Free transfers often want a big chunk of the missing transfer fee for their signing on fee and wages though. As long as he is a fairly substantial upgrade on Bell I'm happy. What's his full name?

I dunno if you were posting that meme with full awareness of this, but that clip and quote is from the mini series Chernobyl. Let's just say things turn out terrible, not great, not all that long after he says it... Hopefully our fate is very different though!

Because Liverpool have higher standards, and more of a need for top top players to go straight into their world class team, than Sheffield United do?

We didn't learn anything new about Gallagher today though. Besides, it would be a little harsh to judge him on his first minutes of football in quite some time. Hasn't even played a U23 game to warm up has he? We saw him last season, where he wasn't good enough for our aims, and that's what we are judging him on really. He had flashes last year though and I still think there's a player in there, but I'm sceptical that we will ever truly see it.

I wasn't talking about any specific player but our whole team and style. It needs revising for games like this as it relies on the ball being played accurately on the deck, and for the counter, on pace to break away from the opposition. Both are hampered by a bogged down pitch, as anyone who has played on one knows. Being paid a lot of money doesn't make your game impervious to weather.

If Birmingham don't win we are still top 6, so it's still a good start to the season.

We could play all night and not score here. Cardiff too well drilled, ourselves lacking enough imagination to break through it.

That was a wank effort Chappers

I know fans love to exaggerate but that's not true. He drew their guy into getting sent off after winning the ball and bursting away. He had a lovely control and pass in the middle of the park on a break away earlier. He is, however, underwhelming overall, especially out wide, and the miss will be costly.

Personally I think we are at our worst when we are just passing it around the edge of the box looking for an opening. Main reason being there is never any urgency, nobody is actually making any darting runs off their man for openings to appear. They just stand casually in place and stroll a few feet to the left or right. Just watch how limited our movement is next time we are in that position.

Terrific cross from Bell there

That red is either exactly what we need or will make Cardiff park the bus impassably. No idea what Tomlin is moaning about, when I saw the replay that's probably a straight red. Just elbowed him in the neck!

Really think without the rain we would have scored by now. Keeps having an effect at critical moments. We need to be able to play effectively in bad weather because there is a lot of it coming up.

Maybe I'm picking up on a small point too much here but it bugs me to see Gally readjusting his hair just before a corner especially when he has only just come on. Just shave it off lad! You're a big bloke, look a lot more menacing to defenders with a skinhead, and none of that fannying about with your hair.

Fantastic touch to bring that down from Arma

Sloppy pass from Del, who had been decent so far, nearly got us in trouble. So Buckley in the mid with Gally, Arma and Rothwell in the front 3?

Is Arma going wide or are we seeing the old '6 ft 4 winger' bollocks again...oh confirmed now, it's the latter. Tbf might be a bit more effective today with the weather and the opposition.

Poor pass from Arma

Ref has to start punishing Cardiff properly for all these rough house tactics. Dolan getting no protection. Got clattered a minute ago and we didnt even get a free kick

We are zero injuries away from no real first choice left back...definitely the priority. Bell played very well last week but is looking wobbly again for me today.

Nobody else in the team is even getting into that position as nobody else is quick enough. Rothwell at a push but never far up enough to be in the position he was, and not a more convincing finisher anyway.

I'm confused...has this post time travelled from late November when he should be fit enough to play again?

Think without so much rain he would have broken through cleaner and had the space to bury it convincingly

More often it means we're not.

After that clash of heads and having been very quiet so far, I don't think we are going to see his usual magic from Dolan today.