Cardiff City vs Tranmere in F.A. Youth Cup Round Four

After their comfortable Ninian Park victory over Blackpool in the F.A. Youth Cup, CARDIFF CITY have been handed home advantage over another Lancashire side in the Fourth Round draw yesterday featuring the final 32 teams - this time in the shape of Tranmere Rovers.

Rovers 3rd round tie at Northampton's Sixfields on Tuesday produced an emphatic 3-0 scoreline, ironically the same score that City's youngsters triumphed with versus Blackpool.

Tranmere will be used to travelling, this tie represents the 13th time out of 14 they have been drawn away in the F.A. Youth Cup. The draw saw both sides feature as the final pairing. A date for the fixture is to be confirmed but it has to be played by no later than Saturday, January 17.

CITY'S SIGN A NEW CENTRE HALF HUNGARY FOR SUCCESS

CARDIFF CITY tonight unveiled a new centre half replacement for Glenn Loovens in the shape of 6 foot 3" 27 year old 22 capped Hungarian international Gabor Gyepes from Northampton Town for a fee believed to be rising to £200,000.

As with many recent signings, he represents a gamble by Dave Jones rather than someone tried. tested, proven and very able but he appears to have been popular wherever he has been and, clearly, Northampton Town fans are not pleased to be losing a fans favourite ... and it's not Cobblers!

Gyepes was in outstanding form for Ferencvaros and Hungary which brought him to the attention of then Wolves boss Glenn Hoddle in 2005, a deal which saw his agent charged with improper practise.

After starring alongside Joleon Lescott, Gyepes suffered horrendous injury problems that eventually led to his contract being terminated by mutual consent and returning to his homeland in April 2007.

It was therefore a surprise that the player resurfaced at Northampton this January but proved his ability and fitness that earned him a 1 year contract for this season. However it also meant, like Loovens at City, then player had no value once this transfer window closes so The Bluebirds swopped for him at a potentially bargain fee.

While Northampton fans bemoan their, initial reaction from Cardiff followers has been variable. With the F.A. Cup Final run, record season ticket sales and £7.5M banked since summer for the sales of Ramsey and Loovens, many supporters expected the club to show more ambition and to flex some muscles when spending.

However, for all we know, Gabor may yet prove to be the answer. Welcome to City and Good Luck.