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What a top bloke BBM is

Tue Oct 13, 2026 11:18 am

Bumped into him this morning, he was with his wife.. he was wearing his ty hafan badge..he said he was very privileged to have been invited to go there..
didn’t speak to him about the football as it was his family time, but he was very happy for photo and just a really nice friendly bloke.

Re: What a top bloke BBM is

Tue Oct 13, 2026 11:57 am

Great to hear, let's hope he's at our club for many years to come :bluebird: :ayatollah:

Re: What a top bloke BBM is

Tue Oct 13, 2026 12:06 pm

He seems like a genuinely nice bloke and I'm sure all of us (well most of us!) would love him to be a massive success at our club.

Re: What a top bloke BBM is

Tue Oct 13, 2026 2:02 pm

I met him earlier this year when we were in league one. I was walking past a coffee shop in Bristol (where I live) and I saw him sat in the window. I had to go over and say hello. He was with his two young kids so I wanted to be respectful and not take much time but he was really lovely. He gave me the impression he was delighted to meet me. I thanked him for the job he was doing and for making being a Cardiff fan enjoyable again. He put his hand out and thanked me for what I said and started chatting to me about how much he liked my hoodie. I left as he was with his kids but he was waving as I walked past the window on the way out and even did an ayatollah. Top bloke!!!

Re: What a top bloke BBM is

Tue Oct 13, 2026 2:32 pm

Yes he has all the time in the world for City fans and really cares.

I agree Top Bloke :bluebird:

Re: What a top bloke BBM is

Tue Oct 13, 2026 5:24 pm

He is a top bloke. Hopefully he became a top manager as well.

Re: What a top bloke BBM is

Tue Oct 13, 2026 6:11 pm

He always comes across as a genuine guy, who appreciates and cares about our club and its supporters

I hope he stays here for some time to come, and is allowed to build a squad in his own image. Despite early season results, I think the positive signs are there, and we need to allow him a number of windows to get the right players in rather than wasting time, effort and money on players who he doesn’t want and the club (really) doesn’t need :bluebird: :ayatollah:

Re: What a top bloke BBM is

Tue Oct 13, 2026 6:19 pm

Spoke with him once last season, very nice bloke in my opinion.

Re: What a top bloke BBM is

Wed Oct 14, 2026 8:10 am

He came up to Aberdare last season and made time to have photos and talk to every fan who approached him. There had been a mix up with his transport arrangements and he had travelled by train to Aberdare, I offered to drive him back to Cardiff to pick up his car but he was having none of it and was happy to catch the train. Certainly no airs or graces about him just a genuinely top bloke who appreciates the fans and we are very lucky to have him :bluebird: