Cardiff City squad 'not good enough' says Kevin Ratcliffe

Former Wales and Everton captain Kevin Ratcliffe believes Cardiff are in danger of being relegated next season.

The Bluebirds lost 3-0 at home to Bolton on Monday and are now 13th in the table with five games to go.

Ratcliffe, who was at the Cardiff City Stadium for the match, thinks the current squad is "not good enough" to stay in the Championship.

"If they keep the bunch of players that they've got I do fear for them next year," Ratcliffe told BBC Wales Sport.

After a goalless first half, Bolton caught Cardiff after the re-start, prompting some fans to direct chants of: "You don't know what you're doing" at manager Russell Slade following Bolton's third goal.

Ratcliffe, who made 25 appearances for Cardiff City in the 1992-93 season, is concerned for the Bluebirds.

"We've seen the club being asset-stripped, players going out, loaned out and the players that are here are not good enough," he said.

"They are not good enough to actually stay in this division.

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Said it before il say it again, it's not the players it's the system.

Said it before il say it again, it's not the players it's the system.

Got to agree with that

Not Championship expert Kevin Ratcliffe? I'll get my money on us going down then.

Bit early to judge who knows Whos coming or going still April ffs

Hmmm?

Ratcliffe is clueless though.
He couldn't name half our squad.
He'd be better off conmenting on the Scouse teams.

Mind you he is well qualified to talk about delegations having managed to take Shrewsbury AND Chester OUT of the football league during his short and disastrous managerial career.

This is probably the stupidest piece of punditry ever.If the current squad is not good enough to stay in the championship then how are they in twelfth place?

This is probably the stupidest piece of punditry ever.If the current squad is not good enough to stay in the championship then how are they in twelfth place?

And we are improving too.
With a stack of decent players out on loan to still come back.

We can afford to lose a few more and still be competitive.

There's a bit of fight in the squad now which was missing earlier in the season which is worth a lot more than the players who have gone

He is saying with this squad? Everyone knows the squad will be different next season so a bit premature with prediction! Bit like some of our fans views?

This squad is good enough for top ten for next season. If slade was here start of season we might have scrapped play offs. Ratcliffe knows f... all.

This squad is good enough for top ten for next season. If slade was here start of season we might have scrapped play offs. Ratcliffe knows f... all.

Your right considering all the changing thats gone on league position isnt to bad! Given proper pre season this squad should do better and if we add to it who knows?

This squad is good enough for top ten for next season. If slade was here start of season we might have scrapped play offs. Ratcliffe knows f... all.

Your right considering all the changing thats gone on league position isnt to bad! Given proper pre season this squad should do better and if we add to it who knows?

Totally agree, we need to also not judge what level we can perform to but what level is required to get in the play offs which I personally don't think is to a high standard at all, last few years it's been a lot weaker. What am trying to say is you haven't got to be great, the fact the current team are 12 th is more than evidence.