 Tuesday, 29th Sep 2009 11:52 Tuesday night marks the first visit to the new Cardiff City Stadium for the Rams. Cardiff City v Derby County Cardiff City: Current League position 9/24 Quotes from the manager: From the BBC: Manager Dave Jones has accused several of his players of simply going through the motions in recent weeks. He told his squad: "you can't expect it to happen, you have to make it happen". His defence has conceded five goals in their last two games, whilst eight-goal top-scorer Michael Chopra has not scored since August". Following the defeat by Wednesday; "We've got to be better and at the moment we're inconsistent, we'll have a good game, bad game and it's costing us". "We've got a soft spot in us at the moment and the goals that we've given away in the second half are goals that can be stopped quite easily if players are going to do what's asked of them". "But at this moment in time they're not doing it and that's the frustrating part". Current Bluebirds Squad: No. Position Player The Rams Quotes from the manager: From the BBC after Saturday's game; "We kept going and we kept playing and trying to do the right things. If you've created chances for 85 minutes you'll keep creating them if you keep going". "I thought the performance was very good and it's nice to get what we feel we deserve." Current Rams Squad: 1 Keeper Stephen Bywater Bookies: Home Win: 5/6 Information for Travelling fans: Driving: It's about 160 miles to Cardiff. Take the A38 south and using either the M6 toll or the regular M6, head for the M42/M40 interchange for the M5 south. Drinking: The ground isn't far from the old one so it's the same sotry with the pubs. Most of the pubs near the ground are home support only and should be avoided. The exception is the Lansdowne Hotel on Beda Rd approximately ten minutes from the stadium. Footballgroundguide.com recommends drinking in the city centre before making your way to the ground. Mick's Prediction: Palpable relief to get a win after the poor performances in the four previous games. Having said that, I'm slightly alarmed that Nigel Clough thought it was a good performance. The plus's were the reaction save in the first minute by Bywater that prevented a sure goal. Dean Leacock and Shaun Barker were the first centre half pairing that has looked comfortable and in control of a game and Gary Teale's goal was well taken. James Vaughan looked to be a great prospect and may be another Leon Osman in the making. The bad - well despite being full of running, Robbie Savage was not effective for 90 minutes and with Livermore alongside him, it meant there was a lot of pressure on the midfield. Teale and Croft were ineffective in delivering the ball into an effective area for Hulse and Vaughan and they were chasing shadows and snatching at shots. Teale did not get back and cover his defender with the effect that we came under pressure down his flank. These are problems we've had for years so why are they not being addressed? Now we have an injury crisis with players suffering from sore feet. Why weren't last season's injuries cleared up in the close season? It's annoying to hear that we have no luck with injuries. Do other teams have the same problems? Maybe bad luck isn't to blame? Mick's team: Bywater, Stoor, Leacock, Barker, Moxey, Teale Livermore, Savage, Hendrie, Croft, Hulse Subs: Buxton, McEveley, Mendy, Dickov … whoever is available! Prediction: Cardiff 2-0 Rams
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