YOU ONLY SING WHEN YOU'RE WINNING: Stoke defeat sees Cardiff fall off the top of the table

So near yet so far, one of many missed opportunities City had to score

The Blue Army were in fine vocal form for the first 60 minutes of the game, out singing the home fans the way only Cardiff can. Then Stoke banged in three goals within 5 minutes that finally brought the home fans out of their shell and got them singing.

Not sure if 3-0 was a fair reflection of the way the game went, but we definitely deserved to come away without any points. Preston’s draw tonight saw them go top, city now trail in second place by one point.

If you had told me at the beginning of the season we would be in second place at any point of the season I would have laughed, but having been top for so long it now seems to be a major disaster to be in second place.