Cardiff City 'close' to Securing transfer targets Says Slade
Thu Dec 17, 2015 4:12 pm
Cardiff City 'close' to Securing transfer targets, says Russell Slade
BBC
Thursday 17th Dec 2015
Cardiff City are "close" to securing some of their January transfer window targets, says manager Russell Slade.
Slade says the Bluebirds are to bring in players who can help them strive for promotion to the Premier League.
They are one place off the play-off spots and Slade wants to add "pace and energy" to his attacking options.
"We're close to one or two pieces of work that we would like to achieve in the window," said Slade.
"It's a question, sometimes really, of spinning plates.
"It's dangerous to put all your apples into one basket."
Slade also reiterated his desire to ensure striker Kenwyne Jones stays beyond the end of this season when his contract expires, but says the club is trying to marry football ambitions with the club's financial needs.
"To get a big, strong target man is not easy, and that's what Kenwyne is," said Slade. "He gives us a focal point.
"These attributes are not easy to come by and we would hope that we can hang on to our stronger players.
"There's the football decision and then there's a financial decision.
"On the football side he's doing everything possible to show us what we need from him and giving a great example of what we need to get into that top six."
Jones scored the late winner as Cardiff beat Brentford 3-2 on Tuesday in a performance that led Slade to praise their "backbone".
BBC
Thursday 17th Dec 2015
Cardiff City are "close" to securing some of their January transfer window targets, says manager Russell Slade.
Slade says the Bluebirds are to bring in players who can help them strive for promotion to the Premier League.
They are one place off the play-off spots and Slade wants to add "pace and energy" to his attacking options.
"We're close to one or two pieces of work that we would like to achieve in the window," said Slade.
"It's a question, sometimes really, of spinning plates.
"It's dangerous to put all your apples into one basket."
Slade also reiterated his desire to ensure striker Kenwyne Jones stays beyond the end of this season when his contract expires, but says the club is trying to marry football ambitions with the club's financial needs.
"To get a big, strong target man is not easy, and that's what Kenwyne is," said Slade. "He gives us a focal point.
"These attributes are not easy to come by and we would hope that we can hang on to our stronger players.
"There's the football decision and then there's a financial decision.
"On the football side he's doing everything possible to show us what we need from him and giving a great example of what we need to get into that top six."
Jones scored the late winner as Cardiff beat Brentford 3-2 on Tuesday in a performance that led Slade to praise their "backbone".
Re: Cardiff City 'close' to Securing transfer targets Says S
Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:02 pm
Oh shit he's doing his plate spinning again.Last time he did that,he smashed all of his wife's crockery to bits.Why doesn't he spin some apples instead and put his plates in the basket-much safer!! 
Re: Cardiff City 'close' to Securing transfer targets Says S
Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:21 pm
I would like nothing more than to see these transfers happen and for Russell slide to move me wrong by steering the club to (at least) the end of season play-offs! 
Sadly, I can't see it but (as I have for so many years) I live more in hope than positivity!
Sadly, I can't see it but (as I have for so many years) I live more in hope than positivity!
Re: Cardiff City 'close' to Securing transfer targets Says S
Thu Dec 17, 2015 5:56 pm
I hope that means the deal for Tony Watt is done and dusted.
Re: Cardiff City 'close' to Securing transfer targets Says S
Thu Dec 17, 2015 6:16 pm
castleblue wrote:I hope that means the deal for Tony Watt is done and dusted.
Re: Cardiff City 'close' to Securing transfer targets Says S
Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:27 pm
sir ninian wrote:Oh shit he's doing his plate spinning again.Last time he did that,he smashed all of his wife's crockery to bits.Why doesn't he spin some apples instead and put his plates in the basket-much safer!!
I was thinking the same With his spinning plates speech again
Re: Cardiff City 'close' to Securing transfer targets Says S
Fri Dec 18, 2015 1:55 am
sounding like the players mentioned from the other clubs Tan owns to me