' WILL VINCENT TAN ADMIT HE WAS WRONG ? '

I liked Malky when he was here & I felt his sacking was at the wrong time, but now he's gone it's time to move on and give OGS our backing.

There are people who aren't that bothered about Mackay but still have negative thoughts towards Tan regarding his horrific rebranding.

It's a shame, because the man could be a hero here & well loved... Which is something he would enjoy, I get the feeling.

I liked Malky when he was here & I felt his sacking was at the wrong time, but now he's gone it's time to move on and give OGS our backing.

There are people who aren't that bothered about Mackay but still have negative thoughts towards Tan regarding his horrific rebranding.

It's a shame, because the man could be a hero here & well loved... Which is something he would enjoy, I get the feeling.

I think you right about that Barry, the man could be a hero, by simply returning us back to Blue & the City crest badge back too. He knows it makes business sense to have the fans on his side, which makes it all the more puzzling why he does not.

Stubbornness has got to give way to clear business sense, sooner rather than later.

Saturday 23rd May 2014.

Vincent Tan sacked Malky Mackay and saw his team go down, will he ever admit that he made a mistake?

As Cardiff City face up to life in the Championship next season their fans must be wondering how things could possibly have gone so wrong during their solitary season in the Premier League. The Bluebirds may have ended the season bottom of the pile, six points from safety and relegated before the last day of the campaign, but 2013/14 started much more promisingly. If Vincent Tan had stuck with Malky Mackay then who knows where that early season promise could have led them.

Cardiff were promoted to the Premier League as Championship winners at the end of the 2012-13 season, with their manager Malky Mackay picking up the LMA Championship manager of the year award for his efforts. With a solid fan-base and a fantastic new stadium, the Bluebirds looked set to make a real mark on the Premier League and their season started with some outstanding results and performances. The pick of City's wins came at home to Manchester City in August when they beat the eventual champions 3-2 but as the winter nights drew in it became apparent that all was not well at the Cardiff City Stadium.

As the task facing Cardiff City became clearer Mackay was keen to strengthen his squad in January and he promised the fans that there would be new signings. Having already sacked Iain Moody, Cardiff's Head of Recruitment, for apparently overspending in the summer, the club's owner Vincent Tan reacted angrily to Mackay's promises and the Scotsman was told to resign or face the sack. Meanwhile the Bluebirds' form on the field was suffering and a 3-0 Boxing Day defeat to Southampton proved to be the final straw for Mackay. Cardiff were 16th in the table.

To his credit, Tan acted quickly to replace Mackay and brought in Manchester United legend Ole Gunnar Solskjær from Molde, where he had won two league titles. From this point onwards, however, Cardiff's season never recovered; they had won four of their first 18 league games and would only go on to win another three all season. Whilst Solskjær had pedigree as a player and had delivered success in Norway, managing in the Premier League was clearly far too big an ask for him. Having seen the treatment that Mackay had received at the hands of Tan, Solskjær was keen not to rock the boat and he seemed to become more and more anonymous as City slid down the table.

Having just been promoted to the Premier League, Cardiff should have been satisfied with survival. Finishing one place above the relegation zone would have been an achievement but Vincent Tan expected too much and pushed too hard for immediate success. Had Mackay remained at the club, the stability and experience that he offered could have been enough to stave off relegation and give Cardiff the chance to push on next season, but as it is Solskjær must start all over again. A relegation battle is the last place to throw an untried manager into, particularly with a side as inexperienced as Cardiff's. It may be harsh on the Cardiff City fans but Vincent Tan has received everything that he deserves.

Cardiff City were promoted to the Premier League alongside Hull City and Crystal Palace; both of these sides remain in the top flight next season and their approaches to planning and management should provide a salutary lesson to Vincent Tan. Hull City stuck with Steve Bruce throughout the campaign and reaped the rewards with a 16th place finish and a Wembley cup final. Crystal Palace, meanwhile, appointed Tony Pulis midway through the season and he used all of his managerial experience and guile to lead them to 11th place against all the odds. Had Tan followed either of these blueprints and either stuck with Mackay or replaced him with an old hand then things could have been very different for the Bluebirds.

Annis my boy.IT takes a man to truly admit his mistakes.Tan has made quite a few cock ups at City.He has proved that he is not a man as we still play in red with a shit badge.

The only things that Tan has done wrong was to change our colour to red and not sack Malkey the same time as he sacked Moody
He has nothing to apologise for
Don't forget Malkey and Moody had to say sorry

Agree ,don't.know why people keep harping on abou. It

Jeez anybody with OCD is gonna be smashing their keyboard when they see that sentence