' Sol's role and banishing those derby day woes '

' Sol's role and banishing those derby day woes '


By Paul Abbanadto



I've always argued there is a good young manager in the making in Sol Bamba, but for the time being he is an essential back-up to Lamouchi.

This is a guy who has an incredible passion for Cardiff City FC and who understands exactly what the fans want.

I'm told within the dressing room his pre-Bristol message to the players was on the lines of 'You don't play derby games, you WIN them' - with the emphasis upon that word.

What a pleasant change that will make for Cardiff fans, who've heard lines like it's just another three points, or just another game and we have to look at the bigger picture of the whole season, down the years.

The above is true, of course, but derby matches are treated as.... well as derby matches by Cardiff's opponents. As such, unless you treat them that way too and match the intensity from the opposition, how can you win?

This time, Cardiff did.

I Hope we give these 2 another go next season - If we stay Up ... Just for " The Last Christmas "