Cardiff manager Dave Jones looks ahead to Tuesday's Championship clash with West Brom at the Hawthorns.
He confirms there are doubts over Quinn, McNaughton and Ledley while Bothroyd is suspended giving a likely opportuinity to Kevin Etutu. Ledley's injury is discussed as well as Michael Chopra's current goal drought.
You can watch it all here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8400405.stm
Showing posts with label PAUL QUINN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PAUL QUINN. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Cardiff City injuries - bad luck, coincidence or a sign?
Somehow I don't think it's my perception over reality but Cardiff City players do seem to suffer more injuries than the average club, especially injuries where players just pull up.
Yesterday at Blackpool saw Ross McCormack stretchered off after he heard his hamstring "ping" while Paul Quinn also pulled up with a leg strain. Steve McPhail completed a hat-trick of Bluebirds who went off injured.
Add to that Mark Kennedy being absent after after a hamstring strain in the Scunthorpe match last week and recall how Bothroyd, McCormack, Ledley, Kennedy and Chopra were all absent at the tail end of last season with hamstring pulls and you do wonder what is going on.
One of City's problems is its small squad which forces players to play while not 100% fit, the Blackpool game saw Joe Ledley and Chris Burke have to perform after being unwell all week.
However it doesn't explain why so many Cardiff men suffer with hamstring trouble.
McCormack could join Kevin McNaughton spending several weeks out of action, there is no news on Quinn but he may be absent as well leaving City's resources vastly depleted heading to Plymouth on Tuesday night.
McCormack's dream of Premiership football will surely now go on ice as well as Hull have ended their interest while other clubs would surely not take a player who will be injured for some time and that creates another problem.
Cardiff clearly need 4 new faces but it's well known they need to move players out and had been hoping to sell McCormack or Ledley before the transfer window closes in a fortnight - their departure is looking very remote at present.
Yesterday at Blackpool saw Ross McCormack stretchered off after he heard his hamstring "ping" while Paul Quinn also pulled up with a leg strain. Steve McPhail completed a hat-trick of Bluebirds who went off injured.
Add to that Mark Kennedy being absent after after a hamstring strain in the Scunthorpe match last week and recall how Bothroyd, McCormack, Ledley, Kennedy and Chopra were all absent at the tail end of last season with hamstring pulls and you do wonder what is going on.
One of City's problems is its small squad which forces players to play while not 100% fit, the Blackpool game saw Joe Ledley and Chris Burke have to perform after being unwell all week.
However it doesn't explain why so many Cardiff men suffer with hamstring trouble.
McCormack could join Kevin McNaughton spending several weeks out of action, there is no news on Quinn but he may be absent as well leaving City's resources vastly depleted heading to Plymouth on Tuesday night.
McCormack's dream of Premiership football will surely now go on ice as well as Hull have ended their interest while other clubs would surely not take a player who will be injured for some time and that creates another problem.
Cardiff clearly need 4 new faces but it's well known they need to move players out and had been hoping to sell McCormack or Ledley before the transfer window closes in a fortnight - their departure is looking very remote at present.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Gimme 5 as Quinn's In for City
After a week in which Motherwell sources confirmed they had accepted a £300k from Cardiff City but the Bluebirds denied it at first then went cool, Paul Quinn was confirmed as the club's 5th signing of the week this lunchtime.
As he is a right back, it looks certain that Kevin McNaughton will revert to left back this season, a position he prefers and where many supporters like to see him too. The latest capture means City have their defensive unit sorted with new keeper David Marshall and Peter Enckleman vying for the goalkeeper jersey, Quinn and McNaughton as first choice defenders and Gyepes, Gerrard and Hudson in for the centre-half spots. Cardiff have other options too in the form of promising young pro Adam Matthews, the old head that is Mark Kennedy plus Darcy Blake and Tony Capaldi. However it seemes certain that the club will be looking to sell or loan a couple of those.
Dave Jones ideally needs at least two new faces in midfield and up front to bolster numbers for the coming season. Maros Klimpl, currently on trial, may sign on a free shortly and although a centre-half most of his career, the player proved a success for Motherwell pushed in central mid last season.
However Cardiff City's midfield was the weakest area of the team last season and it is a concern that this has not really been addressed. There's still time.
As he is a right back, it looks certain that Kevin McNaughton will revert to left back this season, a position he prefers and where many supporters like to see him too. The latest capture means City have their defensive unit sorted with new keeper David Marshall and Peter Enckleman vying for the goalkeeper jersey, Quinn and McNaughton as first choice defenders and Gyepes, Gerrard and Hudson in for the centre-half spots. Cardiff have other options too in the form of promising young pro Adam Matthews, the old head that is Mark Kennedy plus Darcy Blake and Tony Capaldi. However it seemes certain that the club will be looking to sell or loan a couple of those.
Dave Jones ideally needs at least two new faces in midfield and up front to bolster numbers for the coming season. Maros Klimpl, currently on trial, may sign on a free shortly and although a centre-half most of his career, the player proved a success for Motherwell pushed in central mid last season.
However Cardiff City's midfield was the weakest area of the team last season and it is a concern that this has not really been addressed. There's still time.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Quinn ready to be next Cardiff City signing
With David Marshall, Michael Chopra, Mark Hudson and Anthony Gerrard signed this week, Motherwell defender PAUL QUINN looks set to be Cardiff City's 5th signing of the week.
News broke last Sunday that SPL side Motherwell had accepted a £300k bid from The Bluebirds but Cardiff kept a low profile intimating they needed to move defenders out before signing more but it appears they would to wrap up the deal before movement out of the club.
Quinn was absent from the Motherwell squad tonight who had a shock 1-0 crash at home to Llanelli (featuring ex-City men 40 year old Andy Legg, Lee Jarman, Lee Phillips and co)
News broke last Sunday that SPL side Motherwell had accepted a £300k bid from The Bluebirds but Cardiff kept a low profile intimating they needed to move defenders out before signing more but it appears they would to wrap up the deal before movement out of the club.
Quinn was absent from the Motherwell squad tonight who had a shock 1-0 crash at home to Llanelli (featuring ex-City men 40 year old Andy Legg, Lee Jarman, Lee Phillips and co)
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