Slade answers how far Cardiff City are away from being Top

Chris Wathan asks Russell Slade

02/10/2015

Brighton are top of the league and unbeaten – is the game a yardstick for your own progress?

I think every week is a yardstick because you play new opposition in the first-half of the season. But, yes, Brighton have set the standard in the Championship. Chris has done a great job in organising them and they look a different side to the one that struggled last year.





How far away are you from that level?

I’ll tell you on 5pm Saturday. I’m hoping we’re very close, we’ll give it our best and try and get a positive result. It will be challenge but one we will embrace.





When you're top of the league this early does it bring a pressure to stay there, that you're there to be shot at?

That pressure builds every week, the games can get harder, but momentum is a wonderful thing sometimes in that groove you don’t always play at your best but can get a result because of the confidence flowing through the team. I won the first 8 out of 8 at Leyton Orient a few seasons ago and we weren’t fantastic in every game but we could get the wins because of confidence. You need consistency throughout the season.

Let's talk consistency Slade.....

I thought the progress was to be judged after 12 games. Now we are told we will find out how far the team has come by 5pm Saturday

Surely it's too early to consider Brighton a strong contender for the Championship title, just another club to beat as far as I'm concerned, not sure why he ranking them as the best in the division

Let's talk consistency Slade.....

I thought the progress was to be judged after 12 games. Now we are told we will find out how far the team has come by 5pm Saturday

Surely it's too early to consider Brighton a strong contender for the Championship title, just another club to beat as far as I'm concerned, not sure why he ranking them as the best in the division

He was answering, in jest, to a question Thomas about how far are we away from Brighton who top the table and have started this season very well.

I didn't take his answer as anything else.

They are the best at the moment so it's that is why he said it, I would rather be in their position than ours

It will give us an indication no doubt tomorrow.

Let's talk consistency Slade.....

I thought the progress was to be judged after 12 games. Now we are told we will find out how far the team has come by 5pm Saturday

Surely it's too early to consider Brighton a strong contender for the Championship title, just another club to beat as far as I'm concerned, not sure why he ranking them as the best in the division

He was answering, in jest, to a question Thomas about how far are we away from Brighton who top the table and have started this season very well.

I didn't take his answer as anything else.

Fair comment, I suppose I am wrong to say that (hate being in the wrong) I just didn't get why the yardstick of 'progress' fluctuates so much. Losing to Rotherham, we judge him after 12 games, beating Brighton he will see the team progressing.

Anyways, C'mon City, keep up the good work

Great test no more plastic cotter wool wrapped scrappy nothing game wins that could of gone either way.
huge test tomorrow has got my attention

I'm expecting either an anti climax or a shock