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Mehmet Dalman: 'Key players will remain at Cardiff City'

By Darren Plant


Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Cardiff City chairman Mehmet Dalman has revealed that the club are yet to receive any "firm offers" for their players this summer.

Striker Joe Mason has been linked with a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers, but Dalman has insisted that no-one considered key to Russell Slade's plans will be allowed to depart the Bluebirds before the start of the next campaign.

Dalman is quoted by Wales Online as saying: "We have not received a firm offer for any of our players yet."

"Those who are key to plans for the new season will be staying. Our target is to challenge for a top-six finish at least and we must have a squad capable of achieving that."

Cardiff finished in 11th place in the Championship last season.

Good we need to keep hold of players like Mason to challenge at the top end of the table.

So much for an exodus then!

Good we need to keep hold of players like Mason to challenge at the top end of the table.

I really don't understand the faith that some have in Mason. Yes he is a clever footballer, but he lacks pace and strength - two critical areas where I thought he might improve but he has failed. He had limited impact at Bolton. Why do people believe that he will do the business for us now, when a proven scorer like Alf failed so badly? We don't create enough. I fear that he will struggle in this side.

Good we need to keep hold of players like Mason to challenge at the top end of the table.

I really don't understand the faith that some have in Mason. Yes he is a clever footballer, but he lacks pace and strength - two critical areas where I thought he might improve but he has failed. He had limited impact at Bolton. Why do people believe that he will do the business for us now, when a proven scorer like Alf failed so badly? We don't create enough. I fear that he will struggle in this side.

What I like about Mason is that he is at the right place at the right time and he is good at winning penalties as well and his link up play is good I don't understand why people don't rate him.

Good we need to keep hold of players like Mason to challenge at the top end of the table.

Id say we need to improve massively on mason to get a top 6 finish. Really dont see why everyone thinks he will be some kind of saviour.

If we could get 1m for him id be over the moon. Certainly wouldnt consider him a key player. Bench player at most.

Good we need to keep hold of players like Mason to challenge at the top end of the table.

Id say we need to improve massively on mason to get a top 6 finish. Really dont see why everyone thinks he will be some kind of saviour.

If we could get 1m for him id be over the moon. Certainly wouldnt consider him a key player. Bench player at most.

Give Mason a chance id say.

Ive seen him under malky and end of last season and unless he can massively improve i cant see him being a starter. We cant be giving players a chance or we will find ourselves cut adrift and once that gap opens its hard to get out the bottom 3

Ive seen him under malky and end of last season and unless he can massively improve i cant see him being a starter. We cant be giving players a chance or we will find ourselves cut adrift and once that gap opens its hard to get out the bottom 3

We will be nowhere near the bottom 3.

Ive seen him under malky and end of last season and unless he can massively improve i cant see him being a starter. We cant be giving players a chance or we will find ourselves cut adrift and once that gap opens its hard to get out the bottom 3

We will be nowhere near the bottom 3.

Hope not, thats how I see it going though.

Ive seen him under malky and end of last season and unless he can massively improve i cant see him being a starter. We cant be giving players a chance or we will find ourselves cut adrift and once that gap opens its hard to get out the bottom 3

We will be nowhere near the bottom 3.

Hope not, thats how I see it going though.

I don't I see us challenging at the top end of the table.

So much for an exodus then!

Jack, No ones made any bids.

"Key players" is all down to interpretation. I would suggest that we offloaded a few in the Jan window and we are trying to offload more now. Of the players that will be left how many of those that can be classed as key players? I cannot see many.

Reference is made to Joe a Mason but unless there is a dramatic improvement I would regard him as an extremely average player who has been unable to hold down a starting place at Cardiff at Bolton. It is very unlikely that he is going to be the answer to us scoring goals.

Unfortunately at the moment we lack creativity in the middle of the park, pace out wide and a proven goal scorer particularly in view of the fact that the club are trying to offload Jones and Le Fondre. I cannot see many takers for Jones due to his wages so he may get a starting spot. I guess the club will not bring in another striker until some of our current strikers are offloaded.

The facts regarding Joe Mason & David Marshal, City have not received one bid.

If Slade regards Mason to be key to this coming season, we are indeed in for a very long season

If Slade regards Mason to be key to this coming season, we are indeed in for a very long season

Don't listen to the press interpretation of what Dalman said.

He says "no key players will be sold" and the the hack talks about Mason in an attempt to marry the two together.

If you read all the posts, the rumours, see who is in the new shirt photos, who is on the side of the stadium and which players have been given extended holidays you will get an idea of who can go and who they want to stay.

Mason can go and they want Marshall to stay.

If Slade regards Mason to be key to this coming season, we are indeed in for a very long season

Don't listen to the press interpretation of what Dalman said.

He says "no key players will be sold" and the the hack talks about Mason in an attempt to marry the two together.

If you read all the posts, the rumours, see who is in the new shirt photos, who is on the side of the stadium and which players have been given extended holidays you will get an idea of who can go and who they want to stay.

Mason can go and they want Marshall to stay.

I think you are probably right

The question is, who decides which players are key to the plans ?

What are the plans for next season ?

Is it Slade's plans (ie footballing reasons) or Tan's plans (business decisions) ?

Not trying to be negative but just think it is an ambiguous statement which with the few words said could have different meanings depending on what the plans are ?

The question is, who decides which players are key to the plans ?

What are the plans for next season ?

Is it Slade's plans (ie footballing reasons) or Tan's plans (business decisions) ?

Not trying to be negative but just think it is an ambiguous statement which with the few words said could have different meanings depending on what the plans are ?

Good questions Carl ? ? ?

The question is, who decides which players are key to the plans ?

What are the plans for next season ?

Is it Slade's plans (ie footballing reasons) or Tan's plans (business decisions) ?

Not trying to be negative but just think it is an ambiguous statement which with the few words said could have different meanings depending on what the plans are ?

Hopefully business decisions first then slade to deal with what is left.

no surprise. no bids, in a nice way, that shower of shit we watched last season, its no wonder no offers were made

Hopefully he sticks to his word and players like Manga, Marshall and Fabio stay.

If Slade regards Mason to be key to this coming season, we are indeed in for a very long season

Don't listen to the press interpretation of what Dalman said.

He says "no key players will be sold" and the the hack talks about Mason in an attempt to marry the two together.

If you read all the posts, the rumours, see who is in the new shirt photos, who is on the side of the stadium and which players have been given extended holidays you will get an idea of who can go and who they want to stay.

Mason can go and they want Marshall to stay.

Exactly my thoughts.
I think the key players as far as the club are concerned are mainly Marshall, Manga, Gunnarsson & Whitts.
However, I still believe if a big bid came in, anyone is expendable.

If Slade regards Mason to be key to this coming season, we are indeed in for a very long season

Don't listen to the press interpretation of what Dalman said.

He says "no key players will be sold" and the the hack talks about Mason in an attempt to marry the two together.

If you read all the posts, the rumours, see who is in the new shirt photos, who is on the side of the stadium and which players have been given extended holidays you will get an idea of who can go and who they want to stay.

Mason can go and they want Marshall to stay.

Exactly my thoughts.
I think the key players as far as the club are concerned are mainly Marshall, Manga, Gunnarsson & Whitts.
However, I still believe if a big bid came in, anyone is expendable.

If those two players are to be considered key, and Kenwyne Jones is played up front, then we might as well forget any ambition of a top 6 finish. Our midfield was woeful last season and those two contributed next to nothing.

If Slade regards Mason to be key to this coming season, we are indeed in for a very long season

Don't listen to the press interpretation of what Dalman said.

He says "no key players will be sold" and the the hack talks about Mason in an attempt to marry the two together.

If you read all the posts, the rumours, see who is in the new shirt photos, who is on the side of the stadium and which players have been given extended holidays you will get an idea of who can go and who they want to stay.

Mason can go and they want Marshall to stay.

Exactly my thoughts.
I think the key players as far as the club are concerned are mainly Marshall, Manga, Gunnarsson & Whitts.
However, I still believe if a big bid came in, anyone is expendable.

If those two players are to be considered key, and Kenwyne Jones is played up front, then we might as well forget any ambition of a top 6 finish. Our midfield was woeful last season and those two contributed next to nothing.

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still have too many players at the club and having trouble getting rid. By the time they offload any decent targets to be signed as replacements may of moved on to other clubs by then, this rebuild is going to take a while to challenge for a top 6 imo

If Slade regards Mason to be key to this coming season, we are indeed in for a very long season

Don't listen to the press interpretation of what Dalman said.

He says "no key players will be sold" and the the hack talks about Mason in an attempt to marry the two together.

If you read all the posts, the rumours, see who is in the new shirt photos, who is on the side of the stadium and which players have been given extended holidays you will get an idea of who can go and who they want to stay.

Mason can go and they want Marshall to stay.

Exactly my thoughts.
I think the key players as far as the club are concerned are mainly Marshall, Manga, Gunnarsson & Whitts.
However, I still believe if a big bid came in, anyone is expendable.

If those two players are to be considered key, and Kenwyne Jones is played up front, then we might as well forget any ambition of a top 6 finish. Our midfield was woeful last season and those two contributed next to nothing.

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Whitts & Gunnarsson are both excellent championship players, unfortunately for them they play in a poor team because it's run by a very poor manager.

And do I believe him ? Yeah like I believe a politician

Mehmet Dalman: 'Key players will remain at Cardiff City'

By Darren Plant


Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Cardiff City chairman Mehmet Dalman has revealed that the club are yet to receive any "firm offers" for their players this summer.

Striker Joe Mason has been linked with a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers, but Dalman has insisted that no-one considered key to Russell Slade's plans will be allowed to depart the Bluebirds before the start of the next campaign.

Dalman is quoted by Wales Online as saying: "We have not received a firm offer for any of our players yet."

"Those who are key to plans for the new season will be staying. Our target is to challenge for a top-six finish at least and we must have a squad capable of achieving that."

Cardiff finished in 11th place in the Championship last season.

all he says is that there have been no offers!

if we get offers players will go!