Stoke draw, smiling Ole’s best team and the need for kebab flavoured false nails.

The result isn’t good enough but this was the best home performance we have seen under smiling Ole.

Most refs would not have given the penalty when Odemwingie auditioned for the next Superman movie by throwing himself into the air with God praising upraised arms. Actors in Mexican soaps have acted in a more natural manner. The reason for his OTT theatrics? The slender Kim Bo had just about touched him. Webb thought about it for a long time before reaching the wrong conclusion. If refs are going to give penalties every time a player dives when touched then scorelines are going to look like rugby scores, maybe even cricket scores if Suarez is on the field.

He does what he wants.

The equalizer was scored for Cardiff by a penalty from Peter Whittingham the coolest man alive, the only people with lower pulse rates are actually dead. 

Cala scored the winner but was ruled offside by a pedantic linesman despite the ball coming back off Begovic.

City had a lot of purposeful possession in the first half, Daehli, Kim Bo, Whittingham and Mutch kept the ball heading in the right direction. But did we have enough attempts as a result? No. 

That is Cardiff’s problem. Campbell’s work rate is superb, his ability to make the lives of defenders a total misery is unquestionable but does the lad score enough? As in other matches he had a few opportunities but, like life for people in Merthyr, it all passed him by.

Once city had the goal disallowed the euphoria turned into an uneasy dread as we waited for Stoke to score the winner. As the second half wore on so their chances increased. Odemwingie, who was played out of position on the wing by Malky, demonstrated what he can do as a forward. He could have scored a couple.

But we came away from the show with a point in our pockets, leapt high up the table, well, by one place and are slightly better off than we were before the ref started the match. W can still can save the day.

Swansea have probably secured their premiership for next season with a 1-2 victory at Newcastle. 

Palace are safe and West Ham all but safe. West Brom have four matches left, two of which are away to Arsenal and Man City. Norwich face the might of the premiership in their final matches: Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea along with a match against a middle of the table side, Man Utd.

We must beat either Sunderland or Newcastle away, surely both doable if we play like that. If we beat them both we stay up.

My prediction is that we beat one and then have a 90 minute cardiac arrest with Chelsea as they fight for the title. I suggest you join your local nail bar and get some gel nails, (ask you other half or your mum). Get them in kebab flavour cos you will be doing a lot of chewing on them for the next three matches. 

The best news is that smiling Ole has found his team, why did it take him so long?