David Giles says "Sale of David Marshall a joke!"
Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:53 pm
David Marshall: Move means Cardiff 'going nowhere', says David Giles
The impending sale by Cardiff City of captain David Marshall to Hull City has been described as "a joke" by former midfielder David Giles.
The Bluebirds could receive up to £5m for the Scotland goalkeeper.
But Giles says the 31-year-old is worth at least £8m, underlining Cardiff's malaise in the Championship.
"They are going to get £3.5m and they're selling him on the cheap. And that tells me where the club is going: nowhere," said Giles.
Marshall was due to undergo a medical with Hull on Monday, having agreed personal terms and after being omitted from Saturday's Championship defeat by Reading.
The 31-year-old has made more than 280 appearances for Cardiff since arriving from Norwich City for free in 2009.
Cardiff are 17th in the 24-strong division with one win, two draws and two defeats.
Marshall is widely regarded as their star player and Giles, who had two playing stints with the club lasting a combined total of six years, is unhappy at the prospect of the player leaving.
"I think it's a joke. Personally I think David Marshall is worth £8m, probably more than that to any club.
"Football today, I hate it, all these stats - they keep going on with stats, but if you look at Marshall's stats, they would without a doubt be better than anyone in the Championship and be a lot better than goalkeepers in the Premier League and they've let him go.
"Probably if Hull win the Premier League they'll get £5m."
"They are going to get £3.5m and they're selling him on the cheap. And that tells me where the club is going: nowhere."
Giles agrees that Cardiff City need a proven goalscorer, but does not believe one will be signed.
"Without a doubt Cardiff need a striker and talking to fans, they're looking for someone to score 15-20 goals a season," he told Radio Wales Sport.
"Well that's not going to happen this year and unfortunately we're looking at a season where if they finish half way, they've done well.
"Is that going to bring your fans back? You'll always get your diehards going, but is that going to get enthusiastic people coming down to Cardiff City Stadium?
"It's a poor Cardiff City when they're watching second-rate football."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37216697
The impending sale by Cardiff City of captain David Marshall to Hull City has been described as "a joke" by former midfielder David Giles.
The Bluebirds could receive up to £5m for the Scotland goalkeeper.
But Giles says the 31-year-old is worth at least £8m, underlining Cardiff's malaise in the Championship.
"They are going to get £3.5m and they're selling him on the cheap. And that tells me where the club is going: nowhere," said Giles.
Marshall was due to undergo a medical with Hull on Monday, having agreed personal terms and after being omitted from Saturday's Championship defeat by Reading.
The 31-year-old has made more than 280 appearances for Cardiff since arriving from Norwich City for free in 2009.
Cardiff are 17th in the 24-strong division with one win, two draws and two defeats.
Marshall is widely regarded as their star player and Giles, who had two playing stints with the club lasting a combined total of six years, is unhappy at the prospect of the player leaving.
"I think it's a joke. Personally I think David Marshall is worth £8m, probably more than that to any club.
"Football today, I hate it, all these stats - they keep going on with stats, but if you look at Marshall's stats, they would without a doubt be better than anyone in the Championship and be a lot better than goalkeepers in the Premier League and they've let him go.
"Probably if Hull win the Premier League they'll get £5m."
"They are going to get £3.5m and they're selling him on the cheap. And that tells me where the club is going: nowhere."
Giles agrees that Cardiff City need a proven goalscorer, but does not believe one will be signed.
"Without a doubt Cardiff need a striker and talking to fans, they're looking for someone to score 15-20 goals a season," he told Radio Wales Sport.
"Well that's not going to happen this year and unfortunately we're looking at a season where if they finish half way, they've done well.
"Is that going to bring your fans back? You'll always get your diehards going, but is that going to get enthusiastic people coming down to Cardiff City Stadium?
"It's a poor Cardiff City when they're watching second-rate football."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37216697
Re: David Giles says "Sale of David Marshall a joke!"
Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:20 pm
Yep. Absolute farce.
Re: David Giles says "Sale of David Marshall a joke!"
Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:15 am
Definately worth at least 8 million 
Re: David Giles says "Sale of David Marshall a joke!"
Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:52 am
NIGELNIGLE wrote:Definately worth at least 8 million
Nigel, I'm with you 100%, goalkeepers can be great right up and till 40 years old, the points we might drop without Marshall now could be the difference between us staying as a Championship club or becoming a lower League club.
Re: David Giles says "Sale of David Marshall a joke!"
Tue Aug 30, 2016 11:50 am
its a good point that we require hull to survive in the premier league for a number of seasons and goodness knows what other clauses, in order to keep the top fee.
they are a club that will always be in and around the relegation zone at PL level. we are unlikely to see many of those add ons.
as for marshall, losing him will cost us points, it may be 10 points, or even more. its not a football decision to sell him but a business one. when was the last time we sold a player and you thought we achieved top money? when you operate on a low budget you need to fight to get the best deals, both in terms of wages and transfer fees, and fees when you sell. we rarely get good deals on any of those 3.
the club is run very poorly.
they are a club that will always be in and around the relegation zone at PL level. we are unlikely to see many of those add ons.
as for marshall, losing him will cost us points, it may be 10 points, or even more. its not a football decision to sell him but a business one. when was the last time we sold a player and you thought we achieved top money? when you operate on a low budget you need to fight to get the best deals, both in terms of wages and transfer fees, and fees when you sell. we rarely get good deals on any of those 3.
the club is run very poorly.