I didn't see it coming; honestly didn’t see that coming! Fulham I am talking about and the capitulation over 90minutes that was finished off in injury time. By all accounts Cardiff were dire in losing their undefeated home league record at the Cardiff City Stadium in front of a 21,662 crowd which was poor as traditionally Boxing Day has always had a bumper attendance.
It’s not all doom and gloom most clubs hit a blip during the season my main problem is we have to stay at least in the top six although has a fan that hates the Play-offs an automatic promotion spot is preferable. I like playing the lottery but not my football team because that is what the play-offs are, a lottery.
The result of the Fulham and Bolton defeats saw Warnock’s men suffer a back-to-back loss for the first time this season putting even more pressure on Cardiff to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later to push the Bluebirds into one of the two automatic promotion spots. The Boxing Day defeat saw Cardiff drop to third level on points with rivals Bristol City who now are second in the League.
Tonight Preston visit the Cardiff City Stadium and the game kicks-offs 7:45pm and the game is live on Sky Sports the visitors are not far off a spot in the league’s top six. One of Cardiff’s five league defeats was at Preston early in the season where the Bluebirds were well-beaten 3-0. They (Preston) have drawn their last two games, we know Cardiff’s form over the last two games, and they need the three points as Monday they face a New Year’s Day trip to London and a fixture against QPR.
It was rumoured that Iceland midfielder Gunnarsson, could be fit and could make the bench or something against Fulham and that turned out to be way off the mark. Rumours are just that, rumours not worth anything until the team sheet is released. He has not featured in a Warnock squad since mid-October and now we told its still six weeks on the sidelines after undergoing ankle surgery so towards the end of February.
Defender Sean Morrison (groin) remains out and is two to three weeks away from a return to some kind of action. I am sure later we will get an update on the injury list.
Some good news for Cardiff in the Boxing Day defeat to Fulham Kenneth Zohore started after a long lay-off due to injury and scored a wicked goal on his return. Another player back after a long injury Rhys Healey was on the bench for Fulham and came on around 70 minutes.
What have the managers said?
"We were unlucky up at Bolton with the penalty decision and then Fulham were a bit too good for us on the day."Now obviously we play Preston and they physically pummelled us up there. So we know what to expect and we'll have to be on our toes and start the game well."
Again, rumour on the bush telegraph is Cardiff have two maybe three new signings next week but we will see they has also been some talk in the press of possible targets. Owner Vincent Tan said he will back boss Neil Warnock but won't spend 'silly money' Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock says he wants to make at least one permanent signing and a further "one or two" on loan in the January transfer window.
Has I just posted this post there was a ‘Newsflash’ that Cardiff City had made a stunning €7 million bid for Besiktas midfielder and Turkey international Oguzhan Ozyakup, if you choose to believe it.
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