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What was the difference is philosophy?

Sat Sep 20, 2014 9:44 am

In the official statements, it is evident to me that Solskjaer and Dalman are not taking about the same issue when they are referring to differences in philosophy. Dalman said:

"Due to a difference in philosophy of approach to the game, we have decided to part company amicably."

The Chairman is obviously talking about tactics. From the top of my head, I would guess the tinkering is the issue here.

Solskjaer statement is very much different:

"However, our difference in philosophy on how to manage the club made me decide to step aside and allow the Club to move forward in the direction Vincent wants."

This is not a statement regarding tactical approaches to the matches, but how the club is run in general.

So what is it that Tan wants that Ole disagree with? The tinkering? I wouldn´t think so. Of all people, Ole would be the one understanding that the whole idea of having a football club, is having 11 players representing a city or a village in friendly bashes against other cities or villages. Tan, on the other hand, sees football as a business opportunity. Players, dressed in red in front of a horde of blue fans can never be a unit working together in good and bad, and especially not the latter. The players does not feel they represent the fans, they don´t represent Cardiff City. They represent a Malaysian guys´s business idea. And the fans of course, feel the same way, and this very much explains why Cardiff fans are so quick to turn against their own players when they are struggling. I don´t think we should underestimate the importance of this conflict, and how it works on the player´s confidence, which really seems to be the biggest issue at the moment.

Pulis is not coming. He could have been the man to get the fans behind the team. I wish Gabbidon and Young all the best, but who does honestly believe they are better managers than Solskjaer?

Cardiff needs a win today. A bad result today, and I will seriously start worrying about how this season will end.

Re: What was the difference is philosophy?

Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:13 pm

Tan is a business man who has lost millions on us.

He wants to nurture talent and make money on transfers, not lose money.

He wanted ole to bring players through and create a dynasty of management from within,
Ironically, we have high paid strikers that not performing while mason and Healy score for fun at the moment.

He needs Cardiff men in. But someone to nurture them

Re: What was the difference is philosophy?

Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:29 pm

Dve wrote:In the official statements, it is evident to me that Solskjaer and Dalman are not taking about the same issue when they are referring to differences in philosophy. Dalman said:

"Due to a difference in philosophy of approach to the game, we have decided to part company amicably."

The Chairman is obviously talking about tactics. From the top of my head, I would guess the tinkering is the issue here.

Solskjaer statement is very much different:

"However, our difference in philosophy on how to manage the club made me decide to step aside and allow the Club to move forward in the direction Vincent wants."

This is not a statement regarding tactical approaches to the matches, but how the club is run in general.

So what is it that Tan wants that Ole disagree with? The tinkering? I wouldn´t think so. Of all people, Ole would be the one understanding that the whole idea of having a football club, is having 11 players representing a city or a village in friendly bashes against other cities or villages. Tan, on the other hand, sees football as a business opportunity. Players, dressed in red in front of a horde of blue fans can never be a unit working together in good and bad, and especially not the latter. The players does not feel they represent the fans, they don´t represent Cardiff City. They represent a Malaysian guys´s business idea. And the fans of course, feel the same way, and this very much explains why Cardiff fans are so quick to turn against their own players when they are struggling. I don´t think we should underestimate the importance of this conflict, and how it works on the player´s confidence, which really seems to be the biggest issue at the moment.

Pulis is not coming. He could have been the man to get the fans behind the team. I wish Gabbidon and Young all the best, but who does honestly believe they are better managers than Solskjaer?

Cardiff needs a win today. A bad result today, and I will seriously start worrying about how this season will end.


With the information that has filtered out about the introduction of a Director of Football role. I think it is obvious that the difference in philosophy has to do with Ole not wanting to work that way

Re: What was the difference is philosophy?

Sat Sep 20, 2014 4:55 pm

CardiffOz wrote:
Dve wrote:In the official statements, it is evident to me that Solskjaer and Dalman are not taking about the same issue when they are referring to differences in philosophy. Dalman said:

"Due to a difference in philosophy of approach to the game, we have decided to part company amicably."

The Chairman is obviously talking about tactics. From the top of my head, I would guess the tinkering is the issue here.

Solskjaer statement is very much different:

"However, our difference in philosophy on how to manage the club made me decide to step aside and allow the Club to move forward in the direction Vincent wants."

This is not a statement regarding tactical approaches to the matches, but how the club is run in general.

So what is it that Tan wants that Ole disagree with? The tinkering? I wouldn´t think so. Of all people, Ole would be the one understanding that the whole idea of having a football club, is having 11 players representing a city or a village in friendly bashes against other cities or villages. Tan, on the other hand, sees football as a business opportunity. Players, dressed in red in front of a horde of blue fans can never be a unit working together in good and bad, and especially not the latter. The players does not feel they represent the fans, they don´t represent Cardiff City. They represent a Malaysian guys´s business idea. And the fans of course, feel the same way, and this very much explains why Cardiff fans are so quick to turn against their own players when they are struggling. I don´t think we should underestimate the importance of this conflict, and how it works on the player´s confidence, which really seems to be the biggest issue at the moment.

Pulis is not coming. He could have been the man to get the fans behind the team. I wish Gabbidon and Young all the best, but who does honestly believe they are better managers than Solskjaer?

Cardiff needs a win today. A bad result today, and I will seriously start worrying about how this season will end.


With the information that has filtered out about the introduction of a Director of Football role. I think it is obvious that the difference in philosophy has to do with Ole not wanting to work that way


Yes, seems like. It´s quite obvious though, that Ole never applauded the rebrand.