Never stop the moaning, Jones tells Hasselbaink

His preferred method of communication is a scowl followed by an exasperated bark if his teammates fail to come up to his exacting standards.

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The rest of Cardiff's squad would have to go some to match the quality Hasselbaink showed as he left Karl Henry on his backside with a delicious dummy before switching the ball to his left foot to unleash a curling shot into the top corner.

And Cardiff manager Dave Jones is only too happy for the moaning to continue as long as his veteran striker can inspire victories like the one over hapless Wolverhampton Wanderers.

"He moans, but he moans in the right way," said Jones.

"It is not just for the sake of it, he moans because he wants things to be right. Even in training if there are balls going astray people will have a go at each other, but in a way where there is no animosity or bad feeling.

"That's what senior players bring and young kids have to learn that. The senior players bring the sort of quality where, if things aren't right, they are entitled to have a moan."

Jones could perhaps afford himself a gripe having come under pressure from fans and been threatened with the sack by chairman Peter Ridsdale earlier in the season.

The former Southampton and Wolves boss has since stabilised Cardiff's campaign, taking a paperthin squad to within seven points of the play-offs.

Earning an FA Cup quarter-final spot for the first time since 1927, the year Cardiff went on to beat Arsenal to win the competition, will have strengthened Jones' position further.

Ridsdale has recently become more realistic.

"If we get anywhere near the play-offs it would be a miracle," conceded the former Leeds chairman.

"Not because we aren't good enough, but because we have a small squad and don't have the spare cash to bring in new faces."

Cardiff's cash is being swallowed up by servicing a £24million debt and a new 25,000 seater stadium.

Despite Ridsdale's re-assessment that staying in the Championship is the target, Jones is hopeful Cardiff's climb up the table can be given fresh impetus by their FA Cup exploits.

"It's a long season and we turned the corner two months ago," said Jones.

"But it is a big bend and we're still turning it. There's a lot of progress going on inside this football club. The FA Cup run will help."

Wolves got of to the worst possible start.

Andy Keogh lost the ball to Glenn Loovens in the Cardiff half before the impressive Aaron Ramsey found Hasselbaink in the centre.

Despite being clattered by Jody Craddock, the Dutchman still found Peter Whittingham with a neat flick and the Cardiff winger put his side ahead after just 85 seconds before Hasselbaink scored the second himself after 11 minutes.

"It was an awful performance," admitted Wolves boss Mick McCarthy.

"I was embarrassed and any stick the fans are giving out to us is thoroughly deserved."