' MALKY COULD STILL BE SACKED/SAYS MALKY'S AGENT '

Monday 14th Oct 2013 time 22.00
From the Guardian.

' Malky's Agent says '

Malky Mackay could be sacked after his agent admitted that, while the Cardiff City manager remains determined not to resign, his future depends on the "powers that be" at the club. Effectively this means Mackay's position will be decided by Vincent Tan, the owner.

Mackay attended a meeting of the board on Monday to discuss the direction of the club following the departure of Iain Moody who, as head of recruitment, was the manager's key adviser.

Tan replaced Moody with Alisher Apsalyamov, a 23-year-old Kazakh friend of his son who was formerly on work experience at Cardiff, a decision that compounded the uncertainty at the club.

While confirming that Mackay would not offer his resignation, the manager's representative, Raymond Sparkes, was clear that there are no guarantees the 41-year-old would retain his job.

"There is absolutely no prospect of Malky resigning from a job that he loves, a job he's ensconced in. No – absolutely, categorically not. That's not something Malky is contemplating," Sparkes, who was also at the board meeting, told BBC Radio Wales.

"Malky loves being at Cardiff City, has started a job there and feels that he's been given the opportunity to be the architect in some respects of a new Cardiff City. But football is a precarious business and Malky's decision to stay might not be matched by all the powers that be deciding that he should stay, so that's pretty much in the hands of other people."

Mackay remains angry at the treatment of Moody. Last week Moody was suspended, then placed on gardening leave before it was announced he had departed.

"Malky's feeling a little bit bemused and a good bit frustrated and certainly concerned," Sparkes said. "He has been concerned in terms of what this would mean to the club and also for the fans, who he feels have really not had anything said to them that has been meaningful.

"Malky is concerned that the fans had been kept pretty much in the dark."

Moody is unhappy at the allegations which led to his removal. These referred to an overspend of the summer transfer budget, after he helped Mackay sign Sevilla's Gary Medel for £11m, Tottenham Hotspur's Steven Caulker for £9m, Andreas Cornelius of FC Copenhagen for £8.5m and Rennes's Kévin Théophile-Catherine for £2.1m.

Tan's desire to remove Moody from the club had been building for several weeks, according to Sparkes. "Both men have made their positions quite clear but Iain has still been removed from his position and that's not going to change," he said.

"The real question is how do we go forward from here, how do we get things back on to an even keel and not only have a plan for taking the club forward but convince the Cardiff City fans that it's something that they can absolutely rely on and trust in going forward.

"Iain was a crucial member of Malky's team and for anyone who knows Malky or has come into contact with him, he is a tremendous character in every respect.

"No one will be surprised to hear that when a member of his family – if that's what we can call him – has been removed, then Malky, on complete morality grounds, is always going to jump to the defence of that individual."

More made up crap.

More made up crap.

More? of course, all this stuff is make believe isn't it?!

Delusional.

This in line with what I posted earlier on my own take on the situation.

I have been very careful what I have written in my other thread as I don't want to find myself in position where what I post could be challenged from a legal point of view.

A lot has been going on and being said which are very damning accusations.

This story has not ended as far as I am concerned.

More made up crap.

By Malky's agent, I don't think so.

Chuckles I believe the MM getting sacked side of it all is a load of s**t and will continue to believe that.

Chuckles I believe the MM getting sacked side of it all is a load of s**t and will continue to believe that.

Is it not unreasonable to think that if emperor Ming considers that moody is guilty of overspending that his boss is equally culpable and therefore suffer the same fate.

Chuckles I believe the MM getting sacked side of it all is a load of s**t and will continue to believe that.

If you don't think that he's on the edge right now, then you are delusional. Tan has consistently shown that he doesn't give a shit & his ludicrous decisions prove this.

Who's to say Malky isn't next?

Chuckles I believe the MM getting sacked side of it all is a load of s**t and will continue to believe that.

Is it not unreasonable to think that if emperor Ming considers that moody is guilty of overspending that his boss is equally culpable and therefore suffer the same fate.

Steve I am amazed that some people cannot work out what is going on.

More made up crap.

More? of course, all this stuff is make believe isn't it?!

Delusional.

Quotes from agent which we all heard today! What's delusional about that?

Not Bullshit at all, Malky's Agent just said it on BBC 1 Wales News, I heard him speak for myself.

Where has the agent said he won't be sacked then Allan?

Do I have to believe the agent? Nope.

Do I have to believe the agent? Nope.

so you're going to ignore direct quotes from people involved & just make something up yourself?

I've seen you post some crap before, but that takes the biscuit.

Chuckles I believe the MM getting sacked side of it all is a load of s**t and will continue to believe that.

Is it not unreasonable to think that if emperor Ming considers that moody is guilty of overspending that his boss is equally culpable and therefore suffer the same fate.

And also the CEO has failed miserably to do is job and he should go as well, hope they got some more painters down there.

Interesting take on 5 Live tonight, from an Echo reporter.

OK I know you have no great love for the Echo, or any other newspaper, but what he said might ring true with some of you. He said that he thought Tan is jealous of Malkys popularity, he believes he is being sidelined and wants the same sort of adulation from the fans. All I can say is, he has a funny way of going about gaining that adulation. There was also a story about VT sacking his chauffeur of eighteen years, because he forgot his red coat on the way to a game. I don't know if there is any truth in that story though. It does seem that he is used to having his own way, and no is not a word he likes to hear.

At this moment in time, I feel Malky is the clubs biggest asset, and he wants to carry on and finish the job he has started.

Feck me. I thought we had some idiots on our forum but the head-in-the-sand loons on here take the biscuit.

Feck me. I thought we had some idiots on our forum but the head-in-the-sand loons on here take the biscuit.

Yep.

Malky's agent wasn't at the meeting

...next home game could be interesting for old Tan

Just so no one is misled by this. This interview took place whilst Malky was in the meeting around lunchtime on Radio Wales. The agent had not spoken to Malky since he went in.the agent has since said Malky stays.

The agent is stating the obvious above all else. I can't see how anyone can argue with his comments. Wether it happens or not is another matter entirely.

The agent has become more vocal lately.

Remind me - how does he earn his money???

New contract or new job yep, that's it - laughable

If the agent wanted malky to stay at the club he wouldn't publicly stoke up the flames
whilst malky, lim and tan may have issues that lead to malky going the last person we should pay any attention to is his agent who would love malky to leave.

The long and short of it is that whoever is to blame throughout all this, it matters little. The only thing that does matter is stability and that, I think we can all agree has been smashed by recent events. I really fear now for, our survival in this league under the ownership of VT. Can ANY manager work under him? Is it an impossible job? I guess, it is feasible that we could become like Chelsea, who change managers consistently under a dictatorial owner and still achieve, but the odds are, we will crash and burn under such ownership
Unless of course VT changes his ways and takes a much more measured view of things.

just makes the whole meeting a sham... what was the point of it if his fate is still to be decided by the ruler

malkys no doubt walking a gagged tight rope... it will come down to a results thing

1 point from the next 4 games and it will be good night sweet prince

we turn up on the pitch and put in some dynamite performances and who knows

Malky has admirers in the Premier league.
2 possible suitors if all is to be believed.
Borley sent out tweets last night that Challenged this story,however I feel Raymond is doing what he is paid to do and that's putting his client interests first.

Bottom line is Tan and his cowboys havnt got a f*cking clue about football !!!

Malky's agent wasn't at the meeting

Pretty sure he would have spoken to Malky

I've been a Bluebird for nearly 60 years, and Malky is the most successful and charismatic manager we have had in all that time. My feeling is that we should show just how strongly we feel in the present unbelievable impasse by backing him in a way that will make the whole world sit up. Let's make our point to the Tan empire by all wearing BLUE for the Swansea game - the colour of Malky's Scotland as well as Cardiff City. If there is not a single red top of scarf anywhere in the ground, we will have made our point bigtime. The worst thing that can happen is that Vincent and Co will see red and take their toys and tantrums back to Malaysia. However, our stand will prove to potential successors that we are the most passionate supporters in the world. We'll be headline news throughout the game - surely there'd be a blue horizon beyond the Malaysian malaise? I won't be around for much longer but I always said I would die happy if we got into the Premier League. I don't want the Bluebird of happiness to implode and while I appreciate it is Tan's money that has got us there, I'm beginning to feel I've sold my soul to the devil.