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Neil Warnock: "Cardiff City 'need three or four additions"

BBC

Sunday 02 March 2017


Neil Warnock took over in October 2016 when Cardiff City were second bottom of the table


Manager Neil Warnock says Cardiff City need to add "three or four good players" during the summer transfer window.

Cardiff have seven games of the Championship season left and are seemingly safe from relegation.

Warnock is already planning ahead and said he had learnt a lot about his squad in the 3-1 defeat at Wolves.

"I saw a lot more out of the game looking to next season than I have done for quite a few games," he said.

"It's reiterated certain things that I know that we need. We've got a decent squad. We need three or four good players to supplement that."

Warnock succeeded Paul Trollope in October 2016 and sought financial backing from the Bluebirds' board before committing to the club for another season.

The 68-year-old former Sheffield United and QPR boss has previously said he does not think it would take big money to launch a promotion bid in 2017-18.

"We haven't spent a penny yet because I didn't think it was wise in the January transfer window," Warnock added.

"I thought we really need to keep our powder dry and then go for it in the summer and that at the end of the season we can bring two or three in without hanging about.

"I think I'll be allowed to spend what I've asked them to. I think they want to me to do well."

Warnock felt his side were responsible for their own downfall as their three-game unbeaten run came to an end at Wolves.

Danny Batth opened the scoring for the hosts before Kenneth Zohore's ninth goal in nine games brought Cardiff level.

But Batth's second goal and a third from Helder Costa sealed victory for Paul Lambert's side at Molineux.

"We had some great opportunities," Warnock said.

"Every time we crossed the ball we looked dangerous but we couldn't finish on ours and Wolves took the chances that they did.

"People were not listening to who they should be marking and that's the cost."



Kenneth Zohore celebrates his equaliser away at Wolves yesterday

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Personally, I thinks its going to be more like eleven new players needed!

Personally, I thinks its going to be more like eleven new players needed!

At least 8 for me Rick including four or five real quality players

I think it'll be 4 'better' players for the starting XI.

And then he'll supplement with good squad players/personalities that he already knows about (like Halford). Probably even tapped them up already.

Personally, I thinks its going to be more like eleven new players needed!

At least 8 for me Rick including four or five real quality players

This season was very predictable. It was obvious before a ball was kicked that we did not have a team that would be good enough for a top half finish, and the play offs were always going to be pure fantasy with the players here. Three or four decent signings may be enough for a top ten finish, possibly may just be sufficient to scrape into the play offs. We will need more than that if the club is seriously considering Premier League football, but we have to accept that the money is not there to get players of the highest quality. I can't see us in the top flight any time soon, even with Warnock in charge.

Personally, I thinks its going to be more like eleven new players needed!

not quite but 4 is not enough either especially when you take into account 3 of yesyerdays starting 11 plus a used sub will be out of contract and could well be leaving

The only reason i am optimistic is i had a look at that QPR team he built and he did that over a summer with a lot of movement.He has his model and it will be filled with the types he likes.

The only reason i am optimistic is i had a look at that QPR team he built and he did that over a summer with a lot of movement.He has his model and it will be filled with the types he likes.

All he needs: Backing and trust.