The unusual season continues with our customary not good but not bad start. 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses sums up how we have played for the last couple of seasons. Difficult to beat, but too many draws. The absence of spectators from stadia seems to have removed a lot of home advantage from games - both of our wins this season have come away from home, with 2 defeats and 2 draws at the Cardiff City Stadium. Lets hope the team can get over this, as it seems unlikely that any fans will be attending games until at least 2021.
The Transfer Window.
This has finally ended (until January), and it has been fairly successful for the club. In addition to the previous acquisitions of Keiffer Moore, Sheyi Ojo and Jordan Osei-Tutu, the club has also done a very useful piece of business in getting Liverpool player and Welsh international Harry Wilson in on a season long loan. Wilson was at Bournemouth in the Premier League last year, and at Derby County in the Championship in the season before that. His left foot has a little magic in it, and he also has a good bit of pace. He should take a little of the creative pressure off Lee Tomlin and it is always nice to have current Welsh internationals in the biggest club side in Wales (Moore, Wilson and Will Vaulks). It's a long time since we had 3 current Welsh internationals in the side.
In addition to Wilson, the club also signed Phillip Benkovic on loan from Leicester City - a young and promising central defender who drew good reviews whilst on loan at Bristol City last season.
Fillip Benkovic.
CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS:
Cardiff 0 Sheffield Wednesday 2
Nottingham Forest 0 Cardiff 2
Cardiff 1 Reading 2
Preston 0 Cardiff 1
Blackburn 0 Cardiff 0
Cardiff 1 Bournemouth 1
Cardiff 1 Middlesborough 1
A slow start to the season, but I also feel that we have already played 2 of the best teams in the division already, including the only 2 teams in the league who remain unbeaten after 7 matches. Bournemouth have been better than I expected after letting go some of their better players following relegation from the Premier League. Reading are 5 points clear at the top of the table already. They have been a bit of a surprise, but were showing signs of improvement towards the end of last season. There's a long way to go in this strange season, but it is quite conceivable that they could go all the way.
The games come thick and fast, with 2 games a week over the next few weeks, Unfortunately there have been a few injuries at both left and right back for the team, but there have now been 2 complete games for youth team product Joel Bagan who has stepped up in a capable manner at left back and is likely to have a successful career in front of him.
Joel Bagan (on loan at Notts County last season).
For what it's worth, I'm still in a fairly positive mood to suggest that we can finish in the top 6 again this season. Let's watch this space.
