Cardiff City relegated: Players united behind ‘fantastic’ Neil Warnock after drop to Championship

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Neil Warnock is the ultimate Marmite manager for many supporters, but his Cardiff City players have developed a taste for his old school methods and want more next season. Warnock is due to hold talks with the club’s Malaysian owner Vincent Tan over the next few days after Crystal Palace’s 3-2 victory on Saturday sentenced Cardiff to an immediate return to the Championship, as happened in the 2013-14 season. “It’s massively important he remains,” said Mendez-Laing, a typical jewel in the rough Warnock signing book who arrived on a free transfer from Rochdale. “All those little things show why it’s so important he’s here again next season.” open image in gallery Neil Warnock shares a joke with Neil Etheridge Etheridge – whose shot-stopping has alerted a number of Premier League clubs and who made a world-class save to deny Palace’s Michy Batchuayi a second goal – is another avowed Warnock admirer.