" EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 12:16 pm
Eight reasons why Cardiff City failed to make the play-offs... including selling Guerra, relying upon Revell and playing poorly
2ND MAY 2016
BY PAUL ABBANDONATO
The top six dream disappeared for the Bluebirds at Sheffield Wednesday, but really their fate had been sealed already. Here are some reasons why...
So, the Cardiff City play-off dream is over... and I guess we can argue until the cows come home about whether Russsell Slade’s Bluebirds have under-achieved, been par for the course, or even over-achieved this season.
Some are of the view that with the gifted group of players available back at the start of the 2015-16 campaign, top six should have been the absolute minimum of Cardiff’s aims. There are even key figures at the club on record as saying this.
Others will counter that with cost-cutting measures taking place as the season wore on, Cardiff did well to be in with a shout right up to the Sheffield Wednesday capitualtion.
With the likes of Aston Villa, and two from Newcastle, Sunderland and Norwich entering the fray next time, the top six ambition is only going to get harder.
You can also expect sides like QPR, Nottingham Forest and Wolves to be more of a force next time around.
1 GETTING RID OF GEURRA
Javi Guerra scoring against Barcelona at the Nou Camp this season.
How Cardiff could have done with his goal power at the much-lower Championship level
Much is being made of the fact that Cardiff City have ended the season without a real striker of prominence, but the Bluebirds weren’t exactly short on those options back at the start of the campaign.
There was a certain Kenwyne Jones. How about Javi Guerra, I ask?
Yes, remember him? Russell Slade never gave the Spaniard a chance, Guerra’s fate having been sealed when then caretaker boss and current No.2 Scott Young hauled him off for not trying in a midweek League Cup game against Bournemouth.
There were suggestions Guerra didn’t want to play for Cardiff after that and not trying is unforgivable in a Bluebirds' shirt. But Guerra was an employee of the football club and a resource surely to be utilised.
Instead, Guerra was unused, then loaned out to Malaga in January 2015. Upon his return during the summer, still a Cardiff City player, he was then off-loaded to Rayo Vallecano on August 31.
Guerra has scored 11 La Liga goals this season, including strikes against Barcelona and Europa League semi-finalists Villareal and Sevilla. Plus goals against other top 10 teams Malaga and Las Palmas.
We only saw Guerra briefly in a Cardiff shirt, but surely someone who scores so readily in La Liga could have torn up the Championship.
Cardiff could have made far more of Javi Guerra. His goals would have sealed at least the top six, if not automatic promotion.
2 OVER-RELIANCE UPON REVELL
While Slade didn’t seem to want to know Guerra, the opposite appeared to be the case with Alex Revell, his underwhelming striker signing from Rotherham.
Bluebirds fans could never see it with Revell. The manager defended his centre-forward by insisting he saw things in training that perhaps others didn’t.
Quite what those things were remained mystifying to many, but the fact is Revell was first-choice centre-forward in seven of Cardiff’s first nine matches this season.
He started against Fulham, QPR, Blackburn, Middlesborough, Bristol City, Ipswich and Leeds... and didn’t manage a single goal.
How many might Geurra have grabbed in those games, one wonders?
Anyway, the upshot was inevitable. Revell was eventually dropped, sent to Wigan on loan and joined MK Dons on a free transfer.
Any early momentum Cardiff could have had to strike fear in the rest of the division with a goal-getting number nine had gone.
3 BLUEBIRDS WERE PLAYING RUBBISH
We tried to be positive in the build-up to Hillsborough, to get behind the manager and the players for Cardiff’s most significant match for two years.
But privately, the fears were that Cardiff were no-hopers.
Why? Because they simply weren’t playing well enough, that’s why. They were shocking the previous week against 10-man Bolton and highly ordinary at best against Brentford, QPR and Fulham before that.
You can’t just expect to turn it on like a tap when it matters most... and Slade’s side didn’t. Sheffield Wednesday was a beating waiting to happen.
Yes, Wednesday were on a poor run of results, too, but that was always going to turn around. Under Carlos Carvalhal, they play with dynamism, crisp passing and pace and eventually were going to cut a team to shreds. Unfortunately, that side was Cardiff City.
If we’re being truthful, the Bluebirds have lacked real creativity recently. In fact, you probably have to go back to March 5, and a hugely impressive 2-0 win at Bristol City, for the last time they properly controlled a match.
4 BACK TO THE BAD OLD DAYS
The worry for Cardiff heading to Hillsborough was that they were starting to become too over-reliant upon set-pieces again for any real threat.
That was a charge directed Slade’s way for much of his early tenure, but Cardiff did begin to play with far more panache and style midway through the season.
Their 4-1 battering of Brighton demonstrated just what this group of players can do. It’s no coincidence that on that wonderful afternoon, Tom Lawrence, Lex Immers, Bruno Manga, Fabio and Anthony Pikington each played and shone.
Lawrence brought a whole new dimension to the team with his cut and thrust, pace and genuine creative threat, whilst Immers looked class. There was a verve and dash to Cardiff's game under Slade.
Also read: Russell Slade admits Cardiff City future in Vincent Tan's hands as he reveals hurt at Sheffield Wednesday capitulation
However, for too many of Cardiff’s last 10 games they lost that pass and move edge, almost even reverted to the bad old days in a way.
On Saturday they created next to nothing. In the end, we saw Lee Peltier and Matt Connolly just lumping hopeful 50-yard balls forward.
Set piece is a strength of this Cardiff side. The two goals scored in the impressive 2-1 win over Derby came from corners, but this virtue has to be married by a much greater threat from open play over a more consistent period.
5 GIVING AWAY TWO-GOAL LEADS
In back-to-back Cardiff City Stadium games against Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley during the winter, the Bluebirds gave away two-goal leads.
On November 28, Aron Gunnarsson and Sean Morrison put Cardiff 2-0 up... each with headers from set pieces, surprise surprise!
Burnley clawed back a draw with two goals of their own in the final five minutes.
In the next match, against Wednesday, Craig Noone and Anthony Pilkington gave the Bluebirds another 2-0 lead, only for them to be pegged back once more in the second half for a draw.
Those four points dropped proved crucial. Even more so because, in hindsight, the Wednesday match was one of those so-called six-pointers.
Wednesday gained points they didn’t expect; the Bluebirds lost points that were there for the taking.
6 FAREWELL TO BIG KENWYNE AND WATT
Revell was given the nod early doors, but Kenwyne Jones returned to Cardiff’s starting line-up and immediately scored goals in impressive wins over Wolves and Nottingham Forest.
He netted in further victories against Reading and Brentford, but the cost-cutting was beginning to bite and he was told to leave the club in January.
Tony Watt had come in by then to also make his mark, but the transfer embargo meant any hopes Slade had of signing him full-time were dashed. Watt went to Blackburn instead.
Given Revell and another Slade signing Eoin Doyle failed to impress, and Adam Le Fondre had been permitted to go out on loan to Wolves for the season, it left the Bluebirds without a striker of note for the crucial run-in.
No goals equates to no wins.
7 THE AMEOBI ENIGMA
Given Sammy Ameobi was a summer signing to capture the imagination of the public, it’s fair to say he has been nothing short of a desperate disappointment.
Believe it or not, Ameomi has made 39 appearances of sorts under Slade this term, albeit lots of them in cameo roles.
He’s had as many red cards as goals. His solitary strike was early on against Wolves. His sending-off was against Charlton.
Ameobi came here as someone who showed talent in the Premier League with Newcastle. We saw it far too infrequently, for whatever reason.
8 FAILING TO BEAT THE BOTTOM TEAMS
Yes they got hammered at Hillsborough, but Cardiff’s record against the top six sides over the course of the campaign wasn’t too bad under Slade.
They beat Middlesborough, Brighton and Derby, drew twice with Burnley, also drew with Brighton (away) and Sheffield Wednesday (home).
That demonstrated that Cardiff possessed the playing personnel to punch their weight against the best teams.
The amount of points they dropped against sides down near the bottom, however, proved extremely costly.
These Bluebirds only took two points out of a possible 12 against MK Dons and Rotherham, were defeated at Fulham and only drew away to Charlton and at home to Bristol City.
They also only managed to beat rock-bottom 10-man Bolton with a last kick of the game Peter Whittingham penalty and thanks to two excellent David Marshall stops prior to that.
Whitts’ last-gasp exploits offered a semblance of play-off hope. Sadly, as so many of us privately feared, it was totally false hope.
Too much, it seems, had already gone wrong before Cardiff even pitched up at Hillsborough.
2ND MAY 2016
BY PAUL ABBANDONATO
The top six dream disappeared for the Bluebirds at Sheffield Wednesday, but really their fate had been sealed already. Here are some reasons why...
So, the Cardiff City play-off dream is over... and I guess we can argue until the cows come home about whether Russsell Slade’s Bluebirds have under-achieved, been par for the course, or even over-achieved this season.
Some are of the view that with the gifted group of players available back at the start of the 2015-16 campaign, top six should have been the absolute minimum of Cardiff’s aims. There are even key figures at the club on record as saying this.
Others will counter that with cost-cutting measures taking place as the season wore on, Cardiff did well to be in with a shout right up to the Sheffield Wednesday capitualtion.
With the likes of Aston Villa, and two from Newcastle, Sunderland and Norwich entering the fray next time, the top six ambition is only going to get harder.
You can also expect sides like QPR, Nottingham Forest and Wolves to be more of a force next time around.
1 GETTING RID OF GEURRA
Javi Guerra scoring against Barcelona at the Nou Camp this season.
How Cardiff could have done with his goal power at the much-lower Championship level
Much is being made of the fact that Cardiff City have ended the season without a real striker of prominence, but the Bluebirds weren’t exactly short on those options back at the start of the campaign.
There was a certain Kenwyne Jones. How about Javi Guerra, I ask?
Yes, remember him? Russell Slade never gave the Spaniard a chance, Guerra’s fate having been sealed when then caretaker boss and current No.2 Scott Young hauled him off for not trying in a midweek League Cup game against Bournemouth.
There were suggestions Guerra didn’t want to play for Cardiff after that and not trying is unforgivable in a Bluebirds' shirt. But Guerra was an employee of the football club and a resource surely to be utilised.
Instead, Guerra was unused, then loaned out to Malaga in January 2015. Upon his return during the summer, still a Cardiff City player, he was then off-loaded to Rayo Vallecano on August 31.
Guerra has scored 11 La Liga goals this season, including strikes against Barcelona and Europa League semi-finalists Villareal and Sevilla. Plus goals against other top 10 teams Malaga and Las Palmas.
We only saw Guerra briefly in a Cardiff shirt, but surely someone who scores so readily in La Liga could have torn up the Championship.
Cardiff could have made far more of Javi Guerra. His goals would have sealed at least the top six, if not automatic promotion.
2 OVER-RELIANCE UPON REVELL
While Slade didn’t seem to want to know Guerra, the opposite appeared to be the case with Alex Revell, his underwhelming striker signing from Rotherham.
Bluebirds fans could never see it with Revell. The manager defended his centre-forward by insisting he saw things in training that perhaps others didn’t.
Quite what those things were remained mystifying to many, but the fact is Revell was first-choice centre-forward in seven of Cardiff’s first nine matches this season.
He started against Fulham, QPR, Blackburn, Middlesborough, Bristol City, Ipswich and Leeds... and didn’t manage a single goal.
How many might Geurra have grabbed in those games, one wonders?
Anyway, the upshot was inevitable. Revell was eventually dropped, sent to Wigan on loan and joined MK Dons on a free transfer.
Any early momentum Cardiff could have had to strike fear in the rest of the division with a goal-getting number nine had gone.
3 BLUEBIRDS WERE PLAYING RUBBISH
We tried to be positive in the build-up to Hillsborough, to get behind the manager and the players for Cardiff’s most significant match for two years.
But privately, the fears were that Cardiff were no-hopers.
Why? Because they simply weren’t playing well enough, that’s why. They were shocking the previous week against 10-man Bolton and highly ordinary at best against Brentford, QPR and Fulham before that.
You can’t just expect to turn it on like a tap when it matters most... and Slade’s side didn’t. Sheffield Wednesday was a beating waiting to happen.
Yes, Wednesday were on a poor run of results, too, but that was always going to turn around. Under Carlos Carvalhal, they play with dynamism, crisp passing and pace and eventually were going to cut a team to shreds. Unfortunately, that side was Cardiff City.
If we’re being truthful, the Bluebirds have lacked real creativity recently. In fact, you probably have to go back to March 5, and a hugely impressive 2-0 win at Bristol City, for the last time they properly controlled a match.
4 BACK TO THE BAD OLD DAYS
The worry for Cardiff heading to Hillsborough was that they were starting to become too over-reliant upon set-pieces again for any real threat.
That was a charge directed Slade’s way for much of his early tenure, but Cardiff did begin to play with far more panache and style midway through the season.
Their 4-1 battering of Brighton demonstrated just what this group of players can do. It’s no coincidence that on that wonderful afternoon, Tom Lawrence, Lex Immers, Bruno Manga, Fabio and Anthony Pikington each played and shone.
Lawrence brought a whole new dimension to the team with his cut and thrust, pace and genuine creative threat, whilst Immers looked class. There was a verve and dash to Cardiff's game under Slade.
Also read: Russell Slade admits Cardiff City future in Vincent Tan's hands as he reveals hurt at Sheffield Wednesday capitulation
However, for too many of Cardiff’s last 10 games they lost that pass and move edge, almost even reverted to the bad old days in a way.
On Saturday they created next to nothing. In the end, we saw Lee Peltier and Matt Connolly just lumping hopeful 50-yard balls forward.
Set piece is a strength of this Cardiff side. The two goals scored in the impressive 2-1 win over Derby came from corners, but this virtue has to be married by a much greater threat from open play over a more consistent period.
5 GIVING AWAY TWO-GOAL LEADS
In back-to-back Cardiff City Stadium games against Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley during the winter, the Bluebirds gave away two-goal leads.
On November 28, Aron Gunnarsson and Sean Morrison put Cardiff 2-0 up... each with headers from set pieces, surprise surprise!
Burnley clawed back a draw with two goals of their own in the final five minutes.
In the next match, against Wednesday, Craig Noone and Anthony Pilkington gave the Bluebirds another 2-0 lead, only for them to be pegged back once more in the second half for a draw.
Those four points dropped proved crucial. Even more so because, in hindsight, the Wednesday match was one of those so-called six-pointers.
Wednesday gained points they didn’t expect; the Bluebirds lost points that were there for the taking.
6 FAREWELL TO BIG KENWYNE AND WATT
Revell was given the nod early doors, but Kenwyne Jones returned to Cardiff’s starting line-up and immediately scored goals in impressive wins over Wolves and Nottingham Forest.
He netted in further victories against Reading and Brentford, but the cost-cutting was beginning to bite and he was told to leave the club in January.
Tony Watt had come in by then to also make his mark, but the transfer embargo meant any hopes Slade had of signing him full-time were dashed. Watt went to Blackburn instead.
Given Revell and another Slade signing Eoin Doyle failed to impress, and Adam Le Fondre had been permitted to go out on loan to Wolves for the season, it left the Bluebirds without a striker of note for the crucial run-in.
No goals equates to no wins.
7 THE AMEOBI ENIGMA
Given Sammy Ameobi was a summer signing to capture the imagination of the public, it’s fair to say he has been nothing short of a desperate disappointment.
Believe it or not, Ameomi has made 39 appearances of sorts under Slade this term, albeit lots of them in cameo roles.
He’s had as many red cards as goals. His solitary strike was early on against Wolves. His sending-off was against Charlton.
Ameobi came here as someone who showed talent in the Premier League with Newcastle. We saw it far too infrequently, for whatever reason.
8 FAILING TO BEAT THE BOTTOM TEAMS
Yes they got hammered at Hillsborough, but Cardiff’s record against the top six sides over the course of the campaign wasn’t too bad under Slade.
They beat Middlesborough, Brighton and Derby, drew twice with Burnley, also drew with Brighton (away) and Sheffield Wednesday (home).
That demonstrated that Cardiff possessed the playing personnel to punch their weight against the best teams.
The amount of points they dropped against sides down near the bottom, however, proved extremely costly.
These Bluebirds only took two points out of a possible 12 against MK Dons and Rotherham, were defeated at Fulham and only drew away to Charlton and at home to Bristol City.
They also only managed to beat rock-bottom 10-man Bolton with a last kick of the game Peter Whittingham penalty and thanks to two excellent David Marshall stops prior to that.
Whitts’ last-gasp exploits offered a semblance of play-off hope. Sadly, as so many of us privately feared, it was totally false hope.
Too much, it seems, had already gone wrong before Cardiff even pitched up at Hillsborough.
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 12:22 pm
1: Slade.
2: Slade's Tactics.
3: Slade's Man Management.
4: Most of Slade's useless signings.
5: Tan for appointing Slade.
6: Slade's Conference mentality
7: Slade's poor game management.
8: Slade's stupid cap and tracksuit.
2: Slade's Tactics.
3: Slade's Man Management.
4: Most of Slade's useless signings.
5: Tan for appointing Slade.
6: Slade's Conference mentality
7: Slade's poor game management.
8: Slade's stupid cap and tracksuit.
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 12:26 pm
9. Slade's folded arms whatever the situation on the pitch.
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 12:26 pm
"There were suggestions Guerra didn’t want to play for Cardiff after that and not trying is unforgivable in a Bluebirds' shirt. But Guerra was an employee of the football club and a resource surely to be utilised" - isn't that in itself a huge contradiction?
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 1:08 pm
nubbsy wrote:"There were suggestions Guerra didn’t want to play for Cardiff after that and not trying is unforgivable in a Bluebirds' shirt. But Guerra was an employee of the football club and a resource surely to be utilised" - isn't that in itself a huge contradiction?
Some of the points made PA make sense, but that one certainly doesn't.
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 3:11 pm
The way Guerra was treated first by Young and then Slade was criminal. A proven goal scorer in one of the best leagues in Europe against some of the best defences and he isn't good enough for us based on the evidence of a game that we got hammered in all over the pitch. Still scoring goals for Vallecano - a team just outside the relegation zone in La Liga says it all. Spoke with him a couple of times outside the ground and all he wanted was a chance to prove himself. A very humble guy who was too good for us and who couldn't get a look in because his face didn't fit.
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 3:36 pm
One big reason why we failed was not having a prolific striker.
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 3:38 pm
Neokutai wrote:1: Slade.
2: Slade's Tactics.
3: Slade's Man Management.
4: Most of Slade's useless signings.
5: Tan for appointing Slade.
6: Slade's Conference mentality
7: Slade's poor game management.
8: Slade's stupid cap and tracksuit.
So accurate it's painful to read.
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 3:40 pm
Rydogsccfc wrote:One big reason why we failed was not having a prolific striker.
We had one.
See point 1 of the original article.
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 3:41 pm
davids wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:One big reason why we failed was not having a prolific striker.
We had one.
See point 1 of the original article.
He didn't want to play here he was one of the "bad eggs".
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 3:45 pm
Rydogsccfc wrote:davids wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:One big reason why we failed was not having a prolific striker.
We had one.
See point 1 of the original article.
He didn't want to play here he was one of the "bad eggs".
Was that before or after it was made clear that he would be given no chance to prove himself?
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 3:48 pm
davids wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:davids wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:One big reason why we failed was not having a prolific striker.
We had one.
See point 1 of the original article.
He didn't want to play here he was one of the "bad eggs".
Was that before or after it was made clear that he would be given no chance to prove himself?
When Slade came in he divided the team and asked to all the players who wants to be here and Guerra stepped beside and didn't want to play so
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 4:08 pm
Rydogsccfc wrote:davids wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:davids wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:One big reason why we failed was not having a prolific striker.
We had one.
See point 1 of the original article.
He didn't want to play here he was one of the "bad eggs".
Was that before or after it was made clear that he would be given no chance to prove himself?
When Slade came in he divided the team and asked to all the players who wants to be here and Guerra stepped beside and didn't want to play so
Nonsense - Guerra repeatedly asked Slade to give him a chance. Annis will back that up
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 4:11 pm
Bluebird For Life wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:davids wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:davids wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:One big reason why we failed was not having a prolific striker.
We had one.
See point 1 of the original article.
He didn't want to play here he was one of the "bad eggs".
Was that before or after it was made clear that he would be given no chance to prove himself?
When Slade came in he divided the team and asked to all the players who wants to be here and Guerra stepped beside and didn't want to play so
Nonsense - Guerra repeatedly asked Slade to give him a chance. Annis will back that up
Gabbidon said that there were some "bad eggs" in the squad and I fully believe Guerra was one of them.
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 4:43 pm
I think Guerra was a bad egg, but only as a result of how he was handled in the first place. We had a shed load of quality players and fucked it up big time. The blame should be on ole's head before Slades. Guerra had already been fucked around big time before slade arrived and I think slade was giving a big list and told to get rid of certain players
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 4:56 pm
nubbsy wrote:I think Guerra was a bad egg, but only as a result of how he was handled in the first place. We had a shed load of quality players and fucked it up big time. The blame should be on ole's head before Slades. Guerra had already been fucked around big time before slade arrived and I think slade was giving a big list and told to get rid of certain players
Spot on.
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 5:55 pm
Tony Blue Williams wrote:nubbsy wrote:"There were suggestions Guerra didn’t want to play for Cardiff after that and not trying is unforgivable in a Bluebirds' shirt. But Guerra was an employee of the football club and a resource surely to be utilised" - isn't that in itself a huge contradiction?
Some of the points made PA make sense, but that one certainly doesn't.
It makes sense. It's not that cryptic.
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 5:56 pm
Bluebird For Life wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:davids wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:davids wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:One big reason why we failed was not having a prolific striker.
We had one.
See point 1 of the original article.
He didn't want to play here he was one of the "bad eggs".
Was that before or after it was made clear that he would be given no chance to prove himself?
When Slade came in he divided the team and asked to all the players who wants to be here and Guerra stepped beside and didn't want to play so
Nonsense - Guerra repeatedly asked Slade to give him a chance. Annis will back that up
Exactly. Read Neokutals post. Point 3 ... Poor man management.
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 6:15 pm
Rydogsccfc wrote:davids wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:One big reason why we failed was not having a prolific striker.
We had one.
See point 1 of the original article.
He didn't want to play here he was one of the "bad eggs".
Far from it. He committed himself to the City when they were a Premiership club, and could well have tried to get out of coming here when we were relegated -that he didn't says a lot about his attitude. So we didn't think he was good enough for the 1st team, but gave him a game in the league cup 1st round to 'prove' himself. I can imagine a fair few players being p......d off about that. Never given another chance, not once. Complete madness, especially when we started bringing in strikers from the lower leagues...
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 6:26 pm
A Quiet Monkfish wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:davids wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:One big reason why we failed was not having a prolific striker.
We had one.
See point 1 of the original article.
He didn't want to play here he was one of the "bad eggs".
Far from it. He committed himself to the City when they were a Premiership club, and could well have tried to get out of coming here when we were relegated -that he didn't says a lot about his attitude. So we didn't think he was good enough for the 1st team, but gave him a game in the league cup 1st round to 'prove' himself. I can imagine a fair few players being p......d off about that. Never given another chance, not once. Complete madness, especially when we started bringing in strikers from the lower leagues...
I find it incredible that some posters find this so hard to understand and blame the player rather then the clowns who caused the situation
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 6:48 pm
Neokutai wrote:1: Slade.
2: Slade's Tactics.
3: Slade's Man Management.
4: Most of Slade's useless signings.
5: Tan for appointing Slade.
6: Slade's Conference mentality
7: Slade's poor game management.
8: Slade's stupid cap and tracksuit.
Spot on
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 6:56 pm
Spot on can't argue against anything written, 
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 10:19 pm
A Quiet Monkfish wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:davids wrote:Rydogsccfc wrote:One big reason why we failed was not having a prolific striker.
We had one.
See point 1 of the original article.
He didn't want to play here he was one of the "bad eggs".
Far from it. He committed himself to the City when they were a Premiership club, and could well have tried to get out of coming here when we were relegated -that he didn't says a lot about his attitude. So we didn't think he was good enough for the 1st team, but gave him a game in the league cup 1st round to 'prove' himself. I can imagine a fair few players being p......d off about that. Never given another chance, not once. Complete madness, especially when we started bringing in strikers from the lower leagues...
Or maybe Tan didn't want Slade play him aswell.
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Mon May 02, 2016 11:05 pm
bluespeers wrote:Spot on can't argue against anything written,
Agree - Could have added Ameobi's - Personal target of "20" GOALS This season
Re: " EIGHT REASONS WHY CARDIFF CITY FAILED "
Tue May 03, 2016 10:17 am
bluebird-77 wrote:Tony Blue Williams wrote:nubbsy wrote:"There were suggestions Guerra didn’t want to play for Cardiff after that and not trying is unforgivable in a Bluebirds' shirt. But Guerra was an employee of the football club and a resource surely to be utilised" - isn't that in itself a huge contradiction?
Some of the points made PA make sense, but that one certainly doesn't.
It makes sense. It's not that cryptic.