Onwards And Upwards

After a week of fantastic results on the pitch for Cardiff city, many people are already tipping them for a good season next year, and under-fire gaffer Russell Slade has earned the belief of a few of the bluebirds faithful. A surprise win at high flying Brentford and a dogged draw with Bournemouth at the Cardiff City Satdium.
What happened?
Andre Gray's goal on the first half an hour against Brentford looked like it would hand city another defeat, but we showed determination, recsiliance and a little not of quality to stun the Londeners and take a 1-2 victory back over the border after goals from Federico Macheda and Alex Revell gave us a much needed away win. It's now 3 times on a row that we have gone away and come back with a fantastic 3 points.
We then followed the own up with a very respectable 1-1 draw against Bournemouth, who were top of the table before the game. We came form behind again and showed determination in a scrappy game, but sometimes we were a tad shaky at the back.
My Verdict
I am extremely pleased with the two score lines that will go down in the books, but the performances and determination in both games really pleased me. It was one of the first times that we haves seen City players giving an extra 10% and willing to graft for the fans and for their team-mates.
I'm starting to warm to Slade, but I struggle to see how fans can instantly think he will deliver huge success next season. People easily forget the fact that for numerous months we have been served up drab performance after drab peorformsnce. I'm not saying that I will never like Slade and I'm not willing to give him a chance, but he must do more to regain my trust and prove that the last few weeks haven't been a fluke.
Next game
Next up is Birmingham at home on Saturday. I went to the away game at Sta Nadrews, and I thought it was a fairly even game, and I expect a similar contest on the weekend. I think the first goal will be crucial- If City can get it then I would hope that they could dominate the game at home. However, I'm not taking Birmingham lightly. They have been brilliant under Gary Rowett. They have been through a bit of a blip but are starting to come out if it and I fully expect a good game from them. Let's hope for another positive result!