I believe they can do it

I can believe

What crazy idiot came up with a 12 mid-day kick off all the way to Sunderland? Over a 600 miles journey both ways and over 10 hours plus travelling time. A bit of a longer trip next weekend to Newcastle but with a more respectful kick-off time.

Well not the Premier League but the demands of TV stations. The likes of Sky and BT who have their greasy hands all over the scheduling as they run football these days, the money men. It doesn’t help the travelling fans that Sky Sports are showing three live games this Sunday instead of the normal two.

One advantage in the Bluebirds favour is they are going into the game Sunday knowing exactly what they need to do as their rivals play Saturday.

Three points again is the target for Ole and the players with Sunderland also in a dire need for points. No one wants to be reliant on other team’s results. However tomorrow every point dropped is very much welcomed, as it’s another massive weekend for the bottom seven clubs.

• (19) Fulham v (14) Hull City
• (7) Man Utd v (17) Norwich
• (16)West Brom v (12) West Ham
• (20) Sunderland v (18) Cardiff City
• (13) Swansea v (15) Aston Villa

I hate the fact that I have to give some grudging support to two of my most hated football teams to put in a performance, namely Swansea and Manchester United. Both of whom can do Cardiff a favour by winning.

The media and written press are calling it the £120 million game, the likely income for next season for the team that can beat the drop to the Championship. Sunderland are expecting a near sell-out crowd and even with the early start for Cardiff fans there will be a healthy support for the Welsh club. Has for the team tomorrow Cardiff City boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as indicated there are no injury problems going into the game. He also told the press today that Craig Bellamy is 'hugely important' to the fixture at Sunderland and the run-up to the end of the season.