UPDATED " NEW CONTRACT FOR RUSSELL SLADE "

If Russell gets it,even if your not a Slade Fan, he should be fully supported by our fans

Totally disagree with you on this!

Top 6 we were aiming for and if that does not happen then he has failed. If we don't go up Marshall,Manga, Noone and possibly Pilks will be gone at least and possibly more. I cannot see RS getting players in as good as them to push on next term, so another season wasted and with the likely relegation of Villa, Newcastle and Sunderland it will be even harder.

Makes me laugh, the football appears better but has come about with his hand forced on injuries and no other options.

Karl,
Everyones entitled to their own opinion and of course Slade would not be my first choice, but if he gets his contract renewed, then as Cardiff City is the club I support, I will fully support him.

Like it or not, the Slade/Tan axis works. I honestly can't see another manager having the same relationship as them. Ideally I would prefer Warnock but have to admit that I have reservations if Warnock would be able to manage the team the best he can with the constant 'suggestions' and players bought for him.

Admittedly, Immers was a good purchase by the club. However, I fear the introduction of more unknowns will be detrimental in the long run. Immers was a Feyenoord player and a safe bet due to his pedigree. This administration has no record of turning unknowns into superstars.

The Slade/Tan axis is a factor which I hadn't thought of. I think Warnock could work with Tan in some capacity after all he succeeded at QPR with the circus that was there.

We have the bases of a good team we only need decent forwards. I would love to see a few of our academy players break through next year and see if we can turn around that poor record of uncovering unknown stars.

Can't argue with this now, he is winning me over

I can see us improving over time since he took over, there will be a huge promotion push next season!

Its a good move by the club I think.I like what he's building and the fans that want him out would probably want his successor out after 5 mins too if he hasn't won us a league and cup double.

I thought his and the club's target was the playoffs, rewarding failure as it stands.

Let's hope Tan doest give him a war chest to waste

Exactly right.

Slade has achieved nothing yet. What if we finish outside the play-offs? As 2blue2handle says, at the start of the season both Slade and the club said that the aim for the season was top 6 - so if we don't get into the top 6 he will have failed in his stated aim.

So why should he get a new contract?

What makes anyone think that Slade will do any better next season than he has done this? If he stays we'll have the same stated aim at the start of next season - play-offs will be the limit of Slade's ambition.

The cynic in me is also not surprised that this news is leaking out now that the season tickets have sold so well.

I've seen nothing form the entire time that Slade has been here to suggest that he can manage a Championship team to promotion. If he's given a new contract it will be another season just like this one - inconsistency, flirting with the play-offs but never quite getting there.

For me, giving Slade a new contract will show that the club is happy to close it's eyes and keep it's fingers crossed that, against all previous evidence, Slade can somehow pull a promotion out of the hat by pure luck.

Another season of drifting along if he's given a new contract. If the club is serious about getting promotion, giving Slade a new contract would be a ridiculous way of showing it.

The clinic in you? You are a cinic!!! Lol

Eh?

You've lost me on that one.

Are you feeling ok?

I'm fine, it's just a typo. I know it's hard for you to decipher.

All you've done is bitch and moan all season despite us being back in our colours and making vast improvements both on and off the pitch. Even when our form has been spot on and we've played well people like you pin it on 'luck' because your too stubborn to give slade credit but you'll happily put him down at any opportunity.

You didn't expect us to be in 7th fighting for a play off spot with four games to go, did you? That's not drifting.

The club are obviously going to set high goals but most fans predicted mid table because they knew the squad was overatted and the manager unproven. But they've exceeded expectations.

Like it or not, the Slade/Tan axis works. I honestly can't see another manager having the same relationship as them. Ideally I would prefer Warnock but have to admit that I have reservations if Warnock would be able to manage the team the best he can with the constant 'suggestions' and players bought for him.

Admittedly, Immers was a good purchase by the club. However, I fear the introduction of more unknowns will be detrimental in the long run. Immers was a Feyenoord player and a safe bet due to his pedigree. This administration has no record of turning unknowns into superstars.

The Slade/Tan axis is a factor which I hadn't thought of. I think Warnock could work with Tan in some capacity after all he succeeded at QPR with the circus that was there.

We have the bases of a good team we only need decent forwards. I would love to see a few of our academy players break through next year and see if we can turn around that poor record of uncovering unknown stars.

Your right about Warnock, he has worked under difficult administrations in his career. I also agree it's upfront that has not fired the club into play-off positions this season. People need to remember we has Jones & Mason for a chunk of this season which is not what is required for a promotion push. In summary, he has improved the club and a new contract is prob correct for the club moving forward

Yeah well deserved, give Uncle Russ a new contract

We ve done ok this last few games under him but is that more luck than judgment I just don't no.
Too many draws before xmas has cost us play off chance.
Hard to beat yes but we need just that something extra can Slade be that extra ingredient.... perhaps not.

As far as I'm concerned, there is still a big job to do at City,,,still a lot of "dead wood"to clear out, & still a lot of rebuilding to do,,,both on & off the pitch. Its been mentioned that the relationship between VT & RS is one of the utmost trust, & I can't see VT trusting anyone else other than Russ for the foreseeable future. However, saying all that, Russell Slade has exceeded expectations this season (imho anyway), & deserves a new contract, for at least one more season.

Is it just me or does anybody else find the timing of this a little strange.

Most are now saying the play offs are gone, probably true, but we are still in with a chance to be involved.

I think everybody would agree that Mr Slade is not a Premier League manager.

So why, when there is still a chance we might go up, are we looking at signing up the manager for another period at this moment.

It's a mixed message from the Club.
Are they saying we're offering a contract now as we are resigned to the fact we'll be outside of the playoffs even before we actually are. In other words we've given up already
Or, are they saying we are planning on the Premier League next year and we think Mr Slade will do a job for us.

Is it just me or does anybody else find the timing of this a little strange.

Most are now saying the play offs are gone, probably true, but we are still in with a chance to be involved.

I think everybody would agree that Mr Slade is not a Premier League manager.

So why, when there is still a chance we might go up, are we looking at signing up the manager for another period at this moment.

It's a mixed message from the Club.
Are they saying we're offering a contract now as we are resigned to the fact we'll be outside of the playoffs even before we actually are. In other words we've given up already
Or, are they saying we are planning on the Premier League next year and we think Mr Slade will do a job for us.

Simple answer to that is, yes it is just you. The message is the club are happy with Slade whichever division we play in next year. That is despite the fact we don't know if he could cut it in the Premier League, all we do know is he has no Premiership experience.

Saying that he had no Championship experience until recently and has made a good fist of his full first season in charge.

Bizarre time for this to be announced.

What incentive is there for the man now - he fails to get us into the top 6 and he is awarded with a new contract.

I applaud him for his january signings and new impetus he has helped to give the club but it does not make up for the atrocious pre xmas football.

If Russell gets it,even if your not a Slade Fan, he should be fully supported by our fans

Totally disagree with you on this!

Top 6 we were aiming for and if that does not happen then he has failed. If we don't go up Marshall,Manga, Noone and possibly Pilks will be gone at least and possibly more. I cannot see RS getting players in as good as them to push on next term, so another season wasted and with the likely relegation of Villa, Newcastle and Sunderland it will be even harder.

Makes me laugh, the football appears better but has come about with his hand forced on injuries and no other options.

Lol you said that last year why do you think they will be sold ?

If Russell gets it,even if your not a Slade Fan, he should be fully supported by our fans

Totally disagree with you on this!

Top 6 we were aiming for and if that does not happen then he has failed. If we don't go up Marshall,Manga, Noone and possibly Pilks will be gone at least and possibly more. I cannot see RS getting players in as good as them to push on next term, so another season wasted and with the likely relegation of Villa, Newcastle and Sunderland it will be even harder.

Makes me laugh, the football appears better but has come about with his hand forced on injuries and no other options.

Karl,
Everyones entitled to their own opinion and of course Slade would not be my first choice, but if he gets his contract renewed, then as Cardiff City is the club I support, I will fully support him.

Annis,

I agree with you on opinions, just stating mine and acknowledge yours

He won't win me over and that's it

If Russell gets it,even if your not a Slade Fan, he should be fully supported by our fans

Totally disagree with you on this!

Top 6 we were aiming for and if that does not happen then he has failed. If we don't go up Marshall,Manga, Noone and possibly Pilks will be gone at least and possibly more. I cannot see RS getting players in as good as them to push on next term, so another season wasted and with the likely relegation of Villa, Newcastle and Sunderland it will be even harder.

Makes me laugh, the football appears better but has come about with his hand forced on injuries and no other options.

Lol you said that last year why do you think they will be sold ?

Hope they all stay but if it's the lure of PL and we don't get there! Who can blame them

If Russell gets it,even if your not a Slade Fan, he should be fully supported by our fans

Totally disagree with you on this!

Top 6 we were aiming for and if that does not happen then he has failed. If we don't go up Marshall,Manga, Noone and possibly Pilks will be gone at least and possibly more. I cannot see RS getting players in as good as them to push on next term, so another season wasted and with the likely relegation of Villa, Newcastle and Sunderland it will be even harder.

Makes me laugh, the football appears better but has come about with his hand forced on injuries and no other options.

You totally disagree with supporting CCFC on the grounds you don't rate the manager? Shame on you.

I can still support them how I want so shame on you

I don't think he is good enough...

I hope this is not true

More kick and rush next season . There'll be pressure next season with all this rekindled hope....Gone by Christmas.

I hope this is not true

More kick and rush next season . There'll be pressure next season with all this rekindled hope....Gone by Christmas.

I fear so

"There has also been a dramatic increase in crowds at the Cardiff City Stadium as the season draws to a conclusion, with another bumper gate expected against QPR this weekend."

Pardon?

The last time we finished 7th in the Championship we averaged 22,000. This season the average is barely 15,000 unless they are counting the 14,000 freebies that were given away at the last game to make 28,000. What shoddy revisionist writing.

StT.

If Russell gets it,even if your not a Slade Fan, he should be fully supported by our fans

Totally disagree with you on this!

Top 6 we were aiming for and if that does not happen then he has failed. If we don't go up Marshall,Manga, Noone and possibly Pilks will be gone at least and possibly more. I cannot see RS getting players in as good as them to push on next term, so another season wasted and with the likely relegation of Villa, Newcastle and Sunderland it will be even harder.

Makes me laugh, the football appears better but has come about with his hand forced on injuries and no other options.

Lol you said that last year why do you think they will be sold ?

Hope they all stay but if it's the lure of PL and we don't get there! Who can blame them

Christ every window were guna loose half our squad apparently! Noone and pilks arnt premier league players. Manga maybe and Marshall yes. However I'm pretty sure we made our stance clear when we denied marshal leaving in the summer that we want to keep our top players.

Regarding the timing of this, and trust me I'm not saying that I'm ITK in anyway.

However a good mate of mine who is a Forrest fan called me today and asked what's the score with RS, as (by all accounts) thier owner has said earlier this week he had approached two managers recently about the Forrest job which is vacant still and that one of them has the following 3 points;

1 - Managed a previous side to promotion. (Yeovil I believe ?)
2 - Has Championship experience.
3 - Knows the history of the club well.

He called me as based on the above RS and one other is all that he and his mates can think of, RS was thier favourite as by all accounts he is a Forrest fan (?)

Could the club have been informed Forrest were interested hence the strange timing of the announcement or is it simply fans second guessing ? I don't know to be honest and its more than likely the latter, but you never know.

I thought his and the club's target was the playoffs, rewarding failure as it stands.

Let's hope Tan doest give him a war chest to waste

Exactly right.

Slade has achieved nothing yet. What if we finish outside the play-offs? As 2blue2handle says, at the start of the season both Slade and the club said that the aim for the season was top 6 - so if we don't get into the top 6 he will have failed in his stated aim.

So why should he get a new contract?

What makes anyone think that Slade will do any better next season than he has done this? If he stays we'll have the same stated aim at the start of next season - play-offs will be the limit of Slade's ambition.

The cynic in me is also not surprised that this news is leaking out now that the season tickets have sold so well.

I've seen nothing form the entire time that Slade has been here to suggest that he can manage a Championship team to promotion. If he's given a new contract it will be another season just like this one - inconsistency, flirting with the play-offs but never quite getting there.

For me, giving Slade a new contract will show that the club is happy to close it's eyes and keep it's fingers crossed that, against all previous evidence, Slade can somehow pull a promotion out of the hat by pure luck.

Another season of drifting along if he's given a new contract. If the club is serious about getting promotion, giving Slade a new contract would be a ridiculous way of showing it.

The clinic in you? You are a cinic!!! Lol

Eh?

You've lost me on that one.

Are you feeling ok?

I'm fine, it's just a typo. I know it's hard for you to decipher.

All you've done is bitch and moan all season despite us being back in our colours and making vast improvements both on and off the pitch. Even when our form has been spot on and we've played well people like you pin it on 'luck' because your too stubborn to give slade credit but you'll happily put him down at any opportunity.

You didn't expect us to be in 7th fighting for a play off spot with four games to go, did you? That's not drifting.

The club are obviously going to set high goals but most fans predicted mid table because they knew the squad was overatted and the manager unproven. But they've exceeded expectations.

I pay my money - I'm entitled to bitch and moan!

Great that we're in blue.
Brilliant that Tan is sorting out the finances and the marketing department at the club has woken up at last.

Unfortunately our form hasn't been "spot on " anywhere near consistently enough over the season. I will give Slade the credit I think he deserves - he's done exactly what Tan asked of him, there seems to be a good team spirit now and the performances have improved greatly from the second half of last season when he presided over some of the most uninspiring and insipid football I have seen in over 40 years supporting the club.

However I still do not believe he is the man to take us forward. He seems to me as if he really doesn't have much of a clue - Pilkington as a striker was forced upon him, he said that he wanted Joe Mason to stay rather be sold (and would have no doubt kept playing him if he had stayed), his record in signing strikers is shocking, he left O'Keefe out of the side for much too long then dropped him when he was playing his best football of the season.

I don't think our squad was over-rated. It's a very decent squad with a number of players who would be first choice in any Championship team. Of course it's only guesswork but look what Warnock has done at Rotherham in a fraction of the time that Slade has had, with no money at all to spend and a squad that has nowhere near the quality of ours.

Did I expect us to be 7th and challenging with 5 games left? With the squad we have - yes. With the manager we have - no. So again credit to Slade for that although how we're seventh when we've only been able to win three games in a row once this season is a mystery.

I understand the "safe pair of hands" theory and undoubtedly Tan is more than happy to have a yes man as manager but for me Slade does not have the ability to coach a team to promotion - something he's found beyond him throughout a career that's over 700 games old.

You really think he can get us promoted? Good for you. At the end of this season if I were Tan and he really is serious about promotion next season I would thank him for the work he has done, pay him a nice bonus and send him back to managing a club in League 1.

Unfortunately I think Tan will continue to prove how little he really understands about football by giving Russ another contract and keeping his fingers crossed really tightly.

Regarding the timing of this, and trust me I'm not saying that I'm ITK in anyway.

However a good mate of mine who is a Forrest fan called me today and asked what's the score with RS, as (by all accounts) thier owner has said earlier this week he had approached two managers recently about the Forrest job which is vacant still and that one of them has the following 3 points;

1 - Managed a previous side to promotion. (Yeovil I believe ?)
2 - Has Championship experience.
3 - Knows the history of the club well.

He called me as based on the above RS and one other is all that he and his mates can think of, RS was thier favourite as by all accounts he is a Forrest fan (?)

Could the club have been informed Forrest were interested hence the strange timing of the announcement or is it simply fans second guessing ? I don't know to be honest and its more than likely the latter, but you never know.

He didn't get Yeovil promoted so it's not happening.

I thought his and the club's target was the playoffs, rewarding failure as it stands.

Let's hope Tan doest give him a war chest to waste

Exactly right.

Slade has achieved nothing yet. What if we finish outside the play-offs? As 2blue2handle says, at the start of the season both Slade and the club said that the aim for the season was top 6 - so if we don't get into the top 6 he will have failed in his stated aim.

So why should he get a new contract?

What makes anyone think that Slade will do any better next season than he has done this? If he stays we'll have the same stated aim at the start of next season - play-offs will be the limit of Slade's ambition.

The cynic in me is also not surprised that this news is leaking out now that the season tickets have sold so well.

I've seen nothing form the entire time that Slade has been here to suggest that he can manage a Championship team to promotion. If he's given a new contract it will be another season just like this one - inconsistency, flirting with the play-offs but never quite getting there.

For me, giving Slade a new contract will show that the club is happy to close it's eyes and keep it's fingers crossed that, against all previous evidence, Slade can somehow pull a promotion out of the hat by pure luck.

Another season of drifting along if he's given a new contract. If the club is serious about getting promotion, giving Slade a new contract would be a ridiculous way of showing it.

The clinic in you? You are a cinic!!! Lol

Eh?

You've lost me on that one.

Are you feeling ok?

I'm fine, it's just a typo. I know it's hard for you to decipher.

All you've done is bitch and moan all season despite us being back in our colours and making vast improvements both on and off the pitch. Even when our form has been spot on and we've played well people like you pin it on 'luck' because your too stubborn to give slade credit but you'll happily put him down at any opportunity.

You didn't expect us to be in 7th fighting for a play off spot with four games to go, did you? That's not drifting.

The club are obviously going to set high goals but most fans predicted mid table because they knew the squad was overatted and the manager unproven. But they've exceeded expectations.

I pay my money - I'm entitled to bitch and moan!

Great that we're in blue.
Brilliant that Tan is sorting out the finances and the marketing department at the club has woken up at last.

Unfortunately our form hasn't been "spot on " anywhere near consistently enough over the season. I will give Slade the credit I think he deserves - he's done exactly what Tan asked of him, there seems to be a good team spirit now and the performances have improved greatly from the second half of last season when he presided over some of the most uninspiring and insipid football I have seen in over 40 years supporting the club.

However I still do not believe he is the man to take us forward. He seems to me as if he really doesn't have much of a clue - Pilkington as a striker was forced upon him, he said that he wanted Joe Mason to stay rather be sold (and would have no doubt kept playing him if he had stayed), his record in signing strikers is shocking, he left O'Keefe out of the side for much too long then dropped him when he was playing his best football of the season.

I don't think our squad was over-rated. It's a very decent squad with a number of players who would be first choice in any Championship team. Of course it's only guesswork but look what Warnock has done at Rotherham in a fraction of the time that Slade has had, with no money at all to spend and a squad that has nowhere near the quality of ours.

Did I expect us to be 7th and challenging with 5 games left? With the squad we have - yes. With the manager we have - no. So again credit to Slade for that although how we're seventh when we've only been able to win three games in a row once this season is a mystery.

I understand the "safe pair of hands" theory and undoubtedly Tan is more than happy to have a yes man as manager but for me Slade does not have the ability to coach a team to promotion - something he's found beyond him throughout a career that's over 700 games old.

You really think he can get us promoted? Good for you. At the end of this season if I were Tan and he really is serious about promotion next season I would thank him for the work he has done, pay him a nice bonus and send him back to managing a club in League 1.

Unfortunately I think Tan will continue to prove how little he really understands about football by giving Russ another contract and keeping his fingers crossed really tightly.

Well said exactly how I feel

I thought his and the club's target was the playoffs, rewarding failure as it stands.

Let's hope Tan doest give him a war chest to waste

Exactly right.

Slade has achieved nothing yet. What if we finish outside the play-offs? As 2blue2handle says, at the start of the season both Slade and the club said that the aim for the season was top 6 - so if we don't get into the top 6 he will have failed in his stated aim.

So why should he get a new contract?

What makes anyone think that Slade will do any better next season than he has done this? If he stays we'll have the same stated aim at the start of next season - play-offs will be the limit of Slade's ambition.

The cynic in me is also not surprised that this news is leaking out now that the season tickets have sold so well.

I've seen nothing form the entire time that Slade has been here to suggest that he can manage a Championship team to promotion. If he's given a new contract it will be another season just like this one - inconsistency, flirting with the play-offs but never quite getting there.

For me, giving Slade a new contract will show that the club is happy to close it's eyes and keep it's fingers crossed that, against all previous evidence, Slade can somehow pull a promotion out of the hat by pure luck.

Another season of drifting along if he's given a new contract. If the club is serious about getting promotion, giving Slade a new contract would be a ridiculous way of showing it.

The clinic in you? You are a cinic!!! Lol

Eh?

You've lost me on that one.

Are you feeling ok?

I'm fine, it's just a typo. I know it's hard for you to decipher.

All you've done is bitch and moan all season despite us being back in our colours and making vast improvements both on and off the pitch. Even when our form has been spot on and we've played well people like you pin it on 'luck' because your too stubborn to give slade credit but you'll happily put him down at any opportunity.

You didn't expect us to be in 7th fighting for a play off spot with four games to go, did you? That's not drifting.

The club are obviously going to set high goals but most fans predicted mid table because they knew the squad was overatted and the manager unproven. But they've exceeded expectations.

I pay my money - I'm entitled to bitch and moan!

Great that we're in blue.
Brilliant that Tan is sorting out the finances and the marketing department at the club has woken up at last.

Unfortunately our form hasn't been "spot on " anywhere near consistently enough over the season. I will give Slade the credit I think he deserves - he's done exactly what Tan asked of him, there seems to be a good team spirit now and the performances have improved greatly from the second half of last season when he presided over some of the most uninspiring and insipid football I have seen in over 40 years supporting the club.

However I still do not believe he is the man to take us forward. He seems to me as if he really doesn't have much of a clue - Pilkington as a striker was forced upon him, he said that he wanted Joe Mason to stay rather be sold (and would have no doubt kept playing him if he had stayed), his record in signing strikers is shocking, he left O'Keefe out of the side for much too long then dropped him when he was playing his best football of the season.

I don't think our squad was over-rated. It's a very decent squad with a number of players who would be first choice in any Championship team. Of course it's only guesswork but look what Warnock has done at Rotherham in a fraction of the time that Slade has had, with no money at all to spend and a squad that has nowhere near the quality of ours.

Did I expect us to be 7th and challenging with 5 games left? With the squad we have - yes. With the manager we have - no. So again credit to Slade for that although how we're seventh when we've only been able to win three games in a row once this season is a mystery.

I understand the "safe pair of hands" theory and undoubtedly Tan is more than happy to have a yes man as manager but for me Slade does not have the ability to coach a team to promotion - something he's found beyond him throughout a career that's over 700 games old.

You really think he can get us promoted? Good for you. At the end of this season if I were Tan and he really is serious about promotion next season I would thank him for the work he has done, pay him a nice bonus and send him back to managing a club in League 1.

Unfortunately I think Tan will continue to prove how little he really understands about football by giving Russ another contract and keeping his fingers crossed really tightly.

Well said exactly how I feel

Could not have put it better! Some fickle fans around happy with what we have done so far