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Wed Dec 22, 2021 7:05 am

'Fans can make the difference'

When Cardiff are able to return to action, they will face the prospect of playing home games without fans due to the Welsh government's decision to ban supporters from sporting events.

Morison fears that his side and the three other Welsh teams playing in the English pyramid system will be disadvantaged against opposition teams.

The Bluebirds and fellow Championship side Swansea City, plus League Two Newport County and Wrexham in the National League will play home games behind closed doors for an undetermined amount of time due to Covid-19 concerns.

English clubs are still able to welcome fans to their grounds, as the UK government has not taken the same steps as those adopted in Wales and Scotland.



STEVE MORISON:

"We have to comply with the Welsh government, obviously paramount first and foremost is the health and safety of the supporters," Morison said.

"But from our point of view it's really disappointing that the fans won't be able to watch our next [home] game, which is the FA Cup game [against Preston North End on 9 January].

"It's a strange one... we're going to go from two games away from home [against Bournemouth and West Bromwich Albion] which the fans can go and watch, and then a game on their doorstep that they can't.

"You want to play football in front of fans, the fans make it and they can make the difference as well. So from that point of view it's really, really disappointing.

"We love the fans getting right behind us and driving us on. Some of the victories we've had this year at home we might not have had if the fans weren't in there.

"Footballers work incredibly hard to play in front of packed crowds and not play football in a park in front of nobody.

"It's what they live for, they do it for their friends, their family, they do it for themselves and they do it for the fans."

While Scotland have brought in a similar spectator ban over a defined three-week period, Welsh sports clubs have so far not been given a definite end date.

"I've asked the same question because everyone wants the fans to be in there... it's only us, Swansea, Newport and Wrexham that have been hit with that," Morison added.

"Hopefully it's a few weeks away and by that point stuff has started to calm down and we can start talking about looking forward to having the fans coming back in."
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