Gunnarsson out for a week

No resting on their laurels for Cardiff City because tomorrow they have amid-week fixture at the Cardiff City Stadium. Brighton are the visitor who themselveshave started the season with a 100% record.

Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay will have to make one change to thestarting line up from the Bristol City game. The Cardiff boss confirmed that atthis morning press conformance that midfielder Aron Gunnarsson twisted hisankle early in the first half in the win over Bristol City on Sunday and willbe out for a week. 

That could leave the door open for Joe Mason who pulled in a sterlingperformance on Sunday coming on for the injured Gunnarsson. He was Man of theMatch and I cannot see many Cardiff City not expecting him to start tomorrownight.

That the press conformance Mackay talked about bringing in new playersand the fact that some of his targets especially free transfers have moved onand found other clubs. He is still on the lookout for new blood be it playerson free transfers, loans and if the price is right cash transfers has he feelshis squad are way down on numbers to mount a challenge.

Mason signings

Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay has made his sixth signing since taking over at Cardiff City. Today young striker Joe Mason put pen to paper, sign for the Bluebirds after his old club Plymouth and Cardiff had agreed terms, and the player accepted personal terms.

Reports in the press suggest the deal was worth £250,000 to Plymouth but the Official Cardiff City website have announced the deal as ‘undisclosed’. Mason has signed a three-year contract and is now travelling to join up with the squad at Spain.

Mason came through the youth system at Plymouth making his first-team debut in December 2009. In total, Mason made 55 appearances for the Pilgrims with 24 of those as a substitute and scored 10 goals.

Mason next? and player linked with City

Cardiff City have their fifth player in and still room for more as manager Malky Mackay waits on news on Plymouth striker Joe Mason who is expected to join the Bluebirds? In today's South Wales Echo, they are linking midfielder Alexei Eremenko to the club. If true, the midfield at the Cardiff City Stadium is becoming very crowded.

Cardiff and Plymouth are reported to have agreed a fee for Mason of £250,000 he is reported to have rejected a £300,000 transfer to Swindon Town in the January transfer window. He was a rumour to have been seen at the Vale training centre along with new signing Icelandic midfielder Aron Gunnarsson and another unknown player (who could have been Eremenko?) awaiting medical's.

Peter Ridsdale owner of Plymouth said,

"Regrettably, if we have players of value, we are using that to get from where we are now to getting the new company formed.

"This football club has not had any money to fund the administration process and ensure we make the last leap to getting the league share.

"We need to make sure we have cash for staff and to get new players in.

"When I spoke to Joe, he made it absolutely clear he wanted to pursue this opportunity."

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The 20-year-old, who was is discussing personal terms and is expected to be a three-year deal.

Alexei Eremenko was on loan with Kilmarnock last season and has been release from is club Metalist Kharkiv on a free transfer. Earlier in the week, the Sun newspaper was suggesting a move to Celtic, Rangers, or a move to an unnamed La Liga club for the midfielder.