Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock has revealed that members of his squad have missed training due to a sickness bug in the run-up to Saturday’s game at Town, but hopes everyone will be OK to face the Blues.

“We’ve had one or two this week which we’re monitoring,” the Bluebirds boss said at his pre-match press conference this morning.

“We’ve had another sickness and diarrhoea bug that’s put four out of training this week. It’s like Emergency Ward 10 this morning! Unless we get someone going down today we should be OK.

"I’d planned completely, everything I was going to do against Ipswich only to be told, first of all we were going to work on an area but they said you can’t because he’s missing and he’s missing.

"Then we were going to work on another area but they said he’s missing and he’s missing! In the end I might as well have gone for a sauna and a massage! It was a waste of time but you’ve just got to accept it."

Former England striker Rickie Lambert would appear unlikely to return from the injury which saw him miss last week’s 0-0 draw with Brighton.

“Rickie Lambert is training, we’ll know more today, he hasn’t done anything other than straight forward running so we need to test that more, especially with three games in a week,” Warnock added.

Full-back Jazz Richards remains sidelined having suffered knee and calf problems, but Lee Peltier is back from a one-match ban.

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hoppy added 13:30 - Dec 9 Maybe they'll pass it on to some of our midfield. Would be a novel concept for Douglas to have the runs...
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12th_Man added 13:30 - Dec 9 What's our excuse if we lose tomorrow Cardiff have there's
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Bluetone added 14:02 - Dec 9 Qoting 12th Man "What's our excuse if we lose tomorrow Cardiff have their's" So their's is they have the runs ours will be "because we're crap."
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vanmunt added 14:42 - Dec 9 Must admit the thought of going to see Mr Magoo's team at PR makes me feel sick.
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FenboyBlue added 14:46 - Dec 9 I can't help but think of some old Monty Python clip. Cardiff team all coming onto the pitch covered in bandages, some on crutches, keeper in a wheelchair. Half time score ? still 0-0
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rfretwell added 14:59 - Dec 9 Planning? Do they need a plan?!? NW - "right, you defenders, dont worry about getting tight on high balls, they can't head them anyway". Defender - "Got ya boss, that big Irish f----ker used to give us a right ol' battle".
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dugoutdave added 15:42 - Dec 9 Hoppy - that really made me smile- cheers for that
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Woodbridgian added 16:24 - Dec 9 Should read "Town Fans hit by sinkness bug ahead of Cardiff visit" sick of McCarthys negative football
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ChrisFelix added 16:39 - Dec 9 Very good Hoppy. I also feel that Douglas has had a sickness bug all season. Its called Inept
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jas0999 added 16:43 - Dec 9 Should be straight forward. No excuses. Three points.
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Seasider added 17:28 - Dec 9 Sickness bugs even after they have gone can leave a player not able to perform 100% for 90 mins (I hope). Mind you Dougie is like that anyway. Hope therefor that Town will be able to beat this lot especially now;but 'Colin' is a wily old bird,and may be playing mind games!
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3stars added 18:22 - Dec 9 Hopefully Town can get some goals if Cardiff are loose at the back...
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ArnieM added 18:41 - Dec 9 "sickness in the squad"......LOL That old chestnut eh !!
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BrettenhamBlue added 12:47 - Dec 10 Reports of 8 members of the Cardiff Team either recovering from or having a sick bug. If we can't get 3 points against Cardiff something is seriously wrong.
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