Tight at the top

It was a good draw last night and a strong performance from Cardiff players after the defeat at Chelsea at the weekend. it was never going to be easy in this top of the table clash between the Bluebirds and West Brom both teams are the highest scorers in the league so it was always going to be tight. The draw saw the visitors go back on top of the table level on points with second place Newcastle who play tonight while Cardiff’s point kept them in fifth place.

Of the top six, five played last night only Nottingham Forest won their game the other four drew their games. The remaining games of the season take on an whole different mean now, how can Cardiff City fans forget the collapses at the end of last season going from a possible automatic promotion place to a play-off place to finish in seventh place.

This Saturday the top of the table games are (all 3pm kick-offs)
Cardiff v Barnsley
Derby v Swansea
Newcastle v Preston
Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough
Plymouth v Leicester

Top scorer Peter Whittingham added to his impress goal total for this season with his 19 when he hammered home a first half penalty after Jay Bothroyd went pulled down in the penalty area. Not long after that Whittingham was off with a groin strain with could make him doubtful for Saturday.

The possible loss of Whittingham would put even more of an increasing strain on boss Dave Jones beleaguered midfield. Allow he did not say anything about when the rest of the debt would be settle but just rang off a list of monies the club are expecting. Soon has the taxman has been paid the sooner the Football League can lift the transfer embargo off the club but the lack of urgency leads me the thing there is no money to bring an loan players anyway.

Following the Barnsley game on Saturday and Preston away the following Saturday there are no midweek games for two weeks hopefully that will give manager Dave Jones some time to give a rest to some of his squad. After that starting with home game with Middlesbrough on March 6th until April 10th it is two games a week for the small Cardiff squad.