' Russell Slade, If Cardiff City are Successful '

Russell Slade said after Citys win v Colchester

Regarding the lowest ever crowd in the Stadium 4,194

" We cant make them come down,the only thing that will make them come down,is if we are successful on the field "

Opinions Please

Russell Slade said after Citys win v Colchester

Regarding the lowest ever crowd in the Stadium 4,194

" We cant make them come down,the only thing that will make them come down,is if we are successful on the field "

Opinions Please

true if we start wining fans will come back

Fearful for the jan transfer window with slade as manager!

They will have to play a lot better than that to win in the championship.

Seemed a reasonable enough comment to me.
I thought that the more interesting point he made was that "he inherited staff and players". He didnt have to mention "staff" but clearl.y it annoys him that he could not have his choice of backroom staff. I have some sympathy with him for that.
However I am not happy with some of the players he is selling(ESPECIALLY DAEHLI) and the poor hoofball he has been employing etc. Therefore I still fear the worst.

Russell Slade said after Citys win v Colchester

Regarding the lowest ever crowd in the Stadium 4,194

" We cant make them come down,the only thing that will make them come down,is if we are successful on the field "

Opinions Please

No shit Sherlock!

Shite again tonight for long periods against a League 1 relegation team, they had more pattern to their play than us. What was our game plan?

Russell Slade said after Citys win v Colchester

Regarding the lowest ever crowd in the Stadium 4,194

" We cant make them come down,the only thing that will make them come down,is if we are successful on the field "

Opinions Please

Some will stay away because of the off field issues, but like it or not if we were playing exciting attacking football the fans would be renewing and flooding back in their droves. I know that's not what you want to hear but in my opinion it's the truth and the facts back it up. Prem crowds and championship promotion crowds. Its not what I want to hear or you want to hear, but it's the football fan when you get to this level. If we were playing exciting football with our correct badge and colour it would without doubt increase further.

e="Blackwood_Bluebird"]Fearful for the jan transfer window with slade as manager![/quote]

Sorry nothing to do with this thread your comments!

personally i think the tide has turned permanently against the rebrand and tan. even if we go up, although the attendance will stabilise, it will not be near the 28,000 or so we were getting last year.

Well this month is got to be the toughest matches this month! Which could define our season! Plus we'll have to wait for what players will be coming in and will be going!

I thought he spoke well. I'm resigned to give him a chance until the end of the season and see how his signings work out. We can't play any worse so who knows? If he has a decent window it will give me more hope for the summer. If this window goes wrong then it's going to a bumpy ride as we continue to slide down the table.

Well this month is got to be the toughest matches this month! Which could define our season! Plus we'll have to wait for what players will be coming in and will be going!

Well this month is got to be the toughest matches this month! Which could define our season! Plus we'll have to wait for what players will be coming in and will be going!

Well this month is got to be the toughest matches this month! Which could define our season! Plus we'll have to wait for what players will be coming in and will be going!

This is ccfc we will win a few unexpectedly! We badly need new blood!

That was the lowest attendance in the six-year history of the Cardiff City Stadium, well below the figure of 5,545 who saw the League Cup tie against Dagenham & Redbridge in August 2009. There were several reasons for the record low crowd with Cardiff's poor form allied to the game being shown live on television in Wales and the fans' continued disenchantment with owner Vincent Tan and his re-branding of the club. "You want an atmosphere to make it difficult for the opposition when they come here," Slade said. "You want that intensity because playing at home should be advantage. But when it's not like that it's not an advantage. "When it's like that you have got to have that self-motivation, you've got to try and create your own atmosphere. "I can't make people come and watch the team and my focus is on the team. "It's just after Christmas, the game's on TV and it's an expensive time for most people.
"Of course I want them to come back, I want as many fans here - and if we start winning football matches we will get some momentum and people will come back." Cardiff have gone five games in the Sky Bet Championship without a win and slipped down to 12th in the table, but Slade hopes this victory will act as the launchpad for improved league form. "I think it can, though it doesn't mean it will," Slade said. "We've won a football match and that's important, we'll gain confidence from it and that's what it's about really.

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Nothing wrong with that statement, fairly predictable.

The question is when will be see this success if at all under this set up. A set up that that is losing it's better players and replacing with lower league guys. I can't see it happening for a while if I have to be honest.

Slade has found his level

Slade has found his level

Luke, Totally agree and we still struggled

slade actually had a very good start here, the problem is form and results have dipped alarmingly in the past few weeks.

so long as we are not in danger of relegation he should stay. its a tough gig being a cardiff city manager at the moment. even if results go your way as they did for slade at the start of his reign, the fans give him little, if any, credit. then when they are bad fans are quick to jump on his back.

the style of football is not important. the only difference under mackay was that we were winning games, in the championship under MM, the football was almost identical to the direct style slade has resorted to in recent weeks.

He's quite correct as has been proved in the past, we will not be succesful under him though. If we have success the rebrand problem will fade into the distance as before.

This transfer window could be a lot more difficult because of the typical circus surrounding the club. If I was the agent of a player, I'd have to think long and hard before pushing for him to sign for Cardiff at the moment. It is a huge gamble for young individuals to commit when the brand of football is archaic, form has dipped, rumours of the owner making huge cutbacks and similar gossip about players' discontent at out-moded training methods..... Is it any wonder that many may shy away from it all!!

I know this is off-topic but the lack of crowds was there for all to see on TV last night. Is the club attractive to prospective signings if it can't attract a home following?

City has maintained an interest in cup runs whatever the current level of football. Indeed, although 1927 is a distant memory, we have enjoyed really creditable campaigns, slaying Giants on the way. But that has been overshadowed by the shenanigans off pitch.

Slade mentions IF there is success, etc. Fine, but how do you get that??

Russell Slade said after Citys win v Colchester

Regarding the lowest ever crowd in the Stadium 4,194

" We cant make them come down,the only thing that will make them come down,is if we are successful on the field "

Opinions Please

In fairness RS is only saying what we ALL know is the truth and that is a winning team WILL see attendances increase at the CCS, but putting this attendance simply down to on the field performances and results is way to simplisitic as it ignores one MAJOR cause - The Re-Brand.

Until our owner accepts that his actions has resulted in the relationship between the club and it's supporters being seriously damaged, we are going nowhere in a hurry. At the time of his original decision VT was lucky enough to have in MM a charasmatic manager who managed to do an incredible job of holding together the pro,anti and undecided re-brand supporters. RS has no such charasmatic personality and he has inherited such a poorly balanced squad his limited talents, together with a sustained period of VT directly impacting on team affairs, like going into the dressing room before the Newcastle game last season and ranting on about the player bonus scheme, the relationship between club and fans, match attendances and atmosphere in the stadium is not going to improve until, in my opinion, the re-brand is reversed.

RS needs to be careful what he wishes for because in my opinion it no longer matters if the team are winning because in stadium protests like the 19.27 protest will go on regardless. Last Sunday was an example of that because when Le Fondre scored it had little or no impact on the singing and as the players celebrated our fans were singing an anti re-brand protest song.

Be it nobluenorenew, protest marches, wearing blue in the stadium, singing protest songs there is only one thing that will stop this and the power to do so lies with VT and him alone. Then and only then will the relationship between club and fans return to normal, and right now it is a long way from normal.

Looked like two parks teams to me - if that's what Tan has got for all his millions - what a waste of money.

Russell Slade said after Citys win v Colchester

Regarding the lowest ever crowd in the Stadium 4,194

" We cant make them come down,the only thing that will make them come down,is if we are successful on the field "

Opinions Please

Also blamed the christmas holidays and the players he took over, but to me thats how managers earn their money, by managing players and getting the most out of them, He may well be a nice guy but he is way out of his depth with us, as for getting the fans back, yes if successful they will return but what about passion, pride and giving over 100%, thats what I want to see, playing like team, I will continue as ST holder and will be there next season, but not happy at all at present.

On this occasion Slade is right as was proven during our fling with the premiership. Of course there are many principled fans who were not seduced by the big matches and stayed away then and now due to the rebrand. They deserve much credit for that. I kept going because I assumed Tan would come to his senses but I was wrong. The low attendance last night is the main lead for the media about the game so as far as I'm concerned the people who stayed away, for whatever reason, have had a big anti-rebrand effect which is a good thing in my opinion. So Tan's lackey is right, and unfortunately so are the people on this and other sites who post the mixed messages about the rebrand and current support, people will turn up for the big games and if the football is of better quality. But until we are back in Blue with the Bluebird as our prominent emblem I will not be one of them, because I believe an empty ground is the only chance left.