I am on the train back from the match having sat with my mate who is a Cardiff season ticket holder. I must say it is a weird feeling watching with people who have a different view point. I had the first half as fairly even, my mate and the Cardiff fans around were most upset that they were not winning the bottom side with ease. As the second half progressed the home support were growing more and more restless. When we scored I told my mate not to worry we would gift them at least one goal. Sure enough instead of putting his foot through it Williams decided he was Messi tried to beat somebody and the rest was history. The atmosphere in the ground changed and if a winner was to come it was only coming from the home side. I was sat on the half way line with the Super Reds fans to my left. My reaction to the Chaplin penalty was no penalty, the Cardiff fans said it was a penalty. There penalty claim looked nailed on and in my opinion we got away with it. At the end of the game the Bluebird fans around me all agreed that we deserved at least a draw and probably the win. I am disappointed with the result but encouraged by the performance. My advice to our defence is if in doubt do a Diaby style clearance from last week and hit row Z. Also to not celebrate a reds goal is dreadful.
I didn't think Chaplins was a penalty. They might have had more of a case for theirs if the ball had been within a 60 yard radius of the player.
I always try to base my opinion on my first reaction, which was no penalty. I would have rather him go for goal or keep possession. I was mainly try to add some balance as I was sat in a different area. As I said the Cardiff fans were all of the opinion that they stole the points when which I wholeheartedly agree
What are you lot going on about? we don’t get awarded penalties - I thought that had been established and given royal assent?
Most disappointing goal for me was the last one. Williams lost control for the second - fair enough, he's not always up to speed at this level. But the last goal, they chucked every player up into the penalty box and the keeper launched it. I've got no problems with them scoring a headed goal in those circumstances as you can't always compete with a team of giraffes. But we didn't seem ready for it. There were about 5 players close to their player who was crossing the ball, trying to close him down, which seemed to leave about 3 players on their own at the back stick, bar Williams I think it was. In short the marking at the end was really poor.
