Fan View: Cardiff City

In our brand new feature, Co-Editor Rob Wildey caught up with Cardiff City supporter, Stuart Hulme.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON PAUL TROLLOPE?

He seems to be settling into the job well. This pre-season was a big one for him, the expectation seems to grow all the time and he has to deal with it to be a success.

WHAT WOULD MARK A GOOD SEASON FOR CARDIFF?

The best we can hope for realistically is a play off place. That isn’t beyond us, although we’d have to perform consistently well. Swansea coming down would be nice too!

IF YOU HAD TO SIGN ONE BIRMINGHAM PLAYER FOR THE CARDIFF SQUAD, WHO WOULD IT BE?

David Cotterill. He’s one of us. And he’s a good player. Or perhaps Diego Fabbrini.

WHICH CARDIFF PLAYER SHOULD BIRMINGHAM BE WARY OF?

Anthony Pilkington when he’s on form. He can be brilliant when it’s his day. Other than that, we’re more of a unit than a team of individuals so you may find us hard to break down.

WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING FROM BIRMINGHAM?

A hard working team who work as a tight unit. I don’t expect a Gary Rowett side to give much away but saying that, I don’t see where Birmingham’s goals will come from.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO ST ANDREWS BEFORE? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT?

Yes, a few years back – I think we won 1-0. The ground is three quarters of the way to being nice. But that little brown stand looks dated.

WHAT IS YOUR PREDICTION FOR THE GAME?

2-0 Cardiff. Sorry.