{"id":17799,"date":"2017-02-24T10:53:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T10:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=17799"},"modified":"2017-02-24T10:53:55","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T10:53:55","slug":"cardiff-look-make-four-bounce-fulham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/02\/24\/cardiff-look-make-four-bounce-fulham\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff look to make it four on the bounce against Fulham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Bluebirds welcome play-off contenders Fulham to the Cardiff City Stadium as both teams look to continue their winning streaks.<br \/>\nCardiff City are the Championship\u2019s best performing team in 2017, picking up 21 points from a possible 30.<br \/>\nDespite their great recent form, manager Neil Warnock dismissed any possibility of a play-off challenge. &#8220;We can\u2019t make the play-offs, absolutely not,\u201d said Warnock.<br \/>\n\u201cYou can\u2019t stop people dreaming but I\u2019m a realist at my age. 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