" KENWYNE JONES SPEAKS OUT ON HIS CARDIFF CITY FUTURE "

Jones was Cardiff's goal hero once again against Brentford as his late winner secured a vital 3-2 win

Wednesday 16th December 2015

By Alex Bywater

Cardiff City goal hero Kenwyne Jones has spoken out over his future with the Bluebirds.

And the former Sunderland and Southampton striker has insisted he's putting talk of a new contract to one side for now as he concentrates on pushing Russell Slade's men towards the play-offs.

WalesOnline revealed on Tuesday that Cardiff's hierarchy are keen to pen Jones to a fresh deal, albeit on a reduced wage, but the Trinidadian, who scored Cardiff's late winner in the 3-2 win over Brentford, said: “Right now club promotion is everyone's primary focus.

“I'm really just enjoying my time here at Cardiff with Russell Slade and the lads.”

Jones, who joined Cardiff from Stoke in January 2014 in a swap deal that saw Peter Odemwingie move in the opposite direction, is easily the highest paid player at the club with a basic pay-packet of £35,000 a week.

As was shown by his winner against the Bees, he remains Slade's best available goalscorer and is clearly enjoying teaming up with new strike partner Tony Watt.

Cardiff are keen to sign Charlton loanee Watt on a permanent deal to continue what has proved a promising partnership with Jones.

“With Tony Watt now in the mix it's been a good experience working day by day to get the job done,” Jones added.

“The fans continue to be fantastic and of course that support drives the team to want to finish well.”

Slade and Cardiff certainly had Jones to thank on Tuesday after he rescued the Bluebirds from the near embarrassment of throwing away yet another two-goal lead.

First-half efforts from Jones and Watt had put Slade's men in control before Brentford hit back after the interval.

For the third consecutive home game it looked as if Cardiff would have to settle for a point before Jones struck late on.

His cool 94th minute strike secured a 3-2 victory and three vital home points.

“In the second-half Brentford came out with a vengeance and we needed to hold the fort when it mattered most,” Jones added.

“They applied the pressure but the boys never lost faith. Fabio presented an excellent opportunity down the left in those last few minutes and I was able to connect and find the net.”

After victory over Brentford, Cardiff face a short turnaround before they make the trip to Birmingham on Friday evening where Slade will hope Jones and Watt continue what is already proving to be a fruitful partnership.

Seems like he is waiting for January offers to see if he can get better package than here.

If in summer by some miracle we get promoted he can demand big fee to stay

he hasnt said anything about his future there though

he hasnt said anything about his future there though

Yes he has, he's said he's not willing to talk about it at the moment due to being focused on the job in hand.

So that means he has acknowledged the question of his future, as is clear from this bit below from the article:

And the former Sunderland and Southampton striker has insisted he's putting talk of a new contract to one side for now as he concentrates on pushing Russell Slade's men towards the play-offs.

To me, and most other people, that comes under "speaking about his future."

he hasnt said anything about his future there though

Yes he has, he's said he's not willing to talk about it at the moment due to being focused on the job in hand.

So that means he has acknowledged the question of his future, as is clear from this bit below from the article:

And the former Sunderland and Southampton striker has insisted he's putting talk of a new contract to one side for now as he concentrates on pushing Russell Slade's men towards the play-offs.

To me, and most other people, that comes under "speaking about his future."

except there is no quote in the bold bit.

its just a brush off stock reply because he isnt interested in talking about it to a journo

He won't be staying he is looking to feather his nest and will go where the money is

Wasted talent IMO lazy, lacklustre and well over paid

he hasnt said anything about his future there though

Yes he has, he's said he's not willing to talk about it at the moment due to being focused on the job in hand.

So that means he has acknowledged the question of his future, as is clear from this bit below from the article:

And the former Sunderland and Southampton striker has insisted he's putting talk of a new contract to one side for now as he concentrates on pushing Russell Slade's men towards the play-offs.

To me, and most other people, that comes under "speaking about his future."

except there is no quote in the bold bit.

its just a brush off stock reply because he isnt interested in talking about it to a journo

Which can also be conceived as commenting on his future, even if he didn't say an awful lot about it..

Seems like he is waiting for January offers to see if he can get better package than here.

If in summer by some miracle we get promoted he can demand big fee to stay

I think you'll find that's the otherway around.Couldn't get a game under Sparky before we swapped Odemthingy for him Premiership clubs are not exactly queing for him

I expect him to leave in the Summer

Sounds like he is going when his contract is up in summer then getting a huge signing on fee.If he wanted to stay he would be having talks now as his contract is nearly up.

Seems like he is waiting for January offers to see if he can get better package than here.

If in summer by some miracle we get promoted he can demand big fee to stay

Be lucky to get such a deal.

Sounds like he is going when his contract is up in summer then getting a huge signing on fee.If he wanted to stay he would be having talks now as his contract is nearly up.

Agree.

“The fans continue to be fantastic and of course that support drives the team to want to finish well.”

Is Kenwyne having a laugh The fans have been anything but fantastic, I'm very much surprised that the players can even be bothered with the lack of support from our so called loyal supporters

Oh come on city fans if jones can get a better deal he will be off faster than the space station