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CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:05 am

And YES I do know what I am talking about:

Our Squad - Transfer Talk :

There is no mystery at all .

Very simply and clearly Tan has imposed heavy restrictions on how much BBM can spend to buy players and how much he can spend on wages in total .

Our market is bargain basement .

BBM’s scope of who he can buy to improve the squad is severely restricted .


Furthermore , with a strictly controlled total players wages budget ….the total number of players is reduced ….which explains our relatively small squad .


Conclusion :


(1) Do not blame BBM for not signing more players both in terms of quality and quantity .


(2) Our ability to compete for promotion or playoffs is low . We are more likely to be in the bottom half than the top .



(3) Tan is of no use to CCFC and is now our biggest liability . He should do the honorable and right thing and sell (at a reasonable price).


“WE FINALLY HAVE A GOOD MANAGER / I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM BIG TIME AND OF COURSE HE CANT SPEAK OUT”
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Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:17 am

I can't say I am surprised.
When you see what average teams like jacks and Wrexham have spent just to challenge for the play offs, it puts everything into perspective. We will have a battle to stay up with a small inexperienced squad unfortunately.

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:20 am

cantonbluebird1959 wrote:I can't say I am surprised.
When you see what average teams like jacks and Wrexham have spent just to challenge for the play offs, it puts everything into perspective. We will have a battle to stay up with a small inexperienced squad unfortunately.



Correct they have and they might only end up midd table.

I see a very very long season ahead of us and a big struggle sadly.

If you want to go places in the Championship it’s a totally different level than League 1

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:21 am

Forever Blue wrote:And YES I do know what I am talking about:

Our Squad - Transfer Talk :

There is no mystery at all .

Very simply and clearly Tan has imposed heavy restrictions on how much BBM can spend to buy players and how much he can spend on wages in total .

Our market is bargain basement .

BBM’s scope of who he can buy to improve the squad is severely restricted .


Furthermore , with a strictly controlled total players wages budget ….the total number of players is reduced ….which explains our relatively small squad .


Conclusion :


(1) Do not blame BBM for not signing more players both in terms of quality and quantity .


(2) Our ability to compete for promotion or playoffs is low . We are more likely to be in the bottom half than the top .



(3) Tan is of no use to CCFC and is now our biggest liability . He should do the honorable and right thing and sell (at a reasonable price).


“WE FINALLY HAVE A GOOD MANAGER / I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM BIG TIME AND OF COURSE HE CANT SPEAK OUT”

Annis, Tan has been no use and a liability to our club for years, if he had let go and sold to the South Africans last summer we would be in a totally place as far as ambition goes. In the mean time he has no intrest in the club, never attends games and expects/demands suscess on a shoestring budget, we have the best manager in many a year and the dictator is suffocating him.

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:21 am

I totally agree with that sentiment, and it certainly looks like the board have not backed the manager in the market at all.. but there are certain things in the lead up to the season which don't make much sense -

A. Tan invited BBM and his family to Malaysia before the start of pre season. Surely they would've spoken about the transfer budget for the upcoming season? If BBM wasn't happy about what he has to spend, then why did he sign a new contact? He could have had his pick of clubs over the summer.

B. If Tan lied to him and promised a budget and didn't deliver, why is BBM still here, and why did he come out openly and say the club have backed him in the market?

Personally I think it's a bit of both. BBM gave a list of targets that he wanted, the club wasn't able to deliver those targets, so he said fine I will make do with what we have because the alternatives aren't good enough to improve the squad, even though we clearly needed players as we are thin on the ground.

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:22 am

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Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:24 am

cityone wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:And YES I do know what I am talking about:

Our Squad - Transfer Talk :

There is no mystery at all .

Very simply and clearly Tan has imposed heavy restrictions on how much BBM can spend to buy players and how much he can spend on wages in total .

Our market is bargain basement .

BBM’s scope of who he can buy to improve the squad is severely restricted .


Furthermore , with a strictly controlled total players wages budget ….the total number of players is reduced ….which explains our relatively small squad .


Conclusion :


(1) Do not blame BBM for not signing more players both in terms of quality and quantity .


(2) Our ability to compete for promotion or playoffs is low . We are more likely to be in the bottom half than the top .



(3) Tan is of no use to CCFC and is now our biggest liability . He should do the honorable and right thing and sell (at a reasonable price).


“WE FINALLY HAVE A GOOD MANAGER / I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM BIG TIME AND OF COURSE HE CANT SPEAK OUT”

Annis, Tan has been no use and a liability to our club for years, if he had let go and sold to the South Africans last summer we would be in a totally place as far as ambition goes. In the mean time he has no intrest in the club, never attends games and expects/demands suscess on a shoestring budget, we have the best manager in many a year and the dictator is suffocating him.



Sadly Paul with you all the way

And those who Back Tan saying he keeps us a float, BULLSHIT He can Sell and has accepted in the past and changed his mind at the last minute.

We will only ever move forward when this Hierarchy have GONE

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:29 am

The_Ast_1927 wrote:I totally agree with that sentiment, and it certainly looks like the board have not backed the manager in the market at all.. but there are certain things in the lead up to the season which don't make much sense -

A. Tan invited BBM and his family to Malaysia before the start of pre season. Surely they would've spoken about the transfer budget for the upcoming season? If BBM wasn't happy about what he has to spend, then why did he sign a new contact? He could have had his pick of clubs over the summer.

Tan since then is in worse position, business has badly gone down hill.

Choo overseas eveyything

I heard BBM was going to walk and so he was allowed Jack Moylan


B. If Tan lied to him and promised a budget and didn't deliver, why is BBM still here, and why did he come out openly and say the club have backed him in the market?

Managers while being paid will NEVER Spk out until they leave and have been paid in full.



Personally I think it's a bit of both. BBM gave a list of targets that he wanted, the club wasn't able to deliver those targets, so he said fine I will make do with what we have because the alternatives aren't good enough to improve the squad, even though we clearly needed players as we are thin on the ground


There is truth in that and BBM loves his current Squad and what’s to stay with them he believes in them and knows another 3 quality players and we would be looking at play offs

He won’t abandon them.


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Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:29 am

Not sure why anybody would be surprised if this is true.

I'll say this for Vincent - he's been consistent.

Accept his "lucky red" and there wil be proper investment in the squad. Otherwise it'll be the bare minimum.

It's happened since we went back to blue and won't change.

As a previous poster said, the greatest liability at our club at the moment is not what's showing on any balance sheet.

It's the chump at the top and the clowns he's entrusted with the running of his "business".

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:33 am

davids wrote:Not sure why anybody would be surprised if this is true.

I'll say this for Vincent - he's been consistent.

Accept his "lucky red" and there wil be proper investment in the squad. Otherwise it'll be the bare minimum.

It's happened since we went back to blue and won't change.

As a previous poster said, the greatest liability at our club at the moment is not what's showing on any balance sheet.

It's the chump at the top and the clowns he's entrusted with the running of his "business".



I really don’t understand why and how he can have CHOO Totally in charge and reports back to him

It is true

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:39 am

The_Ast_1927 wrote:I totally agree with that sentiment, and it certainly looks like the board have not backed the manager in the market at all.. but there are certain things in the lead up to the season which don't make much sense -

A. Tan invited BBM and his family to Malaysia before the start of pre season. Surely they would've spoken about the transfer budget for the upcoming season? If BBM wasn't happy about what he has to spend, then why did he sign a new contact? He could have had his pick of clubs over the summer.

B. If Tan lied to him and promised a budget and didn't deliver, why is BBM still here, and why did he come out openly and say the club have backed him in the market?

Personally I think it's a bit of both. BBM gave a list of targets that he wanted, the club wasn't able to deliver those targets, so he said fine I will make do with what we have because the alternatives aren't good enough to improve the squad, even though we clearly needed players as we are thin on the ground.



I can answer b: "if tan lied to him why is he still here"

Because he signed a new contract,
It would mean he would have to buy his contract out to leave and now with the extension, it will cost BBM a lot more

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:40 am

Annis
I have just read your topic which is very much inline with my thinking on my topic
"The way I see it" it's all from above they agreed to fund moylan and Bielik as it was a very small amount in comparison to what BBM had on his list the big transfers where not going to be funded end of and BBM has said f.ck it i will go with what I have, which is going to hurt us but understandable at the time .

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:45 am

If bbm walks due to tans ineptitude, I can see me walking away again until hes gone

I didnt attend a game from the minute we went red until we returned to blue and I am willing to do it again if tan messes this opportunity up

We have one of the best young managers in british football and im 100% sure he will take us to the premier league if backed properly

Tan is about to make another monumental cock up again

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 11:55 am

BBM walking fine line in what his reaction is to the transfer window
Hense the reason he is keeping a lot of what he really thinks under the carpet otherwise he would get the sack

Sadly us fans will just have to wait until Tan and co leaves the club.
We fans have no power in terms of ownership change.

But didn't we all know this already? How Tan operates in transfer windows?
He kept away from the spotlight and so have the board in terms of communicating with fans
Which was amazing last season when we were getting promoted

But we need to see there vision into what they want from the club going forwards otherwise
its a black hole of communications from fans to the board/owner that will never get resolved

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 12:00 pm

Even lincoln signed 7 players in this window and they had to find a new manager

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 12:36 pm

Our players are not being paid peanuts that's for sure

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 12:47 pm

As others have said on this thread, if this really new news to us as fans ?. I support BBM if his decision is to go with what we have due to lack of funds, I agree with his philosophy of " if a player cannot improve the squad " Im not interested.

What can we do as fans ?.....this is our biggest opportunity....but also our biggest enemy.

We do not have a united fan base, organised enough to wage a prolonged protest against Tan & the board through the season.

Should our focus be solved on what we can do as fans, nothing looks like changing if we stay meak & mild.

I certainly don't have the answers

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 1:06 pm

Every Manager has a budget and choices to make, football even at Cardiff’s level is a corporate business these days.

We again, have not sold any of our key players, and BS… we could not, every time we play on Sky commentators rave about Rubin, talk about Salech and what a talent Dillon Lawler is etc.…

We went down and kept this group, and added them on new contracts as well as the Manager, we pay good wages at this level, too much in some cases. That is not a club who has no money, it’s a club who want to invest in what they have and not forced to sell as some are… we will sell no doubt if the price is right of course, but we don’t need to and no body has forced a move out… just signed new deals.

Most spending teams in the championship who have spent money, have sold players for millions to allow them to do so, and Wrexham, will spend big because they have a huge revenue from the US and media deals to do so, but they must go up, or it will eventually come back to bite them in the ass.. unsustainable over a long period.

Why do Cardiff think we are special and should be spending millions and losing more money each year, instead of doing what we are doing, keeping the talent we have and adding here and there..

We have this obsession with Tan and the board, we were all disappointed-on deadline day, if we wanted to sign some players within budget for the shake of it, we would have.

As far as I know we pay the bills, of course we all would love a new owner throwing many, many millions at it, after deadlines, day, I just support the club and the team, see where we are come January, go again and do the same.

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 1:17 pm

annis will BBM be allowed to bring in a few free transfers?? we need extra bodies big time!!!

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 1:23 pm

Robin Fridays V Sign wrote:As others have said on this thread, if this really new news to us as fans ?. I support BBM if his decision is to go with what we have due to lack of funds, I agree with his philosophy of " if a player cannot improve the squad " Im not interested.

What can we do as fans ?.....this is our biggest opportunity....but also our biggest enemy.

We do not have a united fan base, organised enough to wage a prolonged protest against Tan & the board through the season.

Should our focus be solved on what we can do as fans, nothing looks like changing if we stay meak & mild.

I certainly don't have the answers

Good post but on the fan base we all know if things go bad this season there will be tan out chants from the stands and planned half turn up protests as always when it's good on the pitch then the past is swept under the carpet once things turn sour only then our fan base cry about it. As proven in the past 100%>

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 1:34 pm

This subject has been didcussed multiple times in the past few seasons until you are 4eady to voice it in the stadium on matchday nothing will happen

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 2:20 pm

ORCHARD BLUEBIRD wrote:annis will BBM be allowed to bring in a few free transfers?? we need extra bodies big time!!!



Nigel,

Once again he has Reduced the wage bill even with the younger ones as the other clubs are now paying their wages.
I’ve been told if he can get a free agent he actually wants, as long as we are not paying Signing on fees etc and low wages Yes

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Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 3:01 pm

If another club comes in for him he won’t think twice about leaving us. Clubs a joke.

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 3:59 pm

Excellent post Annis :clap: :clap: :clap: About time someone put the record straight on here . Most of us know what Tan is like and his two sidekicks [ but i cant get my head around how some people think the world of him ] . They are so gullible listening to all the bullshit they have been spouting out each season for years and years. I feel so sorry for BBM because he has something going on here with the players and the fans. At last someone speaks the truth as it is on here !!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :bluebird: :bluescarf: :bluescarf: :bluebird: :bluescarf:

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 4:12 pm

Rodneyblue wrote:Excellent post Annis :clap: :clap: :clap: About time someone put the record straight on here . Most of us know what Tan is like and his two sidekicks [ but i cant get my head around how some people think the world of him ] . They are so gullible listening to all the bullshit they have been spouting out each season for years and years. I feel so sorry for BBM because he has something going on here with the players and the fans. At last someone speaks the truth as it is on here !!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :bluebird: :bluescarf: :bluescarf: :bluebird: :bluescarf:


I’ve never met anyone who thinks the world of him. Certainly not on here?

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 4:33 pm

OriginalGrangeEndBlue wrote:
Rodneyblue wrote:Excellent post Annis :clap: :clap: :clap: About time someone put the record straight on here . Most of us know what Tan is like and his two sidekicks [ but i cant get my head around how some people think the world of him ] . They are so gullible listening to all the bullshit they have been spouting out each season for years and years. I feel so sorry for BBM because he has something going on here with the players and the fans. At last someone speaks the truth as it is on here !!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :bluebird: :bluescarf: :bluescarf: :bluebird: :bluescarf:


I’ve never met anyone who thinks the world of him. Certainly not on here?



Paul,

You would be shocked their are some clowns in FB who do, not many left though

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 4:34 pm

Rodneyblue wrote:Excellent post Annis :clap: :clap: :clap: About time someone put the record straight on here . Most of us know what Tan is like and his two sidekicks [ but i cant get my head around how some people think the world of him ] . They are so gullible listening to all the bullshit they have been spouting out each season for years and years. I feel so sorry for BBM because he has something going on here with the players and the fans. At last someone speaks the truth as it is on here !!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :bluebird: :bluescarf: :bluescarf: :bluebird: :bluescarf:



Thanks Rodney,

It’s sadly true

But it’s absolutely still shocking some believe in this Regime

BBM eventually will take the blame and we will lose a very good manager.

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 4:35 pm

Forever Blue wrote:
OriginalGrangeEndBlue wrote:
Rodneyblue wrote:Excellent post Annis :clap: :clap: :clap: About time someone put the record straight on here . Most of us know what Tan is like and his two sidekicks [ but i cant get my head around how some people think the world of him ] . They are so gullible listening to all the bullshit they have been spouting out each season for years and years. I feel so sorry for BBM because he has something going on here with the players and the fans. At last someone speaks the truth as it is on here !!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :bluebird: :bluescarf: :bluescarf: :bluebird: :bluescarf:


I’ve never met anyone who thinks the world of him. Certainly not on here?



Paul,

You would be shocked their are some clowns in FB who do, not many left though


I rarely look at fb but I guess your right there are some

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 4:35 pm

Trouble is we got turnbull chambers and Robinson who are on top wages doing nothing and we can't ship out.
They would free up some money and we could fill those spots with players we need
We lose at qpr and turnbull stays on the bench says it all

Re: CCFC : “NO IF’S OR BUTS ITS WHATS HAPPENED”

Fri Sep 04, 2026 4:36 pm

Forever Blue wrote:
Rodneyblue wrote:Excellent post Annis :clap: :clap: :clap: About time someone put the record straight on here . Most of us know what Tan is like and his two sidekicks [ but i cant get my head around how some people think the world of him ] . They are so gullible listening to all the bullshit they have been spouting out each season for years and years. I feel so sorry for BBM because he has something going on here with the players and the fans. At last someone speaks the truth as it is on here !!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :bluebird: :bluescarf: :bluescarf: :bluebird: :bluescarf:



Thanks Rodney,

It’s sadly true

But it’s absolutely still shocking some believe in this Regime

BBM eventually will take the blame and we will lose a very good manager.


I think this may happen especially if we’re not doing well