BOBBY’S A SAFE BET!
Bluebirds can beat odds
BOBBY REID insists Neil Warnock will continue to take the flak while his players busy themselves with escaping relegation.
Reid scored his first goal for Cardiff as the spotlight moved from their manager – and his pre-match claim he would not bet on their survival – to players transformed by their first win of the season.
It was all a ruse, a Warnock wind-up where the old touchline warrior uses himself as a human shield for the critics.
“That stuff he jokes about takes a lot of pressure off us,” said Reid, whose goal was his first in the Premier League following his £10m move from Bristol City in the summer.
“He had everyone talking about him and his comments and then we go out and perform like that. We take it with a pinch of salt.
“We know if we can play our game, keep CARDIFF (4-3-3): Etheridge
7; Manga 6, Morrison 6, Bamba 7, Bennett 6; Arter 7 (Damour 86), Gunnarsson 7 (Richards 77), Camarasa
7; Reid 8, MURPHY 8 (Harris 82), Paterson 7. Subs: Smithies, Zohore, Cunningham, Hoilett.
UP NEXT: Liverpool (a), Premier League, Saturday.
FULHAM (4-3-2-1): Bettinelli
5; Chambers 4 (Mawson 45, 5), Odoi Ream 5,
4, Le Marchand 5; McDonald 6,
5 (Ayite Seri
57, 5) Johansen 6 (Vietto 82); Sessegnon 7, SCHURRLE 8; Mitrovic
6. Subs: Rico, Christie, Anguissa, Kamara.
UP NEXT: Bournemouth (h), Premier League, Sunday.
Referee: Kevin Friend 8.
YOUR TURN: In which season were Cardiff and Fulham both relegated the from Premier League?