Stoke boss Tony Pulis says his friend, and Cardiff City boss Dave Jones, is under pressure to achieve promotion to the Premier League. The Bluebirds lie fourth in the Championship as they host Derby County on Saturday in the first of eight remaining games.
Pulis said: "I think Dave will know that he's under pressure this year.
"I think that everybody expects and he's got an array of talent there that really should be there or thereabouts."
Speaking to BBC TWO Wales' Friday Sport Wales programme, Pulis said the fine line between success and failure can often be out of a manager's hand.
"You need a little bit of luck and a bit of good fortune as well and Dave will know that as much as anybody else," said Newport-born Pulis, who guided Stoke City to Premier League promotion in 2008.
"Being a manager that can be the difference between winning and losing and Dave will be hoping, as much as anybody else - [Swansea boss] Brendan [Rodgers] will as well - that lady luck falls their way in the back end of the season.
"If it does, the two of them could be playing in the Premiership next season."
