NEIL WARNOCK IS CALLING ON CARDIFF CITY FANS TO NOW DO THEIR JOB & THATS TO TURN UP IN NUMBERS & FILL THE CARDIFF CITY STADIUM.
Neil Warnock has spoken of how he’s felt at home at Cardiff City – and his side are proving it as they get set to return to their own patch.
By Chris Wathan
Thursday 26th October 2017
NEIL WARNOCK:
"I do hope we can get a good crowd, starting with Millwall, and have a good turn out over the next two games."
"I want to see the Cardiff City stadium full,we will do our part,you can be our twelfth man."
“But the crowd have got to get behind us now, they have got their jobs to do too.”
And he has called for the supporters to play their part in keeping that record going ahead of back-to-back home fixtures that can keep those promotion hopes bubbling.
' Cardiff's Home Record '
Sat Aug 12 Cardiff City 3 Aston Villa 0
Crowd 23,899 Away( 4,803 )
Tue Aug 15 Cardiff City 2 Sheffield United 0
Crowd 17,844 Away( 1,385 )
Sat Aug 26 Cardiff City 2 Queens Park Rangers 1
Crowd 18,520 Away(640 )
Sat Sep 16 Cardiff City 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Crowd 19,137 Away ( 2,103)
Tue Sep 26 Cardiff City 3 Leeds United 1
Crowd 27,160 (2,744)
Sat Sep 30 Cardiff City 0 Derby County 0 Crowd 18,840 Away (1,250}
Warnock has previously spoken of being settled in South Wales, the rising crowds at Cardiff City Stadium proving supporters are clearly happy with things too as the Bluebirds sit second in the Championship table.
Following two successive games on the road, Cardiff return to Leckwith with a double-header that starts with Saturday’s visit of Millwall before the Halloween hosting of Ipswich.
The games give Cardiff a chance to enhance their claims to making Cardiff City Stadium a fortress again having only dropped two points on their own turf this term.
Along with Aston Villa and Preston, they are one of only three teams not to be beaten at home, Cardiff only shipping a paltry three in the process – a tally not bettered by any home defence in the division.
Villa (15), Wolves (16) and Sheffield United (18) have all amassed more points than the 14 collected by Cardiff in games against Villa, the Blades, QPR, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds and Derby.
However, only Sheffield United – currently joint second – have a better points per game with all three having played one more game in front of their own fans.
Furthermore, Cardiff can argue to have had the tougher run at home with half of their six opponents currently occupying the top six – with all beaten.
Warnock is more aware than most that form and stature all count for very little in the Championship, subscribing to the old adage that “everybody can beat everybody else” but adds: “it is nice to be at home and we’re glad of it, make no mistake about it – but we have to make it count.
“Our record isn’t bad – I think we’ve been quite clinical – and we’ve got a good win up at Middlesbrough to come home with.
“But the crowd have got to get behind us now, they have got their jobs to do too.”
Still, with Cardiff’s away record also stacking up as one to envy, Warnock warned it’s not a case of win or bust just because the’re back on familiar ground.
And he said: “We just have to pick up as many points as we can. We haven’t got to get upset if we only get a point at home because we have shown we’re capable of getting results like Boro away from home.
“We don’t have to go gung-ho and end up with nothing, we just have to tick along with points and be professional.”
"I do hope we can get a good crowd, starting with Millwall, and have a good turn out over the next two games."
"I want to see the Cardiff City stadium full,we will do our part,you can be our twelfth man."
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