Warnock: I wouldn’t bet on us staying up!

NEIL WARNOCK has admitted he would not put money on Cardiff surviving in the Premier League this season Bottom of the table, Cardiff have two points from eight games heading into today’s home clash with fellow strugglers Fulham ‘I think we’re 1-4 to go down and they’ve thrown us to the wolves,’ said manager Warnock of the bookmakers’ view of Cardiff’s survival chances ‘If I was a betting man, no, I wouldn’t put money on us to stay up But I wouldn’t have put a penny on us getting promotion last season But some people won quite a lot of money and might do so again this year ’ A first league win of the season for Cardiff would take them above Fulham on goal difference Fulham have won only once this season but Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic, the Premier League’s joint-second top marksman with five, has scored more goals than the four managed by the entire Cardiff team ‘If we had got Mitrovic, we would be in a better position than we are now,’ said Warnock, as Cardiff attempt to avoid losing six consecutive games for the first time since 1985 ‘We couldn’t afford him but I would have loved someone like him He can handle himself, he’s a threat and just wants to play He’s the same when he plays for his country Money isn’t everything but if we had signed a Mitrovic we’d have been sorted It is difficult at this level unless you have got that £20-£30million but we’ve got to keep firing and hopefully score some goals Three of our next four games are at home, none against the top six, and you don’t often get that in the Premier League We’ve got a chance to get back in the pack ’