Next Cardiff City boss promised extensive funds in January

Friday 27th December 2013.

Next Cardiff City boss promised extensive funds in January

By David Ornstein
BBC Sport

Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman has been instructed by owner Vincent Tan to appoint a new manager after the sacking of Malky Mackay, with the promise of extensive funds for his successor.

Mackay was dismissed on Friday after a long-running dispute with Tan.

The manager had been told he would not have "a single penny" after being accused of overspending in the summer.
Cardiff contenders.

Sven Goran-Eriksson: Currently with Chinese club Guangzhou R&F. It is assumed the former England boss has the sort of worldwide gravitas Tan is looking for.

Craig Bellamy: The lifelong Cardiff fan is bringing his playing career to an end with the club and played a key role in their promotion to the Premier League
Yilmaz Vural: Turk Vural has managed more than 20 clubs in his homeland and was recently linked with a move to Cardiff.
Dave Jones: Sacked by Tan in 2011 after consistently failing to deliver promotion, he is out of work after losing his job at Sheffield Wednesday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Solksjaer has earned a fine reputation with Molde in his home country of Norway, winning the league twice and the cup once.
Tan is keen to rebuild the Bluebirds squad and will grant Mackay's successor support in the January transfer window.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Sven Goran Eriksson and Murat Yakin are among the favourites to take over from Mackay.
Malaysian businessman Tan walked out of Thursday's 3-0 home defeat by Southampton and told Dalman of his decision to dismiss Mackay on Friday morning.
Dalman relayed the news to the club's board of directors, which in turn joined Tan in giving him full mandate to recruit the next boss without interference.
Tan's relationship with Mackay deteriorated after he accused the 41-year-old Scot of overspending last summer's agreed transfer budget of £35m by around £15m.
Mackay and then-head of recruitment Iain Moody argued Tan and chief executive Simon Lim were aware the initial figure was solely for transfer fees, knew it would increase when salaries were taken into consideration and signed off each acquisition.
Tan was particularly upset with Mackay's claim before the defeat at Crystal Palace on 7 December that striker Andreas Cornelius "has an awful lot of potential for the future" having cost a club-record £8m when signed from FC Copenhagen in July.
Moody was sacked in October and although Tan was talked out of dismissing Mackay, the tension resurfaced when the manager expressed a desire - after his side's 1-0 win against West Brom on 14 December - to make three news signings in January.
Lim released a statement from Tan on 16 December declaring the owner "extremely upset" with Mackay's words and stating that "not a single penny" would be made available for reinforcements in the new year.
On the same day, Mackay received an e-mail from Tan detailing a long list of grievances and criticisms, concluding with the ultimatum that he resign or face being sacked.
Premier League exits 2013-14
Paolo Di Canio (Sunderland)
Ian Holloway (Crystal Palace)
Martin Jol (Fulham)
Steve Clarke (West Brom)
Andre Villas-Boas (Tottenham)
Malky Mackay (Cardiff)

Mackay refused to quit, so Tan flew to the UK last Friday with the intention of removing Mackay, only for Dalman to convince him to hold further talks before making a final judgement.

Those took place in London and ran into the early hours of Saturday morning before Tan travelled to Anfield for Cardiff's 3-1 defeat at Liverpool, during which the away fans showed vociferous backing for Mackay and opposition towards the owner.

Mackay waved goodbye to the supporters thinking it would be his final game in charge. But after further discussions between Tan and Dalman on Saturday night, chairman Dalman released a statement announcing Mackay would meet the owner in a bid salvage their relationship and remain as boss for the "foreseeable future".

But Mackay said his request for the meeting to take place on Monday or Tuesday was declined and that he hoped it would happen at the end of the week, a revelation which riled Tan.

The final straw for Tan came after the Southampton loss when Mackay said that "we're washing our dirty linen in public at the moment". He felt Mackay was the main perpetrator of such conduct.

Mackay was appointed Cardiff boss in June 2011 and guided them to the 2012 League Cup final before gaining promotion to the Premier League for the first time last season.

BBC link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25530074

Vincent Tan (aside from the colour change)has done our club proud,he will back the next manager,but if a player is 5 million its 5 million,not 3 million and 2 million to the agents.

Tan wants to keep it quiet on how much coin will be made available, or people will take him for a ride and inflate prices

BBC link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25530074

Vincent Tan (aside from the colour change)has done our club proud,he will back the next manager,but if a player is 5 million its 5 million,not 3 million and 2 million to the agents.

Ffs done our club proud??? He gets his chequebook out and alls well??
There's more important things than money in this world, it's how I was brought up with a bit of integrity, I really hope most of our fans see through this bollocks

BBC link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25530074

Vincent Tan (aside from the colour change)has done our club proud,he will back the next manager,but if a player is 5 million its 5 million,not 3 million and 2 million to the agents.

Ffs done our club proud??? He gets his chequebook out and alls well??
There's more important things than money in this world, it's how I was brought up with a bit of integrity, I really hope most of our fans see through this bollocks

What would you like to happen?. All this just in a blue kit?...

BBC link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25530074

Vincent Tan (aside from the colour change)has done our club proud,he will back the next manager,but if a player is 5 million its 5 million,not 3 million and 2 million to the agents.

Ffs done our club proud??? He gets his chequebook out and alls well??
There's more important things than money in this world, it's how I was brought up with a bit of integrity, I really hope most of our fans see through this bollocks

What would you like to happen?. All this just in a blue kit?...

There comes a time in everyone's life when you have to stand up for who you are. This is one of those times in my book. Obviously you feel different

League two and a blue kit?.
Were still cardiff city life isnt all one way traffic embracing change is something all people have to learn in life.

I think embracing change can only make us as fans stronger and better people.
we went as far as we could in blue and we will always be bluebirds

Too much faith being put in the January window.

Just not the players about for the taking that time of the year.

Too much faith being put in the January window.

Just not the players about for the taking that time of the year.

There might be a few in the loan market

Havent we been here before....if you accept this kit i'll spend 100m on players

Or - Offer them the promise of some big signings and theyll will accept anything!

BBC link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25530074

Vincent Tan (aside from the colour change)has done our club proud,he will back the next manager,but if a player is 5 million its 5 million,not 3 million and 2 million to the agents.

Done the club proud? We're a laughing stock with supporters split from top to borrow because of him - and 100 million in debt. The club is in a shocking state.

Cardiff City will hand Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a big January transfer kitty if he agrees to succeed Malky Mackay as manager
27 Dec 2013 22:00
Manchester United's former Norwegian star is top of the Bluebirds wanted list to take over the hot-seat

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/foot ... ar-6450216?

Too much faith being put in the January window.

Just not the players about for the taking that time of the year.

You are correct.

Any business done in Jan must be done early and paid over the odds.

That way any selling club gets time to buy a replacement.

I really don't give a toss. Tan can keep his bloody money. It's time to stand up and be counted.

I hope the fans put pressure on him because he needs to go and sell up. Look at Blackburn Rovers under them chicken farmers.

i agree tan needs to go its only then our club can move on as for previous comments saying tan is great are you lot on drugs or picking out of tans pockets the guys a dick head and has embarassed out club world wide TAN out and do me a favour take that idiot hamman with you i think the fans seem to forget he nearly shut the club with the langstone debt do us all a favour get out stay out take ur money with you and bring us back our club.....thinking we are gonna make premier league status with these bunch of clows at the helm are you real we got no chance......

Folks read this, well Tan must have had final say in these deals

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... f-job.html

Too much faith being put in the January window.

Just not the players about for the taking that time of the year.

You are correct.

Any business done in Jan must be done early and paid over the odds.

That way any selling club gets time to buy a replacement.

The only smart way to get players in January is to target players whose contracts are up in the summer. Otherwise you pay over the odds.

BBC link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25530074

Vincent Tan (aside from the colour change)has done our club proud,he will back the next manager,but if a player is 5 million its 5 million,not 3 million and 2 million to the agents.

Ffs done our club proud??? He gets his chequebook out and alls well??
There's more important things than money in this world, it's how I was brought up with a bit of integrity, I really hope most of our fans see through this bollocks

What would you like to happen?. All this just in a blue kit?...

There comes a time in everyone's life when you have to stand up for who you are. This is one of those times in my book. Obviously you feel different

Is this genuinely the biggest so-called crisis you have encountered in your life, fella??

It's only football and as much as we love it and Cardiff City FC in particular, there are more important things in life, such as family, health and well-being

Football should be pretty low down on your list of 'priorities' in fairness, despite the rhetoric with which we all partake on this (and other) forums

Believe it or not, all this will eventually 'blow over' and the club (and most importantly) its paying supporters will move on, as will Vincent Tan, as will the new manager, as will the players

Just enjoy the ride, fella. It's never dull at the CCS!

BBC link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25530074

Vincent Tan (aside from the colour change)has done our club proud,he will back the next manager,but if a player is 5 million its 5 million,not 3 million and 2 million to the agents.

Ffs done our club proud??? He gets his chequebook out and alls well??
There's more important things than money in this world, it's how I was brought up with a bit of integrity, I really hope most of our fans see through this bollocks

What would you like to happen?. All this just in a blue kit?...

There comes a time in everyone's life when you have to stand up for who you are. This is one of those times in my book. Obviously you feel different

Is this genuinely the biggest so-called crisis you have encountered in your life, fella??

It's only football and as much as we love it and Cardiff City FC in particular, there are more important things in life, such as family, health and well-being

Football should be pretty low down on your list of 'priorities' in fairness, despite the rhetoric with which we all partake on this (and other) forums

Believe it or not, all this will eventually 'blow over' and the club (and most importantly) its paying supporters will move on, as will Vincent Tan, as will the new manager, as will the players

Just enjoy the ride, fella. It's never dull at the CCS!

Please tell me where I said this a crisis in my life

I merely said this is one of those occasions where we stand up for ourselves, no?