The promotion king has forged a rugged, uncompromising and successful side from a bunch of misfits and the Premier League is in for an uncomfortable rideA day after Stoke City, a team who used to revel in their status as unpopular underdogs, were relegated from the Premier League, it was fitting that Cardiff City sealed promotion.Most seasons the Championship throws up an unexpected success story, a team that scraps its way towards the top of the table as everyone waits for the bubble to burst. Last season it was Huddersfield and Reading, the season before that Sheffield Wednesday. Related: Neil Warnock: ‘I’m not saying Cardiff would stay up but I’d enjoy every minute’ Related: Cardiff City back in Premier League...
With a win in Friday’s Championship clash all but guaranteeing a top-flight place, it’s worth considering how much reaching the Premier League means to every employee at a clubWe’ve been wowed by the brilliance of Cristiano Ronaldo and blown away by Liverpool’s performance against Manchester City but this week’s crucial games aren’t over yet. The Champions League quarter‑finals may be only at half-time but in the Championship there is a match that is about more than a trophy because it has the potential to change the lives of the players, backroom staff, the kitman and even the tea lady.Cardiff v Wolves on Friday night is a huge game, where the victor is all but guaranteed a place at the top...
Michy Batshuayi might be just what Chelsea need, VAR creates fresh farce and Coventry’s on-field outlook brightens at lastCardiff are not the first team to irk Pep Guardiola this season with their aggressive style but the constant fouling and Lee Mason’s conservative use of cards meant Manchester City were lucky to get away with only one injury in their victory at Cardiff City Stadium. Leroy Sané was the victim of a heinous shin-high challenge from Joe Bennett at the end of the first half that was punished only with a yellow card, the Cardiff defender eventually being dismissed in the closing stages of the match for a late lunge on the teenager Brahim Díaz. Guardiola rightly lambasted Mason after the...
The 67-year-old admits the Cardiff City job, his 15th different club, is as exciting as ever and that if he ever lost that feeling he would be in troubleNeil Warnock is excited. Perhaps at 67 years old, having thought he had retired a year or so ago, and after taking charge of his 15th club, he should be a little more jaded. But just from the sound of his voice, you can tell the new Cardiff City manager is giddy. “I suppose if I lost that feeling I’d be in trouble,” Warnock says, before taking charge of his first game, against Bristol City on Friday evening. “Even when I was going to speak to Cardiff, when I was travelling down,...