" IS MALKY BEING TO PICKY ? "

I have always believed the board never really backed Malky, but Malky stated he had millions to spend in January, so is Malky to picky for his own good ?

Opinions please

Miller scores about 1 goal in 10 shots.
Earnshaw ? Hmm
Never really strengthened for the run in.
Now my worry.
Our last 10 League games Won 3 Draw 4 lost 3

Also Hull/Reading and Blackpool all have a game in hand over us and if they won, we will be out of the top 6. Hmm

I have always believed the board never really backed Malky, but Malky stated he had millions to spend in January, so is Malky to picky for his own good ?

Opinions please

Miller scores about 1 goal in 10 shots.
Earnshaw ? Hmm
Never really strengthened for the run in.
Now my worry.
Our last 10 League games Won 3 Draw 4 lost 3

Also Hull/Reading and Blackpool all have a game in hand over us and if they won, we will be out of the top 6. Hmm

Yes, ive said many times there are plenty of players out there good enough for our team. Were still ijn the mix but for howlong im not sure.

Annis I believe and have believed that at the tempo we play we would go into a run of games where we would struggle as a result, a lot of people questioned my thinking before Christmas as we had got ourselves into a fantastic position and I maintained my thought unless we strengthened.

I still believe that we will struggle unless we bring in new players.

But I must balance the arguement for Malky as this, for me anyway, was always a rebuilding season.

Ive had similar thoughts myself!

Has malky finally shown his first weakness as a manager in not getting the deals sealed that we desperatly needed when he is supposedly backed so well??

no one expected us to be where we are but now we are there we gotta go for it hope we get some decent loans in need suport for miller up front he tries his best but cant do it all on his own

as this loan deal got any closer?

Dai and Carl, I totally agree that this was a rebuilding season and we have achieved Wembley,even if we finish 12th, I will still back Malky, but Malky got us right up there and we just needed the extra players, I really dont understand why we have not got them, we have made £3mill -£4 mill just from the cup.

Didn't take long Quote "I will stand behind Malky" Now he,s to picky Hmm

Didn't take long Quote "I will stand behind Malky" Now he,s to picky Hmm

I am asking the question, I am making a debate and seeing what people are thinking, instead of being sarcastic, why not answer the question and join in the debate ?

Didn't take long Quote "I will stand behind Malky" Now he,s to picky Hmm

I am asking the question, I am making a debate and seeing what people are thinking, instead of being sarcastic, why not answer the question and join in the debate ?

Good bloody response

Dai and Carl, I totally agree that this was a rebuilding season and we have achieved Wembley,even if we finish 12th, I will still back Malky, but Malky got us right up there and we just needed the extra players, I really dont understand why we have not got them, we have made £3mill -£4 mill just from the cup.

At the start of the season we all would have been happy with mid table, but being in the position we wre in when the transfer window opened its frustrating that we were unable to strengthen the squad with at least 3 or 4 new signings to maintain the push. Looks like we may well fade away now, but who is to blame, the verdict is open in my eyes.

Didn't take long Quote "I will stand behind Malky" Now he,s to picky Hmm

I am asking the question, I am making a debate and seeing what people are thinking, instead of being sarcastic, why not answer the question and join in the debate ?

Good bloody response

You always get one Carl,

Someone asked the other day do you think Bellamy will do the ayatollah ? instead of Roy giving a yes or no guess what ?



Roy came on the posters topic and posted

What difference if he does or not?

I thought we got rid of sarcastic posters and this forum was for good debates.

if we drop out of the play offs I think everyone would be dissapointed, but what we gotta remember did any of us think we would be in this position at the begining of the season, LETS ALL KEEP THE FAITH IS IT

I Dont think he is being too picky, as we found out last season there is not many decent players available come Janauary, only have to look at what e got last season to see that,
if there is no one available that is going to fit in withthe team and work ethic of our club then pointless wasting money,
we have over performed so far, however I still believe we will make the play offs, every time hits a bad run, southampton did, west ham did, now its ourturn, we will turn it around.

I hope Malky gets at least 2 loan signings,namely a pacey wide player and a striker, but if he doesnt we carry on and let Malky carry on with the rebuilding in the summer.

Its a great time to be a Cardiff fan, lets show Suarez what passion is.

Our squad is simply not strong enough. Defensively and in midfield we are just about okay as there is cover. Going forward we are not good enough. We need an agile big targetman and pace on the wings. Gestede is a trier but not good enough. Cowie and Conway are both 100%ers and help support the 4-5-1 formation which makes us hard to beat but not powerful enough up front.

We desperately need a centre forward and pacy winger with experience.

I have always believed the board never really backed Malky, but Malky stated he had millions to spend in January, so is Malky to picky for his own good ?

Opinions please

Miller scores about 1 goal in 10 shots.
Earnshaw ? Hmm
Never really strengthened for the run in.
Now my worry.
Our last 10 League games Won 3 Draw 4 lost 3

Also Hull/Reading and Blackpool all have a game in hand over us and if they won, we will be out of the top 6. Hmm

I think MM just doesn't want to buy players for the sake of it, for me taking his time to get the right players in is a good move.
We don't want the same to happen as last season, with mega ego loans which could upset the team spirit he has put together.

He has work wonders so far, o.k we are having a bit of a blip at the moment, but i am confident that we can bounce back against Peterborough.

No, I don't think he is. He makes choices with thought.

We are going to lose games, that's football. However, the table does not lie. There is plenty games left and plenty points to play off.

I do think we still miss a plan b though.

My opinion is that a bunch of workhorses will only get you so far, the way Cardiff play has become predictable and i believe that is the reason we are struggling at the moment. We are crying out for some pace, flair and creativity in our wide play as our current wingers Cowie and Conway are just not up to the job.

I understand and commend Malky for his strict recruitment policy, players "leaving their ego" at the door and working hard for the team collective but every team needs that "special" ingredient. Would QPR have been promoted without the skill and style of Adel Tarrabt last season?, he was a big part of the QPR team last season but sometimes it's just unfortunate that players like him need that extra bit of effort when it comes to man management.

If Malky can get in these types of players i believe he has the man management ability to get the best from them on the pitch and maybe provide that bit of spark that we are currently lacking.

I have always believed the board never really backed Malky, but Malky stated he had millions to spend in January, so is Malky to picky for his own good ?

Opinions please

Miller scores about 1 goal in 10 shots.
Earnshaw ? Hmm
Never really strengthened for the run in.
Now my worry.
Our last 10 League games Won 3 Draw 4 lost 3

Also Hull/Reading and Blackpool all have a game in hand over us and if they won, we will be out of the top 6. Hmm

Not sure about being to picky Annis I just think he is being single minded, not stubborn, he has in his mind the type of player he wants to bring into the club and I think that's not a bad thing.

We are in something of a dip at the moment and it's a concern but is it just the Cup Final Factor? think back to our Cup Final season we hardly won a corner kick after we made the final. We haven't become a poor team overnight but what we have is a nucleas of player who have had a lot of time and the pitch and as Carl said in his SWE article today is the tempo we play at taking it's toll?

I think the answer is somewhere in the middle of Cup Final and a little tiredness, but having said that our best 20 minutes today was the final 20 minutes so no doubt our players are fit.

I think MM will bring more players in on loan and after what happened last season I want him to be single minded about the type of player. We all remember the consequences of bringing in the wrong players from last season.

In my opinion we will still make the playoffs with or without more signings, but our chances will obviously improve if we can get another one or two players in. For me the top priority has to be a player to replace Rudy Gestede, nothing against Rudy he is a geniune lad but still very raw, we need a player with experience of playing the target man role someone to hold the ball and link play.

Get that player and we will take off again.

No, I don't think he is. He makes choices with thought.

We are going to lose games, that's football. However, the table does not lie. There is plenty games left and plenty points to play off.

I do think we still miss a plan b though.

No plan b-where've i heard that before......

In fairness he does try to make changes but Gestede up front just is not good enough. Gestede might come good -probably needs to be loaned to a league1/2 team.

I've liked the whole set up this season management everything but I will say when malky was boss of watford last season they were flying at one point faded at the end could this be a trait of our manager or is it to do with the players or we as supporters to fickle? just an observation on my part ill back the club malky players even if we finish outside the playoffs

In short, No, he's not being too picky.

At last we have a manger who's building for the future rather than throwing money on a punt (JET, Bywater, Brown, JLS), give me a team full od Mason's, Cowies & Gunnars all day long & if that means another year in this division but a squad of "our" players with the capacity to grow together.

Fot too long we've not been able to nuture & grow players to generate future income, how many players have really really seen develope in a City shirt and move on with their careers at a profit? In my time Dibble, Blake, Earnie, Jerome, Ramsey, Johnson. I'd love Mason, Harris & Ralls added to that list.

I'd love to watch more players develop and repay us by moving on when the time is right for both the player and the club. Every club is a selling club the key is not having to sell until the price is right & that's not something we've been able to do for a long time.

The future is bright, keep the faith.

Didn't take long Quote "I will stand behind Malky" Now he,s to picky Hmm

I am asking the question, I am making a debate and seeing what people are thinking, instead of being sarcastic, why not answer the question and join in the debate ?

Good bloody response

You always get one Carl,

Someone asked the other day do you think Bellamy will do the ayatollah ? instead of Roy giving a yes or no guess what ?



Roy came on the posters topic and posted

What difference if he does or not?

I thought we got rid of sarcastic posters and this forum was for good debates.

just like a wind up. To be honest I believe he is to picky or is it the fact that no matter what they all say there is no money available, the offers that were made could have been pitched below the asking price knowing dam well we would'nt get them but it keeps the fans happy. There must be hard working good players out there that would join us rather spend time in the prem reserves. Better?

In Malky we trust lol

I will reserve my opinion until the end of February (sit on the fence lol).
See who he brings in was worth the wait.

What I do know is we are still in a fantastic position and I for one still feel postive

I have always believed the board never really backed Malky, but Malky stated he had millions to spend in January, so is Malky to picky for his own good ?

Opinions please

Miller scores about 1 goal in 10 shots.
Never really strengthened for the run in.
Now my worry.
Our last 10 League games Won 3 Draw 4 lost 3

Also Hull/Reading and Blackpool all have a game in hand over us and if they won, we will be out of the top 6. Hmm

So he's not clinical enough is what you're trying to say? 'Shots'? That's what a 10 year old would say isn't it? Only joking I still believe he is one of the best strikers in the league no matter what his conversion rate is.

And we've still got the rest of the loan window to reinforce the squad. Is 'strengthen' your favourite word now?

sorry guys , but im not buying this "oh well we hoped and thought for mid table"

we got ourselves into a fantastic position,why settle for mid table when youve done all the hard work that we did prior to xmas .


we should have spent in january and i do believe we did not go about our transfer business the correct way. i know its difficult and clubs are reluctant, but if we did have the 3 or 4 mil avail , we should have made appropriate bids for the likes of noone and phillips etc from the start.

of course we can be happy with how things have gone this yr, but why take a chance that next yr is going to be any better.. with our poor success in the transfer windows i dont see how we will be any better off next season if we were to finish mid table etc..

lets get the players in now while we are still in the mixer..


we def need to get a min of 3 points now on wednesday and i do believe we will and can turn things around.

like many have been saying though, players look knackered and we need a breath of fresh air. we need some new blood to give everyone a lift..

I firmly believe that malky is showing the players who have in all honesty overperformed up until now commendable loyalty.Thats not to say that he doesnt know what we need ,but he will only bring in the right type of player and character.Annis i think our success this year has been entirely down to the togetherness of our club as a whole of which Malky has been the major factor.I think we will get into the play offs at least and if we can add a couple of attacking options maybe automatic,but hey i am grateful to just see our football club pull together as one and be a club that appreciates our support.Lets just dust ourselves down think positive and then just rip the posh apart on tuesday

I think he is being too picky. We have a squad full of 100 percenters/workhorses, and thats brilliant. But every good team has its bit of something special, the unpredictable one that produces that little bit of magic and extra quality.....we're missing that in my opinion, plus a TOP quality striker. When we're talking about loans to help with the push for promotion, not someone necessarily for the future, do we really need any more 'Malky' types?

Didn't take long Quote "I will stand behind Malky" Now he,s to picky Hmm

I am asking the question, I am making a debate and seeing what people are thinking, instead of being sarcastic, why not answer the question and join in the debate ?

Good bloody response

Brownose!

let him fight his own battles, he's big and ugly enough for it

Seriously, my op is that it's no point spending on shoes unless they make you feel better and fit perfectly.

Know what I mean harry?

f**k it, let's just see where we are at the end of the season and just back the fecker for now.

He was doing well until Gwyn and the magic mushroom speech about sheep leading lions got to him

To be honest my only worry is we are not going to bring in anyone who has the experience for the current situation we are in, meaning the only loan players we can bring in are the likes of Vuckic, who however good he can become is an inexperienced youngster. We do not need anymore inexperienced youngsters right now, we need some players who have been there and done it and know what it takes at this level. Unfortunately there aren't too many players like this out there who we can get on loan right now.

I firmly believed if we signed 2 wingers and a target man striker in January, we would have had the squad to go up. We should have signed Kebe on the cheap before Reading had chance to renew his contract. David Templeton could have been signed on the cheap from Hearts. Man City had a young, pacey, tricky winger who went on loan to Oldham, not sure how he did with Oldham, but we should have followed the progress of players like this as it's a problem position for us.

Players like Futacs from Portsmouth could have been signed on the cheap to solve our search for a good target man. Even Roman Bednar who went to Blackpool on a free would have been more useful than Rudy for the remainder of the season. Dare I say even Stephen Dobbie? He isn't really a target man, but he's won promotion twice from this division and would have played a useful role.

The players were out there to improve our squad, but Malky is thorough and in some ways, very stubborn. Obviously his philosophy has worked so far, but sometimes, particularly with attacking players, you want quality. When you think of the Matt Le Tissier's, David Ginola's and recently Adel Taarabt, you can argue they are lazy players who would not have fitted Malky's criteria and therefore, Malky would never have signed players like these. However, to have that extra quality to turn draws into wins and losses into draws, sometimes you need a hard working team with one player like a Le Tissier, Ginola or Taarabt who can make a difference. It worked so well for QPR last season after all.

it may be that having been at watford on a shoestring he knows the value of money.he may also have that much respect for you that he won,t waste a penny of your money.i,d give him credit for his stance.a few loans are needed though [same at blues].one thing i,d like to know though is why after an hour or so if your losing doesn,t earnshaw get on ?