Silver lining - Cardiff

[Robbie]

Cardiff were at home, capitulated in the first half and scored no goal.
Reckon we are better than Cardiff or Hudds ... we just need one more that is worse.
COYWs

[ScalleysDad]

Fair point but I think the third option will have to be very much worse than us. Don't forget both Huddersfield and Cardiff have been better than us* for long spells of the face to face fixtures so we cannot really claim to be better than them just yet. We need two great results with points on the bounce whilst Cardiff, Burnely and Southampton lose at the same time just to be in the mix. Burnley away is the most important game of the season since the last one.

*to clarify that point we were a combination of "worst performance ever", not fit to wear the shirt and gutless for spells, all noted on here, in those fixtures.

[hovewhite]

A must not lose game Burnley a loss would destroy any kind of momenton there is.also think schurrle in a struggling team a waste of space.

[Milo]

Southampton
Burnley
Huddersfield
Cardiff
Us.

5 poor teams, 3 relegation spots.

[Jimsbeerbelly]

Cardiff were at home, capitulated in the first half and scored no goal.
Reckon we are better than Cardiff or Hudds ... we just need one more that is worse.
COYWs

Cardiff are beating mid-table teams home and away.

[ChesterTheTabby]

Southampton
Burnley
Huddersfield
Cardiff
Us.

5 poor teams, 3 relegation spots.

Add Newcastle into that list.

[Statto]

Cardiff were at home, capitulated in the first half and scored no goal.
Reckon we are better than Cardiff or Hudds ... we just need one more that is worse.
COYWs

Cardiff are beating mid-table teams home and away.

Cardiff are woeful but they have that backs-against-the-wall fighting spirit like all Warnock's teams. Most people on here think we've improved lately - well we are still not getting as many points as them (last 6 games they've got 2 more pts than us). They are playing Huddersfield and Newcastle this month and I can see them getting 4 pts from those fixtures alone. We need 5/6 pts this month to have any chance of closing the gap on them. If it gets any bigger, I don't see us catching them, no matter how crap they are. 

It may well become easier for us to catch Palace or Newcastle.

[Berserker]

I wondered if Cardiff's fight as well as Warnock being a good manager in keeping mediocre teams up, Is that it is still mostly the same team that got promoted, and therefore the players fight harder not to go back down.



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[The Old Count]

Cardiff were at home, capitulated in the first half and scored no goal.
Reckon we are better than Cardiff or Hudds ... we just need one more that is worse.
COYWs

It's debatable if Cardiff and Huddersfield are worse. We've lost to both and just about scrapped a home win against Huddersfield.  Who'd be surprised if we got beat by Cardiff at home? As for finding another team that's worse, well I can't.  As bad maybe but not worse.

[MJG]

Cardiff were at home, capitulated in the first half and scored no goal.
Reckon we are better than Cardiff or Hudds ... we just need one more that is worse.
COYWs

Cardiff are beating mid-table teams home and away.

Cardiff are woeful but they have that backs-against-the-wall fighting spirit like all Warnock's teams. Most people on here think we've improved lately - well we are still not getting as many points as them (last 6 games they've got 2 more pts than us). They are playing Huddersfield and Newcastle this month and I can see them getting 4 pts from those fixtures alone. We need 5/6 pts this month to have any chance of closing the gap on them. If it gets any bigger, I don't see us catching them, no matter how crap they are. 

It may well become easier for us to catch Palace or Newcastle.

Over 4 games we have 1 more point than Cardiff so i could argue we are gaining on them. they did at match 16/17 have a 5 point gap on us and now 4. Still very catachable especally as we still have to play them.

I would agree that all the bottom 7 are involved in this relegation battle.

[Statto]

Cardiff were at home, capitulated in the first half and scored no goal.
Reckon we are better than Cardiff or Hudds ... we just need one more that is worse.
COYWs

Cardiff are beating mid-table teams home and away.

Cardiff are woeful but they have that backs-against-the-wall fighting spirit like all Warnock's teams. Most people on here think we've improved lately - well we are still not getting as many points as them (last 6 games they've got 2 more pts than us). They are playing Huddersfield and Newcastle this month and I can see them getting 4 pts from those fixtures alone. We need 5/6 pts this month to have any chance of closing the gap on them. If it gets any bigger, I don't see us catching them, no matter how crap they are. 

It may well become easier for us to catch Palace or Newcastle.

Over 4 games we have 1 more point than Cardiff so i could argue we are gaining on them. they did at match 16/17 have a 5 point gap on us and now 4. Still very catachable especally as we still have to play them.

I would agree that all the bottom 7 are involved in this relegation battle.

I didn't say they're not currently catchable. However if we get less points than them this month, the gap will increase, and there will be less games to play. Then they will be un-catchable IMO. And I reckon we need 5 points from the next 4 games to prevent that from happening.

Also FWIW I do not see us catching them without improving. Everyone seems to think we have improved under Ranieri, and you talk about the last 4 games. Well if we play like we have in the last 4 games over the remainder of the season, I'd still be very, very surprised if we got as many points as them.

[Woolly Mammoth]

Southampton
Burnley
Huddersfield
Cardiff
Us.

5 poor teams, 3 relegation spots.

As OhConnah has mentioned, add Newcastle to that list.
But we should also target to catch Palace, I expect them to stay up, but nonetheless, they would be a good marker.