' it looks to be bye bye Simon Lim '

So far the Daily Mail has been virtually Spot on.

Wednesday 16th October 2013.
Daily Mail.



Simon Lim is understood to have come under heavy fire during that meeting - and, indeed, it was Mehmet Dalman who controversial owner Vincent Tan credited with a ‘big role’ in the summer agreement with Sam Hammam to clear the club’s debts. When Tan and Mackay meet for private talks in the next fortnight, Dalman is expected to be present.

It was Dalman who ordered Lim back from Malaysia ahead of Monday’s meeting.


A truce has been reached amid the chaos at Cardiff City and it is largely down to a Cypriot who once had a trial for Crystal Palace.
Mehmet Dalman, the club chairman with a low profile, has played a central role in restoring peace at the Cardiff City Stadium at a time when Malky Mackay’s future at the club was in serious doubt.

Sources close to Mackay and significant figures at the club have confirmed Dalman was the Scot’s main ally during a five-hour board meeting on Monday, offering reassurances over future recruitment processes in the wake of Iain Moody’s shock dismissal.




Those words have since been followed by a written promise in the form of a board statement claiming the manager will have final say on all transfer dealings.
That promise, requested by Mackay and supported by Dalman, has gone some way to resolving the crisis in the short-term, though it remains to be seen how the 41-year-old will react to future interest from rival clubs.

For now, Mackay is keen to stay at the club and believes he can have a good working partnership with Dalman, 55, which is valuable considering his relationship with CEO Simon Lim is understood to be problematic.
– Lim is understood to have come under heavy fire during that meeting - and, indeed, it was Dalman who controversial owner Vincent Tan credited with a ‘big role’ in the summer agreement with Sam Hammam to clear the club’s debts. When Tan and Mackay meet for private talks in the next fortnight, Dalman is expected to be present.

It was Dalman who ordered Lim back from Malaysia ahead of Monday’s meeting.

It is a sharp rise to prominence for a man who was only appointed chairman in July.
He previously served on the board from January 2012, drawing on his background in banking, having achieved an M.A. from the London School of Economics. He also studied International History and Social Administration in London and holds a BA.

Power broker: Cardiff owner Vincent Tan will meet with manager Malky Mackay in the coming weeks

Mackay is keen to stay at Cardiff but is understood to have a strained relationship with some club executives
Significantly, considering Tan’s football knowledge is understood to be limited, he does have a background in the game and its administration. He played a role in the Glazers’ takeover of Manchester United, having also had a trial for Palace as a teenager before he focused on his education.



His role so far has restored an element of short-term stability to the club at a time of crisis. A week ago that seemed impossible.

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