BEWARE OF GARY'S AVENGERS
Dave Jones has warned his Cardiff City players to beware of the backlash from Bristol City's avengers.
The Bluebirds go into tomorrow's Championship clash at Ashton Gate seeking their first League double over their Severnside rivals since 1969-70, having won 3-0 at Cardiff City Stadium in August. Cardiff also knocked Gary Johnson's men out of the FA Cup in last Tuesday's third round replay after drawing the first tie 1-1.
Dave said: "They'll be looking for revenge, because that's how I would feel. I would want to get a result against us but there will be a little bit of trepidation on their part because we've scored goals and beaten them.
"They can't go gung-ho because they know we can score against them and it will be Gary's problem to solve. My problem is to make sure we go there with the same determination and frame of mind to try and get the result we want.
"Once the FA Cup draw was over, my focus turned directly to Bristol City, and that's what everybody else at the club did. You won't stop the talk and the banter but everybody will know what's at stake tomorrow and that's what we will focus on.
"We know each other inside out, all the strengths and weaknesses, and they'll want to get back on track. We want to stay where we are and keep climbing, and we've played three really tough games against them.
"We're waiting on Paul Quinn and we need to know whether Mark Kennedy has had any reaction from playing Saturday. We might have to wait until tomorrow to see how they are. We'll have to wait until after training or until early tomorrow when we set off.
"Stephen McPhail is looking good in the warm-ups we do and he's looking good in his running. But he's not been put in any sort of contact situations.
"He sees the specialist this week and then we'll see if he gets the green light. If he does, he'll be back in training with us. If we get Stevie back it will be a massive bonus but it will be down to him. Nobody's going to push him or force him. It will be how he feels and when he's ready to play.
"To get to where he is at the moment is a fantastic achievement for him because what he's gone through and what his family's gone through must be horrendous. He has come through that with flying colours and the decision will be his when he wants to start again.
"Tony Capaldi will come back into contention against Bristol City after being Cup-tied for the Leicester match. We're hoping Gavin will come back and young Adam. Aaron is definitely out, and Kelvin is back with the specialist after his ankle blew up again.
"We're waiting on Kevin McNaughton, who is 50-50, but it's another 24 hours before I can make a decision and in football that's a long time.
"This club has shown over the last month that the players are fully behind everybody, they want to do well, they are committed and when you've got the sort of players who want to do that, then if you can just get that little spurt and injection of what you need, this club will fly. I read in one of the papers that I was trying to become a salesman and sell the club but that's part of my job because if the team do well people will want to invest."
