedly with a few of these, even worse than the QPR debacle … and, believe me, this list isn’t complete either.

2007/08

City put on two shocking displays to lose 2-0 at home to Charlton and 1-0 to Leicester with nothing to commend in either display save a spectacular 35 yarder own goal by Darren Purse.

2006/2007

A 1-0 home defeat to Southend was abject in the extreme in a season City started off as runaway leaders but were soon cut down to size.

2005/2006

Cardiff 1 Watford 3 – we started the season with 2 wins and then got mullered by The Hornets.

Cardiff 2 Reading 5 - it could have been 8

There were many more dire displays between 1999 and Dave Jones - a dire 3-0 Ninian Park stuffing by Colchester weeks before the play-off win being a stand out.

However even after Frank Burrows was sacked in 2000, even worse came when Cambridge pasted us 4-0 at Ninian and Bury winning here 2-0 was just as shocking.

Jones labels QPR display as worst under him ... and that takes some doing!

Jones on video here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8265153.stm

And click here to hear the reaction of QPR boss Jim Magilton

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/8265065.stm

IT's DEVO-VISION

CARDIFF 0 QPR 2 - Championship Match Report

CARDIFF CITY crashed in embarrassing style to their second successive home defeat and third loss without scoring in 4 games as the excellent start to the season is fast becoming a distant memory. This was turgid football and simply unacceptable. Last month, the same group of players produced one of the finest displays in years to demolish Bristol City. The contrast could not be greater and was summed up by the abuse and jeers ringing out when Ali on the p.a. asked for those man of the match votes. As far as I know, a "winner" was never announced and quite right too.

A Jay Simpson first half brace put the Bluebirds away. Rangers won at a canter and didn't have to play well for their three points as City were far too easily dismantled lacking visible heart or fight. At times, they looked shockingly disinterested. Only tricky wideman Chris Burke should escape criticism on an afternoon when the new stadium lacked any atmosphere and was a completely sterile experience. 20,121 was the attendance - apparently minus 3,000 season ticket holders (they were the lucky ones) - but even so, you would never have known it.

QPR owner Fabio Briartore was forced to resign from the Renault F1 team in midweek after uncontested allegation of forcing a driver to crash in a Grand Prix, today he oversaw an even bigger crash.

***** TEAM NEWS *****

Steve McPhail started a 3 match ban for his Reading red card after an unsuccessful appeal but Dave Jones sprang a surprise by giving Solomon Taiwo his debut alongside Joe Ledley in midfield, Leds passing a fit fitness test to play while Paul Quinn started at right back after replacing the injured Adam Matthews in that role at Madejski on Wednesday night to have the dubious honour of marking Wayne Routledge. Miguel Comminges and Riccy Scimeca were added to the bench.

CARDIFF > Marshall; Quinn-Gerrard-Hudson-Kennedy; Whittingham-Ledley-McPhail-Burke; Bothroyd-Chopra. Subs:Enckleman, Gyepes, Comminges, Scimeca, Rae, Capaldi, Magennis.

QPR have had an unconvincing start to the season under Jim Magilton and blow hot and cold. However they have lost only once but drawn 4 of their 6 Championship games. All City eyes were on Wayne Routledge whom, it appears, would have been back at Cardiff had they sold Ledley or McCormack last month and raised the funds to complete a deal. All City eyes failed to notice last season's keeper Tom Heaton on the bench for them. Their midfield included Ben Watson on loan from Wigan whom City apparently tried to get last month - how badly we need someone of his ilk.

QPR > Cerny; Stewart-Gorkss-Borrowdale-Leighterwood; Routledge-Buzsaky-Rowlands-Watson; Vine-Simpson.


+++++ THE MATCH +++++


It wasn't so much a match as mismatch, such was City (non) effort, (non) work-rate (non) passing and (non) movement, and best glossed over so, thankfully, I will keep this brief.

The opening few minutes were uneventful but even with little hint of what was to come but it was clear that the livewires Routledge and Simpson were causing our all too static and one paced defence difficulties, a warning sign came as Simpson, on loan from Arsenal, broke clear but fired over. A promising edge of area free-kick was in a prime position for Whittingham but his tame effort went straight into the wall - just like 4 set pieces against Newcastle last week. Good to see the new state of the art training facilities are helping!

The opening goal was controversial and possibly/probably offside (I've yet to see tv footage) but showed up how limited the back four are. City appealed for offside but the uncontested lobbed ball towards goal and a deflected Vine shot come pass saw SIMPSON have the simple task of firing home under no pressure at all.

It was a lovely sunny and warm late summer day but there was rubbish on the pitch ... most of it wearing blue and white. City were clueless and lifeless in their attempts to get back into the contest. Taiwo was looking neat and tidy if uncreative but had had little to no help from City's wide men or forwards. When moved wide, the crossing and choices were poor but there was little spark in Chopra while Bothroyd looked like he would rather be somewhere, anywhere, else. However pumped balls in his general direction with no runners near or around him would be enough to bore anyone. It took half hour for City to have their first effort of note on goal, Ledley's effort had power but it was straight at Cerny.

Just after that, Rangers should have doubled their lead as Simpson once again found it way too simple to get behind City's defence but he fired wide when Vine was better placed and, of course, unmarked. That let off was temporary respite though as five minutes before the interval Taiwo and Ledley got in each other's way in comical fashion, the ball was moved to Routledge. He ran at City's defence, they decided simply to run backwards and Routs played in SIMPSON, again unmarked who blasted home hard and low. Maybe I'm being harsh having not seen it on tv but his shot didn't look central and I thought Marshall was slow getting down but he must have been bewildered and how unprotected he was.

The only good news for the club was that it was enough to send punters flooding early to the bars in need of a drink and the opportunity to get away from watching anymore with Rangers fans rejoicing at our disappearance.

Half-time: CARDIFF CITY 0 QPR 2

The fact it got no worse for City had more to do with The R's happy to consolidate and settle for what they had rather than any battling or fight back qualities by Cardiff. If the first half was desperate, this was a half that could have been sponsored by The Samaritans. Joe Calzaghe's hopeless dancing efforts on television were still more competent and convincing than this. Even saw normally placid and mild mannered fans shouting out their despair - and other assorted comments -- in the general direction of the pitch, players and even the manager.

City were dire, Quinn having to clear a corner off the line, then Vine hitting the post running in unopposed (of course) after Taiwo gave the ball away and was left looking like a rabbit in headlights. Dave Jones had to react removing the now shot Taiwo who had started well but whose game had fallen completely apart for Rae while Magennis was thrown on as the again invisible Whittingham was withdrawn.

Magennis showed enthusiasm and, finally some presence up front. It earned Jones' post-match praise along with Burke but, not wishing to be hard, it wasn't much to get too excited about. Magennis, like Chops and Bothroyd - didn't fire a single effort at goal. He could have though but when he found himself free with Cerny to beat, he panicked and his shot was horrid. At least he put himself about for the cause but if that's the positive Jones had to take from the game, it underlined just how pathetic an outing it was.

Riccy Scimeca played the final 25 for Bothroyd, the fact City removed a striker for a midfielder tells you everything you need to know about what a stinker Jay was having. He showed no appetite for the game at all and will get the scorn he deserves for that but the players in the dock are many.

Quinn looks limited, Gyepes will surely replace Gerrard or Hudson next game. If he finds his best from last season, he can replace both of them as far as I'm concerned! Kennedy offered little. Joe Ledley was unbelievably poor and Chops may have been on fire recently but he looks as if he has drowned now.

Dave Jones and his team need a heart-to-heart. Maybe there's not but that's the sort of performance that makes you wonder if there are problems behind the scenes. Certainly, if measured by attitude, commitment, movement and heart, we're a millio0n miles away from how we started this campaign yet results mean we are in 6th place and holding a play-off spot. Unless Jones sorts it out, McCormack and McNaughton return soon and he can move in the loan market, you have to speculate whether they can hold that position for long though.

Close Up of Cardiff City Today

R'n'B ... with a pencil!?!?

Reasons Not to Get Wasted Part One

Bluebirds appeal against6 McPhail red card

Cardiff City have appealed against Stephen McPhail's red card in last night's hard earned 1-0 Championship victory at Reading.



The midfielder and former captain was sent off for the fifth time in Cardiff City colours - this time for serious foul play but Dave Jones is disputing that.


"It looks harsh, his foot is up but so is the other guy's but there's no contact." said DJ.


Ref Paul Taylor has agreed to reconsider the decision and the club are preparing a DVD of the McPhail incident for the Welsh FA disciplinary panel to review.


Jones added, "It's one of those challenges, the ball's up in the air, he knows the player's going to hook it on. It was a yellow card at best. I've asked Paul Taylor to have a look at it again, but we have to appeal before he can do that. He said to me that all of the people he didn't want to send off, it was Stephen McPhail. So I asked him not to send him off them but he has done it."

Reading 0 Cardiff City 1 - how the press saw it

Burke extends Reading's home discomfort

Times Online

Reading FC 0 Cardiff City 1
Get Bracknell

Chris Burke earns the points for Cardiff City

WalesOnline

Cardiff contest McPhail dismissal

BBC Sport

Bluebirds Jones likes look of table after Burke winner

WalesOnline

Bluebirds lose shirt sponsors but win game

WalesOnline

Burke extends Reading's home discomfort

Times Online

Cardiff steal in thanks to Burke's goal

Independent

Reading 0 Cardiff 1

The Sun

Reading 0 Cardiff City 1: Chris Burke's a home wrecker

Daily Mail

Rodgers remains upbeat

SkySports

RODGERS REMAINS UPBEAT

Sportinglife.

Reading 0 Cardiff City 1: match report

Telegraph.co.uk

Royals chief sees good things in defeat

Clubcall

Rodgers rues home discomforts

Reading Chronicle

large periods of the game. ...

Reading FC 0 Cardiff City 1

Reading Post

BURKE ROARS IN TO MAKE READING PAY

UK Express

POOR HOME FORM SENDS ROD ROUND THE BREND

Daily Star

Problems at home mount for Royals

Vitalfootball

Reading 0-1 Cardiff

Sportbox

Ten Men Cardiff City Beat Resilient Reading

Vitalfootball

Embarrassing Proposals

Dave Jones' reaction to Cardiff win at Reading

Click Link to listen:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8260161.stm

Championship Table after Cardiff win tonight

City jump from 10th to 4th in persuit of last season's Premiership trio. In the night's other game, Newcastle surprisingly lost 2-1 at Blackpool after taking the lead as well.

		P	GD	Pts
1	West Brom	7	8	17
2	Middlesbrough	7	10	16
3	Newcastle	7	7	16
4	Cardiff	7	7	13
5	Preston	7	5	12
6	Sheff Utd	7	4	12
7	Watford	7	2	12
8	Leicester	7	2	12
9	Bristol City	7	0	12
10	Coventry	7	0	11
11	Blackpool	7	3	10
12	Sheff Wed	7	3	9
13	Scunthorpe	7	-4	9
14	QPR	6	0	7
15	Derby	7	-2	7
16	Nottm Forest	7	-2	7
17	Doncaster	7	-2	7
18	Reading	7	-4	6
19	Swansea	7	-5	6
20	Crystal Palace	6	-5	5
21	Peterborough	7	-4	4
22	Barnsley	7	-8	4
23	Ipswich	7	-7	3
24	Plymouth	7	-8	2