`BACK ME IF WE'RE GOING FOR PLAY-OFFS'

CARDIFF City boss Erol Bulut has urged owner Vincent Tan to splash the cash in January – or risk slipping out of the promotion chase.

- Chris Dunlavy

Widely tipped to struggle at the start of the campaign, the Bluebirds exceeded all expectations by winning ten of their opening 24 games. 

They began the weekend lying 11th in the Championship, just two points adrift of Sunderland in the final play-off position.

However, their form had been patchy of late, with five defeats from their last nine matches, and Bulut says investment is required to arrest the slide.