Cardiff have picked up just one point from six leagues games and have scored just one goal.

When Mick McCarthy was sacked, journalists were huddled around their laptops in the concourse at Cardiff City Stadium, with virtual press conferences then the norm due to Covid protocol, waiting for him to turn up after a painful eighth defeat in a row.

As was suggested in these columns last week this is a perilous time of year for Bluebirds bosses in the era of Vincent Tan. After the Leeds reverse Bulut actually said he was not worried about losing his job.