' COULD HE REALLY BE LEAVING CARDIFF CITY? ? '

' COULD HE REALLY BE LEAVING CARDIFF CITY? ? '


Monday 11th July 2016

Football League

Written by R Nevin


The last few days have seen reports suggesting that former Norwich forward Anthony Pilkington could be on his way to Loftus Road this transfer window. The Cardiff man is rumoured to want out of the club and won’t be short of potential suitors.

Pilkington joined the Welsh outfit for a fee of £1million in August of 2014 after he was deemed surplus to requirements, despite an impressive stint with the Canaries, especially during the 2011/12 campaign where he grabbed eight Premier League goals to help guide Norwich to safety.

No doubt Pilkington could be a strong acquisition for the Rs, who will be looking to improve on their 12th place finish last campaign and push for a play-off place. This will no doubt be made harder following the departure of winger Matty Phillips, who joined West Brom for a fee rumoured to be in the region of £5.5million last week. The future of Junior Hoilett is also in doubt, as the winger has left the club following the expiry of his contract at the start of the month, despite receiving a final offer from the club which he may still take them up on.

However, such departures may also make way for more in-comings, and the club will no doubt be looking to add to the acquisitions of Joel Lynch, Jake Bidwell and Ariel Borysiuk. Having already strengthened significantly at the back, they will now be looking to the forward area, where the club could be said to be lacking a winger or two.

Despite this, there are several players entering their second season with the West London side who will be looking to have a breakthrough season. Players such as Ben Gladwin, Nasser El Khayati and Massimo Luongo will be looking to leave their mark on the side this coming season, despite the latter having played 30 times for the club since his arrival from Swindon Town last summer.

The club will be looking to bed in several players from the club’s own youth system next season as well. The likes of Cole Kpekwa, Michael Doughty, Reece Grego-Cox and Olamide Shodipo may be looking to make strides towards the first team squad, as they have all featured in pre-season so far. Shodipo was particularly impressive, and whose tireless running and direct style caused a strong PSV side problems all game when the two sides met of Friday afternoon in a friendly as part of the Hoops’ pre-season tour of the Netherlands.

This news may come as an underwhelming surprise to many Bluebirds fans, however, as this follows a pattern of strange events at the club, following the resignation of Russell Slade after being moved upstairs to become the club’s Head of Football, before he resigned and took the vacant managerial job at Charlton Athletic.

The new boss at Cardiff, Paul Trollope, is reportedly keen to shift some of the clubs high earners as they look to make another push for the play-offs after last season’s 8th place finish.

This will no doubt be made harder by the departure of one of the club’s key men in Pilkington, moving to a divisional rival no less.

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if he wants to leave then get rid of him

Offer Pilks an improved contract. Vinnie the Red is still a bloody billionaire isn't he? 21million last year from parachutes. Keep him and invest in the future. I hope this story isn't true.

Offer Pilks an improved contract. Vinnie the Red is still a bloody billionaire isn't he? 21million last year from parachutes. Keep him and invest in the future. I hope this story isn't true.

All his money butty.Couldn't really argue if he said he's not listening to the likes of me and you.As for Pilks I don't think he's worth any more than what he's getting and if he wants out ten its best to sell him.

' COULD HE REALLY BE LEAVING CARDIFF CITY? ? '


Monday 11th July 2016

Football League

Written by R Nevin


The last few days have seen reports suggesting that former Norwich forward Anthony Pilkington could be on his way to Loftus Road this transfer window. The Cardiff man is rumoured to want out of the club and won’t be short of potential suitors.

Pilkington joined the Welsh outfit for a fee of £1million in August of 2014 after he was deemed surplus to requirements, despite an impressive stint with the Canaries, especially during the 2011/12 campaign where he grabbed eight Premier League goals to help guide Norwich to safety.

No doubt Pilkington could be a strong acquisition for the Rs, who will be looking to improve on their 12th place finish last campaign and push for a play-off place. This will no doubt be made harder following the departure of winger Matty Phillips, who joined West Brom for a fee rumoured to be in the region of £5.5million last week. The future of Junior Hoilett is also in doubt, as the winger has left the club following the expiry of his contract at the start of the month, despite receiving a final offer from the club which he may still take them up on.

However, such departures may also make way for more in-comings, and the club will no doubt be looking to add to the acquisitions of Joel Lynch, Jake Bidwell and Ariel Borysiuk. Having already strengthened significantly at the back, they will now be looking to the forward area, where the club could be said to be lacking a winger or two.

Despite this, there are several players entering their second season with the West London side who will be looking to have a breakthrough season. Players such as Ben Gladwin, Nasser El Khayati and Massimo Luongo will be looking to leave their mark on the side this coming season, despite the latter having played 30 times for the club since his arrival from Swindon Town last summer.

The club will be looking to bed in several players from the club’s own youth system next season as well. The likes of Cole Kpekwa, Michael Doughty, Reece Grego-Cox and Olamide Shodipo may be looking to make strides towards the first team squad, as they have all featured in pre-season so far. Shodipo was particularly impressive, and whose tireless running and direct style caused a strong PSV side problems all game when the two sides met of Friday afternoon in a friendly as part of the Hoops’ pre-season tour of the Netherlands.

This news may come as an underwhelming surprise to many Bluebirds fans, however, as this follows a pattern of strange events at the club, following the resignation of Russell Slade after being moved upstairs to become the club’s Head of Football, before he resigned and took the vacant managerial job at Charlton Athletic.

The new boss at Cardiff, Paul Trollope, is reportedly keen to shift some of the clubs high earners as they look to make another push for the play-offs after last season’s 8th place finish.

This will no doubt be made harder by the departure of one of the club’s key men in Pilkington, moving to a divisional rival no less.

if he wants to leave then get rid of him

Agree, doesn't matter how good he is IF that's true then get rid asap and find someone who wants to play for us

Any idea why he wants to leave?

As long as we get a reasonable fee, then Pilkington leaving would not particularly vex me. My only caveat would be that we need a decent wide man to come in.

Bottom line is that whilst he is a solid, hard working player, he has had one decent goal scoring spell for us. Also, for a long spell he was out injured.

At this stage we need to trust Trollope in his rebuilding of the team in the shape he wants.

It might be that the club is looking to turn £1m into £3-4m without having to spend any money

a) We get £1m for Pilkington
b) Equates to approximate £20,000 per week to spend on another player
c) Example - We add this £20,000 to the proposed £20,000 we may have been wanting to spend on HR-K
d) Free Transfer
e) We end up paying the same amount each week (i.e. the basic £20,000) and have a player worth potentially £3-4m

Even if he has a bad season we wont lose out.

It has to be good business if looking at it from an investment point of view.

We are now a championship club,we have to respect FFP
If pilks was pulling up trees ,I guess we could argue the case ?
Good player ,would rather see a fee and lower wages as an investment though

Pretty much everyone has said we need better out wide and upfront, that makes him a very expensive squad player. Move him on I say

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Good man management by the new boss!

"Hey Pilks, you're shit up front!"

"Thanks boss - when's the next train to Shepherd's Bush?"

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Good man management by the new boss!

"Hey Pilks, you're shit up front!"

"Thanks boss - when's the next train to Shepherd's Bush?"

Basically that's what happened.

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Good man management by the new boss!

"Hey Pilks, you're shit up front!"

"Thanks boss - when's the next train to Shepherd's Bush?"

Davids, this comes from Rydogs mind!!

It might be that the club is looking to turn £1m into £3-4m without having to spend any money

a) We get £1m for Pilkington
b) Equates to approximate £20,000 per week to spend on another player
c) Example - We add this £20,000 to the proposed £20,000 we may have been wanting to spend on HR-K
d) Free Transfer
e) We end up paying the same amount each week (i.e. the basic £20,000) and have a player worth potentially £3-4m

Even if he has a bad season we wont lose out.

It has to be good business if looking at it from an investment point of view.

No offence but I think that's complete nonsense, besides which I'm sure HRK would want a hefty signing on fee which is usually the case when a player is a free agent. This is one of the reasons they let their contract run down.
No matter how you think the club might massage the figures, we ain't paying anybody 40k a week!

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Good man management by the new boss!

"Hey Pilks, you're shit up front!"

"Thanks boss - when's the next train to Shepherd's Bush?"

Davids, this comes from Rydogs mind!!

Paul, well observed

I've had some decent communications with Rydogsccfc off-Forum but he is undoubtedly a serial poster of little substance or information

Holds the record on here for reaching 10,000 posts in the fastest time and in the fewest words!

(Now wait for Rydogsccfc inevitably ironic response! )

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Good man management by the new boss!

"Hey Pilks, you're shit up front!"

"Thanks boss - when's the next train to Shepherd's Bush?"

Davids, this comes from Rydogs mind!!

Paul, well observed

I've had some decent communications with Rydogsccfc off-Forum but he is undoubtedly a serial poster of little substance or information

Holds the record on here for reaching 10,000 posts in the fastest time and in the fewest words!

(Now wait for Rydogsccfc inevitably ironic response! )

Yeah I'm on to him as well Chris. Most of his 10,000 posts have been to answer someone with 'indeed'! It seems to work
Comes across a a nice guy though.

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Good man management by the new boss!

"Hey Pilks, you're shit up front!"

"Thanks boss - when's the next train to Shepherd's Bush?"

Davids, this comes from Rydogs mind!!

Trollope says it how it is takes no shit.

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Good man management by the new boss!

"Hey Pilks, you're shit up front!"

"Thanks boss - when's the next train to Shepherd's Bush?"

Davids, this comes from Rydogs mind!!

Paul, well observed

I've had some decent communications with Rydogsccfc off-Forum but he is undoubtedly a serial poster of little substance or information

Holds the record on here for reaching 10,000 posts in the fastest time and in the fewest words!

(Now wait for Rydogsccfc inevitably ironic response! )

I though TopCat CCFC holds that Honour.

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Good man management by the new boss!

"Hey Pilks, you're shit up front!"

"Thanks boss - when's the next train to Shepherd's Bush?"

Davids, this comes from Rydogs mind!!

Paul, well observed

I've had some decent communications with Rydogsccfc off-Forum but he is undoubtedly a serial poster of little substance or information

Holds the record on here for reaching 10,000 posts in the fastest time and in the fewest words!

(Now wait for Rydogsccfc inevitably ironic response! )

Yeah I'm on to him as well Chris. Most of his 10,000 posts have been to answer someone with 'indeed'! It seems to work
Comes across a a nice guy though.

Indeed.

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Good man management by the new boss!

"Hey Pilks, you're shit up front!"

"Thanks boss - when's the next train to Shepherd's Bush?"

Davids, this comes from Rydogs mind!!

Paul, well observed

I've had some decent communications with Rydogsccfc off-Forum but he is undoubtedly a serial poster of little substance or information

Holds the record on here for reaching 10,000 posts in the fastest time and in the fewest words!

(Now wait for Rydogsccfc inevitably ironic response! )

Yeah I'm on to him as well Chris. Most of his 10,000 posts have been to answer someone with 'indeed'! It seems to work
Comes across a a nice guy though.

Paul, he is. Has a sense of humour, too (as seen by his responses above)

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Good man management by the new boss!

"Hey Pilks, you're shit up front!"

"Thanks boss - when's the next train to Shepherd's Bush?"

Davids, this comes from Rydogs mind!!

In the words of the man himself - Indeed!

I think we all know to take what Rydog says with not just a pinch of salt but a whole ocean's worth of the stuff!

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Good man management by the new boss!

"Hey Pilks, you're shit up front!"

"Thanks boss - when's the next train to Shepherd's Bush?"

Davids, this comes from Rydogs mind!!

Paul, well observed

I've had some decent communications with Rydogsccfc off-Forum but he is undoubtedly a serial poster of little substance or information

Holds the record on here for reaching 10,000 posts in the fastest time and in the fewest words!

(Now wait for Rydogsccfc inevitably ironic response! )

Yeah I'm on to him as well Chris. Most of his 10,000 posts have been to answer someone with 'indeed'! It seems to work
Comes across a a nice guy though.

Paul, he is. Has a sense of humour, too (as seen by his responses above)

Always up for a bit of banter Sven.

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Good man management by the new boss!

"Hey Pilks, you're shit up front!"

"Thanks boss - when's the next train to Shepherd's Bush?"

Davids, this comes from Rydogs mind!!

In the words of the man himself - Indeed!

I think we all know to take what Rydog says with not just a pinch of salt but a whole ocean's worth of the stuff!

Don't take my Macheda leaving thread with a pinch of salt that's definitely happening.

Heard the reason he want to leave is because he threw a tantrum when Trollope told him he was shit upfront good riddance I say.

Good man management by the new boss!

"Hey Pilks, you're shit up front!"

"Thanks boss - when's the next train to Shepherd's Bush?"

Davids, this comes from Rydogs mind!!

In the words of the man himself - Indeed!

I think we all know to take what Rydog says with not just a pinch of salt but a whole ocean's worth of the stuff!

Don't take my Macheda leaving thread with a pinch of salt that's definitely happening.

I really hope you're right on that one!

Got told that this Pilkington rumour is a load of tosh and he's part of Trollope's plans.. all this talk that he's been in London over the weekend is nonsense, he's been training with us.

Good. So many stupid rumours floating round, like the one about Vinnie the Red's money being his own and not that of the Malaysian people ripped off by his companies!

Got told that this Pilkington rumour is a load of tosh and he's part of Trollope's plans.. all this talk that he's been in London over the weekend is nonsense, he's been training with us.

Rydogsccfc wrong?? I won't have it, I tell you! I just won't have it!

PS: Ryan, 'TopCat CCFC' is both a member and Moderator of some repute on here who provides a lot of excellent information due to his connections in the world of betting. He currently has 12,899 posts since joining on Feb 10, 2011 (5 years and 5 months) whilst your good self has 10,506 since your conception on Feb 23, 2014 (2 years and 5 months) leaving you 2,393 behind (less after you respond to this post) with a whole 3 years to catch up. At your rate, it will take a few weeks and around 3,000 words in total to do it!

Got told that this Pilkington rumour is a load of tosh and he's part of Trollope's plans.. all this talk that he's been in London over the weekend is nonsense, he's been training with us.

Rydogsccfc wrong?? I won't have it, I tell you! I just won't have it!

PS: Ryan, 'TopCat CCFC' is both a member and Moderator of some repute on here who provides a lot of excellent information due to his connections in the world of betting. He currently has 12,899 posts since joining on Feb 10, 2011 (5 years and 5 months) whilst your good self has 10,506 since your conception on Feb 23, 2014 (2 years and 5 months) leaving you 2,393 behind (less after you respond to this post) with a whole 3 years to catch up. At your rate, it will take a few weeks and around 3,000 words in total to do it!

Sven I have to admire you're attention to detail is excellent don't why I didn't give you credit before.

Got told that this Pilkington rumour is a load of tosh and he's part of Trollope's plans.. all this talk that he's been in London over the weekend is nonsense, he's been training with us.

Rydogsccfc wrong?? I won't have it, I tell you! I just won't have it!

PS: Ryan, 'TopCat CCFC' is both a member and Moderator of some repute on here who provides a lot of excellent information due to his connections in the world of betting. He currently has 12,899 posts since joining on Feb 10, 2011 (5 years and 5 months) whilst your good self has 10,506 since your conception on Feb 23, 2014 (2 years and 5 months) leaving you 2,393 behind (less after you respond to this post) with a whole 3 years to catch up. At your rate, it will take a few weeks and around 3,000 words in total to do it!

Sven I have to admire you're attention to detail is excellent don't why I didn't give you credit before.

I do my best, Ryan