I feel perhaps that I should have cared more about last night's defeat at Derby County. But, ultimately, it has left us in the same position as if we had won - needing to win at Hull on Saturday. Our chances of automatic promotion stays in our own hands - if we win both of our last 2 games then we achieve automatic promotion. Who would have thought we would have been in this position when we embarked on this season last August?
What made last night's game more disappointing was the way that we collapsed after leading for so much of the game. The one thing we have been able to rely on this season is the ability of our defence to defend a lead. Unfortunately, last night we conceded 3 goals to individual defensive errors. Lets hope that we got all of them out of the way at once and that's our lot for the season! At least our game at Hull on Saturday isn't live on Sky TV - our away form when live on Sky has been pretty poor this season!
A great strike by Calum Paterson to give us the lead, but for the first time this season we didn't win a game in which we had been leading at half time. It wasn't a bad performance by the team - indeed we have won games when we have played worse than this - but one or two individuals seemed of the pace. Aron Gunnarsson was full of endeavour but not much achievement , Gary Madine badly needs a goal to settle his nerves, it was difficult to get Junior Hoillett into the game. Undoubtedly Neil Warnock will have some ideas about how to get the best out of the team for Saturday.
We should be able to beat a safely mid-table Hull City. But this is the Championship and anything can happen. Who knows, perhaps already relegated Sunderland will do us a favour and beat Fulham on Friday night? Now that really is unlikely, but you never know in this league!
DERBY COUNTY 3 CARDIFF 1
Calum Paterson celebrates his 10th goal of the season with Gary Madine.
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