It's a blow for City who are being squeezed financially while this matter is unresolved. The option of deferral was the worse thing that could happen according to Peter Ridsdale
"Financially, we can not afford a delay," he said earlier in the week. "To have it deferred for some reason would be a bigger disaster than losing."
But on Thursday news of the deferal until the new year came through.
"It has been deferred from Monday," Steve Borley told this website. "No new date set but likely to be Feb or March. They have also applied to change the case from being heard from a Master to a Judge."
So where does that leave the football club? What next.
"It is a matter for the board to consider all options open to it and take advice from its professionals and take soundings from its shareholders," Borley continued. "As I have said in the past there are no winners in this senario but plenty of losers."
Why has it been deferred by Langston? Well that's another question we'll never know the answer to for sure. If they were that confident of winning why not go ahead? Are they uncertain of their case?
All in all it keeps City's financial and off field woes in the forefront of things and it's clearly having an impact on the pitch. Not unsurprising though is it?
Chairman Ridsdale said last night
"We are reviewing our financial position in view of this delay, which we find particularly unhelpful to this football club.
"We are extremely disappointed at the further delay. We believe the court case should go ahead on Monday and we believe, if it did, we would win it.
"But we are mindful of the fact that we do not want to waste the court's time.
"Therefore we expect the court to accede to Langston's request. They are saying they are not in a position to respond to our response until January 18 at the earliest.
"We would urge Langston to enter into meaningful discussions with the club to avoid the court case."
The fear for Cardiff City is that club will go into administration. Meaning an immediate 10 point deduction, on current form the club are heading towards League 1 without a 10 point deduction. It's hard to see how it would survive if the points are docked but also the stadium completion becomes an issue. Providing the club stays in business all the funding is in place to complete the deal on the new ground. If the club goes into administration monies that have been set aside to build the ground will be claimed back and the stadium will fail and leave the club with the prospect of a very bleak existence if an existence at all.