NATHAN BLAKE: CITY PAPERING OVER CRACKS

NEIL WARNOCK can only paper over the cracks at Cardiff City says former Bluebirds star Nathan Blake.


Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.


Thursday 6th October 2016

Neil Warnock will be unveiled today as boss of the struggling Welsh club.

Cardiff sacked Paul Trollope after just two wins in 11 games – both over teams in the relegation zone – and with the club in 23rd in the Championship.

Blake has backed the appointment of veteran boss Warnock but admits the club is facing crisis on and off the field.

“There is no strategy and they’re just covering problems”

He said: “They will get an upsurge with Neil Warnock, but while he’s in place Cardiff need to get people who know the game involved to restructure the whole club from top to bottom.

“They need to re-start soon because right now there is no strategy and they’re just covering problems.”

Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.

Warnock has won promotion seven times in his 36-year managerial career.

But right now Cardiff are just hoping he can repeat his turnaround at Rotherham when he lifted the club from a similar position last season.

Ex-Wales striker Iwan Roberts worked with Warnock at Huddersfield but reckons he has a job on his hands to settle the crisis club.

Roberts said: “Neil’s record is second to none for getting teams promoted but right now Cardiff needs someone of his character just to sort things out because it’s a mess.”

What an absolute tool.

Eight managers? Help me here Sven. Standard shit stirring stuff mind,making a story where there is none.Got to make a living I suppose.

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NEIL WARNOCK can only paper over the cracks at Cardiff City says former Bluebirds star Nathan Blake.


Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.


Thursday 6th October 2016

Neil Warnock will be unveiled today as boss of the struggling Welsh club.

Cardiff sacked Paul Trollope after just two wins in 11 games – both over teams in the relegation zone – and with the club in 23rd in the Championship.

Blake has backed the appointment of veteran boss Warnock but admits the club is facing crisis on and off the field.

“There is no strategy and they’re just covering problems”

He said: “They will get an upsurge with Neil Warnock, but while he’s in place Cardiff need to get people who know the game involved to restructure the whole club from top to bottom.

“They need to re-start soon because right now there is no strategy and they’re just covering problems.”

Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.

Warnock has won promotion seven times in his 36-year managerial career.

But right now Cardiff are just hoping he can repeat his turnaround at Rotherham when he lifted the club from a similar position last season.

Ex-Wales striker Iwan Roberts worked with Warnock at Huddersfield but reckons he has a job on his hands to settle the crisis club.

Roberts said: “Neil’s record is second to none for getting teams promoted but right now Cardiff needs someone of his character just to sort things out because it’s a mess.”

8 mangers? How do they work that out - Ole, Slade, Trollope and Warnock is 4.

In my opinion the decision to drop Paul Trollope and his brand of boring, ineffective and evolved football is the best decision the 'Executive Committee' has made since it's introduction in 2014. To have moved so quickly by getting Neil Warnock in place is, FAR AND AWAY, the best decision the 'Committee' has made and I say well done to VT,MD and KC.

To employ an experienced and, at this level, successful manager is a massively positive move and in terms of 'strategy' can only be seen, by any reasonable person, as a move to take this club forward. Forward on the field and absolutely the right man to galvanise the fan base and get them doing what we do best 'Support the Manager and the Team'.

We now have one of the very best 'Football' men around at this level and he WILL be a member of the 'Executive Committee'. How does the song go ' What A Difference A Day Makes'

NEIL WARNOCK can only paper over the cracks at Cardiff City says former Bluebirds star Nathan Blake.


Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.


Thursday 6th October 2016

Neil Warnock will be unveiled today as boss of the struggling Welsh club.

Cardiff sacked Paul Trollope after just two wins in 11 games – both over teams in the relegation zone – and with the club in 23rd in the Championship.

Blake has backed the appointment of veteran boss Warnock but admits the club is facing crisis on and off the field.

“There is no strategy and they’re just covering problems”

He said: “They will get an upsurge with Neil Warnock, but while he’s in place Cardiff need to get people who know the game involved to restructure the whole club from top to bottom.

“They need to re-start soon because right now there is no strategy and they’re just covering problems.”

Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.

Warnock has won promotion seven times in his 36-year managerial career.

But right now Cardiff are just hoping he can repeat his turnaround at Rotherham when he lifted the club from a similar position last season.

Ex-Wales striker Iwan Roberts worked with Warnock at Huddersfield but reckons he has a job on his hands to settle the crisis club.

Roberts said: “Neil’s record is second to none for getting teams promoted but right now Cardiff needs someone of his character just to sort things out because it’s a mess.”

8 mangers? How do they work that out - Ole, Slade, Trollope and Warnock is 4.

Badly written article.

But under Tan, we have had Dave Jones,Malky Mackay,Ole,Danny Gabbidon, Scott Young, Russell Slade, Paul Trollope and Neil Warnock in seven years.

In my opinion the decision to drop Paul Trollope and his brand of boring, ineffective and evolved football is the best decision the 'Executive Committee' has made since it's introduction in 2014. To have moved so quickly by getting Neil Warnock in place is, FAR AND AWAY, the best decision the 'Committee' has made and I say well done to VT,MD and KC.

To employ an experienced and, at this level, successful manager is a massively positive move and in terms of 'strategy' can only be seen, by any reasonable person, as a move to take this club forward. Forward on the field and absolutely the right man to galvanise the fan base and get them doing what we do best 'Support the Manager and the Team'.

We now have one of the very best 'Football' men around at this level and he WILL be a member of the 'Executive Committee'. How does the song go ' What A Difference A Day Makes'

NEIL WARNOCK can only paper over the cracks at Cardiff City says former Bluebirds star Nathan Blake.


Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.


Thursday 6th October 2016

Neil Warnock will be unveiled today as boss of the struggling Welsh club.

Cardiff sacked Paul Trollope after just two wins in 11 games – both over teams in the relegation zone – and with the club in 23rd in the Championship.

Blake has backed the appointment of veteran boss Warnock but admits the club is facing crisis on and off the field.

“There is no strategy and they’re just covering problems”

He said: “They will get an upsurge with Neil Warnock, but while he’s in place Cardiff need to get people who know the game involved to restructure the whole club from top to bottom.

“They need to re-start soon because right now there is no strategy and they’re just covering problems.”

Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.

Warnock has won promotion seven times in his 36-year managerial career.

But right now Cardiff are just hoping he can repeat his turnaround at Rotherham when he lifted the club from a similar position last season.

Ex-Wales striker Iwan Roberts worked with Warnock at Huddersfield but reckons he has a job on his hands to settle the crisis club.

Roberts said: “Neil’s record is second to none for getting teams promoted but right now Cardiff needs someone of his character just to sort things out because it’s a mess.”

8 mangers? How do they work that out - Ole, Slade, Trollope and Warnock is 4.

Badly written article.

But under Tan, we have had Dave Jones,Malky Mackay,Ole,Danny Gabbidon, Scott Young, Russell Slade, Paul Trollope and Neil Warnock in seven years.

David Kerslake as well Annis.

You have to agree with this article. Under Dictator Tan the whole club is a complete shambles lurching from one crisis to another. They have got the right man in now but should have got him after Sir Malky went

NEIL WARNOCK can only paper over the cracks at Cardiff City says former Bluebirds star Nathan Blake.


Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.


Thursday 6th October 2016

Neil Warnock will be unveiled today as boss of the struggling Welsh club.

Cardiff sacked Paul Trollope after just two wins in 11 games – both over teams in the relegation zone – and with the club in 23rd in the Championship.

Blake has backed the appointment of veteran boss Warnock but admits the club is facing crisis on and off the field.

“There is no strategy and they’re just covering problems”

He said: “They will get an upsurge with Neil Warnock, but while he’s in place Cardiff need to get people who know the game involved to restructure the whole club from top to bottom.

“They need to re-start soon because right now there is no strategy and they’re just covering problems.”

Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.

Warnock has won promotion seven times in his 36-year managerial career.

But right now Cardiff are just hoping he can repeat his turnaround at Rotherham when he lifted the club from a similar position last season.

Ex-Wales striker Iwan Roberts worked with Warnock at Huddersfield but reckons he has a job on his hands to settle the crisis club.

Roberts said: “Neil’s record is second to none for getting teams promoted but right now Cardiff needs someone of his character just to sort things out because it’s a mess.”

8 mangers? How do they work that out - Ole, Slade, Trollope and Warnock is 4.

Badly written article.

But under Tan, we have had Dave Jones,Malky Mackay,Ole,Danny Gabbidon, Scott Young, Russell Slade, Paul Trollope and Neil Warnock in seven years.

David Kerslake as well Annis.

Cheers Gary, that makes it Nine managers

You have to agree with this article. Under Dictator Tan the whole club is a complete shambles lurching from one crisis to another. They have got the right man in now but should have got him after Sir Malky went

Are you Nathan Blake.

You have to agree with this article. Under Dictator Tan the whole club is a complete shambles lurching from one crisis to another. They have got the right man in now but should have got him after Sir Malky went

Are you Nathan Blake.

No but I've just come back from Mallorca

Still can't work this out.Dave Jones wasn't a Tan appointment(though he did sack him) and the article says 8 after Malky.

NEIL WARNOCK can only paper over the cracks at Cardiff City says former Bluebirds star Nathan Blake.


Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.


Thursday 6th October 2016

Neil Warnock will be unveiled today as boss of the struggling Welsh club.

Cardiff sacked Paul Trollope after just two wins in 11 games – both over teams in the relegation zone – and with the club in 23rd in the Championship.

Blake has backed the appointment of veteran boss Warnock but admits the club is facing crisis on and off the field.

“There is no strategy and they’re just covering problems”

He said: “They will get an upsurge with Neil Warnock, but while he’s in place Cardiff need to get people who know the game involved to restructure the whole club from top to bottom.

“They need to re-start soon because right now there is no strategy and they’re just covering problems.”

Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.

Warnock has won promotion seven times in his 36-year managerial career.

But right now Cardiff are just hoping he can repeat his turnaround at Rotherham when he lifted the club from a similar position last season.

Ex-Wales striker Iwan Roberts worked with Warnock at Huddersfield but reckons he has a job on his hands to settle the crisis club.

Roberts said: “Neil’s record is second to none for getting teams promoted but right now Cardiff needs someone of his character just to sort things out because it’s a mess.”

8 mangers? How do they work that out - Ole, Slade, Trollope and Warnock is 4.

Badly written article.

But under Tan, we have had Dave Jones,Malky Mackay,Ole,Danny Gabbidon, Scott Young, Russell Slade, Paul Trollope and Neil Warnock in seven years.

It's a really badly written article, that has a decent sensible main point that gets lost amongst the somewhat stretched truth bit about 8 mangers! Firstly, Tan didn't appoint Jones (and most were happy when he gave him the chop) and since when do interim managers count as full managerial appointments?!

Watford had 5 Managers in the season they got promoted,look at them now?

Said as much yesterday. Club keep wobbling from left to right, and back again. Hope they finally got their sight set on a straight line, and will build on what Warnock will offer. He is not a long term option, and it's time for a long term strategy, and stick with it.

NEIL WARNOCK can only paper over the cracks at Cardiff City says former Bluebirds star Nathan Blake.


Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.


Thursday 6th October 2016

Neil Warnock will be unveiled today as boss of the struggling Welsh club.

Cardiff sacked Paul Trollope after just two wins in 11 games – both over teams in the relegation zone – and with the club in 23rd in the Championship.

Blake has backed the appointment of veteran boss Warnock but admits the club is facing crisis on and off the field.

“There is no strategy and they’re just covering problems”

He said: “They will get an upsurge with Neil Warnock, but while he’s in place Cardiff need to get people who know the game involved to restructure the whole club from top to bottom.

“They need to re-start soon because right now there is no strategy and they’re just covering problems.”

Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.

Warnock has won promotion seven times in his 36-year managerial career.

But right now Cardiff are just hoping he can repeat his turnaround at Rotherham when he lifted the club from a similar position last season.

Ex-Wales striker Iwan Roberts worked with Warnock at Huddersfield but reckons he has a job on his hands to settle the crisis club.

Roberts said: “Neil’s record is second to none for getting teams promoted but right now Cardiff needs someone of his character just to sort things out because it’s a mess.”

8 mangers? How do they work that out - Ole, Slade, Trollope and Warnock is 4.

Badly written article.

But under Tan, we have had Dave Jones,Malky Mackay,Ole,Danny Gabbidon, Scott Young, Russell Slade, Paul Trollope and Neil Warnock in seven years.

Bloody hell Annis. If YOU say something is badly written , then Nathan Blake really is a man with no future in journalism

NEIL WARNOCK can only paper over the cracks at Cardiff City says former Bluebirds star Nathan Blake.


Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.


Thursday 6th October 2016

Neil Warnock will be unveiled today as boss of the struggling Welsh club.

Cardiff sacked Paul Trollope after just two wins in 11 games – both over teams in the relegation zone – and with the club in 23rd in the Championship.

Blake has backed the appointment of veteran boss Warnock but admits the club is facing crisis on and off the field.

“There is no strategy and they’re just covering problems”

He said: “They will get an upsurge with Neil Warnock, but while he’s in place Cardiff need to get people who know the game involved to restructure the whole club from top to bottom.

“They need to re-start soon because right now there is no strategy and they’re just covering problems.”

Warnock is the EIGHTH manager appointed by owner Vincent Tan in less than three years since Malky Mackay was sacked during their Premier League campaign in December 2013.

Warnock has won promotion seven times in his 36-year managerial career.

But right now Cardiff are just hoping he can repeat his turnaround at Rotherham when he lifted the club from a similar position last season.

Ex-Wales striker Iwan Roberts worked with Warnock at Huddersfield but reckons he has a job on his hands to settle the crisis club.

Roberts said: “Neil’s record is second to none for getting teams promoted but right now Cardiff needs someone of his character just to sort things out because it’s a mess.”

As well as being a poor writer, Nathan seems to be very weak at arithmetic and logic.

Arithmetic - CCFC have had 6 managers since MM was sacked , not 8. Of those 3 don`t really count (see 2 below).

Logic - why include managers who were only interim ones and were never going to be appointed in a full time role? The joint efforts of Gabbidon and Young only lasted 17 days (thank God!) and David Kerslake only held the reins for 6 days over a Christmas/New Year period.

Eight managers? Help me here Sven. Standard shit stirring stuff mind,making a story where there is none.Got to make a living I suppose.

There's always the fruit machines!

As well as being a poor writer, Nathan seems to be very weak at arithmetic and logic.

Arithmetic - CCFC have had 6 managers since MM was sacked , not 8. Of those 3 don`t really count (see 2 below).

Logic - why include managers who were only interim ones and were never going to be appointed in a full time role? The joint efforts of Gabbidon and Young only lasted 17 days (thank God!) and David Kerslake only held the reins for 6 days over a Christmas/New Year period.

Keith I agree with you that NB has shot himself in the foot by over egging the pudding. But if we look at his inferences then I have some sympathy with what he is trying to say.

Appointing NW was brilliant but it could be just papering over the cracks if it isn't part of a greater strategy which has to include more supporter participation (including the Trust) and vision for this club going forward.

There are many things which are going in the right direction (such as the debt to equity) but there have also been backward steps with the redundancies at the academy. Youth is the lifeblood of a football club and there should be more investment not less.

Personally I would love to see a fan representative on this executive committee!

People don't like opinions if they don't fit in with their dreams of one man riding into town and turning a relegation outfit into champions. Can't disagree with much of what he said other than I would'nt include Young & Gabbidon in our list of managers. He still has the same players, and will still be working under financial constraints. As I have said before, our position is not down to one man, particularly as that man was welcomed as the great club saviour by the same people who are now saying exactly the same things all over again.

People don't like opinions if they don't fit in with their dreams of one man riding into town and turning a relegation outfit into champions. Can't disagree with much of what he said other than I would'nt include Young & Gabbidon in our list of managers. He still has the same players, and will still be working under financial constraints. As I have said before, our position is not down to one man, particularly as that man was welcomed as the great club saviour by the same people who are now saying exactly the same things all over again.

Only the bloody anti-Tan brigade would start counting caretaker managers, and David Jones, as Tan appointments. Jesus...

As well as being a poor writer, Nathan seems to be very weak at arithmetic and logic.

Arithmetic - CCFC have had 6 managers since MM was sacked , not 8. Of those 3 don`t really count (see 2 below).

Logic - why include managers who were only interim ones and were never going to be appointed in a full time role? The joint efforts of Gabbidon and Young only lasted 17 days (thank God!) and David Kerslake only held the reins for 6 days over a Christmas/New Year period.

Keith I agree with you that NB has shot himself in the foot by over egging the pudding. But if we look at his inferences then I have some sympathy with what he is trying to say.

Appointing NW was brilliant but it could be just papering over the cracks if it isn't part of a greater strategy which has to include more supporter participation (including the Trust) and vision for this club going forward.

There are many things which are going in the right direction (such as the debt to equity) but there have also been backward steps with the redundancies at the academy. Youth is the lifeblood of a football club and there should be more investment not less.

Personally I would love to see a fan representative on this executive committee!

Fair points Tony.

There needs to be a longer term strategy but unfortunately, because of previous bad decisions by the club, the short term one now needs to be the principal priority. If Warnock can turn the season around he may buy enough time to move to the next stage. Until at least the January transfer window, it will all need to be about short term measures

Superb decision by the hierarchy of the club.
For once credit where credit is due.
Perhaps it may even ignite tans enthusiasm for attending games which can only be a good thing.
Totally confident NW will turn things around,it may take time but he most definitely will and with support from all quarters perhaps some of the players will now step up.
A good old school manager for which the club canight only benefit.