Bluebirds in Canada

Last updated : 13 July 2006 By Michael Morris
Vancouver is 8 hours behind the UK so the 4pm kick off on Saturday against Victoria Utd will be 12 midnight on Saturday night in Cardiff.

Martyn Margetson has flown out with the squad. His wife gave birth to their third child the day before the plane so he was able to make the trip. Margetson is the new goalkeeping coach at Ninian Park.

Steve Thompson, Michael Chopra and Kevin Cooper all miss the pre seasons games on Tuesday night but have flown to Canada and should all be in normal training a couple of days. Kevin Cooper is on the road to recovery after a knee operation while the other two are nursing minor injuries.