Reidy's flying at the moment, I'm very impressed with the way he gets forward. The extra man in midfield gives him the security he needs to bomb up the field and he's very good with the ball at his feet. He and Mokoena should be mainstays in the midfield for the rest of the season and beyond.

I think this coming off-season will be the most important in a long time, I think we're going to lose 7 or 8 players and gain only 3 or 4 so it's important for Sparky to get it right. He's done brilliantly so far but this will be his biggest test. Here's what I would do: Players OUT Yelldell Amoruso Short Tugay Gray Matteo/Gresko (preferably Matteo) Jansen Bothroyd *I think if Mokoena continues to play in midfield then Flitcroft's place in the squad could be under threat, if he's out of contract then he could well be going. Leaving us with a 1st Team Squad of: Keepers: Brad Friedel, Peter Enckleman Defenders: Lucas Neill, Ryan Nelsen, Andy Todd, Aaron Mokoena, Nissa Johansson, Jay McEveley, Vratislav Gresko Midfielders: Steven Reid, Brett Emerton, David Thompson, Robbie Savage, Garry Flitcroft*, Morten Gamst Pedersen Attack: Paul Dickov, Jon Stead, Paul Gallagher Players IN Danny Gabbidon: Capable of playing at right back or centre-half, would be ideal cover, and with his Welsh connections and Cardiff's current financial position I think we could pick him up for about £1m - £1.25m. An attacking central midfielder: We still need someone to unlock defences and we have done since Dunn left. Tugay has been terrible for 2 years, Thommo doesn't have the consistency and Douglas seemingly doesn't have the quality. In saying that though, I think Thompson and Reid may share this role if we struggle to bring someone in. If we don't buy a central midfielder, then I think we should look at a left sided (or at least left-footed) midfielder to provide cover for MGP - he has brought us some balance to the left side and I think it would be important to maintain that balance should MGP lose form/fitness. A Target-man: Dickov tries his heart out, but just doesn't have the capabilities to do this job. Stead could do this in a season or so but still has a lot of learning to do. Jansen is a different type of player but it seems that he won't be staying. I'm not surprised we went for Hartson in January as he would have been ideal in our current predicament, but the fact remains that we need a physical presence at the top of the pitch, someone to hold the ball up and bring the midfielders into the attack. I'm at a loss to think of one at the moment though. After our first team we have the likes of Douglas and JJ and hopefully some others who can come in and do a job should they be needed. Overall though I would be delighted if we got rid of the majority (if not all) of the players mentioned at the top. Rant over.

A magnificent performance from Reid yesterday, covered every blade of grass and performed admirably both through the middle and down the right flank. Put in some excellent tackles aswell, one in the first half in the centre circle was particularly pleasing, he flew in full pelt and then got a free kick aswell. A far more efficient performance than anything Emerton has produced this season, I'm getting quite tired or Brett's attempts to run himself into trouble, not to mention the complete lack of consistency that has blighted his game ever since he signed. Reidy warrants his place in the team now, though in saying that I would be more than happy to see Reid play through the centre judging by his performance yesterday. Opinions please.