I hope the Boxing Day game beats the weather

Is there any doubt the Boxing Day fixture could be called off?

The shopping next to the stadium and open, bloody hell the Blues played on the pitch Sunday after the surrounding areas were cleared.

Why couldn’t they do the same for City’s game the previous day?

Cardiff will be home to Coventry City on Boxing Day and after beating them 2-1 early will be looking to do their first double of the season. However just getting back into winning ways would be good.

History is against the City boss David Jones and his team the Boxing Day fixture has been a graveyard for club and fans. The last time Cardiff won this fixture was in 1999 see below

2009 – Plymouth (h) 0-1 (L)

2008 – Reading (a) 1-1 (D)

2007 – Watford (a) 2-2 (D)

2006 – Plymouth (a) 2-2 (D)

2005 – Plymouth (h) 0-2 (L)

2004 – Wolves (h) 1-1 (D)

2003 – Walsall (h) 0-1 (L)

2002 – Luton (a) 2-0 (L)

2001 – Reading (h) 2-2 (D)

2000 – Plymouth (a) 1-2 (L)

1999 – Reading (h) 1-0 (W)

An interesting piece of information for any stats geek, the last time the two met on Boxing Day was 1950. Cardiff travelled to Coventry and suffered 2-1 defeat; however the day before Christmas Day Coventry was at Ninian Park and lost by the same score.

It was the second Christmas Day, Boxing Day double header, back in 1933 it was Cardiff playing Coventry on the 25th and home on Boxing Day. City lost 4-1 at Coventry and draw 3-3 the following day.