Olivera Has Joined Stoke.

Despite reportedly being about to finalise a deal with Cardiff the Benfica forward has joined the Potters til the end of the season.

Let's hope he turns out to be shit, so we can all look back and say "PHEWWWWW dodged a bullet there"

Landed we haven't signed this guy his goal record is very poor

Landed we haven't signed this guy his goal record is very poor

Yea I have a feeling its a blessing in disguise

Landed we haven't signed this guy his goal record is very poor

Yea I have a feeling its a blessing in disguise

same story with ince glad we didn't sign him etc etc people were saying.

regardless how we look at it,
we would of been alot better off with ince and olivera than without them.

We've gone for 3 in demand players and lost all 3. 100% record.

maybe its time we turn to reading and QPR leicester etc

Landed we haven't signed this guy his goal record is very poor

Yea I have a feeling its a blessing in disguise

same story with ince glad we didn't sign him etc etc people were saying.

regardless how we look at it,
we would of been alot better off with ince and olivera than without them.

We've gone for 3 in demand players and lost all 3. 100% record.

maybe its time we turn to reading and QPR leicester etc

Its gonna be a busy deadline day the way its going.......

Who the fucks responsible for closing he deals at our club? Edward f*cking Scissorhands?

We cant close the f*cking curtains.

Dodged a bullet my arse. Another target missed.

The usual suspects with their heads in the sand.

3 weeks to go we should have the majority of the squad together getting used to each other, gelling as a team and team mates yet here we are and we couldnt sign a f*cking autograph.

He must be shit Mark Hughes signed him.

I bet city wasnt after him paper talk only malky knows who we are after except ince

Who the fucks responsible for closing he deals at our club? Edward f*cking Scissorhands?

We cant close the f*cking curtains.

Dodged a bullet my arse. Another target missed.

The usual suspects with their heads in the sand.

3 weeks to go we should have the majority of the squad together getting used to each other, gelling as a team and team mates yet here we are and we couldnt sign a f*cking autograph.

Have to agree with this ^, Malky asks us to be patient. There will be nobody left to sign by the time we get going. I don't understand why things are taking so long, Stoke only announced their interest in Oliveira on saturday evening and they have tied the deal up in less than two days. What is it with our club at the moment? Are we not that appealing to players? Don't get me wrong Stoke are more of an established club than us in the PL, but a manager that has been sacked from every managerial position he has been in (apart from the Welsh job as the FAW can't afford to sack anyone) seems to have more pull than an ambitious young manager who has shown what he is capable of in his 1st two seasons at Cardiff.

Glad we missed out on this donkey, he cudnt score in a brothel

Who the fucks responsible for closing he deals at our club? Edward f*cking Scissorhands?

We cant close the f*cking curtains.

Dodged a bullet my arse. Another target missed.

The usual suspects with their heads in the sand.

3 weeks to go we should have the majority of the squad together getting used to each other, gelling as a team and team mates yet here we are and we couldnt sign a f*cking autograph.

Have to agree with this ^, Malky asks us to be patient. There will be nobody left to sign by the time we get going. I don't understand why things are taking so long, Stoke only announced their interest in Oliveira on saturday evening and they have tied the deal up in less than two days. What is it with our club at the moment? Are we not that appealing to players? Don't get me wrong Stoke are more of an established club than us in the PL, but a manager that has been sacked from every managerial position he has been in (apart from the Welsh job as the FAW can't afford to sack anyone) seems to have more pull than an ambitious young manager who has shown what he is capable of in his 1st two seasons at Cardiff.

Nobody left to sign? Haaaahaha get real

Glad we missed out on this donkey, he cudnt score in a brothel

Four goals last season, lucky escape if we were really serious about him, I bet half these names we have been linked with in the papers and forums bollox anyway.

Landed we haven't signed this guy his goal record is very poor

Yea I have a feeling its a blessing in disguise

Agree

Who the fucks responsible for closing he deals at our club? Edward f*cking Scissorhands?

We cant close the f*cking curtains.

Dodged a bullet my arse. Another target missed.

The usual suspects with their heads in the sand.

3 weeks to go we should have the majority of the squad together getting used to each other, gelling as a team and team mates yet here we are and we couldnt sign a f*cking autograph.

Do you know he was a target then?

Just done a search and there is nothing confirmed, there is also no story on the Stoke website that he's signed. More nonsense it seems.

Who the fucks responsible for closing he deals at our club? Edward f*cking Scissorhands?

We cant close the f*cking curtains.

Dodged a bullet my arse. Another target missed.

The usual suspects with their heads in the sand.

3 weeks to go we should have the majority of the squad together getting used to each other, gelling as a team and team mates yet here we are and we couldnt sign a f*cking autograph.

Do you know he was a target then?

Yeah I do

Who the fucks responsible for closing he deals at our club? Edward f*cking Scissorhands?

We cant close the f*cking curtains.

Dodged a bullet my arse. Another target missed.

The usual suspects with their heads in the sand.

3 weeks to go we should have the majority of the squad together getting used to each other, gelling as a team and team mates yet here we are and we couldnt sign a f*cking autograph.

Do you know he was a target then?

Yeah I do

Calm down love only asking.

He has not signed yet

Landed we haven't signed this guy his goal record is very poor

Yea I have a feeling its a blessing in disguise

same story with ince glad we didn't sign him etc etc people were saying.

regardless how we look at it,
we would of been alot better off with ince and olivera than without them.

We've gone for 3 in demand players and lost all 3. 100% record.

maybe its time we turn to reading and QPR leicester etc

Slight exaggeration re 3 in demand players - Wanyama was wanted by us and Southampton, Oilveira by us, Stoke and at one time apparently by Spurs and Ince wasn't wanted by anyone but us

We pulled out of the Wanyama deal we didnt lose it :/

If he was a genuine target, poor record or not, losing out on him is pretty embarrassing.
We've tried for Ince & failed to close out a deal. Wanyama was clearly a target of Malkys and again we lost out.
Being snubbed by an 'unknown' to go to a team in Stoke, who I'd like to think will be in the same boat as us this year is worrying.
Deals need to be done more thoroughly or we'll spend the window 'in talks' and missing out.

Our fans are clutching at straws and it is embarrassing, Polo has sense.

If he was a genuine target, poor record or not, losing out on him is pretty embarrassing.
We've tried for Ince & failed to close out a deal. Wanyama was clearly a target of Malkys and again we lost out.
Being snubbed by an 'unknown' to go to a team in Stoke, who I'd like to think will be in the same boat as us this year is worrying.
Deals need to be done more thoroughly or we'll spend the window 'in talks' and missing out.

We pulled out of the Wanyama deal because we didn't believe he was worth 12.5 million

We beat Stoke to the PERMANENT signing of Andreas Cornelius

Looks like every1 who said we missed out on another target now look a tad stupid


Fraizer Campbell was the key striker last season
By Steve Tucker | 23 Jul 2013 06:00
Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay insists he has the men in place already to score goals in the Premier League.

Following the arrival of record £8.5m signing Andreas Cornelius from FC Copenhagen last month, Mackay has revealed he is not in the market for any more frontmen unless “something incredible comes along”.

Denmark striker Cornelius will now fight for a starting spot alongside Mackay’s other two main marksmen Fraizer Campbell and Nicky Maynard.

Campbell was brought in from Sunderland in January and hit the ground running as he contributed vital goals to the Bluebirds’ promotion cause.

Maynard, the big summer signing last year when he joined from West Ham for £2.5m, missed almost the whole of his debut season with a cruciate knee injury. But the 26-year-old is fit again and fighting for a Premier League berth.

Mackay also expects Joe Mason and Rudy Gestede to be pushing for action next season.

But the future of Slovenian striker Etien Velikonja is in doubt, with the 24-year-old not having travelled to the club’s Swiss training camp last week.

But the ‘big three’ charged with firing City to Premier League survival right now are Cornelius, Maynard and Campbell – and Mackay believes that represents a pretty formidable trio.

“I’ve got three really good and exciting young centre-forwards here in Maynard, Campbell and Cornelius,” he said. “I would be more than content to go into the new season with those three.

“It is not a position that I am looking at right now unless something incredible comes up. We’ve just signed a top young international centre forward and I’ve got two exciting young strikers forwards already here.

“Don’t forget, I’ve also got two young lads in Joe and Rudy and I think they are going to push on now too.”

Gallery: Cardiff City's Premier League striker options


New £8.5m man Andreas Cornelius is expected to start as first-choice in the Premier League. Big, strong but still with a lot to learn, Cornelius will wear the number nine shirt

Nicky Maynard's season was decimated by injury last year but he came back to score in the final match. Maynard was bought to fire the Bluebirds to promotion. Now he is tasked with scoring the goals to secure survival.

Signed from Sunderland in January, Fraizer Campbell's seven goals in 12 matches were the vital ingredient to haul Cardiff over the line. Favourite to start alongside Cornelius

Rudy Gestede has never totally convinced since joining Cardiff but he will be in and around the squad and could still get his chance as an impact player.

Strong links with Bournemouth this summer but Malky Mackay insists Joe Mason will not be going anywhere at this stage. Limited opportunities last season after being so impressive the year before. Has the tools to make it at the top level but is down the pecking order

Craig Bellamy remains the heartbeat of the Cardiff squad as they head to the Premier League but he is not an out and out striker like the rest of the contenders and could well play out wide. Wherever and whenever he plays, Bellamy will be key, though

Etien Velikonja's future at the club seems in bigger doubt than ever before after he failed to join the squad on the pre-season tour of Switzerland. Barely featured last year and is highly unlikely to in the Premier League



All eyes though will be on Cornelius who, for a 20-year-old, looks as if he will have a great deal of responsibility on his shoulders in City’s first top flight campaign in more than half a century.

Having risen through the youth ranks at Copenhagen, Cornelius hit 18 goals last season as the club lifted the Superliga title. And the 6ft 4in marksman has already started to make his mark at international level with seven senior caps so far.

Cornelius opened his international goal account too in January, scoring in Denmark’s 1-1 draw with Mexico.

The young Dane joined up with his new team-mates at Cardiff’s training camp on the shores of Lake Geneva last week as Mackay puts his troops through double training sessions.

The squad returned home on Sunday and now go straight into their pre-season friendly fixtures, starting with a trip to Forest Green Rovers tomorrow evening.


Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay is pictured with new signing Andreas Cornelius

Cardiff City new recruit Andreas Cornelius in a Vale Hotel press conference with Malky Mackay

Andreas Cornelius and Bluebirds teammates in training

Andreas Cornelius and Bluebirds teammates in training

Andreas Cornelius and Bluebirds teammates in training

Craig Bellamy in training at The Vale

Craig Bellamy in training at The Vale

Malky Mackay watches as Cardiff City players train at The Vale of Glamorgan Hotel

Cardiff City players on the training ground at The Vale of Glamorgan Hotel

Malky Mackay watches as Cardiff City players train at The Vale of Glamorgan Hotel
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With the start of the Premier League season less than a month away, and Mackay due to take his side to former club West Ham on the opening weekend, things are certainly starting to hot up for the Bluebirds ahead of their historic season. When it comes to his new striker, Mackay is predicting big things for Cornelius and believes the frontman is going to slot in nicely to the Bluebirds’ style of play.

“I’m delighted with Andreas so far,” he said.

“His test results have been impressive. His strength and his speed have also impressed me, particularly his speed for a man of his size.

“He’s a typical Scandinavian in the way that he sits so comfortably into the British style of football.

“He fits in perfectly into our style. It’s off the pitch too, his chat his conversation, just the boy that he is really. He’s still young and he’s still learning, but I believe we’ve got a really good talent on our hands.”

Of course, one of the big decisions Mackay must make is which system to employ when it comes to his strikers.

Will he go with one man up front – a role Cornelius, Campbell and even Maynard are capable of playing?

Or will he go with a strike partnership and, if so, which players does he put together to cause the most problems to Premier League defenders?

Mackay said he will be experimenting ahead of the new campaign to see which permutation will serve him best.

Whichever way he goes it will be a big decision as goal-scoring will determine how well City do in the top flight.

“The pre-season is all about looking at what can work and which players can work together as far as I’m concerned,” added Mackay.