{"id":27226,"date":"2018-03-09T15:57:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T15:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=27226"},"modified":"2018-03-09T15:57:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T15:57:51","slug":"high-flying-bluebirds-chase-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/09\/high-flying-bluebirds-chase-wolves\/","title":{"rendered":"High-flying Bluebirds chase down Wolves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF City will be hoping to close the gap to the league leaders this weekend as they host Birmingham.<br \/>\nWith the gap only six points, finishing top is a realistic expectation for Neil Warnock&#8217;s side but toppling Wolverhampton Wanderers will be no mean feat.<br \/>\nFresh from winning the <a href=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/09\/bluebirds-boss-claims-award-unbeaten-february-run\/?COLLCC=2272240337\">manager of the month award<\/a>, Warnock will be expecting a win this Saturday against a struggling Birmingham City.<br \/>\nCardiff will be looking for a sixth win on the spin as they look to put the pressure on the top as well as consolidate their automatic promotion spot.<br \/>\nConversely, Birmingham are without a win in five games and have only scored once in that period. Their poor form cost manager Steve Cotterill his job earlier this month.<br \/>\nHis replacement, Garry Monk, becomes their fifth permanent manager in 15 months. The ex-Swansea City player and manager is sure to be in for a hostile reception when he leads his team out this weekend. Monk spoke of his admiration for his counterpart, Warnock, ahead of the match.<br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;ve got huge respect for Neil Warnock. He is one of the older managers that has been very responsive with me.<br \/>\n&#8220;He texts every now and then. I&#8217;ve spoken to him since I&#8217;ve been manager at different. When I took the job at Swansea he was the first manager to text me a few nice messages.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe Bluebirds don&#8217;t have a particularly impressive record against the Midland outfit. Four of the last seven meetings between the sides have ended in draws and their last victory over the Blues came in 2015.<br \/>\nWith Wolves set for a tricky fixture away to local rivals Aston Villa, Cardiff will be hoping the gap at the top to three points.<br \/>\nWarnock&#8217;s squad is still injury-hit but he revealed at his pre-match press conference that some are set to return to the side in the upcoming weeks.<br \/>\n&#8220;We&#8217;ve got two tough away games next week and then an international break.<br \/>\n&#8220;Looking at most of [our injuries], they might be available after the break and we could have a run-in of eight or nine games with a proper squad.<br \/>\n&#8220;For now, we&#8217;ve got to get through the next week with what we&#8217;ve got and try and get as many point as we can.&#8221;<br \/>\nCallum Paterson made a goal-scoring return in mid-week and centre-back Sean Morrison is set to return for the weekend.<br \/>\n<strong>Kick off for Saturday&#8217;s game at the Cardiff City\u00a0Stadium is 3pm.<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF City will be hoping to close the gap to the league leaders this weekend as they host Birmingham. 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