CONFIRMED " BRIAN BARRY-MURPHY / LEICESTER HAPPY

What happened to this pro group who where helping us to source the right man for the job ? They then come up with mickey mouse what a load of b ll.cks

What happened to this pro group who where helping us to source the right man for the job ? They then come up with mickey mouse what a load of b ll.cks

It didn't last long

Would be a terrible appointment, he's had no success managing in the real world.

He had success with Man City's development team, so what? Man City poach all the best youngsters, including a few of ours over recent years. It's impossible to fail.

I want a manager with a proven track record of success, not someone who only has relegation on his CV in the real world of professional football.

Would be a disastrous appointment, but he will be the cheap option and yes man to the clowns. Any manager who knows his worth won't work for our circus of a football club and we've blown it with everyone else, so this won't surprise me.

Is there a manager with a
Proven track record available? Buckingham as a tiny bit of a track record but wouldn't call it a track record more like one stop record....... A track record is more than one team or more than one promotion or similar....not sure if there's anyone else available that meets your aspirations is there?

The simple answer is Dave Challiner and we should go all out to get him.

Des Buckingham would be a safe choice, although I wouldn't expect us to get promotion under him.

Ian Evatt would be a better choice than Buckingham imo, as he got Bolton scoring lots of goals, but I would be surprised to see someone like him work for Tan.

Those three have managed at this level and not got relegated though, so they would all be better choices than Barry-Murphy.

If we can't bring any of these in, why not try to bring Warnock back? I'm sure he would relish one last crack down here to achieve a record ninth promotion.

Just seen BBM.... Again, stinks of last choice, yes man, untried, unsuccessful at Rochdale. Where is the ' I want a manager with Promotion on his CV'? . This shows nobody of interest or pedigree will ever manage us while the Dictator is in charge. Wassermans had a remit, and came up with BBM? Sorry, I think it's complete bulls**t!

Yes I'll support him. It's not his fault, but Tans demands are absolutely clear. He has no care about the club.

I can see us only going one way now.

If this appointment has annoyed you, you do know you can sign the petition?

https://chng.it/fY8ttxHMbY

Just seen BBM.... Again, stinks of last choice, yes man, untried, unsuccessful at Rochdale. Where is the ' I want a manager with Promotion on his CV'? . This shows nobody of interest or pedigree will ever manage us while the Dictator is in charge. Wassermans had a remit, and came up with BBM? Sorry, I think it's complete bulls**t!

Yes I'll support him. It's not his fault, but Tans demands are absolutely clear. He has no care about the club.

I can see us only going one way now.

If this appointment has annoyed you, you do know you can sign the petition?

https://chng.it/fY8ttxHMbY

Fair play you wouldn't be happy with anyone other than Jose the special one ffs . Give him a chance .

Just seen BBM.... Again, stinks of last choice, yes man, untried, unsuccessful at Rochdale. Where is the ' I want a manager with Promotion on his CV'? . This shows nobody of interest or pedigree will ever manage us while the Dictator is in charge. Wassermans had a remit, and came up with BBM? Sorry, I think it's complete bulls**t!

Yes I'll support him. It's not his fault, but Tans demands are absolutely clear. He has no care about the club.

I can see us only going one way now.

If this appointment has annoyed you, you do know you can sign the petition?

https://chng.it/fY8ttxHMbY

Fair play you wouldn't be happy with anyone other than Jose the special one ffs . Give him a chance .

Well said Wez. It's not only Jonny though there is a lot of people who are the same.

Dinning at the top table again! ffs

Another one gone by Xmas!

bet victor have BBM at evens to be plymouth boss

Relegations with Rochdale and Leicester- he should fit in really well!

If he's such a bad manager why is he constantly linked to EFL jobs?

Plymouth have spoken to him too but we seem to be his preference.

Probably because some would criticise whoever we appointed.

For the millionth time, support the team/manager - not the regime.

Well regarded as being a tactician and encourages good football.

He definitely has a good future I reckon, I just wonder if we are the right club to provide what is needed.

If this is the direction they want to go, then let him bring in good coaches, start looking at structural changes and keep Tan’s nose out of the footballing side of things.

At least they are trying.

They could have gone a Steve Evans (former Rotherham) type and wreck the new cohort of talent we may have.

All of the names are gambles

Well regarded as being a tactician and encourages good football.

He definitely has a good future I reckon, I just wonder if we are the right club to provide what is needed.

If this is the direction they want to go, then let him bring in good coaches, start looking at structural changes and keep Tan’s nose out of the footballing side of things.

Such a good tactician that he got Rochdale relegated

UPDATED/BBC - BRIAN BARRY-MURPHY NOW THE LEADING CONTENDER:


Cardiff City have held advanced talks with former Manchester City academy coach Brian Barry-Murphy as they close in on naming a new manager.

The 46-year-old Leicester City assistant is now the leading contender for the vacancy at the League One club.

Former Oxford United boss Des Buckingham has also been in the frame with admirers among the Bluebirds' hierarchy.

The development follows setbacks in attempts to land Charlton Athletic's Nathan Jones, while Aaron Ramsey has also appeared to rule himself out of contention.


Wales captain Ramsey had taken temporary charge as Cardiff were relegated from the Championship last month, Omer Riza having been sacked with three games of the season remaining.

But while it is not clear if a final decision has been made, Barry-Murphy is now the frontrunner to land a first senior manager's position since leaving Rochdale in 2021.

He would become the Bluebirds' ninth manager in four years as they prepare to play in the third tier for the first time since 2003.

The Irishman has been on Cardiff's radar for some time having been under consideration to replace Mick McCarthy in 2021.

Cardiff had been criticised by fans – including the club's Supporters' Trust – for the prolonged process in finding a new manager.

Responding in a statement, director Steve Borley said: "While initially the plan was to have the manager, and his staff, in place before now, the correct due diligence, however long it took, was essential to the ongoing success of the club. This is one of the most important appointments in Cardiff City's recent history.

"We've been immensely impressed by the standard of those who wish to lead our football club. We are excited to share a further positive update soon regarding the appointment of a new management team once the necessary negotiations have been concluded."

Barry-Murphy is a former midfielder with Cork City, Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Bury and Rochdale, becoming player-coach at the latter in 2014 at the age of 35.

He succeeded Keith Hill as manager in 2019, winning praise for the side's style of play and work with homegrown talent despite the team's relegation to League Two in 2021.

Barry-Murphy resigned from the job to take to take up the role at Manchester City's academy, succeeding future Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca and winning two youth titles, coaching the likes of Cole Palmer, Oscar Bobb and Romeo Lavia while working under Pep Guardiola.

After quitting the Etihad three years later, Barry-Murphy went on to be named as part of Ruud van Nistelrooy's backroom staff at Leicester in December 2024.

But Barry-Murphy had been keen for a frontline role of his own and could now be handed the challenge of returning Cardiff to the Championship.

Buckingham, who guided Oxford to League One promotion in May 2024, has also held talks with Cardiff.

The 40-year-old is currently without a club having left the Kassam Stadium in December following a poor run of results.

Buckingham, who previously coached in New Zealand and managed City Football Group clubs Melbourne City and Mumbai City, had previously been under consideration by the Football Association of Wales (FAW) before the appointment of Craig Bellamy as national boss.

Both Barry-Murphy and Buckingham were on a shortlist of around six names compiled by a specially formed sub-committee, with owner Vincent Tan having a final say on the appointment.

Charlton's Jones, a former Cardiff youth player and a boyhood supporter of the club, had been a leading contender.

But Cardiff were left frustrated in their hopes of landing the Welshman after he led the Addicks to League One promotion via the play-offs, signing a new five-year deal after initial approaches were rebuffed.

Ramsey – whose playing contract at Cardiff expires at the end of the month – had been seemingly close to the job at one stage, but now looks set to continue his career on the pitch.

Former Bolton Wanderers manager Ian Evatt is also thought to have been interviewed for the role

It seems Brian Barry-Murphy is set to be appointed Cardiff City manager with all these media reports getting stronger - has a similar feeling as to when Bulut came in.




Not my first choice. He was my second choice after Buckingham.



But let's all get behind him and the team when he is confirmed

Ive kept my mouth shut up until now. But the negativity on this forum is unreal. It seems to me the board, vincent tan or anyone associated with cardiff city could do anything right, antonio conte,ruben amorim or pep guardiola could have had interviews and whoever out of the 3 who would land the job, every man and his dog would find negatives, pick holes and be fuming over the appointment.

Negativity breeds negativity.
Positivity breeds positivity.

When I first saw barry murphys name linked at the start i got excited and thought it could be a great forward modern thinking appointment for the team and club as a whole. Succeeding enzo maresca being boss of man citys academy and working in that environment close to pep and working with players like cole palmer, romeo lavia etc speaks volumes for me. Hes experienced being around a first team squad in the premier league and gaining invaluable experience working with ruud van nistelrooy and his wealth of football wisdom from his time in the game. He could have contacts in the game like pep,van nistlerooy, maresca etc, imagine how that could work out for the bluebirds? And imagine how his experience at man city academy can rub off and help mould the future of our academy and young talents and what that could do for the future of the club.
I for one can see this as a great appointment and he certainly has my backing if true.

Buckhingham could have been good too and would have had my backing.

But if barry Murphy is looking like the one I certainly see the positives and logic for the ones making the decisions to appoint a new manager

It's uninspiring to be honest and another un tested manager just let crack on now I love the city but it's all bored the shit out of me .
It's another gamble 50-50 again if it works .they will never learn thus lot of idiots

Ive kept my mouth shut up until now. But the negativity on this forum is unreal. It seems to me the board, vincent tan or anyone associated with cardiff city could do anything right, antonio conte,ruben amorim or pep guardiola could have had interviews and whoever out of the 3 who would land the job, every man and his dog would find negatives, pick holes and be fuming over the appointment.

Negativity breeds negativity.
Positivity breeds positivity.

When I first saw barry murphys name linked at the start i got excited and thought it could be a great forward modern thinking appointment for the team and club as a whole. Succeeding enzo maresca being boss of man citys academy and working in that environment close to pep and working with players like cole palmer, romeo lavia etc speaks volumes for me. Hes experienced being around a first team squad in the premier league and gaining invaluable experience working with ruud van nistelrooy and his wealth of football wisdom from his time in the game. He could have contacts in the game like pep,van nistlerooy, maresca etc, imagine how that could work out for the bluebirds? And imagine how his experience at man city academy can rub off and help mould the future of our academy and young talents and what that could do for the future of the club.
I for one can see this as a great appointment and he certainly has my backing if true.

Buckhingham could have been good too and would have had my backing.

But if barry Murphy is looking like the one I certainly see the positives and logic for the ones making the decisions to appoint a new manager

You really need to learn that working as a coach/assistant/youth manager is completely different to being a head manager of a professional football club - in the real world.

We've been down this route before with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who squandered a lot of money and got us relegated, despite having all these Man Utd contacts. It didn't end well. This appointment could be a complete and utter disaster.

Ive kept my mouth shut up until now. But the negativity on this forum is unreal. It seems to me the board, vincent tan or anyone associated with cardiff city could do anything right, antonio conte,ruben amorim or pep guardiola could have had interviews and whoever out of the 3 who would land the job, every man and his dog would find negatives, pick holes and be fuming over the appointment.

Negativity breeds negativity.
Positivity breeds positivity.

When I first saw barry murphys name linked at the start i got excited and thought it could be a great forward modern thinking appointment for the team and club as a whole. Succeeding enzo maresca being boss of man citys academy and working in that environment close to pep and working with players like cole palmer, romeo lavia etc speaks volumes for me. Hes experienced being around a first team squad in the premier league and gaining invaluable experience working with ruud van nistelrooy and his wealth of football wisdom from his time in the game. He could have contacts in the game like pep,van nistlerooy, maresca etc, imagine how that could work out for the bluebirds? And imagine how his experience at man city academy can rub off and help mould the future of our academy and young talents and what that could do for the future of the club.
I for one can see this as a great appointment and he certainly has my backing if true.

Buckhingham could have been good too and would have had my backing.

But if barry Murphy is looking like the one I certainly see the positives and logic for the ones making the decisions to appoint a new manager

Fans have the right to be negative after this shambolic process and have a right to voice an opinion on whoever is appointed, as I've stated before there's nothing to be positive about at the moment.

I will give him a chance like I do with every manager but it really is scraping the barrell.

Yet again better managers are/were available and we've settled on someone with a track record of being involved with clubs who get relegated.

I really do hope I'm proved wrong but this to me screams of a cheap yes man option again.

No doubt he'll be bigged up by some as the next Pep let's wait and see. Total underwhelming appointment for me.

League 1 & 2 IS where untested managers take their first jobs. Some work, some don’t, that’s the nature of the beast.

We’ve gotta roll the dice and get behind the team. Brian Barry-Island is taking us on a league 1 tour!

Ive kept my mouth shut up until now. But the negativity on this forum is unreal. It seems to me the board, vincent tan or anyone associated with cardiff city could do anything right, antonio conte,ruben amorim or pep guardiola could have had interviews and whoever out of the 3 who would land the job, every man and his dog would find negatives, pick holes and be fuming over the appointment.

Negativity breeds negativity.
Positivity breeds positivity.

When I first saw barry murphys name linked at the start i got excited and thought it could be a great forward modern thinking appointment for the team and club as a whole. Succeeding enzo maresca being boss of man citys academy and working in that environment close to pep and working with players like cole palmer, romeo lavia etc speaks volumes for me. Hes experienced being around a first team squad in the premier league and gaining invaluable experience working with ruud van nistelrooy and his wealth of football wisdom from his time in the game. He could have contacts in the game like pep,van nistlerooy, maresca etc, imagine how that could work out for the bluebirds? And imagine how his experience at man city academy can rub off and help mould the future of our academy and young talents and what that could do for the future of the club.
I for one can see this as a great appointment and he certainly has my backing if true.

Buckhingham could have been good too and would have had my backing.

But if barry Murphy is looking like the one I certainly see the positives and logic for the ones making the decisions to appoint a new manager

Fans have the right to be negative after this shambolic process and have a right to voice an opinion on whoever is appointed, as I've stated before there's nothing to be positive about at the moment.

I will give him a chance like I do with every manager but it really is scraping the barrell.

Yet again better managers are/were available and we've settled on someone with a track record of being involved with clubs who get relegated.

I really do hope I'm proved wrong but this to me screams of a cheap yes man option again.

No doubt he'll be bigged up by some as the next Pep let's wait and see. Total underwhelming appointment for me.

Again focusing on all negative. Give you something positive about the club, new hungry manager being lined up with a world class coaching background. Brand new quality academy facility just been built, new training ground plans started and in the pipeline. Some real positives for you there fella

Ive kept my mouth shut up until now. But the negativity on this forum is unreal. It seems to me the board, vincent tan or anyone associated with cardiff city could do anything right, antonio conte,ruben amorim or pep guardiola could have had interviews and whoever out of the 3 who would land the job, every man and his dog would find negatives, pick holes and be fuming over the appointment.

Negativity breeds negativity.
Positivity breeds positivity.

When I first saw barry murphys name linked at the start i got excited and thought it could be a great forward modern thinking appointment for the team and club as a whole. Succeeding enzo maresca being boss of man citys academy and working in that environment close to pep and working with players like cole palmer, romeo lavia etc speaks volumes for me. Hes experienced being around a first team squad in the premier league and gaining invaluable experience working with ruud van nistelrooy and his wealth of football wisdom from his time in the game. He could have contacts in the game like pep,van nistlerooy, maresca etc, imagine how that could work out for the bluebirds? And imagine how his experience at man city academy can rub off and help mould the future of our academy and young talents and what that could do for the future of the club.
I for one can see this as a great appointment and he certainly has my backing if true.

Buckhingham could have been good too and would have had my backing.

But if barry Murphy is looking like the one I certainly see the positives and logic for the ones making the decisions to appoint a new manager

You really need to learn that working as a coach/assistant/youth manager is completely different to being a head manager of a professional football club - in the real world.

We've been down this route before with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who squandered a lot of money and got us relegated, despite having all these Man Utd contacts. It didn't end well. This appointment could be a complete and utter disaster.

You really need to learn that some managers got to start somewhere and dont just become amazing over night. Bit of learning for you from me fella, mourinho and zidane both worked as assistants before becoming a manager. Brendan rogers worked as head of academy before becoming a manager. All top managers.

Ive kept my mouth shut up until now. But the negativity on this forum is unreal. It seems to me the board, vincent tan or anyone associated with cardiff city could do anything right, antonio conte,ruben amorim or pep guardiola could have had interviews and whoever out of the 3 who would land the job, every man and his dog would find negatives, pick holes and be fuming over the appointment.

Negativity breeds negativity.
Positivity breeds positivity.

When I first saw barry murphys name linked at the start i got excited and thought it could be a great forward modern thinking appointment for the team and club as a whole. Succeeding enzo maresca being boss of man citys academy and working in that environment close to pep and working with players like cole palmer, romeo lavia etc speaks volumes for me. Hes experienced being around a first team squad in the premier league and gaining invaluable experience working with ruud van nistelrooy and his wealth of football wisdom from his time in the game. He could have contacts in the game like pep,van nistlerooy, maresca etc, imagine how that could work out for the bluebirds? And imagine how his experience at man city academy can rub off and help mould the future of our academy and young talents and what that could do for the future of the club.
I for one can see this as a great appointment and he certainly has my backing if true.

Buckhingham could have been good too and would have had my backing.

But if barry Murphy is looking like the one I certainly see the positives and logic for the ones making the decisions to appoint a new manager

You really need to learn that working as a coach/assistant/youth manager is completely different to being a head manager of a professional football club - in the real world.

We've been down this route before with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who squandered a lot of money and got us relegated, despite having all these Man Utd contacts. It didn't end well. This appointment could be a complete and utter disaster.

You really need to learn that some managers got to start somewhere and dont just become amazing over night. Bit of learning for you from me fella, mourinho and zidane both worked as assistants before becoming a manager. Brendan rogers worked as head of academy before becoming a manager. All top managers.

Lets face it , this forum is toxic as fu... Not everyone, but a fair share tbh.

Only good as your last game on here at times for many a fan.

Ive kept my mouth shut up until now. But the negativity on this forum is unreal. It seems to me the board, vincent tan or anyone associated with cardiff city could do anything right, antonio conte,ruben amorim or pep guardiola could have had interviews and whoever out of the 3 who would land the job, every man and his dog would find negatives, pick holes and be fuming over the appointment.

Negativity breeds negativity.
Positivity breeds positivity.

When I first saw barry murphys name linked at the start i got excited and thought it could be a great forward modern thinking appointment for the team and club as a whole. Succeeding enzo maresca being boss of man citys academy and working in that environment close to pep and working with players like cole palmer, romeo lavia etc speaks volumes for me. Hes experienced being around a first team squad in the premier league and gaining invaluable experience working with ruud van nistelrooy and his wealth of football wisdom from his time in the game. He could have contacts in the game like pep,van nistlerooy, maresca etc, imagine how that could work out for the bluebirds? And imagine how his experience at man city academy can rub off and help mould the future of our academy and young talents and what that could do for the future of the club.
I for one can see this as a great appointment and he certainly has my backing if true.

Buckhingham could have been good too and would have had my backing.

But if barry Murphy is looking like the one I certainly see the positives and logic for the ones making the decisions to appoint a new manager

Fans have the right to be negative after this shambolic process and have a right to voice an opinion on whoever is appointed, as I've stated before there's nothing to be positive about at the moment.

I will give him a chance like I do with every manager but it really is scraping the barrell.

Yet again better managers are/were available and we've settled on someone with a track record of being involved with clubs who get relegated.

I really do hope I'm proved wrong but this to me screams of a cheap yes man option again.

No doubt he'll be bigged up by some as the next Pep let's wait and see. Total underwhelming appointment for me.

Again focusing on all negative. Give you something positive about the club, new hungry manager being lined up with a world class coaching background. Brand new quality academy facility just been built, new training ground plans started and in the pipeline. Some real positives for you there fella

Cheers Vincent. World class I think not.

Ive kept my mouth shut up until now. But the negativity on this forum is unreal. It seems to me the board, vincent tan or anyone associated with cardiff city could do anything right, antonio conte,ruben amorim or pep guardiola could have had interviews and whoever out of the 3 who would land the job, every man and his dog would find negatives, pick holes and be fuming over the appointment.

Negativity breeds negativity.
Positivity breeds positivity.

When I first saw barry murphys name linked at the start i got excited and thought it could be a great forward modern thinking appointment for the team and club as a whole. Succeeding enzo maresca being boss of man citys academy and working in that environment close to pep and working with players like cole palmer, romeo lavia etc speaks volumes for me. Hes experienced being around a first team squad in the premier league and gaining invaluable experience working with ruud van nistelrooy and his wealth of football wisdom from his time in the game. He could have contacts in the game like pep,van nistlerooy, maresca etc, imagine how that could work out for the bluebirds? And imagine how his experience at man city academy can rub off and help mould the future of our academy and young talents and what that could do for the future of the club.
I for one can see this as a great appointment and he certainly has my backing if true.

Buckhingham could have been good too and would have had my backing.

But if barry Murphy is looking like the one I certainly see the positives and logic for the ones making the decisions to appoint a new manager

Fans have the right to be negative after this shambolic process and have a right to voice an opinion on whoever is appointed, as I've stated before there's nothing to be positive about at the moment.

I will give him a chance like I do with every manager but it really is scraping the barrell.

Yet again better managers are/were available and we've settled on someone with a track record of being involved with clubs who get relegated.

I really do hope I'm proved wrong but this to me screams of a cheap yes man option again.

No doubt he'll be bigged up by some as the next Pep let's wait and see. Total underwhelming appointment for me.

Well said lad.

https://www.mancity.com/features/brian- ... a-manager/

Another yes man to suit tan and so it goes on ? Happy like riza to just have a job

Tan won't sack anybody in October anymore. He was still hoping Riza could get us promoted in April when he sacked Riza. I actually think league one is so piss poor that Basil Fawlty should be able to get a tune out of this lot of players. But whilst we are on the sitcom theme, wasn't Brian Murphy forget the Barry, George from George and Mildred? Didn't George have a motorbike with a side car. Id suggest that Brian says he will take VT in his sidecar and dispatches him into the see on a coast road somewhere.

Another yes man to suit tan and so it goes on ? Happy like riza to just have a job

Tan won't sack anybody in October anymore. He was still hoping Riza could get us promoted in April when he sacked Riza. I actually think league one is so piss poor that Basil Fawlty should be able to get a tune out of this lot of players. But whilst we are on the sitcom theme, wasn't Brian Murphy forget the Barry, George from George and Mildred? Didn't George have a motorbike with a side car. Id suggest that Brian says he will take VT in his sidecar and dispatches him into the see on a coast road somewhere.

I was responding to pembroke allan who mentioned he would be gone then

We’ve missed the boat with Evatt.