" A Number of Clubs are Monitoring Russell Slade "

HITC Sport understands a number of clubs are monitoring Slade's situation at Cardiff.


Thursday 4th Feb 2016

Cardiff City have yet to open contract talks with Russell Slade, alerting a number of clubs to his possible availability, HITC Sport understands from sources close to the club.

Slade is out of contract at the Cardiff City Stadium this summer after taking charge of the Bluebirds in October 2014.

The 55-year-old has helped stablise the club after the turmoil of Premier League relegation and the disastrous reign of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Slade has been forced to move on a number of players and work with a restricted budget at Cardiff in the wake of their relegation from the top flight.

Slade has also had his hands tied in the recent January transfer window with the club being hit with a transfer embargo due to breaching Financial Fair Play regulations.

Despite all the upheaval at the club, Slade has guided Cardiff to ninth place in the Championship, just four points off the play-off places.

Cardiff have three of their last five Championship games as they look to make a push for promotion in the final few months of the season.

Cardiff owner Vincent Tan is thought to be happy with the job Slade has done in steadying the ship at the club in difficult circumstances, but rival clubs have been put on alert by the news that Cardiff have yet to open talks with the experienced manager over a new deal yet.

Slade has a wealth of managerial experience after being in management for over 20 years and he is sure to have no shortage of suitors should Cardiff not tie him down to a new deal.

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Slade would be an excellent appointment for any club looking to do well in League 1.

Slade would be an excellent appointment for any club looking to do well in League 1.

David, I believe he won't stay even if asked, the pressure has been to much for him.
He would also do a good job for clubs like Rotherham and he's actually done a better job than I ever thought he would for us

Slade would be an excellent appointment for any club looking to do well in League 1.

David, I believe he won't stay even if asked, the pressure has been to much for him.
He would also do a good job for clubs like Rotherham and he's actually done a better job than I ever thought he would for us

Annis,

I agree.In fairness he has been under a lot of pressure.

By all accounts he is a very pleasant man and I hope his next job is less pressurised than the City job.

For me however his level is no higher than League 1.

one thing is for certain and its that he wont be out of work long and good luck to him!

Good he'll have a job somewhere who appreciates good old 4 4 2.

He's done okay despite everything for us , just not a championship promotion chasing manager.

He'll do well to get a div 1 or 2 team up now he has had this experience

Good he'll have a job somewhere who appreciates good old 4 4 2.

Leicester perhaps?

Got to admit I always believed his level was League1, but what he's done here with players being sold left,right and centre and still got us mid table and not far from the play offs I've changed my mind. Still not sure he could get a team promoted but if you need to stabilise in the Championship feel he's well up to it.

Watch this space now, then boom contract renewal

Good he'll have a job somewhere who appreciates good old 4 4 2.

Leicester perhaps?

Do you honestly believe Slade and his football would last 5 minutes there .

Massive difference between 4 4 2 and implementing changes , playing right players , tactics etc . Slade hasn't got it

Good he'll have a job somewhere who appreciates good old 4 4 2.

Leicester perhaps?

Do you honestly believe Slade and his football would last 5 minutes there .

Massive difference between 4 4 2 and implementing changes , playing right players , tactics etc . Slade hasn't got it

exactly.... 442 has nothing to do with it

Slightly disagree

Slade doesn't know how to play anything else only 4 4 2

We used to get beaten second half as teams changed their system to beat his 4 4 2 and worked most times

Slightly disagree

Slade doesn't know how to play anything else only 4 4 2

We used to get beaten second half as teams changed their system to beat his 4 4 2 and worked most times

more boring sheep talk

I imagine the report quoted in the original post originated from Slade's agent who must be busy touting him around.That suggests that Slade is probably leaving. Good.

Slightly disagree

Slade doesn't know how to play anything else only 4 4 2

We used to get beaten second half as teams changed their system to beat his 4 4 2 and worked most times

more boring sheep talk

Look at the facts -

Slightly disagree

Slade doesn't know how to play anything else only 4 4 2

We used to get beaten second half as teams changed their system to beat his 4 4 2 and worked most times

more boring sheep talk

Look at the facts -

which facts are these

Slightly disagree

Slade doesn't know how to play anything else only 4 4 2

We used to get beaten second half as teams changed their system to beat his 4 4 2 and worked most times

more boring sheep talk

Look at the facts -

which facts are these

How many teams in the second half have changed tactics against Cardiff and got a result

MK Dons away did it and scored within minutes , many teams at home did it which is why this board was full of Slades poor tactics as teams sussed out our tactics in first half - Slade only swapped player for same position , couldn't use 3 5 2 which most modern teams use .

This is why out "good" players are unable to perform in Slades flat formation team .

He stopped Gunnarson with his long throws etc .

These are the facts - would you not agree ?

hang on gunnarsson hasnt been doing long throws for years

problem is, at least as far as i can see, because we have snobbish fans such as yourself you couldnt possibly see a manager as slade as good enough for your great club, he gets no credit for anything positive and a heap of criticism when largely undeserved.


He's not the finished article tactically of course, 442 isnt the way i would have gone but he has and its largely working. recently been tweaked slightly to have one playing a deeper role that seems to have been ok so far, but the games against Sheffield Wednesday, Burnely and especially Brentford (even though we won) have a multitude of different factors than always referring to type and blaming Slade.

For a start Sheffield Wednesday were excellent and well deserving of the point here, while the 93rd minute own goal against burnley was desperately unlucky. These are the points that people would have been talking about if Malky was still manager.

And as proven in the premier league at the moment, 442 is having relative sucess proving there is far more to this game than where on the pitch you stand before kick off



* also to add on your point on the MK dons match. They scored in the 90th minute after making a sub in the 89th and (correct me if im wrong) but the player who came on wasnt involved in the goal at all. More to the point it was a like-for-like substitue

hang on gunnarsson hasnt been doing long throws for years

problem is, at least as far as i can see, because we have snobbish fans such as yourself you couldnt possibly see a manager as slade as good enough for your great club, he gets no credit for anything positive and a heap of criticism when largely undeserved.


He's not the finished article tactically of course, 442 isnt the way i would have gone but he has and its largely working. recently been tweaked slightly to have one playing a deeper role that seems to have been ok so far, but the games against Sheffield Wednesday, Burnely and especially Brentford (even though we won) have a multitude of different factors than always referring to type and blaming Slade.

For a start Sheffield Wednesday were excellent and well deserving of the point here, while the 93rd minute own goal against burnley was desperately unlucky. These are the points that people would have been talking about if Malky was still manager.

And as proven in the premier league at the moment, 442 is having relative sucess proving there is far more to this game than where on the pitch you stand before kick off



* also to add on your point on the MK dons match. They scored in the 90th minute after making a sub in the 89th and (correct me if im wrong) but the player who came on wasnt involved in the goal at all. More to the point it was a like-for-like substitue

Gunnarson had an injury , he`s now recovered but on an interview on CCFC I player he said Slade has stopped him doing long throws due to his tactics.

Re MK Dons they scored in the 47th minute just after half time , I`m referring to that goal immediately after team talk and break .

Also please define "snobbish fan " like myself , I was there when we had few thousand watching Div2 football ?? Would like to know your explanation on snobbish ???

Slade would be an excellent appointment for any club looking to do well in League 1.

He won't struggle to get a club in the championship now.

Clubs will look at where we are in the table and the funds he's had to succeed.

oh come on, so now its not just the substitutions and changes teams make against us, but the half time team talks where slade is according to you not motivating them enough to come out for the second half firing properly

what about any game this season where we have scored within the first 5 minutes of the second half, or within a few minutes of making a substitute...


snobbish because of the general feeling that a manager like slade couldnt possibly do a job for a club like ours. No body really wanted him to get the job when he was being linked, but some people were able to judge him fairly during his time here and some people lay all the blame for any match we have never won at his door.

An example from last season, and from the other board that must not be named (although not referring to you i hope you will see what i mean) when we went to Brentford and got a fantastic away win against a high flying side, the first thing i read after the match was a thread "did Slade get it wrong" referring to his team selection for the match

that's the general sort of behaviour im talking about, that we wouldn't have had here if Pulis was in charge.

Slade would be an excellent appointment for any club looking to do well in League 1.

He won't struggle to get a club in the championship now.

Clubs will look at where we are in the table and the funds he's had to succeed.

They'll also look at his signings , would you honestly give him funds ?

Good they can have him.

oh come on, so now its not just the substitutions and changes teams make against us, but the half time team talks where slade is according to you not motivating them enough to come out for the second half firing properly

what about any game this season where we have scored within the first 5 minutes of the second half, or within a few minutes of making a substitute...


snobbish because of the general feeling that a manager like slade couldnt possibly do a job for a club like ours. No body really wanted him to get the job when he was being linked, but some people were able to judge him fairly during his time here and some people lay all the blame for any match we have never won at his door.

An example from last season, and from the other board that must not be named (although not referring to you i hope you will see what i mean) when we went to Brentford and got a fantastic away win against a high flying side, the first thing i read after the match was a thread "did Slade get it wrong" referring to his team selection for the match

that's the general sort of behaviour im talking about, that we wouldn't have had here if Pulis was in charge.

Take what you've said on board .

Would you renew his contract based on team performances since he`s been in charge ?

Would you give him (hypothetical at moment ) a £5m jackpot to spend on players ?

Good they can have him.

oh come on, so now its not just the substitutions and changes teams make against us, but the half time team talks where slade is according to you not motivating them enough to come out for the second half firing properly

what about any game this season where we have scored within the first 5 minutes of the second half, or within a few minutes of making a substitute...


snobbish because of the general feeling that a manager like slade couldnt possibly do a job for a club like ours. No body really wanted him to get the job when he was being linked, but some people were able to judge him fairly during his time here and some people lay all the blame for any match we have never won at his door.

An example from last season, and from the other board that must not be named (although not referring to you i hope you will see what i mean) when we went to Brentford and got a fantastic away win against a high flying side, the first thing i read after the match was a thread "did Slade get it wrong" referring to his team selection for the match

that's the general sort of behaviour im talking about, that we wouldn't have had here if Pulis was in charge.

Take what you've said on board .

Would you renew his contract based on team performances since he`s been in charge ?

Would you give him (hypothetical at moment ) a £5m jackpot to spend on players ?

I would be more inclined to give him a contract if we DONT go up personally. His signings have been disappointing generally, the doyle one most of all because he spend a bit of money on him. but then on the flip side he brought in malone and peltier who have been two good signings, signings we needed as well as full back was a weak area for us.

oh come on, so now its not just the substitutions and changes teams make against us, but the half time team talks where slade is according to you not motivating them enough to come out for the second half firing properly

what about any game this season where we have scored within the first 5 minutes of the second half, or within a few minutes of making a substitute...


snobbish because of the general feeling that a manager like slade couldnt possibly do a job for a club like ours. No body really wanted him to get the job when he was being linked, but some people were able to judge him fairly during his time here and some people lay all the blame for any match we have never won at his door.

An example from last season, and from the other board that must not be named (although not referring to you i hope you will see what i mean) when we went to Brentford and got a fantastic away win against a high flying side, the first thing i read after the match was a thread "did Slade get it wrong" referring to his team selection for the match

that's the general sort of behaviour im talking about, that we wouldn't have had here if Pulis was in charge.

Take what you've said on board .

Would you renew his contract based on team performances since he`s been in charge ?

Would you give him (hypothetical at moment ) a £5m jackpot to spend on players ?

I would be more inclined to give him a contract if we DONT go up personally. His signings have been disappointing generally, the doyle one most of all because he spend a bit of money on him. but then on the flip side he brought in malone and peltier who have been two good signings, signings we needed as well as full back was a weak area for us.

Last question - If he has a new contract will that gain supporters (snobby ones too ) or lose more of our fan base ?

dont think it will make too much of a difference personally.

anyone who stops going because of the manager needs to look at themselves imo. Fair enough if its the football on display, some of our earlier games (bristol city in particular) were awful. But thats not something you can say about our more recent games.

Slade would be an excellent appointment for any club looking to do well in League 1.

He won't struggle to get a club in the championship now.

Clubs will look at where we are in the table and the funds he's had to succeed.

They'll also look at his signings , would you honestly give him funds ?

Would I give him funds at Cardiff do you mean? No, I'd employ an experienced championship manager with a record of getting clubs promoted. Like I've said all year, keep him till the end of the season and move forward with a new manager.

I believe we're still in a very precarious position considering the way our club is run.

What I'm saying is that there's plenty of smaller clubs with smaller funds in the championship who would now be happy be happy to employ slade, in my opinion.

Slade would be an excellent appointment for any club looking to do well in League 1.

He won't struggle to get a club in the championship now.

Clubs will look at where we are in the table and the funds he's had to succeed.

They'll also look at his signings , would you honestly give him funds ?

Would I give him funds at Cardiff do you mean? No, I'd employ an experienced championship manager with a record of getting clubs promoted. Like I've said all year, keep him till the end of the season and move forward with a new manager.

I believe we're still in a very precarious position considering the way our club is run.

What I'm saying is that there's plenty of smaller clubs with smaller funds in the championship who would now be happy be happy to employ slade, in my opinion.

Fair comment , I agree with you