BREAKING NEWS: NEIL WARNOCK TODAY
The key talking points
Warnock hit back at critics of Cardiff City’s perceived direct style of play
He revealed why a group of fans will travel to Sunderland on the team flight
He also offered his backing for the EFL transfer window closing earlier
And gave positive news on the recovery of injured trio Lee Camp, Kadeem Harris and Callum Paterson
Neil Warnock has hit back at any suggestions Championship rivals are beginning to figure out his Cardiff City side, saying the ‘Warnock Way’ is winning games. :thumb right:
NEIL WARNOCK:
"We have no excuses at Sunderland. We can’t have another Preston performance and say the travelling killed us because they are travelling first class. All credit to the honours and it is great for me."
NEIL WARNOCK: "NO NEW INJURIES"
Has Warnock set a target? No, but he's staying optimisic
NEIL WARNOCK:
"Not really. I said if we were at end of October if we were top six or eight I’d be very happy. September-October is definitely the toughest group of fixtures, there’s no letting up at all."
NEIL WARNOCK ON KENNETH ZOHORE:
"It’s a difficult league. He could have scored more, we’ve had very good saves as well as some misses, but it’s what other lads are doing - we’re scoring from other areas. We looked to bring more goals to the club and have other options from bench, but I’ve never had a better bench with as many options I don’t think"
NEIL WARNOCK ON DANNY WARD
Neil Warnock:
"He’s been fantastic for us. He’s not given me one iota of a problem. He understands, though it does help when he wins the first five games."
NEIL WARNOCK:
"Every game is winnable as we’ve proven, but you can also lose any game so it’s feet on the floor. I can’t ask much more, we can just do the best we can and make sure we’re in the game - we don’t want another Preston."
Will fatigue be an issue like it was at Preston?
NEIL WARNOCK:
"There were too many at Preston so we’ll have to look at travel arrangements for the next time we have games like that. We don’t want to be on the motorway for four out of five days. Here, I asked Vincent Tan and Mehmet a long time ago and it’s fabulous to fly up, same as Middlesbrough because the motorways are getting worse. I’ve never seen traffic like it at the moment."
NEIL WARNOCK ON CARDIFF CITY'S INJURIES:
"Kadeem is about three weeks away from full training, on the weightless running thing whatever you call it. Paterson is like a young pup, Campy is playing on Monday, there’s a lot of plusses."
"There’s the odd little muscles soreness but you’ll get that, we have to be careful we don’t risk anyone we don’t have to especially with the squad we have."
Could Warnock have gone to Sunderland?
The Cardiff boss was linked with the Black Cats job in the summer, before Simon Grayson took over
NEIL WARNOCK:
"It’s one of the few clubs I’ve spoken over the last few years - they have the right colours! You don’t get the opportunity so you move onto something better. I’m a big believer in fate and I think fate brought me here. Fans got on my back here before, but it was always respectful Welsh banter."
Warnock on Simon Grayson
Neil Warnock:
"Simon Grayson did such a good job at Preston and Leeds. You can’t change what’s there as quickly as you like after you come down from the Premier League."
A group of Cardiff City supporters will travel to Sunderland on the team flight, Neil Warnock has revealed.
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