[Imre varadi]

weve not beaten cardiff since 2009 6 games since then lost 4 drawn 2 ... could it be lucky number 7 !!

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and the last time we beat wolves at there place was 2006 10 years ago ffs !

[Statesideowl]

Not great statistics. We've broken a few of those old records this season though.

Fingers crossed Cardiff is the ghost we exorcise!

[Maddix]

I remember going to Cardiff and winning in '84

[Imre varadi]

ive joined owlsonline as there is more debate in a cementery than on here ! not that i want to debate with peiowl that is !

[Was Wereham Owl]

I'm incredibly interested to hear the response from the Referees Association. CC has already talked to Mike riley, whom apparently agreed with us. Since then we've had at least two further instances of referee's cheating. I'm using this word because at this stage, it is what it is. It could have been coincidence. However, there have been far too many incidents, blatant incidents where Forestieri has been kicked & elbowed only to get booked or sent off. The linesman NEVER see anything. Not to mention this all happens to our star player during the best season we've had in decades, sat in the playoffs.
Smacks of them trying to suspend or cause injury to him, I'm starting to see a malice from officials towards him and the club. This is exactly what happens when you challenge an unfettered authority, it becomes self-righteously indignant.

Sorry, but if you can't see the smoke or even fire at this stage it's a bit naïve. Not sure how many more examples it would take either, like CC says. When Fessis leg gets broken in half, what then?

Doesn't matter who they send to ref the game, Imre. They'll display a clear bias. Put your money on that!!

Couldn't agree more , FF gets an elbow in the Swede and gets booked. People can argue that it's not a bias .. but from what I have seen this season EVERYONE is showing a bias towards the Owls , even down to the commentators during the Derby game , bigging Derby up as  though we were a little non league team, and the worrying thing is , the closer to the playoffs we get , the worse it is , However it's not just us that have officials issues , I think the standards of officiating throughout football at the moment is absolutely awful .. bring in the technology I say , then there can be no argument , but until then FF is a marked man !!

[madsteve]

Really it is quite simple. FF is too quick for referees to see so they assume he has done something illegal. He is like Hong Kong Fuey - faster than the human eye. Maybe if we get a top referee, he might be good enough to see what is happening.

[Statesideowl]

MS

I like that, cheered me up after the PM from M*rk

[Washington]

Since I didn't get to see the game live I did watch it on WW Player yesterday. The quality of football we are playing is SO different to the game I saw against Watford the season before - we have come a very long way in such a short time !!

While it would have been nice to have taken the 3 points and alreeady be confirmed in the play-offs if we can't take a least a point next Saturday then we don't deserve to be there never mind win them.
Of course we can't control the level of officiating decsions we get so wouldn't be surprised to see something dodgy to make the last weekend 'more exciting'.

Hopefully everyone will ne nicely relaxed by 5.00 PM next saturday and even 'more relaxed' by closing time !!

[Imre varadi]

Cardiff have been given the upper tier of the west stand ! does this mean we have the lower tier ? or will it be empty and wasted ? and its all tciket this weeknd so dont do an attendance prediction charlie as owlskev will know it to the exact number when he calls his mate in the ticket office !!

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Infact i suggest that maddix does the match thread as youve been a bit of a jinx of late ! either that or bann peiowl untill 5 oclock saturday afternoon ?

[OvalOwl]

Refs for Satdi have been published:

Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City        
PAUL TIERNEY  - Lancashire (we had him at Shrewsbury )
Paul Hodskinson and James Bell - Lancashire & South Yorkshire
Fourth Official Peter Bankes - Merseyside