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The appointment of Neil Harris bought to and end one of the shortest searches for a managerial appointment in recent Championship history, with the 42-year-old taking on the role just five days after Neil Warnock left the Cardiff City Stadium. 

Harris of course joins the Bluebirds after enjoying a short period away from football, with the young manager having resigned from his post at Millwall earlier in the season, following a poor run of results at the New Den.

He takes on a job which will surely have higher expectations to come with it, particularly with the Bluebirds having been relegated from the Premier League last term, the hierarchy at the Cardiff City Stadium will surely be looking for their new man in the hotseat to lead the club to a play-off place at the very least.

It is stark contrast to his time at Millwall, where the onus was very much placed on securing their Championship by finishing comfortably in mid-table, on what was widely regarded as a club that has limited financial resources.

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Harris consistently surpassed expectations during his tenure in south London, with the Lions even finishing as high as eighth place during the 2017/2018 season, underlining his ability to manage a club under various constraints.

At Cardiff, the 42-year-old is likely to have far more considerable resources to play with, meaning that he will most likely be backed by the club's board during the January transfer window, thus allowing him to improve the squad in various areas if he wishes to do so.

However it would not be a surprise to see Harris go about the task of improving what he already has at his disposal, with the Bluebirds certainly possessing the right blend of talent and experience to have a real tilt at achieving a play-off place at the very least.

Many of the existing squad will find his methods are not too dissimilar to those of Warnock's, with the 42-year-old preferring his team to operate in a more direct style that utilises deliveries from out wide and in-direct set pieces to garner more scoring opportunities.

Whilst the experienced Championship boss will also look to work directly with the likes of Robert Glatzel and Omar Bogle to increase their scoring output, with both forwards so far failing to set the world alight for the Welsh club this term.

The former Millwall man will be raring to go in his new role, as he seeks to prove himself in the second division once more, after what was a turbulent end to his tenure in south London.