' Stephen Quinn Transfer Comments '

Fans will say that players only move for the money but going head to head with Reading for Quinn you would think that we would have a decent chance of getting the player.

In an article on the Football League web site ( dated yesterday by John Verrall) Stephen Quinn stated that a meeting with Steve Clarke was all that was needed to convince him to move to the Madjejski Stadium.

"Everything about the club attracted me: the ambition to get back into the Premier League and the manager, who came and met me in the close season and spoke very well. He made me feel very wanted".

Do we still have any pulling power?

Wolves and Reading imo have peaks. They are middle table premier league fodder at best.

Cardiff are the big unknown. We are a capital city and have a huge possible fanbase. Our potential far outreaches those two. So if Quinn and Ameobi choose those over us, unlucky!.

We have had little in terms of icons in recent years. No players has galvanised the club. If I was Ameobi I would be all over us.

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Fans will say that players only move for the money but going head to head with Reading for Quinn you would think that we would have a decent chance of getting the player.

In an article on the Football League web site ( dated yesterday by John Verrall) Stephen Quinn stated that a meeting with Steve Clarke was all that was needed to convince him to move to the Madjejski Stadium.

"Everything about the club attracted me: the ambition to get back into the Premier League and the manager, who came and met me in the close season and spoke very well. He made me feel very wanted".

Do we still have any pulling power?

This only refers to reading nothing about city and our approach! so doesn't tell us anything at all? Unless of course people want to turn into anti Slade/club point!!

It probably only took one meeting with Slade to persuade him to join Reading!

Fans will say that players only move for the money but going head to head with Reading for Quinn you would think that we would have a decent chance of getting the player.

In an article on the Football League web site ( dated yesterday by John Verrall) Stephen Quinn stated that a meeting with Steve Clarke was all that was needed to convince him to move to the Madjejski Stadium.

"Everything about the club attracted me: the ambition to get back into the Premier League and the manager, who came and met me in the close season and spoke very well. He made me feel very wanted".

Do we still have any pulling power?

This only refers to reading nothing about city and our approach! so doesn't tell us anything at all? Unless of course people want to turn into anti Slade/club point!!

Surely it tells us that whatever our approach was, it was not as persuasive as Reading's approach.

[quot davids"]It probably only took one meeting with Slade to persuade him to join Reading![/quote]



Does quinn say anything about city? Or are you ITK about slades meeting with him?

Fans will say that players only move for the money but going head to head with Reading for Quinn you would think that we would have a decent chance of getting the player.

In an article on the Football League web site ( dated yesterday by John Verrall) Stephen Quinn stated that a meeting with Steve Clarke was all that was needed to convince him to move to the Madjejski Stadium.

"Everything about the club attracted me: the ambition to get back into the Premier League and the manager, who came and met me in the close season and spoke very well. He made me feel very wanted".

Do we still have any pulling power?

This only refers to reading nothing about city and our approach! so doesn't tell us anything at all? Unless of course people want to turn into anti Slade/club point!!

Surely it tells us that whatever our approach was, it was not as persuasive as Reading's approach.

Our money not as persuasive you mean?

Fans will say that players only move for the money but going head to head with Reading for Quinn you would think that we would have a decent chance of getting the player.

In an article on the Football League web site ( dated yesterday by John Verrall) Stephen Quinn stated that a meeting with Steve Clarke was all that was needed to convince him to move to the Madjejski Stadium.

"Everything about the club attracted me: the ambition to get back into the Premier League and the manager, who came and met me in the close season and spoke very well. He made me feel very wanted".

Do we still have any pulling power?

This only refers to reading nothing about city and our approach! so doesn't tell us anything at all? Unless of course people want to turn into anti Slade/club point!!

Surely it tells us that whatever our approach was, it was not as persuasive as Reading's approach.

Our money not as persuasive you mean?

[quot davids"]It probably only took one meeting with Slade to persuade him to join Reading!

Does quinn say anything about city? Or are you ITK about slades meeting with him? [/quote]

No I know nothing about Slade's meeting with him.

Are you saying that you don't think Slade actually met him? Are you ITK about that?

The general suggestion from the media is that Quinn met with Slade and the fact is, whatever was said at that meeting, was not enough to persuade the player to choose us over Reading.

Slade did meet meet Quinn 100%

The general suggestion from the media is that Quinn met with Slade and the fact is, whatever was said at that meeting, was not enough to persuade the player to choose us over Reading.

Christ that escalated within a single sentence.

So is it a general suggestion or fact?

We don't even know if they met but let's not allow this to stop the heavy propaganda against the manager.

Slade did meet meet Quinn 100%

It's hearsay, at best, unless you saw it with your own eyes.

Slade did meet meet Quinn 100%

It's hearsay, at best, unless you saw it with your own eyes.

Wayne, I'm not going to say who said it,buts its a fact.

Slade did meet meet Quinn 100%

It's hearsay, at best, unless you saw it with your own eyes.

Do you expect people to take photographs of every possible transfer dealings?

On many occasions the media have got it wrong but when the same fact comes from different sources it must cross your mind that in fact there was a meeting/contact.

Slade did meet meet Quinn 100%

It's hearsay, at best, unless you saw it with your own eyes.

Wayne, I'm not going to say who said it,buts its a fact.

Wouldn't expect you to Annis but there are a lot of agendas out there.

If Slade is missing out then Tan may make a move.

Wolves and Reading imo have peaks. They are middle table premier league fodder at best.

Cardiff are the big unknown. We are a capital city and have a huge possible fanbase. Our potential far outreaches those two. So if Quinn and Ameobi choose those over us, unlucky!.

We have had little in terms of icons in recent years. No players has galvanised the club. If I was Ameobi I would be all over us.

Wolves have been a far more successful club than us, and have won the FA cup 4 times I believe. They have also won the league several times. Throughout the time I have followed Cardiff, we have mostly been a bigger club than Reading, but I think Wolves are bigger than us and have more potential as well. We are not considered a big club by people outside S Wales, and for at least 50% of the time I have been a supporter, we have been a small club playing in front of well under 10000 fans in the bottom couple of divisions. Unless we are up towards the top next season, we will be lucky to average 14000, considerably less if we are below half way. If I was Ameobi, I would chose Wolves without a second thought.

Fans will say that players only move for the money but going head to head with Reading for Quinn you would think that we would have a decent chance of getting the player.

In an article on the Football League web site ( dated yesterday by John Verrall) Stephen Quinn stated that a meeting with Steve Clarke was all that was needed to convince him to move to the Madjejski Stadium.

"Everything about the club attracted me: the ambition to get back into the Premier League and the manager, who came and met me in the close season and spoke very well. He made me feel very wanted".

Do we still have any pulling power?

This only refers to reading nothing about city and our approach! so doesn't tell us anything at all? Unless of course people want to turn into anti Slade/club point!!

Surely it tells us that whatever our approach was, it was not as persuasive as Reading's approach.

It could be that Reading did offer better wages/ a longer contract but the words for me that stand out are ambition to get back into the Premier League & the manager spoke very well/ he made me feel very wanted. Based on Jan transfer dealings and dealings so far this summer are the club showing any ambition to try and get back into the PL? We obviously don't know how the conversation between Slade and Quinn went.

Slade did meet meet Quinn 100%

It's hearsay, at best, unless you saw it with your own eyes.

Wayne, I'm not going to say who said it,buts its a fact.

Wouldn't expect you to Annis but there are a lot of agendas out there.

If Slade is missing out then Tan may make a move.

Wayne, I also know that Reading did offer a better contract and longer. Thats the main reason Quinn chose Reading FC, I wish he would be honest.

Quinn is only saying what the club expects him to say ie the manager convinced me not going to say the money was better is he

Our current manager is having the same problems as plenty of our previous managers. It has never been easy to attract top quality players to this club. Cardiff is not exactly the centre of the universe, and unless we are able to offer Premier League football or above average wages, we will always struggle to get players to move to S Wales. While I am not a Slade fan, other higher profile managers have had this problem over the years, so probably unfair to blame him every time a player chooses to go somewhere else.

Reading taking a gamble due to what's on offer in premier next season! As I thought they are strapped for cash?

Maybe a better contract, we don't know, but you can bet he was more attracted to Wolves due to Steve Clarkes respect & standing in the game than the ex school teacher Slade & his beer belly.

Slade did meet meet Quinn 100%

It's hearsay, at best, unless you saw it with your own eyes.

Wayne, I'm not going to say who said it,buts its a fact.

Wouldn't expect you to Annis but there are a lot of agendas out there.

If Slade is missing out then Tan may make a move.

Wayne, I also know that Reading did offer a better contract and longer. Thats the main reason Quinn chose Reading FC, I wish he would be honest.

In which case I will put my hands up and admit that there was probably little that Slade could have done to influence the player's decision.

Makes you wonder though. We were told after the numerous meetings between Tan and Slade that Slade would be fully backed on his main targets. It would seem that backing does have it's limitations though so maybe Slade is actually trying to deal with one hand tied behind his back?

Wolves and Reading imo have peaks. They are middle table premier league fodder at best.

Cardiff are the big unknown. We are a capital city and have a huge possible fanbase. Our potential far outreaches those two. So if Quinn and Ameobi choose those over us, unlucky!.

We have had little in terms of icons in recent years. No players has galvanised the club. If I was Ameobi I would be all over us.

Wolves are way way bigger club than us with a much bigger history and traditionally bigger fan base I'm afraid

Slade did meet meet Quinn 100%

It's hearsay, at best, unless you saw it with your own eyes.

Wayne, I'm not going to say who said it,buts its a fact.

Wouldn't expect you to Annis but there are a lot of agendas out there.

If Slade is missing out then Tan may make a move.

Slade met with Quinn 100% absolute fact

Our current manager is having the same problems as plenty of our previous managers. It has never been easy to attract top quality players to this club. Cardiff is not exactly the centre of the universe, and unless we are able to offer Premier League football or above average wages, we will always struggle to get players to move to S Wales. While I am not a Slade fan, other higher profile managers have had this problem over the years, so probably unfair to blame him every time a player chooses to go somewhere else.

I agree Malky struggled and that's why we offered stupid money.

Our current manager is having the same problems as plenty of our previous managers. It has never been easy to attract top quality players to this club. Cardiff is not exactly the centre of the universe, and unless we are able to offer Premier League football or above average wages, we will always struggle to get players to move to S Wales. While I am not a Slade fan, other higher profile managers have had this problem over the years, so probably unfair to blame him every time a player chooses to go somewhere else.

I agree Malky struggled and that's why we offered stupid money.

Yep, had to offer millions to get an unknown Danish player to the club.

He's a decent Manager and would attract players, humpty fecking dumty couldn't attract anyone with out a golden cheque book, and even then for the wrong reasons !!!

Our current manager is having the same problems as plenty of our previous managers. It has never been easy to attract top quality players to this club. Cardiff is not exactly the centre of the universe, and unless we are able to offer Premier League football or above average wages, we will always struggle to get players to move to S Wales. While I am not a Slade fan, other higher profile managers have had this problem over the years, so probably unfair to blame him every time a player chooses to go somewhere else.

It's a nicer area to live in, better ground and better training facilities surely, we should be more attractive than Reading ??

Our current manager is having the same problems as plenty of our previous managers. It has never been easy to attract top quality players to this club. Cardiff is not exactly the centre of the universe, and unless we are able to offer Premier League football or above average wages, we will always struggle to get players to move to S Wales. While I am not a Slade fan, other higher profile managers have had this problem over the years, so probably unfair to blame him every time a player chooses to go somewhere else.

It's a nicer area to live in, better ground and better training facilities surely, we should be more attractive than Reading ??

We both know that, but you know what it's like when you travel outside of Wales. A lot of people think of Cardiff as ok for a day trip shopping, but not much more. Not central enough for some, and although it is our capital city, much smaller than other areas such as Bristol. I think a lot of people think of Cardiff & Swansea as being a bit out of the way, but at least Swansea can offer Premier League football for now.