Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock believes the money spent by rival clubs in the Championship promotion race means the pressure is all on the other clubs.
The Bluebirds have opened up a seven point advantage in second, but Warnock claims promotion this season is not the be all and end all for Cardiff City.
“Certain teams have got so much pressure with the wage bill and crowd it is difficult,” he explained.
“There is pressure at the top clubs but I don’t feel that with us.”
Warnock says the support he has received from club owner Vincent Tan and chairman Mehmet Dalman means the club can be philosophical about promotion, because Cardiff are ahead of where they expected to be.
The likes of Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Leeds United and Fulham have all spent more than the Bluebirds, who were as long a shot as 40/1 to be promoted automatically back in August.
“Mehmet (Dalman) and Vincent (Tan) have been fabulous with me, and we’ve said all along we’ll have a go if we are in the play-offs – I guarantee that now – but if we lose in the play-offs, we’ll have a go next year,” he said.
“That’s how they are, they’re not saying we’ve got to do this or that, everybody’s enjoying it, when you do that there’s not so much pressure. You can see we’re free and relaxed when we play.”
“The spirit is something I pride myself on, it’s a lovely feeling.”
“I look around the dressing room before a game and think, ‘Wow, I’m glad they’re my lads, these’. I’m really proud to be manager of them, and of the supporters. It’s lovely to make people smile.”
“We play some good football too, it’s not just a fluke.”
Warnock says he was targeting three points from away visits to Brentford and Derby this week, so the Bluebirds are ahead of his target after their 3-1 success at Griffin Park.
