A tone-setter for the rest of Cardiff City’s season?
Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:43 pm
The Severnside Derby: A tone-setter for the rest of Cardiff City’s season?
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16/02/29
by Jamie Kemble
The Severnside Derby: A tone-setter for the rest of Cardiff City’s season?
The severnside derby has played second fiddle to the South Wales derby for much of the past but as Cardiff threaten to mount their assault on the Championship’s play-offs with a quarter of the season to go and with Swansea still otherwise occupied in the Premier League, this ‘Severnside Derby’ could be all the more important.
Russell Slade’s men continue to loiter on the edge of the play-offs but the time to mount a serious push is nearing ever-closer. As games begin to run out for the Bluebirds, it is starting to become make or break and the month of March will be crucial to where Cardiff end up in May.
Cardiff go up against Bristol City for the 88th time this Saturday in what could be a crucial game for Slade’s men, it could really set the tone for how they finish the season.
The Bluebirds visit Ashton Gate on the back of a hard-working victory over Preston last Saturday at the Cardiff City Stadium. It wasn’t pretty but it certainly felt like an important win as Cardiff put distance between themselves and Preston below them.
The month of March provides Cardiff with the opportunity to set up the final run-in perfectly and with April being a difficult month, Cardiff need to make the most of the next four games.
March sees Cardiff face Bristol City, Leeds United, Ipswich Town and Reading, facing the two closest clubs away from home. Bristol City and Leeds United continue to struggle in the leagues lower regions while Reading battle it out in mid-table and Ipswich Town remain one of Cardiff’s biggest play-off rivals.
With Cardiff’s ongoing inconsistency, you feel they may need to take three points away at Ashton Gate to get their second set of back-to-back wins of the season, to set the tone and to give them confidence to pick up upwards of seven points from the three games that follow.
Bristol City have put distance between themselves and the relegation zone thanks to the appointment of former player Lee Johnson and go into the Cardiff fixture in good form with four wins in their last five.
It’s the big wins that tend to spark a good run for teams in any league and a win against Severnside rivals in front of a sold out away end with 1,400 travelling fans, certainly qualifies for a big win. A win that Cardiff City as a team and as a fan-base may need to make a surge towards the play-offs.
Achieving a play-off position will always be a tough ask for a club who have spent virtually nothing on transfers but a win against Bristol City on Saturday would really set the tone for Cardiff to go and grab sixth place by the scruff of the neck with Leeds and Ipswich home to follow.
There’s no doubt it will be a tricky affair on Saturday afternoon but if Cardiff can come away with a win then it may send their confidence into free-flow.
One win doesn’t define a season but if you ask Sunderland, who’s annual win against rivals Newcastle in March time so often sends them on a run to survive in the Premier League, a big win over rivals can certainly set the tone for a solid finish to any season.
http://insidecardiffcity.co.uk/the-seve ... ys-season/?
16/02/29
by Jamie Kemble
The Severnside Derby: A tone-setter for the rest of Cardiff City’s season?
The severnside derby has played second fiddle to the South Wales derby for much of the past but as Cardiff threaten to mount their assault on the Championship’s play-offs with a quarter of the season to go and with Swansea still otherwise occupied in the Premier League, this ‘Severnside Derby’ could be all the more important.
Russell Slade’s men continue to loiter on the edge of the play-offs but the time to mount a serious push is nearing ever-closer. As games begin to run out for the Bluebirds, it is starting to become make or break and the month of March will be crucial to where Cardiff end up in May.
Cardiff go up against Bristol City for the 88th time this Saturday in what could be a crucial game for Slade’s men, it could really set the tone for how they finish the season.
The Bluebirds visit Ashton Gate on the back of a hard-working victory over Preston last Saturday at the Cardiff City Stadium. It wasn’t pretty but it certainly felt like an important win as Cardiff put distance between themselves and Preston below them.
The month of March provides Cardiff with the opportunity to set up the final run-in perfectly and with April being a difficult month, Cardiff need to make the most of the next four games.
March sees Cardiff face Bristol City, Leeds United, Ipswich Town and Reading, facing the two closest clubs away from home. Bristol City and Leeds United continue to struggle in the leagues lower regions while Reading battle it out in mid-table and Ipswich Town remain one of Cardiff’s biggest play-off rivals.
With Cardiff’s ongoing inconsistency, you feel they may need to take three points away at Ashton Gate to get their second set of back-to-back wins of the season, to set the tone and to give them confidence to pick up upwards of seven points from the three games that follow.
Bristol City have put distance between themselves and the relegation zone thanks to the appointment of former player Lee Johnson and go into the Cardiff fixture in good form with four wins in their last five.
It’s the big wins that tend to spark a good run for teams in any league and a win against Severnside rivals in front of a sold out away end with 1,400 travelling fans, certainly qualifies for a big win. A win that Cardiff City as a team and as a fan-base may need to make a surge towards the play-offs.
Achieving a play-off position will always be a tough ask for a club who have spent virtually nothing on transfers but a win against Bristol City on Saturday would really set the tone for Cardiff to go and grab sixth place by the scruff of the neck with Leeds and Ipswich home to follow.
There’s no doubt it will be a tricky affair on Saturday afternoon but if Cardiff can come away with a win then it may send their confidence into free-flow.
One win doesn’t define a season but if you ask Sunderland, who’s annual win against rivals Newcastle in March time so often sends them on a run to survive in the Premier League, a big win over rivals can certainly set the tone for a solid finish to any season.
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Re: A tone-setter for the rest of Cardiff City’s season?
Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:13 pm
Most I have looked forward to a game in the last two seasons, can't wait and a good article. We need to believe because a win Saturday would see the faithful return and the buzz will be back big time. 
Re: A tone-setter for the rest of Cardiff City’s season?
Mon Feb 29, 2016 6:42 pm
Totally agree m8 bluebirds