Robins still in Neil’s sights

Cardiff City v Bristol City Today, kick-off 12pm

NEIL WARNOCK is slowly pulling down the curtain on his career in management, but insists there is time for a couple more bows — and gestures — in the direction of Bristol City.

Football’s godfather pantomime villain once memorably declared that Robins fans would hold a minute’s booing to mark his passing after decades of mutual provocation.

The Severnside derby today is another high noon showdown and Warnock (above) admits his penultimate fixture against his old foes has got him misty-eyed and reflective.

“I I think it will b be my last season,” says Warnock, before be facing opponents he took on in his first f match in charge of the Bluebirds three t years ago.

“I’d like to manage man for the rest of the season but you don’t do know what is around the corner. corne You take each game as it comes and d do your best.

“I will be 71 in D December and at that age you don’t worry wo too much about the end of the season, you worry about ne next week. What will be, will b be.

”But if you had told m me three years ago I wo would still be here I wo would have doubted it. We’ve had disappoi disappointments but when you look at the club now and where it was it is massiv massively improved.”

And, unable to resist a dig, he adds: “Bristol City is a b big club, but if they’d had the chance to swap places with us for the last three years I’m sure they would have done done.”

Cardiff are chasing back-to-back wins for the first time this season after their 4-2 victory over Birmingham City, and Warnock must decide whether to risk skipper Sean Morrison, who has a broken wrist.