Come on the youth.

U18’s are 3-1 up vs Luton in the final of the youth alliance cup (southern half) [Link]

Their third was like a dagger to the heart for us. Despite the miss after their 2nd for us, I think that had the third no gone in and we'd have made more of a game of it. Good performance by and large, thought we need more of this type of set up in coming weeks. My only negative was Nkeng's lack of tracking back commitment, ie needs to show more urgency, that's my view. Definitely better going forward, but he's raw and that's inexperience for you.

Just seen Stevens' goal again - it was a very good connection

Yeah it was a real shame the final score because we’d been so much better than I was expecting in the first half. We came out in the second half seemingly unable to replicate the same performance - we did have a fairly intense game on Saturday at Barnsley - but it didn’t feel like a four-goal game.

TF - got that same feeling last night as I did going to Bramall Lane when Sheffield United were in the third tier

Cardiff city centre is ok with its castle and stadiums. They still have one end if the old Arms Oark alongside the new ground. Shops are the usual chain rubbish and coffee choice limited to Costa & Starfucks (no ta). Grim weather and perishing wind ;-/

Yeah you definitely get a sense of that and it’s fair enough. It would be like our club being run so badly that we got relegated to the National League. We’d expect to win that outright and if we were four points clear at top of the league and twelve points clear of the playoffs in mid-Feb then most games would feel processional.

TF - they've probably got into the we're-going-to-go-up-now mindset where games almost become routing

Incidentally, if you go the opposite way to where the Costco/Asda is at Cardiff's ground, there's the traditional high street shops. So it's not quite the grim out of town venue

They’ve only lost one home game (league) this season to be fair to them.

I think Cardiff have a fair amount of support in the outlying villages, which aren't always easy to get back to after the game

I was amazed how many home fans left before the final whistle - a half empty stadium was nearer 3/4 empty at full time - what's it like when they're losing?

As $6m says, away fans are always louder for bog standard league games. It’s why “football in a library” is the chant I find most grating.

Away fans always make all the noise. Maybe it is some sort of psychological territorial thing going behind enemy lines and making their presence known. We see it at Plough Lane all the time when away supporters make a racket and are as quiet a church mice at home. Cardiff were noisy when they visited us. Surprised that we took almost double to Cardiff for a midweek game than to Barnsley on Saturday.

I don't think there were any trains back to London after game, so fans would be driving or staying overnight. Prem Inn looked very yellow & blue in thee late evening

Yeah and we made all the noise as well. Cardiff fans disappointing tbh.

Thats a decent turnout

889 away fans

On this day in 1989. Did it involve blow up fish and a goal by phelan. Were we down 1-0 at half time Was I drinking ( underage drinking ) in the home end. If there’s a yes to any of these I know the answer to this one. F me was that , that long ago

I’m visiting. But I don’t think I’m coming back till I retire.

How many away fans last night? (sorry if AR)

Pity about the scoreline yesterday, and some of their goals were quite soft to concede - however, Cardiff are a class apart in truth, that guy Tanner was excellent, and I did enjoy celebrating our perfectly timed equaliser!! Was there with a mate who lives in Cardiff but is a Swansea fan - although he’d prefer not to have to go to Cardiff’s ground, he was happy to do so being in the away section… I’m travelling back today, and the M4 is shut again, but for a different reason… [Link]

I enjoyed last night, despite the result. Cardiff are clearly the best team in the league but we gave them a really good go. If Stevens has scored with that chance at 2-1 then it might have been a different outcome. Cracking away atmosphere, which the players obviously appreciated. Decent ground, albeit in tricky place to get to. Lovely toilets with actual hot water.

I see the M4 closure last night was due to damage to the carriageway caused by a car crashing during a police chase earlier in the day.