Huddersfield Town manager Neil Warnock has sent a message to fellow relegation rivals ahead of a tense end to the Championship season.
Warnock has had a long standing rivalry with the Royals stretching back to when his Sheffield United side battled for Premier League promotion alongside Reading in 2005/06.
Since taking over the Terriers in February, Warnock has helped to revive their survival hopes which has seen Reading dragged into the fight after being deducted six points.
Speaking after Huddersfield’s 1-0 loss at Swansea City, Warnock said: “I didn’t think Cardiff played bad earlier, Reading got a point against Burnley.
“We obviously just played them (Swansea) at the wrong time didn’t we?
“Everyone is playing for something and that’s the kind of challenge I thrive on.
“I hope Cardiff, ourselves (Huddersfield) and Rotherham survive, so you know who I want to go down.”
Reading currently occupy the final spot in the relegation zone with four games to go.
Noel Hunt’s team are level on points with Cardiff City, who have a game in hand and a point behind both QPR and Huddersifled on the same number of games.
The Royals still have some crunch fixtures ahead which includes a trip to Huddersfield on the final day of the campaign on Saturday, May 8.
Warnock’s storied managerial career, which has lasted more than four decades, has seen him earn a reputation as a controversial character in English football.
Warnock first managed Huddersfield in 1993 before he made his return earlier this year to try and help them maintain their Championship status.
The Terriers have managed to pick up four wins in Warnock’s 11 games in charge to drastically improve their situation and drag them out of the bottom three for the final chapter of the campaign.
