Press refresh or hit auto-update for the latest Email rob.bagchiguardian.co.uk with your thoughts Follow all todays goals across Europe hereCardiff City team: Marshall; McNaughton, Taylor, Hudson, Gerrard; Whittingham, Cowie, Gunnarsson, Conway; Earnshaw, Miller. Subs: Heaton, Quinn, Gestede, Parkin, Mason. West Ham team: Green, OBrien, Reid, Tomkins, Ilunga; Sears, Noble, Parker, Taylor; Nolan; Piquionne. Subs: Boffin, Faye, Collison, Barrera, Cole.Cardiff to follow ...Afternoon all: Football, bah! You have an entire summer to address the failings of last season, sign no one for a fee, put on a brave face despite every man and his dog pointing out that youre far weaker than you were and get gubbed on live TV by a side with a recent record of shrewd investment and coherent tactics. Enough of my woes, though.This match gives us the opportunity to gauge the impact of a summer of strengthening conducted by two managers new to their clubs. Sam Allardyce has recruited four players with Bolton pedigrees: Kevin Nolan, Abdoulaye Faye, Joey OBrien and Matthew Taylor as well as John Carew yesterday, who isnt eligible to make his debut. They should add forcefulness to a squad that can still call on Mark Noble, Scott Parker, Robert Green Carlton Cole and Frederic Piquionne and Allardyce will be confident that he can end the crisis of confidence that wrecked Herita Ilungas last season at Upton Park. As for Cardiff, Malky Mackay has been cutting their cloth on a less grand scale following their play-off failure last season with Jay Bothroyd, Michael Chopra and Craig Bellamy all departing along with the gifted Chris Burke and a host of free transfers, including Aron Gunnnarsson Robert Earnshaw and Andrew Taylor, to go with the purchase of Kenny Miller after five months in Turkey.Cardiff have not won at the Boleyn on their past 14 visits, having to go back as far as April 1950 for their last victory. I would anticipate West Ham beginning with a bang but the defence still looks relatively weak and Earnshaws pace should pose them a few problems. Ill be back with the team news as soon as it drops, if this current dispute with the Football League hasnt put a spanner in those works.West Ham UnitedCardiff CityChampionshipRob Bagchi guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2011 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds