UPDATED: NEIL WARNOCK "IT COULD GET WORSE "
The Bluebirds face a tough schedule in the run up to Christmas as they look to fight their way up the table
Neil Warnock politely gets his point across
Neil Warnock has braced Bluebirds fans that it may get worse before it gets better at Cardiff City.
But the veteran boss insists he's not giving up on not only escaping the bottom end of the Championship, but aiming for the top six.
Cardiff are still only one point above the relegation zone after Warnock's first month in charge, yet they go into Saturday's Cardiff City Stadium clash with Huddersfield knowing a congested division still offers hope of more.
And with plans to “wheel and deal” in January – with a priority on adding a goalscoring threat – Warnock says he still has aims for a second-tier season he is describing as the most open in years.
But as Cardiff begin a testing spell starting with the third-placed Terriers, Warnock admitted: “It could worse before it gets better. We don’t want it to, we want to roll our sleeves up and I'm sure the lads will do their utmost.
“But I’m aware how difficult the fixtures are and there is a case of having to perhaps scrape some results and get through to January,
“That said, on our day though I think we can beat anyone and I think we’re very capable of putting a run together. Looking at the Championship it’s wide open, I know Newcastle will walk away with it but it’s open otherwise.
“But I do feel it’s crucial we get two major positions sorted out early doors.”
On his January plans, Warnock added: “There’s two or three needed in the squad, to give it a different dimension. We won’t sign players for the sake of it, they have to be better than what we've got.
“Sometimes you have to wheel and deal especially with Financial Fair Play, so chances are we have to get rid one or two. The squad needs some thinning out and some lads need to be leaving now and heading for new pastures.”
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