While results on the field and tribulations off it has seen Cardiff City engulfed in a troubling situation, there have been rare morsels of positivity to glean from the last few weeks.
Since returning from the international break, the Bluebirds have picked up a point apiece from games away at Stoke City and at home to Blackpool. In isolation, not the worst results in the world, however Cardiff will feel they have let at least two points escape their grasp.
We are now halfway through a season which has seen a brand-new playing squad, a different style of football, a managerial change and, most recently of course, a transfer embargo put in place.
