Dave Jones; The Transformation of Cardiff City
Fri Jul 17, 2015 8:32 pm
An article regarding Dave Jones' time at the club.
http://insidecardiffcity.co.uk/dave-jon ... diff-city/
For many fans, Dave Jones stands out as a turning point for Cardiff City Football Club. Jones became a hero to young fans for signing star players like Craig Bellamy and he even became a hero to the older fans thanks to his decision to ban Steve Tucker.
When the former Wolves boss took over, City had struggled in the lower half of the Championship following a relatively recent promotion for League One (Division 2 at the time) under Lennie Lawrence. Lawrence lost his job after finishing 16th during the clubs second season in the second tier.
Jones had a very difficult task on his hands, he needed to improve the teams performance with next to no budget, in fact he was actually expected to make a profit from the transfer market in order to keep the club afloat. In his first season he brought in the likes of Kevin Cooper and Darren Purse for a small fee while selling club idols Graham Kavanagh, Peter Thorne, Danny Gabbidon, James Collins and Tony Vidmar among many others to make money for transfers.
http://insidecardiffcity.co.uk/dave-jon ... diff-city/
For many fans, Dave Jones stands out as a turning point for Cardiff City Football Club. Jones became a hero to young fans for signing star players like Craig Bellamy and he even became a hero to the older fans thanks to his decision to ban Steve Tucker.
When the former Wolves boss took over, City had struggled in the lower half of the Championship following a relatively recent promotion for League One (Division 2 at the time) under Lennie Lawrence. Lawrence lost his job after finishing 16th during the clubs second season in the second tier.
Jones had a very difficult task on his hands, he needed to improve the teams performance with next to no budget, in fact he was actually expected to make a profit from the transfer market in order to keep the club afloat. In his first season he brought in the likes of Kevin Cooper and Darren Purse for a small fee while selling club idols Graham Kavanagh, Peter Thorne, Danny Gabbidon, James Collins and Tony Vidmar among many others to make money for transfers.
Re: Dave Jones; The Transformation of Cardiff City
Fri Jul 17, 2015 8:41 pm
Even though i wasn't really a massive fan of Jones i can't argue with any of that. 
Re: Dave Jones; The Transformation of Cardiff City
Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:18 pm
Rydogsccfc wrote:Even though i wasn't really a massive fan of Jones i can't argue with any of that.
Dave Jones with this squad would get us promoted no problem
Re: Dave Jones; The Transformation of Cardiff City
Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:49 pm
tenerife_blu wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:Even though i wasn't really a massive fan of Jones i can't argue with any of that.
Dave Jones with this squad would get us promoted no problem
Possibly.
Re: Dave Jones; The Transformation of Cardiff City
Fri Jul 17, 2015 11:01 pm
Rydogsccfc wrote:tenerife_blu wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:Even though i wasn't really a massive fan of Jones i can't argue with any of that.
Dave Jones with this squad would get us promoted no problem
Possibly.
Probably
Re: Dave Jones; The Transformation of Cardiff City
Sat Jul 18, 2015 1:20 am
If Slade can get us mid table with this squad,I don't think Dave Jones would have a problem getting us promoted with the same players. As much as he wasn't always liked by everyone he done a good job while he was manager.
Re: Dave Jones; The Transformation of Cardiff City
Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:19 am
BaltimoreBlues wrote:If Slade can get us mid table with this squad,I don't think Dave Jones would have a problem getting us promoted with the same players. As much as he wasn't always liked by everyone he done a good job while he was manager.
This ^^^
Re: Dave Jones; The Transformation of Cardiff City
Sat Jul 18, 2015 8:31 am
and we played football worth watching 
Re: Dave Jones; The Transformation of Cardiff City
Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:27 pm
tenerife_blu wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:Even though i wasn't really a massive fan of Jones i can't argue with any of that.
Dave Jones with this squad would get us promoted no problem
But he couldn't with Bellamy, Bothroyd, Chopra Etc?
Re: Dave Jones; The Transformation of Cardiff City
Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:37 pm
Best manager we have had in my time.
Re: Dave Jones; The Transformation of Cardiff City
Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:58 pm
2blue2handle wrote:Best manager we have had in my time.
spot on Luke but my choice is also Eddie May