Red spells danger

A humbling 4-1 defeat to Championship opposition: not the best way to wrap up our pre-season campaign, with the opening league fixture against Spurs just a week away.

Sporting their controversial new red home shirts, Cardiff rocketed into a three-goal half-time lead courtesy of a double from Aron Gunnarsson sandwiching an effort from Joe Ralls. We fought back with a Big Lad penalty awarded for a foul on Spidermag, but it didn't herald a storming comeback, the Bluebirds' new Slovenian striker Etien Velikonja adding a fourth for the home side.

Still, I suppose it could have been worse - the damage could have been done by the No-Necked Text Pest, who's just agreed a return to his hometown club...