The importance of this loan deal cannot be underestimated.

' LEX IMMERS HOW IMPORTANT HE REALLY IS TO CARDIFF CITY '


Cardiff had been desperately searching for a target man with Championship experience all January.

Slade wanted someone who could be as close to a direct replacement for Kenwyne Jones as possible. The embargo ended those hopes and forced them to get creative with their transfer plans.

Cardiff City discovered that Lex Immers was available on loan and moved swiftly.


It was a marquee signing, a sign for fans that they could still compete at the top table and bring in players to excite. The audacious swoop for young Welshman Tom Lawrence bolstered that impression.

Immers scored on his first start as the Bluebirds' beat Huddersfield, before a spell on the sidelines while he adjusted to the tempo of Championship football.

Since then, he has come to embody the new relationship between fans and team, winning universal praise for his work ethic and commitment to covering every blade of grass.

The importance of this loan deal cannot be underestimated.

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He changed our season, the player we all knew we needed 2 years ago

What do the readers of this forum reckon as to our chances of keeping him?

Very good player who seems well liked in the dressing room and has a good honest attitude

Need to get him signed ASAP

Our strikeforce is very mobile with immers and pilks. Lots of running and energy teams are finding it hard to play the ball when they have it deep or in the middle of the pitch

I thought he was going to be one of those players Slade doesn't like after a poor debut and then not featuring but he is looking good, I think Pilks uptop helps him.

Immers and pilks up top means we defend from the front and high pressure eases the pressure on midfield etc. Which means our full backs can attack more knowing lex will work his nuts off filling in and harrying while they get back into position. So we defend from the front and attack from the back. Hard to break down and dangerous on break other teams don't like playing against that

He has the highest work rate of just about any player I've ever seen! Opposite to Kenwynne who probably had the lowest.