Didn't Think They Would Be Able To Sign On Anyone</p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="629" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><div class="mxb"><div class="sh">Cardiff eye Schmeichel loan deal </div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 416px" valign="top"><font size="2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="203" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div> <div class="cap">Schmeichel has fallen down the Manchester City pecking order</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Cardiff City are trying to sign Manchester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel on a loan deal. Schmeichel has not played for City for over a month and has now fallen down to third on the goalkeeping pecking order. </p> The 20-year-old was set to join Coventry this week until they were hit by a Football League transfer embargo. </p> Cardiff manager Dave Jones is keen to strengthen his defence after seeing his side concede 15 goals in their last eight Championship games. </p> The Bluebirds, who currently have veteran Michael Oakes as their first-choice stopper, hope a deal can be struck with City on Thursday. </p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="208" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 5px"></td><td class="sib606"><div class="sihf">606: DEBATE </div><div><div class="mva">Should do him some good and get him some much needed experience </div></div><div class="mva"><div class="mva">N77</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></p> Schmeichel kept four clean sheets in his first six games for City at the beginning of the season, and signed a new four-year deal with the club last month. </p> But he has since fallen behind Joe Hart and Andreas Isaksson and manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is keen for the youngster to go out on loan to secure some first-team action. </p> "This does not mean Kasper has no future here, he just needs to get some games," said Eriksson. </p></font></td></tr></tbody></table>